Apple Releases Much Anticipated Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro

#1 Julius Caro on 24 Oct 2006 - 15:51

Core2 are 39% better than Core?

(1 reply) #2 Fubar on 24 Oct 2006 - 15:54

wonder how fast it would make the macs now heh

#2.1 chimera963 on 25 Oct 2006 - 11:45

wonder how much HOTTER they'll be, lololol.

#3 LTD on 24 Oct 2006 - 16:02

Awesome news.

#4 Destroyer of Nations on 24 Oct 2006 - 16:05

Coolness!

#5 djesteban on 24 Oct 2006 - 16:05

gawd.... look at the price

#6 yudi_lks on 24 Oct 2006 - 16:09

It's the same but with much better features

(5 replies) #7 xUnix on 24 Oct 2006 - 16:09

man, this is sooooo overpriced.....

to add an extra 1GB, $545

got love the "Mac" experience... got love a whole lot.!!!

#7.1 figgy on 24 Oct 2006 - 16:15

Edited- found the answer to my question.

#7.2 khaos34 on 24 Oct 2006 - 16:36

That's only if you're moving from 2GB to 3GB - of course it'll cost this much, since there are only two SO-DIMM slots, and tey would have to use a 2GB. Have you seen the prices for a 2GB stick?

"got love" the pricing research a whole lot.!!! :p

#7.3 SIE on 24 Oct 2006 - 17:21

If that was the case then surely they would support upto 4GB because they could use 2x2GB? The hardware would support that so i don't see why the software wouldn't.

EDIT: Seems a 2GB SO-DIMM would set you back around $1000 so i doubt Apple of all people would let you have one for half that, i could be wrong though.

#7.4 Krankerz on 24 Oct 2006 - 17:33

It's beyond me why people tout Apple as being so expensive. After reading that, I decided to price a Lenovo and a Dell with the same specs as the Apple. The Lenovo came in just $150 cheaper (while still not having as many features as the Apple) and the Dell came in at almost $200 more! I'd say they are very competitively priced.

#7.5 khaos34 on 24 Oct 2006 - 18:30

Quote - SIE said @ #7.3

If that was the case then surely they would support upto 4GB because they could use 2x2GB? The hardware would support that so i don't see why the software wouldn't.

EDIT: Seems a 2GB SO-DIMM would set you back around $1000 so i doubt Apple of all people would let you have one for half that, i could be wrong though.

The hardware/software, as it stands, does not support 4GB, so that's why Apple won't let it. Who knows why Apple sets this limit, though? Could be any reason from supply issues for 2GB sticks to an actual hardware limitation.

As for Apple letting you have it for half the price - well, that seems to be the case, so... Actually, NewEgg is selling a 2GB stick for a little over $600, so Apple's price seems to hover around there somewhere. To be fair, if you were to upgrade straight from 1GB to 3GB, which means directly adding a 2GB stick to the price, it costs about $750 (non-edu) - seems like a normal price.

(2 replies) #8 krimewavery on 24 Oct 2006 - 16:11

But the macbooks [non pro] are still on the old core duo?

#8.1 Windam on 24 Oct 2006 - 16:32

give it time, usually they make the consumer line alot better than the pro because they use the experience of pro to iron out bugs in the consumer version.

#8.2 LTD on 24 Oct 2006 - 16:34

Seems like just yesterday (ok, April) I got my imac core duo. And already we've got Core 2 Duos hitting the stores.

Can't keep up, lol. But all the more reason to get a second Mac.

#9 eilegz on 24 Oct 2006 - 16:39

i dont know but mac are always so expensive, and the only laptop that i want with a discrete video card with apple it cost 1999 of course without adding tax, shipping and handing and more dsfsdf in the end its gonna cost like 2500.

#10 +status-seeker on 24 Oct 2006 - 16:55

I'm glad they finally released them, been waiting for weeks now. This is very good news for me, as I'll be purchasing one in some time.

(4 replies) #11 MioTheGreat on 24 Oct 2006 - 17:12

Why is everyone so happy? Shouldn't you all be bitching at Apple for taking longer than everyone else?

#11.1 Powerless on 24 Oct 2006 - 17:23

Quote - MioTheGreat said @ #11

Why is everyone so happy? Shouldn't you all be bitching at Apple for taking longer than everyone else?

I would like to think that Apple carefully selected the Core 2 Duo model and tested it as much as they possibly could in all sorts of configurations and environments. Thus resulting in a cool, stable, top performing Mac. If this took a little longer than others, then it's worth it.

#11.2 yudi_lks on 24 Oct 2006 - 17:23

I try to think positively over here... FW800 making a come back and 3GB memory support, Apple has definitely re-designed the motherboard and need to retest everything again.. So hopefully, whining, mooing (or any other sound which computer shouldn't do) and heating problem has been ironed out by now...

#11.3 Danrarbc641 on 24 Oct 2006 - 18:46

Quote - Powerless said @ #11.1

I would like to think that Apple carefully selected the Core 2 Duo model and tested it as much as they possibly could in all sorts of configurations and environments. Thus resulting in a cool, stable, top performing Mac. If this took a little longer than others, then it's worth it.

Tell that to owners of the first MacBook Pros. Or should I call them the Steve Jobs Grills.

It's a new CPU, not rocket science. The Core 2 Duos even work in many of the same mobos there's no engineering to be done just for the chip (however, the Firewire 800 is something that required work). If Apple was so worried about all that they shouldn't have been appling way to much heat sink compound previously.

#11.4 MioTheGreat on 24 Oct 2006 - 20:06

Quote - Powerless said @ #11.1

I would like to think that Apple carefully selected the Core 2 Duo model and tested it as much as they possibly could in all sorts of configurations and environments. Thus resulting in a cool, stable, top performing Mac. If this took a little longer than others, then it's worth it.

The Core 2 Duo is, for all intents and purposes, identical to the Core Duo, except that it's faster without using any more power. You can drop a Core 2 Duo into any Core Duo motherboard, provided it's BIOS knows what it is.

So I don't see what problems could arrise.

#12 yudi_lks on 24 Oct 2006 - 17:19

Awesome

#13 Hurmoth on 24 Oct 2006 - 17:41

Very nice, now if I could only afford one

#14 macrosslover on 24 Oct 2006 - 18:06

hmm I have to admit with Bootcamp able to do Windows XP at acceptable speeds and Macbook pro having such great performance and standard features, the reasons for not wanting one go down with each revision. Now all I have to do is need a reason to do work on a notebook that would actually require me to buy one and I would get a macbook pro in a heartbeat.

#15 xGo on 24 Oct 2006 - 18:12

i love macs, but paying that much of money for old ati x1600...

#16 leonx81 on 24 Oct 2006 - 18:31

Great, finally the wait is over.
thanks for the heads up, gonna buy one in Apple retail store near my house.

#17 ishtar on 24 Oct 2006 - 20:32

Big Deal.

(1 reply) #18 C-M on 24 Oct 2006 - 20:33

wow that really makes me feel like crap owning a powerbook G4.

#18.1 RAID 0 on 25 Oct 2006 - 08:48

This should dry your eyes... My girl has a iBook G3. And her dad works for Apple. :-/

#19 CrackerMac on 24 Oct 2006 - 21:34

Yea, my G4 1.25Ghz powerbook is way behind now. Although, it does just about everything I need it to, just might take a little longer. I'd still love to upgrade though.

(1 reply) #20 EduardValencia on 24 Oct 2006 - 21:46

damn i don't like white neither the OSX interface,i'll stay PC all my life,nuff said

#20.1 Brutimus on 25 Oct 2006 - 02:30

Then please refrain from trashing the comments section with off-topic comments. Thanks in advance.

#21 Quick Reply on 24 Oct 2006 - 23:26

I almost had a heart attack when I saw the headline, as this is the Laptop that I've been waiting for only just a 'little bit' longer because everyone knew that Core 2 Duo was just around the corner.

I've submitted my student membership verification and now I'm waiting for approval so that I can order.

I'm happy that it's now Core 2 Duo, I would of liked a better Graphics Card (X700+ or 7600GT+) and I would of preferred eSATA over FW800 but this is the update that I've been waiting for and I'm not complaining about that (and I'm not going to wait for the next revision).

#22 neufuse on 24 Oct 2006 - 23:30

I really wish Apple offered choices in their system design... like give us black and white systems, some of us like black... at least with a standard PC we can find what we like, but with Apple it's do what mother says is best for you... OS's interface is nice, I dont entirely like everything about it, but then I can say the same about Vista... I just wish they'd get more color and design choices in different price ranges... like the Mac Pro system as a mid range system not the expensive Xeon type system it is...

(1 reply) #23 timbo3 on 25 Oct 2006 - 00:32

See, this is why I bought a Dell XPS M1210 back in September. No Core 2 Duo in the MBP then.

-remember, Apple, you lost my $$$ because you were so slow. I bought a fully loaded Dell.

#23.1 Neomac v6 on 25 Oct 2006 - 04:01

If you'd waited a month you could've gotten a lighter, sleeker and possibly cheaper notebook that also has light-sensing backlit keyboard, sudden motion sensor, scrolling trackpad, MagSafe power adapter, OS X and iLife!

#24 kizzaaa on 25 Oct 2006 - 03:58

Unlike the poster above I waited until the Core 2 Duo series was released (Except I was waiting for the iMac to be released) and I love it. Best computer I've used - in terms of performance, stability and ease of use, Mac is the way to go.

And for the record, I'm not some Apple Fanboy I've been using Windows since the days of 3.1 and MS-DOS 5.

#25 +thefunkymunky on 25 Oct 2006 - 08:10

So. Anyone wanna buy mine now the C2D are out.

MacBook Pro - 15.4-inch/2.16GHz Intel Core Duo/2GB RAM/100GB S-ATA 5400RPM HDD/ATI X1600 256MB/SuperDrive.

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