During its Notebook event at Apple's Town Hall today, Apple refreshed its entire notebook line, utilizing glass and aluminum on their redesigned models. The new MacBook and MacBook Pro begin shipping today, and will utilize updated processors, GPU's, and RAM. In addition, Apple has updated the MacBook Air with a new GPU and a bigger hard drive.Along with these updates, Apple has announced a new LED backlit cinema display, with a similar aluminum and glass design.
The new laptops have a new kind of trackpad, discarding the button and instead making the whole trackpad a clickable button. The trackpad is also multi-touch, and made completely of glass for smoother tracking.
The GPU utilized in the new notebooks - the nVidia GeForce 9400M and 9600M GT for the MacBook and MacBook Pro respectively - is one of the newest offerings from nVidia. Apple is the first to bring these cards to market, and are promising up to 5x the performance of the previous Intel chipset offered in earlier MacBooks.
Along with the new features and hardware, Apple will now manufacture the laptops in a new way which they say will reduce waste and result in a more durable laptop. The new process involves taking a block of aluminum and carving out the new case. The process is more precise, resulting in a thinner and more durable build.
The new MacBook starts at $1,299 USD, while the MacBook Pro is selling for $1,999 USD and up. Apple is still selling the white, plastic MacBook for $999, and the 17 inch MacBook Pro maintains the classic MacBook Pro design.
Stay tuned for Neowin's review of the new MacBook Pro.
Apple really need to explain this one
University prices are wrong as well...
Sad thing is, I'll still have to buy one.
I like the new macbook design, but not including the firewire is a big minus..
MacBook Pro has FW800, but the new MacBook doesn't have anything that says Firewire
They chose DisplayPort because of its numerous advantages over DVI and HDMI.
Here's a comprehensive comparison between DisplayPort and HDMI, if you're interested: http://www.edn.com/index.asp?layout=articl...cleid=CA6594089
No blu-ray possibility = disappoint
How can they say they cater to musicians/artist pros? I kinda have bigger CF cards in my cameras than 2 DVDs put together now. I'd like to archive a wedding without having to rent a dump truck to move 1000000 DVDs to a different location. One blu-ray disc would have solved that problem. I also would like to not have to look at inaccurate colors and make my calibration useless thanks to glare.
This thing had a lot of potential, but then it was like someone said they saw a man who looks like Jesus but can't walk on water. Sorry, but Jesus has to walk on water :p And Macbook Pros need matte screens!!!
No blu-ray possibility = disappoint
How can they say they cater to musicians/artist pros? I kinda have bigger CF cards in my cameras than 2 DVDs put together now. I'd like to archive a wedding without having to rent a dump truck to move 1000000 DVDs to a different location. One blu-ray disc would have solved that problem. I also would like to not have to look at inaccurate colors and make my calibration useless thanks to glare.
This thing had a lot of potential, but then it was like someone said they saw a man who looks like Jesus but can't walk on water. Sorry, but Jesus has to walk on water :p And Macbook Pros need matte screens!!!
Get an external drive and quit whinging!
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/mac...reupdate12.html
Those were the reasons I chose my MacBook Pro. Now those reasons are void! I'll just stick with this one thank you.
Am I understanding this right? The glossy screens are actually glass screens?
Oh... no dual really. Forget about those two working together side by side. As Steve would possibly say" "Errr... uhmmm... it's an issue we are working on, because we want to give you the very best!"
Last edited by offroadaaron on 15 Oct 2008 - 02:47
and you have to make stupid smart comments to **** people off. You don't like it, don't read it. Simple.
and you have to make stupid smart comments to **** people off. You don't like it, don't read it. Simple.
lol what are you smoking, coz I don't want any of it.
Yes, because if you don't get them while they're new they'll be updated the day after you get them.
Yes, because if you don't get them while they're new they'll be updated the day after you get them.
still the same product though so why does it matter, if it gets the job done then it doesn't matter, and its not a need its a want.
Apple habitat is almost lineal, if you are a apple user and want to update your machine, then you have few options, in this case the new macbook, mbp and mba are the top of the line, from now and during the next 6-12 months, those notebook will be the top of the top. One of the advantadge of such model is the warranty almost every new piece of software will runs fine in those machines.
Instead PC world is different. It's pretty impossible to own the most powerful pc of the market, mainly because newest models are evolving almost every week.
Yeah, my comments are so smart, they're stupid.
Most NIC's have Personal MAC's to identify them.
Last edited by offroadaaron on 15 Oct 2008 - 23:52
But most of this hardware isn't out yet or the technology is not available yet, so you are paying to be the first, so you pay a premium.
I sense some jealousy in your comment, as your trying to justify why you bought/want the android phone rather than an iPhone.
oh wait.
I take it back... next year we will.
they nearly even beat alienware pricing.
Last edited by Digix on 15 Oct 2008 - 07:48
AU and NZ $ is almost the same but your paying an extra $600 for being in NZ... thats a rip! you could fly here and buy it and fly back for that price!
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