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    What do you think of the MB/MBP Updates? (Poll)

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by dbam987, Feb 26, 2008.

  1. dbam987

    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    Sound off! Are the updated MacBooks and MBP's a decent update?
     
    dbam987, Feb 26, 2008
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    niemassacre Notebook Evangelist

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    Seems like they just aimed to stay on the current edge, nothing really dramatic. But since the price points didn't move (I don't think), seems like a nice little bump. The optional Apple Remote for another $19 is bogus, though. Not a fan of that move - Apple stresses how everything works "out of the box," and I think it's sad to see them charge for a great feature of the Mac.

    On a side note - I see they've bumped the VRAM specs for the 8600M GT cards - did they actually get more RAM on the cards, or are they just taking into account nVidia's TurboCache technology? I wasn't aware that they had increased the VRAM for the 8600...
     
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  3. jooooeee

    jooooeee Stealth in disguise

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    Not much changed Penryn and an LED backlit display for the 17".
     
    jooooeee, Feb 26, 2008
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  4. dbam987

    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    While it is a nice boost, I was hoping for more. It actually is a bit too soon for an update in my opinion... Apple should have waited for a newer chipset to arrive (i.e. Montivenia).

    Actually I was hoping for some sort of update for the Mac Mini. I'm looking into getting one but the hardware in those desperately needs an update.
     
    dbam987, Feb 26, 2008
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  5. Arquis

    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    The HDD and video RAM was a surprise. The base models are priced much more fairly now, and LED on the screen on the 17 inch is great. Sucks that I needed this MBP a couple of months back, but oh well, so is the way of computers. Obsolete as soon as you buy.

    Do you think I would be able to sell this one for $2000 CND?
     
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  6. dbam987

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    You might be able to on Ebay to get something close to that. I just did a quick lookup and found that MBP's (2.2 GHz, 15.4-inch variety) go for $1700 USD on average. It depends though on what add-ons are included, such as extra memory and additional software like Windows XP.
     
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  7. Chris27

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    Well now the lower end model's video card is no longer castrated with just 128mb of memory so now it should actually be able to do some gaming, so a major improvement in that respect.
     
    Chris27, Feb 26, 2008
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  8. Arquis

    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    Well I plan to reformat it and do a fresh leopard install, since I want the software i bought on my other one. But if a 15 inch goes for that I think $2000 on the 17 inch is possible, thanks :)
     
    Arquis, Feb 26, 2008
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  9. imar3l

    imar3l Notebook Evangelist

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    why didn't they change the keyboard...
    btw, old MBP refurb also decreased, the base model is know 1450 on apple store...
     
    imar3l, Feb 26, 2008
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