MacWorld MacBook Only a Prototype?

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MacWorld MacBook Only a Prototype?

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday January 23, 2006 @02:12AM from the well-thats-not-surprising dept.

mahju writes "Hard Mac is reporting that Apple's, unoffical, response in Paris to the the lack of information on battery life, is that the MacBook Pro that were demoed at Mac World SF are only prototypes and the final versions are still under development. "

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I think Monty Python said it best.. by Large+Green+Mallard · 2006-01-23 02:17 · Score: 5, Funny

In "Holy Grail"..

LAUNCELOT: Look, my liege!
ARTHUR: Camelot!
GALAHAD: Camelot!
LAUNCELOT: Camelot!
PATSY: It's only a model.
ARTHUR: Shhh!
Re:Explains alot by peetola · 2006-01-23 02:18 · Score: 5, Funny

And at least my shiny new (1 year old) power book doesn't quite feel outdated just yet ...

Wait for it... wait for it... Ok, now it's outdated.

It takes less and less time these days.
Shocking by drhamad · 2006-01-23 02:20 · Score: 2, Funny

Apple... introduce a machine before it's ready to ship? That never happens! I'm shocked. And appalled. How dare they!

*looks at my mini... aww that was obviously released immediately*

All my sarcasm being said and done, I don't think anybody looked at the 15" MacBook (god I hate that name) and thought it was anything beyond a rush job. Probably a very good machine, and something I'd buy if I had the money, but it's nothing earth shattering in terms of design or anything like that - it just *shouts* "we needed to do something about our powerbooks, and we needed to get as many x86 boxes out as soon as possible."

Oh, and "we wanted to spite the rumors sites" ;)

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iTimeMachine by digitaldc · 2006-01-23 02:55 · Score: 2, Funny

Now if Apple rolls out iTimeMachine at some point in the future, I'll consider eating my words.

Actually the iTimeMachine was rolled out already, several times in the past and then back to the future.

It has that power.

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Re:Waiting for clever benchmarks by Weedlekin · 2006-01-23 03:37 · Score: 1, Funny

In tests, the new MacBook lasts 4x to 6x longer than the PowerBook on batteries*

*tests compared MacBooks in sleep mode and PowerBooks compressing multiple 10TB video streams with all power-saving features disabled.

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I hope... by atomm1024 · 2006-01-23 03:42 · Score: 4, Funny

...that the name "MacBook Pro" is also only a prototype...

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Re:Explains alot by gfilion · 2006-01-23 09:16 · Score: 2, Funny

> Wait for it... wait for it... Ok, now it's outdated. The iPod too (from http://snltranscripts.jt.org/05/05fupdate.phtml ) Amy Poehler: Wait, that iPod was only out for like five seconds. Steve Jobs: Five seconds too long! It was too big! Ridicules, old, obsolete! But guess what, I'm very proud to introduce, and I'm thrilled about this, the new iPod Invisa. (He 'pulls' something out but he is really not holding anything) Amy Poehler: Okay, wait a minute Steve Jobs, I don't even think you're really holding anything. Steve Jobs: I am! The iPod Invisa, the perfect stocking stuffer. It holds 8 million songs, every photograph ever taken, Pong. And watch... (He purposely throws 'it' on the desk.) Steve Jobs: Oops I dropped it, but where did it go, on the ground? No, it's floating!