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New MacBook Pros Launched

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the gimme-gimme-gimme dept.

Art Vanderlay writes "Apple's new MacBook lineup has launched with a refresh to the MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air models. As expected, the MacBook and MacBook Air both feature Core 2 Duo processors, as does the 13. The 15 and 17 models come with a choice of i5 or i7. Memory is 4GB across the board, with an optional upgrade. Additionally, the new line may include three different types of screen options: Glossy, High Resolution Glossy, and High Resolution Glossy with Anti-Glare. A second person familiar with the matter adds that at least some models will support 512GB of Solid State Drive (Flash) storage."

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  1. Where are the news for new HP, Lenovo, Compaq...?? by viraltus · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I mean it...

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  2. Re:Still Overpriced? by LBArrettAnderson · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yes.

    And what's the deal with the price of the upgrades?

      8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB [Add $400.00]
     
    Really? and $900 for a 24" monitor?

  3. How many Slashdot article submitters does it take by richdun · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A second person familiar with the mattered[sic] adds that at least some models will support 512GB of Solid State Drive (Flash) storage.

    Er, so it took a second person to go to the Apple Online Store and find that out?

    Oh, and for those without a second person around to check for them, the 512GB SSD comes up as a BTO option on all models (at the low low price of $1300 - $1450!).

  4. Re:Still Overpriced? by jjohnson · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They're overpriced in the sense that an Audi is overpriced. On paper, the quality of some components is better, the overall design is better, and you're paying a bit more for a level of quality that you can't directly point to and say "that piece there is why it's $300 more." A Ford Escort will get you to and from work just like an Audi will.

    That said, I've switched over to MacBooks from Dells and been totally happy with the change. There are ways to avoid that "premium product" price tag--buy a model behind from Apple's refurb store, for example. My Macbook is a bit lighter and thinner than a comparable Toshiba, it has OSX instead of Windows, and the keyboard and screen are superior. The magnetic power cord has saved me a couple times from yanking it off the coffee table. I'm happy to pay a couple hundred dollars more for those things, just like I paid a couple thousand more to buy a Honda Accord instead of a Civic.

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  5. This doesn't count as an iPad or iPhone article by Culture20 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    so we're still due two more Apple articles today. Unless these new MacBook Pros run iPhone OS, then I suppose it would count, sort of.

  6. Another depressing "refresh" to the MBP line by cmattdetzel · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Still no eSATA. No USB 3. No SATA III (6GB/s). No Blu-ray. SSDs are still Samsung models which do not use any of the top 3 controller technologies (SandForce, Intel, Indilinx Barefoot). 1920 x 1080 or 1920 x 1200 resolution still not available on 15" models.

    All the things I'd been hoping would make it to the next MBP didn't. Looks like I'll be sticking with my 2006 Core2Duo 15" MBP a while longer.