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Apple News From WWDC and iPhone 5 Rumors

Posted by samzenpus on from the latest-and-greatest dept.

First time accepted submitter zer0point writes "Apple has just announced the next-generation Macbook Pro with a retina display. Starting today you can also order a MacBook Pro upgraded with Ivy Bridge CPUs, and Nvidia graphics. Mountain Lion got some various updates, and as expected iOS 6 was announced. In rumor news, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote in a note to investors, 'Based on the release schedule for iOS 6 GM, there is a very good chance iPhone 5 will start shipping also in early September.'"

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  1. Re:ethernet dongles (likely at added cost on $2k+) by LordLimecat · · Score: 1, Troll

    http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/302078
    Core i5 sandybridge with 4GB RAM ($30 upgrade to 8), 500GB drive; all for $479.

    http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/302125
    Core i7 Ivy Bridge, 8GB RAM, 1TB drive. All for $799.

    Please point me to a similar Mac that is less than double those prices.

  2. Re:ethernet dongles (likely at added cost on $2k+) by Dunbal · · Score: 0, Troll

    I've had such shitty experiences with Apple, I honestly think that they survive because no one will admit having trouble with something they willingly overpaid for.

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    Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.
  3. Re:ethernet dongles (likely at added cost on $2k+) by amoeba1911 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I got an ipad 2 and it came with a bubble under the screen, a glaring manufacturing defect that should have been caught by a simple visual inspection. So, I had to bring it to the customer service (I refuse to call it genius bar because any dumbass is smarter than those idiots). I was the first one in the store because I hate the place even more when it gets crowded, it starts to smell like a sweaty locker room, but even though I was the first person there I still had to wait about 45 minutes for them to get me a replacement one.

  4. Re:ethernet dongles (likely at added cost on $2k+) by LordLimecat · · Score: 1, Troll

    The thing is, other than the screen, the Macs tend to be worse spec-wise than that half-priced PC.

    Bullshit.

    Rather than retyping it, I will refer you to these two (rather short and sweet) posts.
    http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2908871&cid=40288291
    WHat you can get for $480 and 800 these days in the PC worlds.

    http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2906441&cid=40279409
    A look both now and a year ago at how you can get a better laptop at half the price.

    And I would gladly beat the specs (excluding monitor) of ANY macbook you could throw at me, for half the price or less. If I were feeling daring I might even offer to let you choose what brand of laptop I have to use; its not like these are hard to find prices or anything.

    The thing is, 8GB of ram is more and more becoming standard, where Apple still wants to charge you a $200 upgrade for that extra $40 stick of RAM. If you cant see how badly theyre gouging you, I really suggest you do a little more research.