Originally Posted by sreggie101
those new macbooks are fire but that $2200 price is
ima rock out with my 13" core 2 duo mbp for another 8 yrs...dat 10hr battery life
Originally Posted by buggz05
No iMac
I wanted to say that I am impressed with the new iOS, but it's like 703 said these are overdue features..
[h1]Apple rolls out updated Mac Pro lineup with faster processors, not much else[/h1]
By Donald Melanson
They didn't warrant a mention during the big keynote, but those patiently waiting for an update to the desktop-bound Mac Pro weren't left behind by Apple today. The company has quietly updated the line on its website, bringing a rather modest spec bump to the familiar tower. That includes a single 3.2GHz quad-core Xeon processor on the base $2,499 model, which comes paired with 6GB of RAM and a 1TB hard drive, and a pair of 2.4GHz six-core processors on the higher-end model, which gets 12GB of RAM as standard and the same 1TB hard drive for $3,799. The $2,999 Mac Pro Server will give you 3.2GHz quad-core Xeon with 8GB of RAM and a pair of 1TB hard drives. Notably lacking is the addition of Apple's otherwise standard Thunderbolt ports, or 802.11n WiFi connectivity. You can check out all the options available at the source link below.
But that's also why they sell the OSX separate... At the conference they said they were selling at $19.99 because they want their OSX in more people's hands. They won't license it to other companies, but they will allow customers to stick their feet in the water...
I'm due for an upgrade too. I just want to see if the new one will have a bigger screen. I guess we'll all have to wait until September / October.Originally Posted by FDUB
Dang, No New Iphone? I've been eligible for an upgrade for the longest, but oh well. I guess it is worth the wait..
Originally Posted by ItzJono
Wheres the 13in?
Does anyone know if your EYES can even see the difference on a "retina" display?
Flash storagepretty crazy; totally unexpected
Originally Posted by Alchemist IQ
Originally Posted by sreggie101
those new macbooks are fire but that $2200 price is
ima rock out with my 13" core 2 duo mbp for another 8 yrs...dat 10hr battery life
I got the same type mbp as well, Maybe next year ill copp the retinia mbp when I graduate and move onto my web design carrer.
Originally Posted by omgitswes
Yo! Actually the student discount for the retina display is 200.
I actually think I'm going to do that. If it stays like this towards the end of the summer.
http://store.apple.com/us-hed/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro/select
1999, for the 2.3 ghz model
edit, nvm you can't upgrade the storage for that model
Originally Posted by PRIME
Originally Posted by Alchemist IQ
Originally Posted by sreggie101
those new macbooks are fire but that $2200 price is
ima rock out with my 13" core 2 duo mbp for another 8 yrs...dat 10hr battery life
I got the same type mbp as well, Maybe next year ill copp the retinia mbp when I graduate and move onto my web design carrer.I graduate this week in Web Design... It will be copped this weekend.
Student discount saving me $100 will do nothing more than buy my lady and I dinner this weekend
You sir, are on the PRIME list of dudes that I @@#% with. You know your stuff
But either way, sometimes you have to treat yourself for the sake of just wanting something. I personally have no Macbook and I've been working with a Toshiba Satellite laptop for the past 4-5 years. Its time for an upgrade, and this laptop + my side Graphic design/Gaming hobbies will come in handy in the long run for me. Hopefully it will take me another 5-6 years down the line before I upgrade again.
Originally Posted by omgitswes
Yo! Actually the student discount for the retina display is 200.
I actually think I'm going to do that. If it stays like this towards the end of the summer.
http://store.apple.com/us-hed/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro/select
1999, for the 2.3 ghz model
edit, nvm you can't upgrade the storage for that modelThe discount takes it to $2k even? That makes me a little bit happier
And timeout... You dudes can't facetime over 3g? My phone isn't even jailbroken and I can facetime over AT&T's network...
Does my unlimited data plan have anything to do with that though? Anyone else with unlimited data facetim'ing over 3g/4g?
I wish I could order this bad boy today, but I have to wait until friday. I might just say f'it and pick one up from the store.
No offense but if I could give some advice, I don't see these retina display macs being worth the money for a web design career. Web design uses HTML/CSS and possibly ruby/python/php (if you develop which most designers don't). Plus you'll end up running it off an Amazon EC2 or some server which will handle most of the processing it entails.
Quad core processor, 8gb ram, great SSDs. This is the ferrari of laptops. No need to spend that type of money unless you're writing multithreaded c++ applications that will use it. Don't need the ferrari if the fastest you'll take it is 60. I'm sure most people will disregard this and still spend $2000 for a powerful computer to just browse Facebook on. For 95% of users, this is more than they will ever need.
I've been doing some pretty intensive data processing and I'll probably be sticking with my 2011 i7 macbook air as my laptop for development. Does the job for most python/perl scripts and simple c++ code. If I need more power, it's easier to transfer my files to a much cheaper, faster linux box to run it.
Its nice though.Plus it will be a nice treat to myself
I do agree with you don't need to crazy buggati type laptop for the line of work ill be doing. I have 1st Gen MBP with 2.0ghz core 2 duo and 8gb of ram, once i get a ssd i can get more performance out of it and few more years as well. People who buy the entry level mbp just to browse facebook (my older sister) are wasting their money if they aren't taking the machine to its potential. Like we all know apple appeals to the "LOOK AT ME IM POPULAR, I HAVE A MAC" crowd.
I'll be visting a apple store next week(will keep credit card at home)
