Steven Lin Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/ 15.4-inch display 2.16GHz or 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 5.6 pounds 6x double-layer-burning SuperDrive One FireWire 400 One FireWire 800 Two USB ExpressCard/34 Up to 200GB hard drive Gigabit Ethernet ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 Built-in AirPort Extreme Bluetooth 2.0+EDR Illuminated keyboard Scrolling trackpad MagSafe Power Adapter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 dammit wheres my updated macbook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberzz Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 They will probably update it later this week or next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92GTA Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Man I want to buy a 15.4" 2.33GHz 2GB 120GB with glossy screen SO BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!! A couple thing bother me though... If it has 2 DIMM slots, how come it can only hold 3GB? Why no 7200RPM option? I hate to buy aftermarket then throw away the original I wasted good $$$ on. Why no glossy screen in retail, it's online only? When will there be x64 Vista drivers for using bootcamp be available? I've been waiting over a freaking year for a DL burner, FW800, glossy screen, and most importantly 64-bit! Then I get screwed on stupid things like a 7200rpm drive, not having 4 DIMM slots for holding more then 4GB of memory (which is half the point of 64-bit!), and not even a 4GB option but a {censored} 3GB option! Oh, and no glossy screen in retail where I have my lines of credit, errrr..... All I want for Christmas is a 15.4" MacBook Pro to run x64 Leopard & x64 Vista Ultimate 4 DIMM slots, or aleast be able to hold 4GB using the 2 it has! A 7200RPM HD option for various sizes... Of course the Glossy screen... and NO BUGS like the last MacBook Pro series!!!! APPLE, IS ALL THAT SIMPLY TOO MUCH TO FREAKIN ASK FOR!!!!!!! *rant mode off* Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asap18 Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 most of the thing you want are impossible, its even amazing that apple is allowing 3 gig because so dimms have a limitation based on their design and there is a 7200 rpm 100 gig if you look, and im pretty sure u can get a glossy or nonglare screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92GTA Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 What's impossible about anything I asked for? 2GB SO DIMM's exist, Apple is even selling 1 with their 3GB option! If it had 4 DIMM slots instead of only 2 it could also hold 8GB of RAM with a firmware update. PC, notebooks already sell with 4 slots to hold 8GB of memory. No 7200RPM is offered at all, otherwise I would look past the other stuff and order it right now. As for the glossy screen, I was told by an Apple rep yesterday that it was online only. I also want to wait after hearing what a P.O.S. the 1st editions were, I don't pay $2500 to be a hardware beta tester... EDIT: Oh and another thing that makes me wait: What date do you have to buy after to get the free upgrade to Leopard? For Vista MS is doing it after Nov. 9th or 11th or something. When is Apple starting it for Leopard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollcage Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 i just wish they would upgrade their graphics card too. be nice to have an even better option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asap18 Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 sry on the hd its is only the highest model that they offer them, u could always buy the cheaper one and do it urself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sev7en Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 At day 0 I did my order! My I've to wait until 7-11Nov..... it seems they are so busy for shipping deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyman Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Hello everyone, I have been waiting for a long time for the new revison of the MacBook Pro and finally it is there. I am quite satisfied with this update, although they could have upgraded the graphics, too. Anyway I have trouble choosing the right configuration right now, that is why I want to ask you for your opinion. Should I just take the basic configuration, should I take the 2.16GHz version with 2GB of RAM and 120GB HDD or should I go and take the 2.33GHz version which offers 256MB of VRAM with the X1600. The question is if the 2.33GHz version is worth the 400€ more you have to pay or is the performance gain of .17GHz and the double amount of RAM and VRAM neglectable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asap18 Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 its worth the 400 more in my opinion since its double the vram, faster processor, and double the ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suleiman Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 92GTA, you should read this article on why the 3GB RAM limitation is a smart move on the part of Apple: http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20061027080510835 Manufacturers that claim being able to provide 4GB are cheating their customers into buying an extra 2GB RAM module 70% of which is unuseable by the motherboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92GTA Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 After reading that it still occurs to me that this is an issue with the 32-bit host os and how it controls what the memory is used for. Once you are running a 64-bit: IE Leopard and x64 Vista, you don't have that problem if the mobos are made to handle more than only 4GB's, such as having 4 DIMM slots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtualball Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 When Apple wrote 3 gigs, that was THEIR limitation, as far as I remember, it will still take 4 gigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sev7en Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 When Apple wrote 3 gigs, that was THEIR limitation, as far as I remember, it will still take 4 gigs. Correct, the chipset supports natively 4Gb, it's an Apple upper-bound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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