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onlykaria · Feb 16, 2006, 06:59 AM

i have two questions does anyone know if the the apple stores have MBP in stock, or when they would get it, like say apple soho.

if so do you think the 120gb hd is worth the one month wait for people who order like today.

also, my ibook is dead in the water do you think getting the mac book pro is worth it or should i get another ibook ppc (i cant wait months until the intel ibook comes out however. )?

schalliol · Feb 16, 2006, 09:21 AM

As far as I know, no stores have the MBP in stock. I suppose they could get them in, but I'd be surprised to see them beyond demo models in the next couple of weeks, as people have pre-orders in. They might put some in to have it available in another channel, but it might frustrate some customers.

My understanding is that the 120GB HD actually might let you get the unit sooner, based on what I've seen in this thread. No one knows for sure though. The way I see it, at this point there's no direct linkage between the configured machines vs. stock machines to ship time.

I'd expect it'll at least be Spring before you see the consumer portable drop in with Intel chips.

PeterKG · Feb 16, 2006, 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by schalliol

As far as I know, no stores have the MBP in stock. I suppose they could get them in, but I'd be surprised to see them beyond demo models in the next couple of weeks, as people have pre-orders in. They might put some in to have it available in another channel, but it might frustrate some customers.

The Apple stores will not hold back inventory until online pre-orders are filled. They never have nor ever will. When they get them they will sell them.

schalliol · Feb 16, 2006, 09:58 AM

Right right, they won't hold it back. The question is whether they'll get them as there are so many pre-orders.

onlykaria · Feb 16, 2006, 11:37 AM

ok thank you guys for the advise. i guys i will have to wait a month for a new computer either way. ... very sad as i am a student

schalliol · Feb 16, 2006, 12:57 PM

I'm not sure how being a student makes it especially sad for you....

onlykaria · Feb 16, 2006, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by schalliol

I'm not sure how being a student makes it especially sad for you....

i guess i should clear it up

i have a paper due next week, but all my work is locked in the broken i book. i only have one computer, and cant really continue until i get my stuff (data) out of the broken ibook which i cant do until i have another mac to stick it in. but the mbp is not shipping for a month and i dont really feel like its all that smart to get a ppc laptop at this point. either way i am just screwed.

schalliol · Feb 16, 2006, 04:02 PM

Ahh, yeah, so it's bad for you because your machine is broken. That's not a good for anyone. Mine is about to break, so I just want it to arrive before it does.

shabbasuraj · Feb 16, 2006, 04:05 PM

no MBP till July. lol

onlykaria · Feb 16, 2006, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by schalliol

Ahh, yeah, so it's bad for you because your machine is broken. That's not a good for anyone. Mine is about to break, so I just want it to arrive before it does.

exactly if my machine wasnt broken i would not even consider the macbook and would wait for the intel ibook. but its like i have no choice

Dr.Michael · Feb 17, 2006, 04:22 AM

Originally Posted by onlykaria

if so do you think the 120gb hd is worth the one month wait for people who order like today.

In case of the ide drives, 120 GB seagate drives are substantially faster than 100 GB seagate drives. I did not check this for the sata drives, but I assume this is the same because only the interface has changed with sata.

Also it might not be clear if the drive will be a seagate (but there are few if any alternatives in the 120 GB region).

onlykaria · Feb 17, 2006, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by Dr.Michael

In case of the ide drives, 120 GB seagate drives are substantially faster than 100 GB seagate drives. I did not check this for the sata drives, but I assume this is the same because only the interface has changed with sata.

Also it might not be clear if the drive will be a seagate (but there are few if any alternatives in the 120 GB region).

so here is my question... is speed all that important. my current (broken ibook) had a 60gb hd with like 2 gb left. so i thought that the 120 gb would be enough to fill my needs?? but i was worried about the 100 not being enough (particularly not after the data transfer)

schalliol · Feb 17, 2006, 01:32 PM

If you have only 2GB left, your system will likely slow down anyway because OS X uses a lot of virtual memory.

Dr.Michael · Feb 20, 2006, 02:04 AM

Originally Posted by onlykaria

so here is my question... is speed all that important. my current (broken ibook) had a 60gb hd with like 2 gb left. so i thought that the 120 gb would be enough to fill my needs?? but i was worried about the 100 not being enough (particularly not after the data transfer)

It is your decision, if speed is important.
The 100 GB drive will already be faster than your iBook drive. If your iBook does a good job, there is no reason to spend money on more speed. Also the price difference of the 100 and 120 GB drives hurt.

onlykaria · Feb 20, 2006, 06:42 AM

Originally Posted by Dr.Michael

It is your decision, if speed is important.
The 100 GB drive will already be faster than your iBook drive. If your iBook does a good job, there is no reason to spend money on more speed. Also the price difference of the 100 and 120 GB drives hurt.

80$ after student discount,

you are right about that the difference for just and extra 20gb of space between the 100gb and the 120gb

popstand · Feb 20, 2006, 08:55 AM

Yeah, $4 per gigabyte is pretty steep, but that's what you pay above 100GB in a laptop drive. I still think the extra storage is worth it. No matter how big my drive, I always seem to fill it.

ururk · Feb 20, 2006, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by onlykaria

i guess i should clear it up

i have a paper due next week, but all my work is locked in the broken i book. i only have one computer, and cant really continue until i get my stuff (data) out of the broken ibook which i cant do until i have another mac to stick it in. but the mbp is not shipping for a month and i dont really feel like its all that smart to get a ppc laptop at this point. either way i am just screwed.

Suggestion:

If your school has support for macs, maybe they could pop your drive into a machine of theirs (pending the proper adapter) in their lab, and copy the data you need for the interm.

ururk · Feb 20, 2006, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by onlykaria

80$ after student discount,

you are right about that the difference for just and extra 20gb of space between the 100gb and the 120gb

Price the MacBook out on Amazon - you may have to wait longer, but for me, it was 126.00 CHEAPER to go through Amazon (with A9.com discount and 150.00 rebate) than go through Apple student pricing.