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Well, looks like tomorrow will be the deciding factor. I've got the funds and my debit card needs breaking in.
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Originally Posted by SLiMeX
Well, looks like tomorrow will be the deciding factor. I've got the funds and my debit card needs breaking in.
You've got the reported Thursday press briefing [AppleInsider] too. An announcement, if any, could also be Wednesday or even the Friday (day of the Manhattan store opening).
...or anytime before December 31st...
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Originally Posted by slugslugslug
Um, even here I'm embarrassed to admit this, but I had a dream about the new MacBooks
LOL! You know you're a Mac fan when you... dream about upcoming Macs. Don't worry slug, I'd bet most of us have the occasional Mac-related dream. In fact, I've been awaiting the iBook/MacBook so long that I wouldn't be surprised if I had a "vision" of the MacBooks as well. Now when they become "wet dreams" then maybe, just maybe, it's time to seek some help.
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As long as it wasn't a wet dream...
But I empathize with you. I pray to the Great Jobs it's today... or Wednesday... or Thursday...
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Hmmm... Interesting...
I was perusing the ATI website and found out that the Radeon 9550 supports HDCP. It is the only ATI GPU other than the Xxxx and Xxxxx series Radeons that does. I never knew that. Of course the current G4 iBook does not support HDCP, but one wonders if a MacBook in the near future will get DVI with HDCP support, utilizing a Radeon 9550 or Radeon X300.
Can you tell I don't want GMA 950?
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Originally Posted by Eug Wanker
I was perusing the ATI website and found out that the Radeon 9550 supports HDCP. It is the only ATI GPU other than the Xxxx and Xxxxx series Radeons that does. I never knew that. Of course the current G4 iBook does not support HDCP, but one wonders if a MacBook in the near future will get DVI with HDCP support, utilizing a Radeon 9550 or Radeon X300.
That's interesting... I had never really considered the 9550 for the MacBook. I suppose that with a little more VRAM (64 MB, anyone?) it would be more than adequate for common home uses as well as a little casual gaming here and there.
PS: How does the 9550 stand up to the X300? I asked a while back here, but never really got an answer.
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Originally Posted by TheoCryst
That's interesting... I had never really considered the 9550 for the MacBook. I suppose that with a little more VRAM (64 MB, anyone?) it would be more than adequate for common home uses as well as a little casual gaming here and there.
PS: How does the 9550 stand up to the X300? I asked a while back here, but never really got an answer.
I'd assume they'd both be fairly on par; as I have never seen another laptop with the 9550,
I can't tell.
But knowing Ati, the 9550 is a knocked down 9600.
Short answer: I'd say comparable. But it's only a guesstimate.
Originally Posted by Eug Wanker
I was perusing the ATI website and found out that the Radeon 9550 supports HDCP. It is the only ATI GPU other than the Xxxx and Xxxxx series Radeons that does. I never knew that. Of course the current G4 iBook does not support HDCP, but one wonders if a MacBook in the near future will get DVI with HDCP support, utilizing a Radeon 9550 or Radeon X300.
Can you tell I don't want GMA 950?
Finally, someone who gets it! XD I don't want the GMA 950, because with a 64MB X300, or a 64MB 9550, I'd be a happy man with the MacBook. especially at that scrumptious price point. I'm sure an X300 would be entirely affordable. even better, an X1300.
About the HDCP, Apple may knock out the feature -- they've done it before, I'd assume -- but I'd hope. it'd be one more plus for the MacBook.
For me, perfection would be:
Intel Core Solo 1.5 or Core Duo 1.66 (I'd preffer the Duo.)
512MB Ram (I'll upgrade to 1GB anyways.)
60GB (Up! 100GB.)
X300 64MB/9550 64MB/X1300 64MB
That's all I care about.
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Found a mock up of what it would look like in black and it is sweet
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Well here I am, credit card at hand, ready to order a Core Duo MacBook as soon as Apple releases them. Here's hoping it'll be here in roughly 6 hours. I can't wait to compare it to my 2.0GHz MBP.
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Originally Posted by Obi Wan's Ghost
Found a mock up of what it would look like in black and it is sweet
I far prefer the white - the black looks like a normal PC notebook running front row...
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Originally Posted by Simon
Well here I am, credit card at hand, ready to order a Core Duo MacBook as soon as Apple releases them. Here's hoping it'll be here in roughly 6 hours. I can't wait to compare it to my 2.0GHz MBP.
MB & MBP?? Wow someone's got a healthy bank account! Lucky
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Originally Posted by harrisjamieh
MB & MBP?? Wow someone's got a healthy bank account! Lucky
Well, in my job I spend over 60h a week in front of my Macs and PCs. That's one area where I don't try to save money.
That said, I'm not actually planning on keeping the MB because I doubt it will stand the slightest chance against my MBP. But still, I'd like to make up my own mind about it. No offense to the forum posters, but there's no such review as your own.
In the end, I might just sell it off on Ebay after a few weeks (if it sucks) or keep it as a toy if it's really nice. Let me put it this way: If it's got a 1.83GHz Core Duo and a X300 I'll keep it. If it's just a GMA950 and a 1.6GHz Core Duo or even a Solo, I certainly won't be using it for long. And my gut feeling says it'll rather be the latter.
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Fair enough, can't wait till I can do something like that... being 16 and in full time education doesn't help my bank balance increase!
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One thing I know is that if I wake up tomorrow and open Apple's webpage and it's there...I'll be so pumped....like finalllllllly...it'll be here. If not tomorrow....Thursday.
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Originally Posted by PJJames
One thing I know is that if I wake up tomorrow and open Apple's webpage and it's there...I'll be so pumped....like finalllllllly...it'll be here. If not tomorrow....Thursday.
Sounds like you might have some iBook/MacBook dreams tonight...
I've been waiting for a redesign and serious upgrade for a while now. Check out this old thread from 2004. What's incredible is that we're in 2006 and nothing's changed much in the iBook line. I don't want incremental speed updates or minor cosmetic changes-- I want to finally see a real update to the iBook.
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Anyone know what time the Apple store generally goes down for an update? I seem to recall it being about 8 am ET, which would be 1 PM here in the UK, can anyone confirm?
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Wooo! Please, please please please... pretty please! *wonders why US store ist down though*
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Originally Posted by PJJames
Here in the Netherlands too FINALLY
Now the Command+R starts...
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This could be it guys!!! This could be it!!!
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Originally Posted by PJJames
The US and Canadian Apple Stores are still open though. Hmmm...
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Pretty much every store is down except United States, Canada, South Korea, and Suomi.....weird...
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It's too early. The US store normally goes down in about 40min from now. No idea why the others are so early though.
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Maybe since they aren't having an event, they wanted to build up as much hype as possible last minute, so have taken the stores down, but won't update them, or take down the US store until the normal 8 AM ET time... Probs a loada crap, but you never know
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Hmm, is there a possibility that we (as in non-NA) might get see it earlier? Although I highly doubt that, it does make you think....
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I find the US and Canada stores sometimes go down a bit later. It might make sense too since it's pretty damn early in the morning over here.
I just hope it's for what we all want...
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I just called the telesalesteam in the Netherlands telling him that there is a problem with the store. He said it's true and that there was coming a new product and therefore the site was out.
I asked whether this was due to an update or a new product and he told me that this only happened when they launch new products.
He asked why i was calling and i told because of the macbook.
Probably due to his orders he couldn't tell me whether it was a macbook or not but he asked for my number to call me back when the site is online.
IT IS COMING GUYS!!
70 minutes to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Pulled that from another forum....here we go!!!!!
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US store is down!
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Us Is Down!!! Us Is Down!!! Us Is Down!!!!
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Haha- The US store is DOWN!
Edit: Boy are we the fans!
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Now............................
We wait.....................
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I think the store is down everywhere!!! TBH, this is really the first time I'm actually experiencing this, I have a couple of days off so that's why I am online right now! Man, this excitement can actually kill you!
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I am supposed to be doing revising for my exams here... how can I revise with this excitement?? AHHH!
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I have my first day of Summer Session classes today, and I really ought to be doing things like, oh, figuring out what room to go to in 2 hrs. But if something new comes out, I'll probably be reading the specs over and over until the moment I get on my bike.
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Yeah, I should be studying... not happening.
How long to go before the store is available again, you guys think?
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It better bloody come out after al this.... and I would rather not have to order it and wait a month for it either..
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Come on, it's been like half an hour already give me my damn Macbook!
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They say within the hour, but that never seems to be right, so I rekon about 1.30 PM UK time (8.30 am ET)
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Watch it be something like XSan 1.4. Or, like, the Bluetooth Mighty Mouse.
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They can add and remove products like a mouse without taking the store down. They only take it down when one of the key pillar products is changing.
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Originally Posted by slugslugslug
Watch it be something like XSan 1.4. Or, like, the Bluetooth Mighty Mouse.
LOL! I hope not!
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Originally Posted by mgl
They can add and remove products like a mouse without taking the store down. They only take it down when one of the key pillar products is changing.
I dno, they took it down for remote desktop 3..
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They took it down for Apple Remote Desktop 3 a few weeks ago. I don't mean to downplay the importance of that upgrade for those folks who use it every day, but I certainly don't think most Apple fanpeeps would consider ARD a key pillar product.
This thread is just making me laugh now..
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Originally Posted by slugslugslug
Watch it be something like XSan 1.4. Or, like, the Bluetooth Mighty Mouse.
That is sooo not funny
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Man, you know what'd be cool? If Saft or PithHelmet or someone added a button to Safari that just reloaded a page every 2 minutes and then brought it to the front if anything changed..
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Originally Posted by slugslugslug
Watch it be something like XSan 1.4. Or, like, the Bluetooth Mighty Mouse.
I wouldn't mind a bluetooth mighty mouse, as long as the macbook accompanies it
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Originally Posted by slugslugslug
Man, you know what'd be cool? If Saft or PithHelmet or someone added a button to Safari that just reloaded a page every 2 minutes and then brought it to the front if anything changed..
Here's my solution to your problem. Make a Bookmark in Safari with this 'URL':
javascript :open('','','width=99,height=99,left=1,t op=1').document.write('Reloads:%20%3C'+'span%20id= 1%3E0%3C'+'/span%3E%3C'+'script%3Eo=opener.top;function%20h(){ o.location.href=u;document.getElementById(1).inner HTML=n++};u=prompt(%22URL%22,%22http://%22);t=u?prompt(%22Seconds%22,5):0;if(t){n=0;h();s etInterval(%22h()%22,t*1000)}else{window.close()}% 3C'+'/script%3E')
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Originally Posted by Simon
Here's my solution to your problem. Make a Bookmark in Safari with this 'URL':
javascript:open('','','width=99,height=99,left=1,t op=1').document.write('Reloads:%20%3C'+'span%20id= 1%3E0%3C'+'/span%3E%3C'+'script%3Eo=opener.top;function%20h(){ o.location.href=u;document.getElementById(1).inner HTML=n++};u=prompt(%22URL%22,%22http://%22);t=u?prompt(%22Seconds%22,5):0;if(t){n=0;h();s etInterval(%22h()%22,t*1000)}else{window.close()}% 3C'+'/script%3E')
Wow Simon, nice! And right on time, too! Erhm... If it actually works... which I don't doubt it does!
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I haven't tried any JavaScripting in a while. What's that little window s'posed to do? And was I right to click on the bookmark while in a window showing http://store.apple.com ?
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