MacBook Pros Upgraded and Shipped 467
Moby Cock writes "Apple Insider is reporting that Apple has started shipping the new MacBook Pro with an upgrade to the CPU clock speed. The two models now sport 1.83 GHz and 2.0 GHz Core Duos (up from 1.67 GHz and 1.83 GHz). A 2.16 GHz upgrade is also available. The price point remains the same." Dear Apple: Slashdot needs to review 5 of these indefinitely. Thank you XOXO ;) Seriously, i'm waiting for someone to give good benchmarks on these- especially testing for Warcraft. Now that it has a new Universal Binary I can't wait to see how it holds up against a modern windows machine.
Great! (Score:5, Funny)
So many upgrades, so little time. (Score:5, Funny)
*sigh* (Score:3, Funny)
'Shipping' versus 'Delivery' (Score:4, Funny)
MBPRO 15/1.67 CTO. Estimated shipping date: Feb 15, 2006.
Estimated delivery date: Feb 22, 2006.
Still, if it comes with a faster processor, I won't be too disappointed - but with it being leading-edge hardware, it'll probably explode in my lap and permanently neuter me...
Faster, better, funner (Score:3, Funny)
So you are spending close to $2000 so you can have slightly better graphics in WarCraft?
Re:I can't wait until you guys realize (Score:5, Funny)
Why, kiddies? (Score:5, Funny)
Am I alone here when I utter a collossal WTF?
Now, I do think native speed virtualization would be a major boon for the platform. And, yes, native x86/DirectX gaming on a Mac would be nice.
However, with all of the talk about Mac performance gap, *NIX on the desktop, Win Sux, etc, one would think that the community would get very excited about fast portable, Darwin on dual-core, i.e all of the great native things already going on, and more extensible than Doze will ever be.
Yet, what we hear is crying that, unless it runs Windoze, it is useless or somehow disappointing. WTF, again I ask.
My 550 TiBook is a classic piece of machinery, like the NeXT Cube (got one), Sparc 10/20 (got two), the compact Mac (got two), and other timeless designs.
These new machines signal new life for Apple's manufacturing, and innovation for years to come, thanks to a high-speed portable line and its revenue stream. Get excited about that!
First time I see someone booting XP on a Mac, I'm gonna kick them in the nuts, Roshambo style.
Re:Still Rev 0. (Score:1, Funny)
Shh... That's a secret. (Score:5, Funny)
They've been working on the iBrick for years. I heard it makes the satisfying Apple boot sound when you throw it through a window.
Re:The inevitable comparison (Score:5, Funny)
Aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the show?
This doesn't deserve an article. (Score:2, Funny)
No wishes for a reason (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Faster, better, funner (Score:5, Funny)
You must be new here.
Re:what about preorders? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:No wishes for a reason (Score:2, Funny)
Re:So many upgrades, so little time. (Score:4, Funny)
My guess is that your lap is going to be warming up just a little bit more too.
<somebody whispers in my ear>
Oh for pete's sake, no, because the CPU will run hotter, you deviant.
Re:The inevitable comparison (Score:1, Funny)