Comments on: MacBook Pro drumbeat increases as model numbers tip up

The latest sign that new MacBook Pros might be on tap from Apple? Previously unseen model numbers discovered by AppleInsider.

[oldmanangry]

Why the F do we care?

Do you pay this much attention to a Dell, HP or Gateway notebook PC?

[georgiarat]

Because we are interested in technology

For good or bad Apple tends to integrate the available
technologies in ways Dell, HP and others emulate. By watching
Apple one can see the future rather than the present.

Apple is not always first with the technologies but they do have a
way of putting it together that makes others envious.

[ecotopian--2008]

Why do you bother?

Why do you bother to read news you aren't interested in & then
post pointless gripes about it? Nobody forced you to look at this
article. If you really don't care, don't read it.

[mikestatic1]

Why would we?

Why would we pay attention to the release schedule of substandard crap like Dell, HP or Gateway? Cheap garbage can be found anywhere (I'm guessing on your desk)...

[mayadanteamihan]

I do

Well, honey, I care, and I don't pay any attention to Dell, HP or
Gateway news for the simple reason that these carry Windows. I
still have an old Windows XP desktop and am still thinking of a
way to dispose of it.

I care because I've been ordering a Macbook a month now, and
very few have been delivered to the Philippines for the past two
months.

I care because since I changed to a Mac almost three years ago,
I've been more productive on a computer than I've ever been my
whole life.

So I care, honey, and I know I'm not the only one.

[wowza3]

haha

No of course we don't pay that much attention to those...but none
of those computers cost 2500 bucks...if you were about to drop
2500 bucks on a laptop today you'd like the warning bud

[jelloburn]

We care...

...because Apple doesn't release new machines every month.
They update every 3-6 months (approximately) and the updates
are usually substantial. c|net reports on the new additions to the
Dell, HP, IBM, Gateway, and other PC brands when they are
substantial and bring something new to the table.

If you look at Apple's website, they have four basic notebook
models: Macbook, Macbook Air, Macbook Pro 15" & 17".
Compare that to Dell's numerous models and their confusing
model numbers and you might understand why they don't report
on every little update that Dell throws out.

[cyberDJ-2038765336053745013836]

Agreed

Why bother writing this blog if so much is up in the air.

[artistjoh]

No One Seems To Have Reported

One of the biggest indicators that they are nearly here:

This week prices for the current model MBP fell by $300 on the online Apple Store here in Australia. That normally happens just a few days before the release of a new model.

BTW: I care because my current old eMac is nearly dead (after too many years and too little disk space left) and I have been waiting 3 months for the new MBP to arrive so I can get a MBP to be my new main computer.

Both the Penrhyn processors and the LED screens (17 inch model) reduce power consumption therefore extend battery life and both are likely to be in any new model. They on their own make the wait worthwhile.

[sanjayb]

Are the going be cheaper??

The one thing that keeps me away from Apple is the price. It's hard to stomach the price of an Apple computer comapred to what u can get for a PC at the same price.

I would be on the Apple bandwaggon if the price was more competitive.

[Travis Ernst]

forget the price, lack of virus'

Sanjay take the plunge and segment your drive if you insist to
downgrade to the Mac so it can run windows on one partition.
Worst case you wipe that partition clean and go Mac only so you
don't get infected. Trust us, we don't get infected or malware
the rate Windows does. You won't regret buying it.

My opinion, SO WHAT. Even the Thinkpad from Lenovo thats
released (X300) isn't getting the media coverage that the small
moves apple makes gets on here. To think Lenovo is claiming
it's inline with Apple's Macbook Air.

I just upgraded my mac from IBM processor to Intel. It had been
a number of years. Now they come WITH the DVD burner (last
time it was a cost extra) and the drive size now can be up to a
terabyte on the desk models.