New MacBook Pro is out!

[Steve]

Released today new i5 and i7 processors and 10 hour battery on the 13.3 inch

http://www.apple.com/uk/macbookpro/

[Rik]

Which one are you going for, Steve?

[Steve]

If I did, I fancy a 15in with the additional graphics card but its over twice the the price of a good Windows laptop.

[Rik]

Always the problem with a Mac, isn't it.

[Tacitus]

If I did, I fancy a 15in with the additional graphics card but its over twice the the price of a good Windows laptop.

Of course some of us qualify for Higher Ed discount..... 

[Rik]

Did you want to adopt me, Tac? 

[Tacitus]

Did you want to adopt me, Tac? 

Actually they've got more restrictive over recent years.  The discount used to be consistent over all items, but now the maximum is on the main items - MacBooks, MacPro (still hideously expensive) and iMac.  Most other things, apart from Aperture, iLife/iWork etc, get a reduced discount - still worth having but not as good as in the past.

They also prefer you to order online as they can police the IP and email addresses. 

[Rik]

They're no fun anymore. A bit like Adobe, I've lost my discount there altogether.

[Tina]

I want. I know you can all buy me one as a birthday pressie  lol

[Rik]

Nice try, Diss, but I'm first in the queue.

[Glenn]

Damn, that means I'll be last on the list, another 364 days to wait.

[Tina]

noooo Rik, ladies before Gents, don't you have *any*  manners lol

[Rik]

Damn, that means I'll be last on the list, another 364 days to wait.

But you can afford to wait longer, Glenn, us oldies have less time.

[Rik]

noooo Rik, ladies before Gents, don't you have *any*  manners lol

It's the Scots blood, Diss.

[Glenn]

But you can afford to wait longer, Glenn, us oldies have less time.

But I have a day less, each passing day, just like you.

[Tina]

but Glen you still have more passing days to go than we do, I'm 40 in bout 16 days for goodness sake.. that is old

[Rik]

That's young.

[Tina]

having a midlife crisis.. mind you being have crisis's since i was about 17 lol

[Glenn]

but Glen you still have more passing days to go than we do, I'm 40 in bout 16 days for goodness sake.. that is old

I was 9 years older yesterday, we are some of the younger members here.

[Tina]

it was your birthday yesterday? Aww Happy birthday for yesterday *Hands Glen a birthday cake*

[Glenn]

 

[psp83]

Ok you lot. Stop the fighting.

You are all getting me a mac book pro.

There you go, all sorted now, no more arguements please

[zappaDPJ]

I'm think of buying one of these myself although for sheer looks the MacBook Air really does appeal. Come on, you are not just going to buy an Apple purely for the ease of use 

I need to do a lot of research.

[Rik]

This could prove very expensive, Zap.

[zappaDPJ]

It could, I'll probably need to fill it with Mac specific applications and I've just checked out the prices 

[Rik]

That's the problem, isn't it. The bills don't stop with the hardware.

[zappaDPJ]

It's always been the only issue that's stopped me running a PC and Apple product side by side. For me the cost of the hardware is insignificant compared to the cost of the software I'd want to run on both platforms.

[Rik]

Same here. I have a huge investment in fonts from my working days. Replacing them with the Mac versions would be prohibitive, even with the 40% discount Adobe offer in that situation.

[Steve]

If I have a bad day,it's late night shopping in Cambridge tonight. They have stock and I should get 8% off for a variety of excuses.

[Rik]

When's the divorce, Steve.

[Steve]

Her laptop is coming up to five years old I am sure a year old Macbook will do her nicely

ps having a bad day but it may go on too late to be able to change it

[Rik]

 

We look forward to your news.

[Steve]

I had a look (well 11/2hrs) yesterday evening at the 15in and the 17in models, I found it difficult to ignore the 17in, the screen size does add a lot of extra functionality. The i7 15in really is very quick however they both very expensive they are also relatively heavy when compared to my unibody aluminium macbook 13in. I think the wife's old laptop is not going to be retired yet which after all is mainly used for web browsing and the like. The iPad may be a more sensible option after all.

What I found very refreshing about the Apple store in Cambridge was they didn't push to sell me anything. I went in with every intention of buying a 15in i5 2.53 Macbook Pro at the end I had to leave because I couldn't justify the purchase.

[Rik]

It's nice when you don't get pressured, isn't it Steve. They know you'll be back though.

[Tacitus]

What I found very refreshing about the Apple store in Cambridge was they didn't push to sell me anything.

As one of the staff in the Birmingham store said, they don't need to push as the products sell themselves.

[Steve]

I believe figures suggest the people will actually visit up to five times before deciding on a purchase.

[Rik]

By which time they will have decided they really need two machines.

[Steve]

Probably Anyway the MBP is a marvellous piece of equipment but for me the larger versions lose some of the practicality of the smaller 13in (I think? ). The new 13in MacBook people complain that its not much of upgrade on the previous as it retains the C2D processor but the graphics component is said to be 11/2 times faster than its predecessor.

[Rik]

You know you want it, Steve.

[pctech]

Had to go into an Apple store for a but of training for work.

I seriously think they intake too much Red Bull in there.

[Steve]

Well I agree its different from a visit to PC World and they can get a bit err how shall I put it ? retentive at times.

[Technical Ben]

I loved my 19inch laptop. The screen size was great, and videos were good. On newer screens they must be even crisper and defined. It was a "PC" though. So got it all for £1200. That is quite a bit less than the Mac Pro. But If I had the money I would consider it. It's just a non starter for me though, as while I can make do with free software, demos and some older versions I have avaliable for the PC, I could not afford the software for the mac. :I

[pctech]

I think Apple charge well over the odds for hardware as in essence it is a PC with a different OS.

[Rik]

They do, but you have to admit that they do make awfully nice boxes.

[pctech]

That they do but my PC looks really quite nice,

Brushed Aluminium case with blue LEDs in the fan areas.

[Rik]

Mine are green.

[pctech]

Nice

for my next one I was looking at a randomly changing colour solution. 

[Rik]

It would be more fun, wouldn't it.