| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
James T Kirk
Veteran Member
Joined: 23 Aug 2005
Posts: 757
Location: The Netherlands, Europe
|
 Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:26 pm Post subject: |
 |
|
| ClunkClunk wrote: | I'm glad you can now custom order MacBooks and MacBook Pros with 250GB drives  Still too pricey, but at least it's an option. |
Considering how easy it is to do it yourself, I never would leave it to Apple to do that. I own a Powerbook 1.33 and a very slow HD (4200 rpm), I wish I could swap that one easily! One has to take the whole thing apart! 
_________________
___________________Jim©
Now on Hackintosh in G5 case! |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
islandsnow
Member
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
Posts: 106
|
| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:26 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| looking at the apple store for the macbook pro's, how can you tell they are using the santa rosa chipset? and why are all these sites that mention apple upgrading the macbook line show the macbook specs, and not the macbook pro? and i don't see gmax3100 listed, it all says nvidia geforce. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Colstan
Member
Joined: 31 Oct 2007
Posts: 137
|
| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:25 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| islandsnow wrote: | | looking at the apple store for the macbook pro's, how can you tell they are using the santa rosa chipset? and why are all these sites that mention apple upgrading the macbook line show the macbook specs, and not the macbook pro? and i don't see gmax3100 listed, it all says nvidia geforce. |
1. Santa Rosa chipset uses an 800Mhz FSB. You can tell by looking at the Core 2 Duo frequencies (2.2, 2.4, 2.6) which are based upon the multiplier they use.
2. The new MBP options aren't a major spec change like the MacBook.
3. The GMA X3100 is an integrated graphics chipset for "low end" computers like the MacBook. The MBP uses discrete graphics from Nvidia.
Colstan
_________________
Mac mini (2011), 2.7Ghz i7, 8GB mem, 256GB Apple SSD |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
minutePulsations
Junior Member
Joined: 08 Feb 2007
Posts: 49
Location: St. Elsewhere, ON
|
| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:05 pm Post subject: |
|
|
this is perfect timing 
a friend of mine has been bugging me to sell my macbook to him for a couple weeks so I told him yes today... why not an extra $100 in by me and I have the new version... can't really go wrong considering my only qualm with my macbook is the gma950...
_________________
2.0 Santa Rosa MacBook
2.33 Core 2 Duo Macbook Pro |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Jeffy
Junior Member
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
Posts: 47
|
| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| I wish Apple would come out with smaller MacBook Pro. I really like my 15", but it isn't the easiest or lightest thing to tote around. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
minutePulsations
Junior Member
Joined: 08 Feb 2007
Posts: 49
Location: St. Elsewhere, ON
|
| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:15 pm Post subject: |
|
|
could someone on here with a new macbook do me a MONSTER favor and run xbench on it? I'm mostly curious to see the difference in video performance... or geekbench... whichever... 2.0 is prefered but I'd settle for 2.2 
thanks
_________________
2.0 Santa Rosa MacBook
2.33 Core 2 Duo Macbook Pro |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
islandsnow
Member
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
Posts: 106
|
| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:31 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Jeffy wrote: | | I wish Apple would come out with smaller MacBook Pro. I really like my 15", but it isn't the easiest or lightest thing to tote around. |
yeah i second that... i wish there was a macbook pro that was the size of macbook |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Pleiades
Veteran Member
Joined: 14 Oct 2006
Posts: 3237
Location: California
|
| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:34 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| James T Kirk wrote: | | Considering how easy it is to do it yourself, I never would leave it to Apple to do that. I own a Powerbook 1.33 and a very slow HD (4200 rpm), I wish I could swap that one easily! One has to take the whole thing apart! |
On a MacBook, yes, it's super easy. 3 minutes and a Philips #0 screwdriver.
On a MacBook Pro, it's more like your PowerBook. Probably at least 45 minutes each way.
The ultimate worst portable Macs for hard drive replacement, in my opinion, are the 12" PowerBook G4s.
_________________
MacBook Pro 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 250GB HD, Dell 802.11n card, 1.4TB external
MacBook 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 60GB HD
iMac 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 160GB HD, 1TB external, EyeTV Hybrid |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
curt
Veteran Member
Joined: 17 Mar 2005
Posts: 1411
Location: Oregon
|
| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| ClunkClunk wrote: | On a MacBook, yes, it's super easy. 3 minutes and a Philips #0 screwdriver.
On a MacBook Pro, it's more like your PowerBook. Probably at least 45 minutes each way. |
Been there, done that. This design really needs to be updated to something like the MacBook. This also includes 95% of the other notebooks being sold out there. The access to the hard drive is just horrible in comparison. In my eyes, this is way overdue.
_________________
1.42GHz Mac mini
1.66GHz Intel Mac mini
2.0GHz 2009 Mac mini
46" Sony LCD
50" Sony KDS-50A2000
EyeTV 250 Plus
My Setup |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
devo
Veteran Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2005
Posts: 5273
Location: Dunwoody, GA
|
| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:29 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| I can't wait to see the benchmarks for the GMA X3100. My gut tells me that it's going to disappoint, but you never know. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
eq2675
Member
Joined: 09 Sep 2006
Posts: 96
|
| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:03 pm Post subject: |
|
|
FYI, I've noticed 2 things with my new black Macbook
The internal speaker volume seems just fine and rather loud when moved to max.
The Leopard retail version that I installed on my 1.66 Core Duo Mini last Friday is Build 9A581
The Build number on the Macbook with 2.2 Core 2 Duo is 9A3110
_________________
1.66Ghz Intel Core Duo + 1GB Ram + 80GB HD + TripLite B022-002-KT-R KVM + Bose Roommate II Speakers (circa 1990)
Triple Boot internal HD using rEFIt with OS X Tiger, XP Pro, and Vista Business |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
fouadbakht
Member
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
Posts: 135
Location: Pakistan
|
| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:45 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I feel, if there is no such thing as Mac Mini discontinuation, chances are that the Mini may receivce a similar update somewhere in December. But who knows?
BTW, why have been two important Apple products (MacBook/MBP) updated so quietly/mysteriously? Specially for the MacBook, its not a small speed bump. The Mini was updated quietly too. Can anyone comment? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Pleiades
Veteran Member
Joined: 14 Oct 2006
Posts: 3237
Location: California
|
| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:03 am Post subject: |
|
|
Quiet updates are common when the change is minor. To most non-geeks, a faster system bus and a processor bump is a minor change on the MacBook.
_________________
MacBook Pro 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 250GB HD, Dell 802.11n card, 1.4TB external
MacBook 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 60GB HD
iMac 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 160GB HD, 1TB external, EyeTV Hybrid |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
James T Kirk
Veteran Member
Joined: 23 Aug 2005
Posts: 757
Location: The Netherlands, Europe
|
| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:55 am Post subject: |
|
|
| ClunkClunk wrote: |
On a MacBook, yes, it's super easy. 3 minutes and a Philips #0 screwdriver.
On a MacBook Pro, it's more like your PowerBook. Probably at least 45 minutes each way.
The ultimate worst portable Macs for hard drive replacement, in my opinion, are the 12" PowerBook G4s. |
I thought the MBP had the same benefits as the MB for swapping the HD. I have such a PB 12" G4....
_________________
___________________Jim©
Now on Hackintosh in G5 case! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Texark
Senior Member
Joined: 11 Apr 2005
Posts: 347
Location: Houston
|
| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:57 am Post subject: |
|
|
I don't think Apple should make a big deal out of every little product release. That really wouldn't be good from a PR standpoint. Plus, they are trailing a little behind Dell and HP when it comes to adopting the latest and greatest from Intel. I've said for a long time that Apple should go to more of a build-to-order model like Dell. I would be more than willing to pay for the options that I want. This waiting around for months and months for little bumps is almost laughable. It would also put an end to the "when should I buy" game that seems to plague Mac sales. They just need to keep their pricing realistic. Not like the $850 they are charging for 4GB of RAM in the MacBook. 
Last edited by Texark on Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:00 am; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ 
Search 
Memberlist 
Photo Gallery
Register
Profile 
Log in to check your private messages 
Log in 
