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Notebook Special Event Discussion
Apple will be holding the special "spotlight turns to notebooks" media event today at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. The event is scheduled to begin at 10:00 AM Pacific Time (1:00 PM Eastern Time). This thread will open an hour before the event starts for discussion.
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10:00 AM - Pacific
11:00 AM - Mountain
12:00 PM - Central
01:00 PM - Eastern
06:00 PM - London
07:00 PM - Paris
09:00 PM - Moscow
02:00 AM - Tokyo (October 15th)
03:00 AM - Sydney (October 15th)
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The thread is now open for discussion.
- The Apple Store is down around the world in advance of the event.
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| I can't wait to see what everything looks like, but some of the rumors have me bummed out. Especially when it comes to the pricing of the new Cinema display. |
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| Me, I'm hoping against hope for a Mac Mini Miracle--please let that $899 price point item be the answer to our prayers! |
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Why even hold the event now? It seems like everyone knows what is coming out.  |
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You never know--Steve might surprise us.
With a nice white turtleneck or a pair of Wrangler jeans  |
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| drewbiedooby wrote: | | Me, I'm hoping against hope for a Mac Mini Miracle--please let that $899 price point item be the answer to our prayers! |
I'm for the update, but not at that price point. Unless it's a Pro mini with some kick ass features. That would be cool. 
| scooper wrote: | | Why even hold the event now? It seems like everyone knows what is coming out. |
Steve Jobs is probably saying the same thing. I liked these events when Apple was more secretive. It seems like so many leaks are coming out of Apple these days with the spy shots and all. And on that note, I can't believe that Apple is going glossy-only with the MacBook Pro. 
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| drewbiedooby wrote: | You never know--Steve might surprise us.
With a nice white turtleneck or a pair of Wrangler jeans |
What if he came out in something like this?  |
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| g5g5 wrote: | | And on that note, I can't believe that Apple is going glossy-only with the MacBook Pro. |
Which is why the Mac mini is so important, IMHO. If you want to be able to choose your display (aspect ratio, size, type of panel, glossy or matte, etc) then you only have the Mac mini and Mac Pro.
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| scooper wrote: | | What if he came out in something like this? |
Then the universe would implode, of course, destroying our dreams of Mini-tastic utopia
| Yvan256 wrote: | | Which is why the Mac mini is so important, IMHO. If you want to be able to choose your display (aspect ratio, size, type of panel, glossy or matte, etc) then you only have the Mac mini and Mac Pro. |
Do you think that economics or emotion is behind the shocking neglect of the Mac Mini? Is it a SJ-hates-cheap-headless-Macs thing, or due instead to a surplus of old, yet costly components which need to be offloaded on the public via Mini sales until they eventually run out--at which point the device will finally be updated?
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anyone heard of /seen a link to a live audio/video feed of the event? TIA!
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| drewbiedooby wrote: | | Then the universe would implode, of course, destroying our dreams of Mini-tastic utopia |
That probably would be a sign of the apocalypse.
| Yvan256 wrote: | | If you want to be able to choose your display (aspect ratio, size, type of panel, glossy or matte, etc) then you only have the Mac mini and Mac Pro. |
I would have to see the new MacBooks in person, but it's starting to look like the Mac mini and Mac Pro are the only Macs for me. I really cannot stand glossy displays. Then again, you can connect the MacBooks to an external display. |
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Yeah, that's where my eyes will be. They also seem to have the best quality pictures.
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"Mini-tastic utopia"
LOVE that |
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