Macbooks upgraded

K.O.Kiki

US Macbooks got upgraded just now -- Irish Apple store is down as of now, but all models got CPU, HDD & RAM increases.

• White (Combodrive): 2.0Ghz CPU, 80Gb HDD, 1Gb RAM
• White (Superdrive): 2.16Ghz CPU, 120Gb HDD, 1Gb RAM
• Black (Superdrive): 2.16Ghz CPU, 160Gb HDD, 1Gb RAM

My condolences to anyone who just bought a Macbook :rolleyes:

Cabaal

K.O.Kiki wrote:

My condolences to anyone who just bought a Macbook :rolleyes:

ah the you can't win game, further break down of specs is on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbook

from news.com

The new consumer laptops, all of which are an inch thick and have 13.3-inch displays with 1280x800-pixel wide-screen resolution, are available in three models: white with the option of 2GHz or 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processors, or black with the faster professor. All three models are equipped with 1GB of RAM that can be expanded to 2GB, built-in iSight video cameras, AirPort Extreme wireless cards capable of 802.11n wireless networking, and two USB 2.0 ports and one FireWire port.

The lower-end white MacBook, with a starting price of $1,099, comes with an 80GB hard drive; its 2.16GHz counterpart, which has a 120GB hard drive and a faster, double-layer support 8x SuperDrive DVD drive, costs $1,299. The black MacBook, identical to the faster white MacBook except for the color and a beefed-up 160GB hard drive, is priced at $1,499.

The 2.16Ghz macbook is a pretty good match to the macbook pro with the exception of graphics, I'd say Macbook Pros will be upgraded soon...its certainly a good sign

eurotrotter

just after buying a mac about 3 weeks ago, im gutted
anyway im dead happy witht my mac, only thing is the 80gig harddrive is nearly full with only 12 gigs of space left,when i need to do to make space for winows soon!,dunno wat to do

K.O.Kiki wrote:

US Macbooks got upgraded just now -- Irish Apple store is down as of now, but all models got CPU, HDD & RAM increases.

• White (Combodrive): 2.0Ghz CPU, 80Gb HDD, 1Gb RAM
• White (Superdrive): 2.16Ghz CPU, 120Gb HDD, 1Gb RAM
• Black (Superdrive): 2.16Ghz CPU, 160Gb HDD, 1Gb RAM

My condolences to anyone who just bought a Macbook :rolleyes:

Sad Professor

eurotrotter wrote:

just after buying a mac about 3 weeks ago, im gutted
anyway im dead happy witht my mac, only thing is the 80gig harddrive is nearly full with only 12 gigs of space left,when i need to do to make space for winows soon!,dunno wat to do

Get an external hd and transfer all the video/music (or whatever is taking up all that space) on to it.

monkeyfudge

It's easy enough to upgrade the hard drive on a Macbook isn't it?


Where are the Macbook Pro updates for fecks sake! My Powerbook is on it's last legs here... I really need to upgrade.

eurotrotter

if i were to upgrade to a 160gb internal hd, would i need to load mac os x onto this new hd again or wats involved in getting her going again?

big_moe

you can clone your current hard disk onto the new one. or back up your files and then do a clean install on the new hard drive. there is a thread on here a few weeks ago about it if you search the forum.

moe

SouperComputer

eurotrotter wrote:

if i were to upgrade to a 160gb internal hd, would i need to load mac os x onto this new hd again or wats involved in getting her going again?

google carbon copy cloner. Assuming you are not moving from PPC to Intel!

Skud

not huge boosts is it? (i may be wrong) Does anyone know if there's gonna be more upgrades when the new intel processors come out and/or tiger?

K.O.Kiki

Skud wrote:

not huge boosts is it? (i may be wrong) Does anyone know if there's gonna be more upgrades when the new intel processors come out and/or tiger?

I assume you mean Leopard.

I suppose 160-170mhz isn't a huge boost, but then again, it's the Core2Duo we're talking about -- it's a killer anyway.
Giving the low-end 1Gb of RAM was nice tho. Even if it's still stuck with a Combodrive. :rolleyes: And everyone likes more storage.

As for future upgrades: new Macbook Pro's might upgrade to Santa Rosa, but they'd have to do it soon. However, since (IIRC) Santa Rosa's main draw is "Robson", i.e. booting from flash memory, I'm not sure if they'll bother.
And by "I" I mean "the greater internet".

eclectic

Considering one of the new 2.16 MacBooks myself, anyone heard anything, good or bad, that I should know about? I have read lots of comment concerning the 'millions of colours' class action, but that seems to be somewhat esoteric for us plebs. Comments on the more mundane please.

K.O.Kiki

eclectic wrote:

Considering one of the new 2.16 MacBooks myself, anyone heard anything, good or bad, that I should know about? I have read lots of comment concerning the 'millions of colours' class action, but that seems to be somewhat esoteric for us plebs. Comments on the more mundane please.

Buy one.

user.ie

crap! I just bought the black one a week before the upgrade.

sozbox

If you buy an Apple product within 2 weeks before an upgrade you're entitled to a free upgrade if you want it. Just give Apple a call.

Cabaal

Jason1984 wrote:

If you buy an Apple product within 2 weeks before an upgrade you're entitled to a free upgrade if you want it. Just give Apple a call.

anything to back this up?

user.ie

You sure? Thats would be cool.
But i bougth the macbook in a o2 store. doesnt matter?

sozbox

My apologies, I thought this was an advice forum, not a court of law!
And before you say it, I know the hassle incorrect advice can cause, I moderate a UK based Computer Forum so I'm no noob.

Anyway, in the US if you buy an Apple product 14 or less days before an upgrade you are entiled to get the upgraded model. The conditions are:
If the box is opened you will be charged a 10% restocking fee and
If you ordered a CTO model then you cannot return it. It has to be a BTR model ie. the standard configuration.

I'm not sure if this policy applies in Ireland, if that is where user.ie purchased it, but as I suggested, a phone call will shed light on that.

I've seen countless posts on this on many forums, even Apple's own discussion boards and the same response is always given.

@user.ie Even though the MacBook has been upgraded you still have an excellent machine that will last you years. They were upgraded a month after I bought mine last year so I missed out on the Core 2 update!!

user.ie

Jason1984 wrote:

@user.ie Even though the MacBook has been upgraded you still have an excellent machine that will last you years. They were upgraded a month after I bought mine last year so I missed out on the Core 2 update!!

yeah, im not really care about 0.16ghz...

sozbox

You most likely wouldn't even notice the difference running most everyday apps anyway!

user.ie

Jason1984 wrote:

You most likely wouldn't even notice the difference running most everyday apps anyway!

yeah, even with my upgrade from 1.5 gig to 2gig ram.

but whats the story about photoshop cs3? has somebody test it this?

sozbox

According to the specs page it should run ok.
If you're considering buying it though you should donload the free trial first to see for yourself.
And maybe start a new thread for it as we've kinda gone off topic here!

eclectic

K.O.Kiki wrote:

Buy one.

Well, thanks for the in-depth review, K.O.

K.O.Kiki

eclectic wrote:

Well, thanks for the in-depth review, K.O.

You're welcome

Cabaal

eclectic wrote:

Well, thanks for the in-depth review, K.O.

I took his advise and bought one, fantastic review

eclectic

Seriously, according to a report in Wed's Irish Times, the ECC (European Consumer Centre) is investigating quote"built-in obsolescence" unquote. which "causes the laptop to break down, just outside the end of the year's warranty period". The article is much more detailed, but I'm sure it will still be available on their website.

Cabaal

eclectic wrote:

Seriously, according to a report in Wed's Irish Times, the ECC (European Consumer Centre) is investigating quote"built-in obsolescence" unquote. which "causes the laptop to break down, just outside the end of the year's warranty period". The article is much more detailed, but I'm sure it will still be available on their website.

afaik this is in relation to iBooks, though I did read it was proven by some crowd in Finland or something

K.O.Kiki

My iBook's 20months old now, and still going like it did when I bought it.

I.e. slow but steady

StephenC_IRL

eurotrotter wrote:

if i were to upgrade to a 160gb internal hd, would i need to load mac os x onto this new hd again or wats involved in getting her going again?

putting in the os x install disk and holding c while you boot the machine