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Waiting on new MBPs? Steve says "not to worry".

  • 23-03-2010 12:46am
    #1
    Sad Professor
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    I always get a kick out of hearing stuff like this. I wonder if it's really him?
    The prolonged wait for updated MacBook Pros continue without any major hints at when they might arrive. A report last week suggested that a shortage of Intel notebook chips could be contributing to the delay.

    MacRumors has heard that the MacBook Pro supplies to retailers have abruptly become constrained, possibly suggesting that updates could be imminent.

    Meanwhile, one MacRumors reader emailed Steve Jobs directly about concerns about how long he's had to wait for the new MacBook Pro updates and Apple's recent focus on the iPad. He wrote "I recognise the need for secrecy etc but I am really losing heart in the lack of vision for the MBP and Mac Pros. Not expecting a response but as someone who has personally switched dozens of people onto the mac way this is a sad email for me to compose."

    As he's been occasionally known to do, Steve Jobs reportedly responded with a short reply that simply said "Not to worry."


    http://www.macrumors.com/2010/03/22/macbook-pro-supplies-constrained-steve-jobs-says-not-to-worry/


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  • #2
    Elessar
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    It is apparently, he does sometimes answer personal emails.

    But of course he could be referring to the Mac Pros.

    And I don't know what sources Macrumors is using, but supplies couldn't be constrained. Up to last week hundreds (maybe thousands) of brand new Core 2 Duo machines are still being manufactured.

    I think we're looking at June for a MBP release. Which is kind of sad, Apple are usually leaders in the tech field.


  • #3
    Ham'nd'egger
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    Elessar wrote: »
    It is apparently, he does sometimes answer personal emails.

    But of course he could be referring to the Mac Pros.

    And I don't know what sources Macrumors is using, but supplies couldn't be constrained. Up to last week hundreds (maybe thousands) of brand new Core 2 Duo machines are still being manufactured.

    I think we're looking at June for a MBP release. Which is kind of sad, Apple are usually leaders in the tech field.


    I'm in two minds here.

    Yes the MBP need a serious revamp ASAP but equally they need a serious engine inside them that screams power even with it's name alone. You do see some people who poo poo I7 iMacs on the simple basis that the Quad Core at say 1.7Ghz doesn't sound as fast as a Dual Core at 2.5Ghz. Ignorance yes but it is consumer electronics and consumers don't always know what's what. Unless Intel can get the MBP chipped and chipped right, there isn't a right time to revamp the line. However, they do need something big and sooner to try hold onto sales levels.

    As a side line, the Mac Pro's are far more in need of a big upgrade than any other line; what will they be getting inside them?


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