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MacBook Pro - Next generation?

  • 15-02-2012 11:24PM
    #1
    Hazys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,510 ✭✭✭


    I'm thinking of buying the MacBook Pro next week and like buying any Apple product you gotta be wary of the next verison coming out before you buy.

    I know the MacBook Pros were updated in October '11 but Intel is releasing its next generation processor soon so i presume Apple will upgrade the MacBook Pro line soon after that.

    Thoughts?


    btw my current laptop is on its last legs and may not make it another month. So i cant wait too long for a new laptop but dont wait to shell out on a MacBook Pro if its going to be outdated in a couple of months.


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  • #2
    copacetic
    Subscribers Posts: 16,881 ✭✭✭✭copacetic


    Loads of rumours of major update to MacBook air type pros this year. Seem to be solidifying but nothing more than that as yet.

    http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/10/apple_to_disrupt_notebook_space_with_radically_redesigned_macbook_pros.html


  • #3
    NUTZZ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,101 ✭✭✭NUTZZ


    Mac Buyers guide puts it in neutral - mid-product cycle. I myself don't see a new one being released for a good while. It's only been 114 days and updates are usually much longer.


  • #4
    Talisman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,208 ✭✭✭Talisman


    Hazys wrote: »
    I know the MacBook Pros were updated in October '11 but Intel is releasing its next generation processor soon so i presume Apple will upgrade the MacBook Pro line soon after that.
    Intel's Ivy Bridge chipset won't be available until April/May so there is unlikely to be a new Apple refresh before then unless Apple intend to stay with the current chipset for another generation.

    If you need a new MBP now keep an eye on the Refurbished Store. The products are cheaper and may have a higher spec than those in the retail store. They also come with the same Apple warranty as products purchased from the retail store.


  • #5
    jester77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    Hazys wrote: »
    I'm thinking of buying the MacBook Pro next week and like buying any Apple product you gotta be wary of the next verison coming out before you buy.

    I know the MacBook Pros were updated in October '11 but Intel is releasing its next generation processor soon so i presume Apple will upgrade the MacBook Pro line soon after that.

    Thoughts?


    btw my current laptop is on its last legs and may not make it another month. So i cant wait too long for a new laptop but dont wait to shell out on a MacBook Pro if its going to be outdated in a couple of months.

    You've answered your own question there. What do you use your laptop for, I highly doubt the current model can't do what you want. And no, it won't be outdated in a few months, it will still be capable of doing the same work as it is today.


  • #6
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,000 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    OP I'm in the same boat - gagging for the new models to come out.

    Saw this today though :(

    http://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/16/intel-delaying-mass-availability-of-ivy-bridge-processors-until-after-june/


    The only suitable response is....
    http://nooooooooooooooo.com/
    :pac:

    Though who knows with these rumours. Currently I'm flipping between snapping up one from the refurb store or waiting till new one.

    jester I'm waiting for specific reasons - for example workspace is super important to me as I frequently have multiple documents open at once - having the fabled retina display in a laptop would be amazing to me. I use an external monitor when I can, but if I'm on the road I don't have that option. Yet who knows till they release new model. If I bought current one, even the hi res version I might well be kicking myself in a few months time.


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  • #7
    Hazys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,510 ✭✭✭Hazys


    Thanks for the input.

    I said feck it and just bought the more expensive 13" model...ramen noddles for the next couple of weeks :o


  • #8
    Sean Quagmire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,352 ✭✭✭Sean Quagmire


    The spec on the new MBP looks so sweet too.

    Although;
    SSD + HIGH RES SCREEN + IVY BRIDGE = CRAZY MONEY MENG

    I can imagine the base price for the new models to be far above 1500 - 2000 euro.


  • #9
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,000 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    Hazys wrote: »
    Thanks for the input.

    I said feck it and just bought the more expensive 13" model...ramen noddles for the next couple of weeks :o

    Congrats.
    I'm resisting myself - but gagging to buy something soon :P


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