MacWorld 2008

projectmayhem · 04-01-2008 9:22pm

Cremo wrote: »

ohh crap i didn't see that macbook nano.

erm if this is true anyone want to buy a 4 month old macbook with leopard?

adverts will be a haven for older mac stuff after this if those predictions are in any way true

as for my misadventures waiting for a new mbp before buying...

future steve jobs wrote:

MacBook Pro
• Mobile Penryn Chipset
• 2.4GHz and 2.6GHz Speeds
• 17” gets LED backlighting
• 15” gets a build-to-order higher resolution similar to the 17” model
• Keeping the 8600M GT graphics, but upping the video memory to 256MB and 512MB
• Black anodized aluminum option similar to the iPod classic
• On sale at MacWorld, ships February

sounds perfect. the LED backlighting sounds interesting but i'd probably opt for a "high end" 15" purely because 17" is too big for a lappy IMO.

big_moe · 04-01-2008 9:26pm

projectmayhem wrote: »

adverts will be a haven for older mac stuff after this if those predictions are in any way true

i know mine will be there anyway!!

haha!

triple h · 04-01-2008 10:00pm

ok i am looking into a crystal ball here, i will write it out as quick as possible as i see the visions --- ( numbers put in after my visions)
7 --- Steve Jobs is still in the same cloths
6-- new mac pro -- a super computer it will be
5-- mac gallery quicker for european mac users
4-- itunes movie rentals and upgrade to itunes
5-- a new apple tv on sale --- old one will still be for sale called apple tv classic
4-- Bill Gates comes out on stage -- trying to read , can't .....
3--- a new product called, i think it says iyank or iwink can't see what it does.
2-- iphone 3G and some upgrade to the OSX software -- can't make out which ones..
1-- An itablet

oh, Steve is talking about how much mac sales have grown and wait, Bill is saying that he reckons that by the year 2010 90% of computers in the world will be macs.
Warning my visions are ....hmmmm ... , good, i think.

condra · 04-01-2008 11:25pm

I wont be running out to sell my mac mini no matter what comes along. I love it. My macbook is beyond selling. I've modded it with a pretty crap spray job lol. I still love it.

ZENER · 06-01-2008 1:44pm

womoma wrote: »

I've modded it with a pretty crap spray job lol. I still love it.

OOOOh !! Pics Please ?!

I can't believe how short sighted some people can be. A laptop with 32/64GB of SSD storage and a 10 hour battery life !! How can this not be good ? At home where you have power available you can have all the storage you need in the form of External drives for your music and photos and video projects - on the run you usually don't need all that stuff with you do you ? And if you do then a 2.5" 250GB Passport is only 150 quid in PC World. Plug it in only when you need to use it and avail of the extended battery life when it's unplugged. I think if that rumor is true then this will be a big seller.

I also like the Mac Nano idea, If I hadn't already bought a PS3 that would have been my next purchase as a set top box.

I think the last item in the list is total pie in the sky especially if the SSD Macbook were true, where would it fit ? The iPod Touch would be more useful instead and anyway PDA's kinda went out with the indians.

A 3G iPhone is exactly what I've been waiting for and if they make a 32GB version . . . I'm there !!!

Oh and i;) rulz !!!
ZEN

triple h · 07-01-2008 2:49pm

Just reading about the CES in las vegas, here is what one of bill's guys says --

7:15 p.m.: Gates introduces Robbie Bach, head of the company's entertainment and devices division, to talk about new partnerships with Disney, MGM, and others. Details are in our news story here.

Bach appears to take a jab at Apple. In talking about his company's media products, such as DVR capabilities, he emphasizes that these are not "hobbies" for Microsoft. If you recall, earlier this year Steve Jobs described Apple TV as a "hobby" for the company.

Maybe he is right. That is why i hope apple do something ( don't look at me or ask me, i don't know the answer) with apple tv and maybe this time they will take it serious.

Sad Professor · 07-01-2008 3:26pm

hehe I was watching some of the CES keynote stream last night and man was it embarrassing. Really cringe inducing (Bill's last day video) but also unintentionally hilarious in parts (a car running Windows software, god help us). Gates is such a dork. I think the audience gasped everytime there was an Apple product mentioned. But to be fair I didn't really notice any side-swipes at Apple, at least compared to amount Apple/Jobs usually makes at them.

Gerard_Smith · 07-01-2008 7:12pm

When is the keynote? Tomorrow?

Sad Professor · 07-01-2008 7:16pm

No, next Tuesday (the 15th) around 5pm our time. No live stream I'm afraid but there'll be live updates via macrumors and IRC as usual.

Gerard_Smith · 07-01-2008 7:27pm

If that Mac Touch is real I might be tempted.

440Hz · 07-01-2008 11:32pm

Confirmation of Warner moving to BR today certainly adds to the Mac Pro rumour for the BR drive. Things are getting interesting...

ZENER · 08-01-2008 12:10am

440Hz wrote: »

Confirmation of Warner moving to BR today certainly adds to the Mac Pro rumour for the BR drive. Things are getting interesting...

Isn't that BD - Blue-ray Disc - not to be pedantic like

. . . and it does indeed give some credence to those rumors above.

ZEN

big_moe · 08-01-2008 12:21am

ZENER wrote: »

Isn't that BD - Blue-ray Disc - not to be pedantic like

isnt that blu-ray disc,

not to be pedantic like

440Hz · 08-01-2008 12:23am

Oh Zen!! Sigh

oneofakind32 · 08-01-2008 4:10pm

No Blu-Ray for Mac Pros Im a afraid but a bitchin new 8-core processor.
link...

ZENER · 08-01-2008 5:18pm

big_moe wrote: »

isnt that blu-ray disc,

not to be pedantic like

I asked for that, didn't I. He who dares criticise THE MOD gets slap on hand and red face.:o

Sorry KT I promise I'll never do that again 'k ?!

ZEN

440Hz · 08-01-2008 5:21pm

You get away with it cos you are you ZEN! I feel like having a banning spree for 08 though, someone said recently im being "too nice" hehe.

BanzaiBk · 09-01-2008 3:41pm

I'm going through laptop hell at the moment. I really hope any new laptop announced at MW will be shipping immediatly:(

cheerspal · 11-01-2008 8:48am

O2 UK's new Chairman is coming over to O2 ireland on the 18th, He was instrumental in the introduction of the iPhone into the UK market. There is a presentation being given about something on that day

The Rumour mill continues! ! ! !

projectmayhem · 11-01-2008 10:59am

BanzaiBk wrote: »

I'm going through laptop hell at the moment. I really hope any new laptop announced at MW will be shipping immediatly:(

ditto. i would have bought a MBP weeks ago but i'm waiting on some announcement at macworld...

cheerspal wrote: »

O2 UK's new Chairman is coming over to O2 ireland on the 18th, He was instrumental in the introduction of the iPhone into the UK market. There is a presentation being given about something on that day

The Rumour mill continues! ! ! !

i'd like an iphone but i don't want to get onto o2 that much. hopefully this move fills the market with hax0red units

Sarn · 12-01-2008 2:30pm

projectmayhem wrote: »

ditto. i would have bought a MBP weeks ago but i'm waiting on some announcement at macworld...

Same again here, I've been waiting for a few months. Please let there be a nice shiny new MBP released. Either way I WILL be buying a new laptop next week.

BanzaiBk · 12-01-2008 2:56pm

Meh, I'd be happy with a macbook nano tbh, I wouldn't use the features of a MBP.

Creamy Goodness · 12-01-2008 4:42pm

the macbook nano is what i'm looking at tbh, the last time i used my cd drive on my macbook was when i installed leopard a week after it came out.

440Hz · 12-01-2008 7:27pm

The 15" MBP was only updated during the summer. The 17" is due a major overhaul including the screen, keyboard etc. I would be surprised to see any significant change to the 15" before the summer.

(ps, warm fuzzy 4000 post feeling aawww)

qork · 12-01-2008 7:51pm

440Hz, Apple normally change every product after two quarters, i.e. every 6 months, this can be a simple speed bump or a complete revamp, so they could very well change the 15" MBP.
Qork.

440Hz · 12-01-2008 8:51pm

qork, thanks but im fairly up on Apple's practices for updates. I simply said i dont expect any SIGNIFICANT updates.

dubmick · 13-01-2008 11:48pm

lol @ 440 getting all upset that a noob tried to give her advice on apple products

aidan_walsh · 14-01-2008 12:31am

dubmick wrote: »

lol @ 440 getting all upset that a noob tried to give him advice on apple products

Thats nothing compared to how upset she's about to get with you

440Hz · 14-01-2008 12:43am

read that a while ago, was debating whether to be nice or not

*twiddles thumbs during decision making process* *hums to self*

dubmick · 14-01-2008 1:45am

check the edit

WizZard · 14-01-2008 11:06am

cheerspal wrote: »

O2 UK's new Chairman is coming over to O2 ireland on the 18th, He was instrumental in the introduction of the iPhone into the UK market. There is a presentation being given about something on that day

The Rumour mill continues! ! ! !

According to yesterday's SBP who cite "Apple sources" the iPhone won't be coming to Ireland until April "at the earliest", and it seems they assume we will be getting the 3G iPhone but not the current EDGE model.

As for MacWorld - I like the MacBook Air idea

BanzaiBk · 14-01-2008 11:09am

Don Reisinger Blog Article
On the rumoured ultraportable,

....why Apple should add another computer to its product line even though this group is doing just fine?....If Apple does announce the notebook, I think it'll have a shelf life of about a year before it's discontinued.

On the rumoured new Mac Mini,

...I think a revamped Apple TV is a guarantee...Some of the features I expect to see in the new device: iTunes Movie Rental support, Internet browsing, direct-to-iTunes downloading and streaming and full-fledged syncing capabilities so you don't necessarily need to plug your iPod or iPhone into your computer.

New macbooks?!,

It just makes sense that Apple would refresh the Macbook line...I suspect Apple will upgrade the components in the MacBook and probably even reduce its size a bit on the low-end model...On the MacBook Pro side, look for a slight redesign and drastically upgraded components

On Steve Jobs gloating and delusions of grandeur,

A guarantee.

Thoughts?

whiterebel · 14-01-2008 11:11am

qork wrote: »

440Hz, Apple normally change every product after two quarters, i.e. every 6 months, this can be a simple speed bump or a complete revamp, so they could very well change the 15" MBP.
Qork.

Getting very hard to gauge now, there seems very little pattern to it. Some products have gone 12 months. Seems mostly to depend now on Intels forthcoming chips as Apple seem to have first dibs on them for the Pro line up, then filters slowly down the ranks. The "Air" idea appeals depending on the price. My PB 12" is 4 years old now - I don't need all the bells and whistles anymore as I only use it for presentations.

triple h · 14-01-2008 2:53pm

BanzaiBk wrote: »

Don Reisinger Blog Article
On the rumoured ultraportable,

On Steve Jobs gloating and delusions of grandeur,

Thoughts?

Very good.

Yes i like the apple tv idea. I have said this many many times ( you are all most likely sick of hearing me say it) , apple tv should be great, but it is not and it needs something. I would buy apple tv based on what you just said.

But, Steve is something else. He will make you want to buy stuff. So even if this apple tv ( or something else) sounds like a gadget you would only ever see in the afterlife i will give myself time to cool down. And i am fully sure Steve will make it sound awesome,( of that i am 100% certain,) and worse, convince us it is, I will hold off for a while. I will read reviews and after a week or two i will have a much more clear head and be able to see things more clearly.

BanzaiBk · 14-01-2008 3:56pm

I agree, if this was the "new" Apple TV I'd buy one at some stage. Really holding out for an ultraportable Mac though. Was kinda disappointed to see him rubbish that idea.

dubmick · 14-01-2008 4:24pm

what's happening at MacWorld today?

cornbb · 14-01-2008 4:46pm

dubmick wrote: »

what's happening at MacWorld today?

It only runs from Tuesday-Friday AFAIK

unklerosco · 14-01-2008 5:42pm

If i'm to buy an apple TV it has to support divx n xvid(without a hack) to make it worth while.... I'll be damned if i'm converting all my movies/tv shows to work on it

WizZard · 14-01-2008 6:53pm

Probably fake - but interesting nonetheless http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/01/14/leaked_keynote/

BanzaiBk · 14-01-2008 8:04pm

These leaked keynotes seem weird to me. Any analyst with knowledge in this area (re: Piper Jaffrey) could assemble this list no problem. Heck I could probably assemble a list along with anyone else in this thread:p In the words of Ihnatko " 2 words people...iPhone Cases.":p

projectmayhem · 14-01-2008 8:36pm

the tension is killing me. i've an exam at 2PM, and i'll need to know what new macbook pro i'm buying

(if they update)

aidan_walsh · 14-01-2008 9:51pm

The homepage is after changing to invite customers to watch on the page.

Interesting tagline, "There's something in the air." Wireless? TV? Machine name? Damn, so many possibilities

projectmayhem · 14-01-2008 9:53pm

aidan_walsh wrote: »

Interesting tagline, "There's something in the air." Wireless? TV? Machine name? Damn, so many possibilities

i actually have the keynote here.

it's an invisible mac. it's actually 100x more powerful then the most powerful supercomputers in the world. all of them. together.

only €2500...

unklerosco · 14-01-2008 11:09pm

Maybe jobes blew off.....

440Hz · 14-01-2008 11:51pm

projectmayhem wrote: »

i've an exam at 2PM, and i'll need to know what new macbook pro i'm buying (if they update)

Students with MBPs! Pish! Dya ever hear the likes of it. In my day a pencil and a ruler if we were lucky! Kids today eh!

So... who is super super excited then?

Dorsanty · 15-01-2008 12:12am

They made time machine real. No need for an external hard disk anymore, it actually travels back in time. Using a new Intel Chipset, goodbye Centrino hello Intel TARDIS.

The internet is gonna get slow when that broadcast is turned on. Can't wait, I know someone going to that states next week so all I need is something for my shopping list. Come on Steve!

projectmayhem · 15-01-2008 12:39am

440Hz wrote: »

Students with MBPs! Pish! Dya ever hear the likes of it. In my day a pencil and a ruler if we were lucky! Kids today eh!

fine, mod of the mac forum, i'll go off to laptops. HP pavilion, here i come

(i keed i keed, i want something i want and will make good use of)

440Hz wrote: »

So... who is super super excited then?

*raises hand*

triple h · 15-01-2008 1:04am

440Hz wrote: »

Students with MBPs! Pish! Dya ever hear the likes of it. In my day a pencil and a ruler if we were lucky! Kids today eh!

So... who is super super excited then?

You forgot the red Bic pen. We had to draw the lines with a red pen. It is really not that long ago and yet it is, scary. Well it only seems like yesterday.

But if some super super computer is coming to the world i am going to get it. I will give my current computer away to one of my brothers. It is killing me too the wait for this mac world. I reckon something big will come. I was playing football tonight and a few times during the game mac world jumped into my mind. Christ.

OR maybe we will all be let down. Maybe we are expecting a lot. well ...... i do not think that is likely. We are in for a treat. It was only while playing football earlier that this Mac World thing really hit me.

440Hz · 15-01-2008 1:08am

Im bloody hoping nothing big comes along! My spending for this year is well and truly over lol! Whatever about thinking about MacWorld when you were playing football, I should have been thinking about it when I traded the car, traded the camera and bought a ridiculously over-priced DAB last week! haha! Ahhhh crap, no MacTreats for me

Oh and the minor issue of needing to find somewhere to live! :eek: Arse

BanzaiBk · 15-01-2008 1:53am

I'm really starting to think that something that noone will be prepared for will be announced and will leave us about stunned. I also was offered a job today that will require moderate video editing so now might need (:p) a MBP. Bah, can't wait no moar!

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