Personally I am disappointed. A new I/O port and they are using a bunch of the new Intel CPUS that had problems....WTH?!?!?!?!?!
Also this one thing has be a little confused....they now have built in batteries? Are you not able to change them?
No I do not own a Macbook....never had one.
The non-user replaceable batteries have been standard for the last 18 months.
However, you CAN replace them yourself if you (a)aren't afraid of taking your MBP apart and potentially voiding the warranty and (b) have the necessary tools and a battery (the latter being hard to find!)
Intel has recalled the chips that got out the door with the flaw, and implemented a fix for those not yet out the door. Since Apple was well aware of the problem prior to the announcement of the new MBPs I think we can rest assured that they wouldn't release a line of laptops that they KNEW had faulty chips!! There were many rumours/blog postings about this issue potentially delaying the announcement of new MBPs back in January/beginning of Feb. and lots of speculation as to when they'd finally appear.
However, you CAN replace them yourself if you (a)aren't afraid of taking your MBP apart and potentially voiding the warranty and (b) have the necessary tools and a battery (the latter being hard to find!)
I have to say that if you're replacing the battery yourself it's likely that you don't have a warranty any longer ... because if you do you can likely get the battery replaced under warranty so there's likely not a big concern about voiding said warranty
The non-user replaceable batteries have been standard for the last 18 months.
However, you CAN replace them yourself if you (a)aren't afraid of taking your MBP apart and potentially voiding the warranty and (b) have the necessary tools and a battery (the latter being hard to find!)
Intel has recalled the chips that got out the door with the flaw, and implemented a fix for those not yet out the door. Since Apple was well aware of the problem prior to the announcement of the new MBPs I think we can rest assured that they wouldn't release a line of laptops that they KNEW had faulty chips!! There were many rumours/blog postings about this issue potentially delaying the announcement of new MBPs back in January/beginning of Feb. and lots of speculation as to when they'd finally appear.
The current rumours (take that for what you will) say sometime in 2012. Given that Apple seems to have adopted a ~10 month refresh cycle on the MBPs, I would venture to say either late 2011 or this time next year is when Ivy Bridge processors will be available and Apple can speed-bump the MBPs again (and maybe cue some design changes?)
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Steve Jobs re: iTunes on Windows: "It's like giving a glass of ice water to somebody in hell"
I kept telling my friend that a refresh was imminent and to wait it out for months now. I've just helped my friend get the new 15" at Apple Sherway. Another PC user converted. We'll see how snappy the quad core 2.0GHz i7 are. As for myself I'll just wait for OS X Lion this summer or maybe even until Ivy Bridge as I'm tight on cash and I really want to get the 3DS on release date with Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D. mmmm...threeee deeeeeeee
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15" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Quad i7/8GB/750GB HDD and 120GB SSD Mountain Lion 10.8.2
I have to say that if you're replacing the battery yourself it's likely that you don't have a warranty any longer ... because if you do you can likely get the battery replaced under warranty so there's likely not a big concern about voiding said warranty
It depends. The warranty only covers defective battery replacement, not those needing replacement because they've just worn out under use.
However, the AppleCare Protection Plan for notebook computers does not cover batteries that have failed or are exhibiting diminished capacity except when the failure or diminished capacity is the result of a manufacturing defect.
So given that, it IS possible that your battery could wear out from a whole lot of use before AppleCare runs out, which would leave you in the position of having to either pay Apple or attempt the replacement yourself.
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2.8GHz MacPro, 2.6GHz i7 hi-rez 2012 15" MBP and a bunch of other Macs and i-things
Yeah but only $100 bucks for a 128GB SSD on the 15". That is a great price.
I just ordered one of the new ones (first MBP): I went with the 500GB 7200rpm option, but do you think it's worth it to get the 128GB SSD instead for $100 and then just swap out the optical drive for a larger 7200rpm drive for data storage?
I don't really need a whole lot of extra storage space, as I have a NAS in the house that has tons of space.
Kind of reminds me of this cartoon I loved as a kid. Maybe a good name for Apple's Mac OS lineup. 
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