MacBook Pro gets Core 2 Duo

[fryke]

Hmm... You're right. They should either release them or edit the "October" badge there.

[eric2006]

If you don't need to be on the bleeding edge, you can get the old MacBook Pro models at up to 28% off, at least $500 savings.

Refurbished MacBook Pro, 15-inch, 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo
15.4-inch widescreen display (1440x900 resolution)
512MB (single SODIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
80GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive
Slot-load SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory
Built-in iSight Camera
Front Row and Apple Remote

• Save 28% off the original price
Original price: $1,999.00
Your price: $1,449.00

Or, for the same price(!), you can get a black MacBook with similar specs:
2.0GHz Intel Core Duo
512MB memory
80GB hard drive
SuperDrive

$1,499.00

[lurk]

Originally Posted by fryke

It's S-ATA, though.

You say S-ATA, I say SATA.
You say e-mail, I day email.
S-ATA, SATA, e-mail, email!

Lets call the whole thing off!!!

// I hope the reference is not lost on you

[Viro]

It's tom-AH-to.

[fryke]

It's not lost. ... But I didn't actually mean the dash to be important there, rather that they use SATA/S-ATA rather than ATA, which your message could have implied.

[mindbend]

For anyone who cares, there is in fact a Cardbus adapter for the new Expresscard format:

http://www.duel-systems.com/products/adapters.aspx

And one for Compact flash:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06...resscardcf.asp


Expresscard is disappointing to me because the only thing I need to plug in is a P2 card for an HVX200 video camera. The elegance is gone once I have to use an adapter. I wonder how likely it is for Panasonic to go to an Expresscard format for RevB. I'm guessing pretty unlikely.

And the fact that I can't get a 7200 RPM for the 15" (from Apple anyway) is disappointing also. Not to mention the lack of a 256 MB video card for the lower end 15".

They cleverly "cripple" the 15" just enough to tempt you into the 17". Must resist…

[Mikuro]

skyle: The Intel Xserve came out the same day as the Mac Pro. See http://www.apple.com/xserve/

I think it still has the latest chip, too.

[Lt Major Burns]

yes, but it still isn't shipping, which is the debate!

:P