Apple updates MacBook

[Kaido]

Press Release

 

[IlllI]

still no santa rosa though Text

 

[TheStu]

I have been hearing a lot of people complaining about the lack of Santa Rosa. What does it bring to the table the the macbook doesn't have?

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: clandren
still no santa rosa though Text

I'm guessing that Apple is saving the Santa Rosa move for the MacBook Pros, along with LED backlights.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: TheStu
I have been hearing a lot of people complaining about the lack of Santa Rosa. What does it bring to the table the the macbook doesn't have?

Nothing, aside from maybe a faster integrated processor (GMA3000?). Anandtech's front page has an article about the Santa Rose, but the fastest CPU is only 2.4 and the existing fastest Merom is 2.33. Meh.

 

[soydios]

That's pretty lame. I was really hoping for the Macbooks to get Santa Rosa before I head off to college in August.

 

[CptObvious]

There are some decent price drops on the previous C2D Macbook at Amazon. I just ordered the bottom-end Macbook for $920 AR.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

All of the C2D Macbooks already have 802.11n.

 

[TheStu]

I think that now they are more officially announcing the presence of the 802.11n chips in the laptops.

 

[Commodus]

Don't be too upset at the lack of Santa Rosa. The X3100 would have helped, but the bus speed difference wouldn't be earth-shattering. You can certainly tell that they're saving all the nice toys for the MacBook Pro.

 

[TheStu]

Teh X3100 is the new graphics chip right? DX10 integrated intel graphics... might not be such a bad thing. But so long as my macbook is alive and well, i shall refrain from purchasing any new machines

 

[Parasitic]

Originally posted by: Commodus
Don't be too upset at the lack of Santa Rosa. The X3100 would have helped, but the bus speed difference wouldn't be earth-shattering. You can certainly tell that they're saving all the nice toys for the MacBook Pro.

I really wish they make a smaller version of the Pro. The Macbooks just look too delicate with the white plastics - I love mine but I'm borderline afraid to use it.

 

[Commodus]

Actually, the MacBook is probably tougher in terms of drops. Polycarbonate plastic is sturdy. It's just more scratch-sensitive than the aluminum of the MacBook Pro.

 

[TheStu]

I know that i have beaten the carp out of my macbook. I am a bit of a jerk to my electronics not very delicate at all. I remember one time I was writing up something for a class, but we had to use this one forum to type on. That site wasn't very firefox friendly, so when I went to open a new tab on the site, it opened up in that window. I hit back, and all the stuff i had typed over the last 20 minutes was gone (you could save, but then only could open the save once, never re-save it, and if you didnt post it on that second opening, you lost the post).

I slammed the lif shut on my macbook, and then swung my hand upwards, catching the edge of the laptop. It flew a couple of feet into the air, and landing back on the table battery side up... hard. I opened up the machine, and after about 5-10 seconds (instead of the usual 0 seconds) OS X came back and everything was fine. I have had no problems whatsoever with it (hardware wise, a couple of times i would have 3rd party software screw stuff up)