new 13 inch macbook (pro)
i was at the local apple store yesterday, teasing myself into buying a white 13 inch macbook, (versus the current aluminum 13incher which lacks fire-wire support)…
glad i did not do so.
lo and behold the new macbook (pro) 13 inch released and available today. faster processor complete with fire-wire support and longer lasting battery!
Damn, this was a good upgrade cycle for Apple. Thankfully they listened to all the people who complained about the disappearance of firewire on the first gen aluminum models.
I’m totally sold now, just need to save up some pennies.
Yeah nice for all of us firebox owners, you just need a converter http://www.sonnettech.com/product/fw_adapter.html.
lol they caved in for a 13" with firewire
but omfg my white macbook is going on ebay sharpish !!!
A sidequestion…
Does Traktor Pro actually run good on the standard macbook air?
I see there is also a new macbook air released today…
Trying to justify an upgrade myself… I have a 15" Macbook Pro I’m not too fond of (just before unibody), and Powermax will give me $800 for it for a trade-in for a new Macbook Pro. Thinking… thinking… tempting..
well macbook air is no fun in terms of usb connectivity. i guess you could use the usb port for the soundcard and itouchmidi apps as midi controllers.
as for the update. still only anti glare option for the 17", no expresscard slot and only 2 usb ports on the 13 and 15 means you will run out of usb ports fast. i guess the next mbp will be a 17" for me .. but i guess i am going to wait another year .. 1TB SSD, 16GB ram and USB 3.0 should be available by then .. anyways need to go to bed and dream of a 17" multi touch display in next years mbp update ..
The air is so overrated underpowered and overpriced, the three people I know with them have had lots of trouble with speakers, usb, display ports, ect.
Still looking to get rid of the MBP? Been looking into one myself, just haven’t been able to find a price I like
Seriously are you joking. The Macbook Pro (pre unibody) is fricking awesome.
No stupid Glare screen, no single glass trackpad. Yes the new ones are faster (is it noticable NO), yes its Unibody (so what, drop it and the whole thing is fucked).
Im in the market for another Macbook Pro and i can afford a Unibody bit id much rather have an older model than a Unibody.
all im screaming is 8gb of RAM! I still love my black mb, but im with Carlos on the prev gen be the ish and you can do your own upgrades if you have the guts.
Kinda neat that they actually listened to all of our complaining !
Grrr i hate it when people spell my name with a ‘C’ . Im not a pizza chef.
" Ey Carlos , why you put a da anchovies on a my pizza ? You know i dont a like the anchovies… why you make a me so sad "
No offence to my Italian brothers.
lol @ |Carlos
power to the people 
I am genuinely abit shocked wtf apple listening to people
Now it they had only put an express card slot and had an anti glare option on the screen
Carlos is write aboot da prev gen mbp.
Da knew won doesn’t half firewire 400 either.
Carlos does not signify an Eye-talian. In da US Carlos would signify a person of hispanic decent.
So come and plant mai garden.
amen to that ..
the additional battery life is great, just hope that they do indeed hold up as long as they claim. the fact that with the battery integrated it will be a screw driver job to get the memory and harddrive out hurts, but i can live with that.
What kinda screen resolution are they packing ?
I was gonna go for Gardener but i figured that might be offensive to my US cousins.
I can offend Europeans. Thats fine.
Its a screw driver job to get to the memory of the older MBPs . Did that change with the Unibody ?
Ok, well actually it was, but it was a simple screw and not taking apart your entire laptop.
This was the fact on the Macbook’s (old and afaik also on the new ones), but was on the original unibody 15". That was one of the new features they introduced back then.