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- aunzim, on 11/02/2007, -17/+104combo drive in a 1000$ laptop at 2007
only apple could do it !!!!
SHAME - LilBoyLuver, on 11/06/2007, -18/+100Apple releases update.......Digg storry created.....Complaining ensues.
- winnch, on 11/02/2007, -1/+70I'm not sure what's disappointing when "get more" and "same price" are mixed together.
- simplenation, on 11/03/2007, -12/+77They weren't kidding when they said early November
- aDJsavedmylife, on 11/02/2007, -2/+53"What are you -- the narrator?" said CheeseburgerBro soffingly.
- CheeseburgerBro, on 11/02/2007, -6/+52What are you -- the narrator?
- bakingoven, on 11/03/2007, -5/+46Combo drive is still on there OMG!!
- romek, on 11/04/2007, -4/+43oh were is the 13" MacBook Pro???? grrrrrrrrrrr
- aDJsavedmylife, on 11/01/2007, -2/+40"I looked at the pathetic meal Lois had prepared in front of me"
- romek, on 11/01/2007, -4/+42probably due to battery life. Faster graphics card = immediate battery life reduction (and usually pretty significant at that).
- simplenation, on 11/02/2007, -6/+43actually this is not spam. your link (the official apple link) was not available at the time he submitted the story.
- Protoss, on 11/02/2007, -2/+37Really wish I could have waited, the gma950 really sucks, even for simple gaming it lacks.
- mccarron, on 11/02/2007, -2/+34The MacBook Pros get the better video cards. That's why.
- FDL1, on 11/02/2007, -0/+32It'd be nicer if they had just upgraded to Santa Rosa back in May like all other vendors. Still, the X3100 is a decent improvement over the GMA 950. Benchmarks of all notebook graphics cards/chipsets: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards ...
- phreak22, on 11/02/2007, -4/+35Makes me laugh, Draft-N Wifi, Gigabit Ethernet, Combo Drive - One of these three is way outdated!
- dudefaceguyman, on 11/02/2007, -4/+33X3100 is better-but nothing to jump for joy over. It's still craptastic for games.
- arjie, on 11/02/2007, -1/+27Hey, that's about the same price as my HP Compaq NX 7300, for the same specs. Damn nice. I wish I had one.
- gbhall, on 11/02/2007, -11/+36At least it has new integrated video. Maybe it will perform better than everyone thinks?
- burrgrinder, on 11/02/2007, -3/+25Who seriously games off of a laptop? Especially a $1k laptop. Macbook videocards are irrelevant to their target market.
- ahhell, on 11/02/2007, -5/+26Why would anyone get a PS3 for gaming?
- kevdotbadger, on 11/02/2007, -0/+17Don't tell eBay members, I'm trying to sell my MacBook.
- romek, on 11/02/2007, -8/+24Don't give into the Mac Marketing machine... your MacBook is fine... just make sure your running at least 2GB of RAM and load up Leopard... your good to go! :-)
- powerbookguy, on 11/01/2007, -2/+18That's what she said.
--Michael Scott - KibibyteBrain, on 11/02/2007, -0/+16Some people were expecting this to be a little 13" Macbook Pro with like a tractor beam and particle transmitter built in. You know, the usual buzz late in an Apple product's lifecycle.
- haydesigner, on 11/01/2007, -1/+14Thanks for sharing.
No, really... we are all much better off for knowing that about you. - calgone, on 11/01/2007, -2/+15If it was an option that would be fine but I don't want nor need a dedicate video card. I don't play hardcore games and would upset if the prices got bumped because of this card. My Core Duo 2.0 ghz MacBook does just fine for me.
- ma9nuna, on 11/02/2007, -2/+14And my now not so new macbook arrived today
- dagaz, on 11/02/2007, -13/+25Finally, I've been waiting for this and Leopard before upgrading ...
- chelhydra, on 11/03/2007, -8/+20It's funny when people talk about gaming on notebooks.
If you want to play games get yourself a ps3 or upgrade to a 8800GT on your desktop. - speedyrev, on 11/02/2007, -1/+13Call Apple and return them. They give you 14 days.
- miniboss, on 11/01/2007, -4/+16This isn't a slam, but why do people think that $1500 isn't a pro system? The architecture and components are all there for the Macbook to be an 'everything' computer but when it comes to video everyone makes excuses for why we don't need it on this "budget" system. If $1100 will get you an ugly tricked out PC notebook with mid-range video then why shouldn't $1500 do the same for Macs?
- csixty4, on 11/02/2007, -4/+15Could someone give me some context here? Is this better or worse than the Mobility Radeon x1400 in my Dell laptop?
- alexander, on 11/01/2007, -0/+11Tell them to return it to the Apple store and get the new one. They can return it during the 14 day period and not have to pay the restocking fee.
- doctordbx, on 11/02/2007, -4/+15"an American product sold by an American company" made in Asia.
- hrak, on 11/01/2007, -1/+12Now if only they'd stick this in a Mac Mini. That would make a killer HTPC!
- AndrewWiggin, on 11/01/2007, -2/+13The point of the MacBook model is NOT for gaming or doing anything that involves a good video card. This model is not the intensive working/video gaming model that is the MacBook Pro.
PS, adding a video card would take up more space too. There are tons of reasons they don't add a real video card. - mccarron, on 11/01/2007, -1/+11Yeah I am surprised they even make those drives anymore. Why not put the SuperDrive across all laptop models?
- chad78, on 11/01/2007, -2/+12Seriously, Speedyrev is right - DO NOT open it. DO NOT turn it on. And, whatever you do DO NOT install anything!
If you do - you can return it. I had the same problem when I ordered a MacBook Pro for my boss and it arrived on an upgrade day. - Scarfy, on 11/02/2007, -13/+23My Macbook of last year seems so inferior now.
- aaronm67, on 11/06/2007, -5/+15Unless you're buying an Apple, you can get a pretty decent gaming laptop for $1k.
- Lyanto, on 11/01/2007, -2/+11Speaking from experience, it's almost comparable to a low-end graphics card in some games. The only problem is that the Windows drivers suck something awful, maybe you Mac guys will have more luck. I really regret not waiting a month for the Geforce 8600M...
- haydesigner, on 11/02/2007, -7/+15I'm thinking that they are not not forcing you to buy the black one.
I could be wrong. - YoungUrban, on 11/01/2007, -1/+9I want them to come out with the ultra portable laptop we know they have up their sleeve.
- Protoss, on 11/01/2007, -0/+8Officially outdated? It was a mild spec bump, not a total redesign or anything.
- fezzasus, on 11/01/2007, -4/+11no, because i plan to buy a laptop before the next decade.
Face it, multi-touch isn't up to the complex tasks that a computer has to do. (yet) - ElPachuco, on 11/02/2007, -0/+7I mean come on, 250GB on the Macbook and it's 5400rpm is pretty sweet. And you can also fill it up to 4gb of RAM, Though word of warning if you are, do NOT buy the RAM from Apple, get it from crucial.com, WAY cheaper.
Before I was thinking about getting an iMac but now i'm totally getting the Macbook Pro, since it also got the bump. - taintedzodiac, on 11/01/2007, -0/+6My original release Macbook runs most DX9 games just fine. Macbooks are not for HIGH END gaming.
- inactive, on 11/01/2007, -1/+7The GPU is what really cripples the MacBook. It's a mid-range computer with a low-end card. Quite a shame really.
- pauleric, on 11/01/2007, -1/+7No, simplenation means the low-end still has a combo drive. And he's right. Obviously Apple does it to encourage people to get the better model, but it's still ridiculous.
- taintedzodiac, on 11/03/2007, -0/+6I think his point was that you can purchase a DVD writer for the same price as a Combo drive these days. Apple's cutting corners to get to their target MSRP and this is an obvious one. Just standard practices.
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