New MBP/MBA Expected at WWDC

[Fausty82]

WWDC 2013: Slimmer Retina MacBook Pro w/1080P camera and MacBook Air microphone improvements expected | 9to5Mac

As with the writer, I?d prefer longer battery life over a thinner MBP. If the Haswell chip does lower power draw as much as rumored, I?d still prefer that Apple not cut the size/number of battery cells to produce a slightly thinner rMBP... keep the battery configuration the same, and thereby increase battery life.

The 1080p camera also sounds exciting...

We?ll know for sure next Monday (June 10).

 

[Premium1]

Wonder how much of a price drop the last gen rMBP will get?

 

[Fausty82]

Wonder how much of a price drop the last gen rMBP will get?

Can’t say, but typically, it’s a modest price drop... something on the order of $100-200. And typically, they only offer "closeout pricing" on existing inventory, so no CTO or other custom configs are available.

 

[Premium1]

Can’t say, but typically, it’s a modest price drop... something on the order of $100-200. And typically, they only offer "closeout pricing" on existing inventory, so no CTO or other custom configs are available.

That's understandable, I mean 100-200 is still better than nothing lol.

 

[TurboTiger]

FWIW:
They knocked off $100 on the MBA on Black Friday.
I see the savings to max out the RAM (8GB)
Who knows, you may get $200 off on the discontinued model.
Good Luck

 

[Premium1]

FWIW:
They knocked off $100 on the MBA on Black Friday.
I see the savings to max out the RAM (8GB)
Who knows, you may get $200 off on the discontinued model.
Good Luck

I am looking to save as much as possible, since I will be using this mainly for my classroom and have enough saved for the current prices but who doesn't like saving a little extra money? lol

 

[TurboTiger]

I am looking to save as much as possible, since I will be using this mainly for my classroom and have enough saved for the current prices but who doesn't like saving a little extra money? lol

Good luck with your decision Premium.

 

[Premium1]

Good luck with your decision Premium.

I am still leaning towards the cMBP but if the prices of the rMBP from this year get lowered closer to the price of thecMBP I may go that route.

 

[anon(4698833)]

I'm intrigued what is coming...looking at the horizon, all i can see is the new processors, so I'm really hoping they have some tricks up their sleeve...maybe a long shot hope for cheaper SSD?

 

[Premium1]

Anyone have any idea how long they will continue supporting the cMBP? I am more leaving towards that but if they are going to stop supporting it next year I may go towards the retina version.

 

[anon(4698833)]

What do you mean by support?

 

[Fausty82]

What do you mean by support?

I’m still trying to figure out what a "cMBP" is... must be similar to an "iTouch".

 

[Premium1]

I’m still trying to figure out what a "cMBP" is... must be similar to an "iTouch".

The non retina MBP

 

[Premium1]

What do you mean by support?

Like being able to update to the latest OS

 

[Fausty82]

The non retina MBP

What part of "The non retina MBP" is "c"? I’m not trying to argue or nit pick... but I just don’t get it...

I firmly believe that the non retina MBP will be around for quite a while... and it will continue to be "supported" for years to come. The MacBook has been out of production for several years... and is still "supported".

 

[Premium1]

What part of "The non retina MBP" is "c"? I’m not trying to argue or nit pick... but I just don’t get it...

I firmly believe that the non retina MBP will be around for quite a while... and it will continue to be "supported" for years to come. The MacBook has been out of production for several years... and is still "supported".

C=classic because it's easier to say than the non retina MacBook Pro lol

 

[eastbayrae]

I want a touchscreen.


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[Premium1]

I want a touchscreen.


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I want 1 million dollars ahah

 

[Fausty82]

I want a touchscreen.

I want 1 million dollars ahah

I’m guessing that you have a better shot at the $1M than a touchscreen MBP/MBA at this point...

 

[bamf-hacker]

I just got my first MBP... Its not new, not even close. A 2009 2.66Ghz with 8gb ram and a 256gb SSD. It is fast as needed for what I will be doing with it. Only thing i like on the new ones is how much lighter they are.

Cant wait to see what is coming next week.