ooh I could go one of those new 17" Macbook Pro's. Mine is so old now - heck it must be at least 16 months since I bought it. I wonder if the tax man would approve an upgrade? :-)
Regards Shayne Beach On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 9:59 PM, Susan Hastings <susanhasti...@me.com>wrote: > The details are on our apple Australia website, but store still not > available. > > Sent from my iPad > > On 24/02/2011, at 9:49 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > Sounds good! > <http://www.macrumors.com/>http://www.macrumors.com/ > While not all the rumors leading up to the launch were true, many of the > last minute leaks were accurate, and Apple still managed to sneak in a few > surprises. > > Apple > launched<http://www.macrumors.com/c.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2FApple-Updates-MacBook-Pro-bw-1998290062.html%3Fx%3D0%26.v%3D1&t=1298554807> > the > new MacBook Pros this morning after much anticipation. For the first time > ever, Apple has included Quad Core CPUs into their notebooks. The 15" and > 17" models offer Quad Core CPUs using the Intel2.2GHz Quad Core > 2720QM<http://www.macrumors.com/c.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fark.intel.com%2FProduct.aspx%3Fid%3D50067&t=1298554807> > and 2.0GHz Quad Core > 2630QM<http://www.macrumors.com/c.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fark.intel.com%2FProduct.aspx%3Fid%3D52219&t=1298554807>. > While many applications may not take advantage of all 4 cores, these new > Sandy Bridge processors include Intel's Turbo Boost > 2.0<http://www.macrumors.com/c.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.intel.com%2Ftechnology%2Fturboboost%2F&t=1298554807>, > which should increase the speed of the remaining cores when the others are > underutilized. > > Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 automatically allows processor cores to > run faster than the base operating frequency if it's operating below power, > current, and temperature specification limits. > The maximum Turbo clock speeds for the 2720QM and 2630QM are 3.2GHz and > 2.9GHz respectively. > > Apple has also introduced a hybrid Thunderbolt/mini Display port on the new > MacBook Pros. This represents Intel's Light Peak technology which is said to > offer high speed connections and is expected to replace the need for USB > 3.0. We expect to hear more about it this afternoon at Intel's press > conference. From Apple's PR: > > “Thunderbolt is a revolutionary new I/O technology that delivers an amazing > 10 gigabits per second and can support every important I/O standard which is > ideal for the new MacBook Pro.” > > The new models are at the Apple > Store<http://www.macrumors.com/c.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fstore.apple.com&t=1298554807> > : > > -17" 1920x1200 Display. 2.2Ghz *Quad* i7. 4GB RAM. 750GB HD. AMD 6750M > 1GB. $2499 > -15" Display. 2.2GHz *Quad* i7. 750GB HD. AMD 6490M. $1799. > -15" 1440x900 Display. 2.0GHz *Quad* i7. 4GB RAM. 500GB HD. AMD 6490M > 256MB. $1799 > -13" Display. 2.7GHz Dual i5. 4GB RAM. 500GB HD. $1499 > -13" Display. 2.3GHz Dual i5. 4GB RAM. 320GB HD. $1199 > > (Still filling in specs, as we get them) > Sent from Ronni's iPad > > On 24/02/2011, at 8:55 PM, Daniel Kerr < <wa...@macwizardry.com.au> > wa...@macwizardry.com.au> wrote: > > > Look out..the "Thunderbolt" is coming! > MacRumors has some specs already. They look good (if true) :o) > > I would have replied sooner,...but (a) just got home and (b) have finally > just got power back on after 13 hours of it being off!! > Thanks Western Power,..you were so on with your "timed outage" from 8am > (which was really 7.40am off) and back on by 2pm (and it came on at > 8.40pm). > Not happy,...... > > Kind Regards > Daniel > > > On 24/2/11 8:57 PM, "Ronda Brown" < <ro...@mac.com>ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > > <<http://www.tuaw.com/2011/02/24/the-apple-store-is-down-new-macbook-pros-inbou><http://www.tuaw.com/2011/02/24/the-apple-store-is-down-new-macbook-pros-inbou> > http://www.tuaw.com/2011/02/24/the-apple-store-is-down-new-macbook-pros-inbou > > nd/> > > > > Sent from Ronni's iPad > > > On 24/02/2011, at 8:24 PM, Susan Hastings < <susanhasti...@me.com> > susanhasti...@me.com> wrote: > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > > Archives - < <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > > Guidelines - < <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > > Unsubscribe - < <wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au <wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>> > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > > Archives - < <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > > Guidelines - < <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > > Unsubscribe - < <wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au <wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>> > > > > --- > Daniel Kerr > MacWizardry > > Phone: 0414 795 960 > Email: <daniel @ macwizardry . com . au> > Web: < <http://www.macwizardry.com.au>http://www.macwizardry.com.au> > > > **For everything Macintosh** > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - < <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - < <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - < <wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au <wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>> > > > > ------------------------------ > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - > <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au<wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
