I have a pending order for a new 15″ 2.33 Ghz Macbook Pro, which was placed within 24 hours of the announcement last week (webstore blocked me out until about 7AM Tuesday). It was CTO, the options selected were glossy screen and a USB modem. It was listed as “ship on or before Nov. 3” until, of course, Nov. 3rd, at which point I received an e-mail indicating an “unanticipated delay” and a new ship date of “on or before Nov. 29.”
Month: November 2006
Next iPod Color? Bluetooth
I don’t know about you but I don’t want Bluetooth on my iPod for wireless headphones. The range and sound quality issues that plague Bluetooth mobile phone headsets would only be magnified on an iPod. BT might be useful for music syncing though… You can bet that Apple will be keeping a close eye on […]
Hands On: Apple’s New iPod Shuffle
No question about it: Apple’s new iPod Shuffle is minuscule: It’s smaller than a matchbook, slimmer than a microcassette, and light enough that you could clip it on your shirt and not even stretch the fabric. In my first hands-on experience with the updated Shuffle, I found it a worthy player for the price–provided that […]
C2D MacBook Rumor: 13 November
This looks like either a typo or wishful thingking… Play.com posts a product listing for a Core 2 Duo MacBook duo for release on November 13th, 2006. The accompanying specs simply describe the current 2GHz Core Duo MacBook, however, so no additional details are available. MacRumors.com: Core 2 Duo MacBook – November 13?
Apple Insider takes a look at some of the changes in the new C2D MBP (MeromBook). Some interesting nuggets including the right speaker’s new single-piece design, the wire bundle connectors taken from the 13″ MacBook and of course, FireWire 800 and 802.11n. The processor The larger L2 cache means that the transistor count in the […]