Quad Core, Thunderbolt In New MacBook Pros

Although as I write this the store is still down, the Apple web site has officially published the specs for the revised MacBook Pros, which top out at 2.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 for the 17" as well as offering a 512GB solid state drive. Somehow I don't think my boss will let me expense the one I want.

Resolution

[jevring]

Nowhere does it say anything about screen resolution. Why is it that people seem to think that the physical size (in inches) of the screen is the only thing that matters?

How many slashdot icons does Apple get?

[Missing.Matter]

They have the Apple logo, iOS logo, iPhone, and Macbook. Why does apple get so many special Slashdot icons?

Re:How many slashdot icons does Apple get?

[Rary]

They have the Apple logo, iOS logo, iPhone, and Macbook. Why does apple get so many special Slashdot icons?

Meanwhile, Microsoft gets a dated sci-fi reference attached to a dated image of a guy who doesn't work there anymore.

Re:iPad

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

Or Apple could get really crazy and issue a firmware update that allows the iPhone/iPad to optionally wirelessly sync in the background when at home/on the charger, so that "syncing" could take advantage of wireless networking and network storage capabilities(which things like the time capsule indicate that Apple can certainly handle) rather than being pretty much exactly identical to what Pilot 1000 owners were doing in 1996...

Re:How many slashdot icons does Apple get?

[Kjella]

Most of the Apple "news" tends to be advertisements. Like this story.

And yet pretty much every tech site feel a need to post what is essentially free slashvertisements for Apple, otherwise people think they're out of touch with current trends. Of course slashdot being full of IT people and engineers hate all that branding, advertising, marketing and so on but you can't deny that the free publicity is a huge, huge business asset. Dell or HP or Acer releasing a new laptop model gets a meh on a few computer sites, that's all..

Re:Number of Apple stories in last three days

[commodore6502]

>>>un-checking the "Apple" category

I don't mind reading Apple stories.
I mind reading the SAME "rumors about macbook" story three times in three days.

Re:can't expense that much?

[angel'o'sphere]

well, buy a pc. get more for less. and there's some good chassis too available(and they come with built in 3g, bluray, esata, usb3 etc etc). they'll even work nicely with your old firewire devices ;).

I assume you just make fun, but I don't get why people repeat this. I don't even want to start arguing about prices and quality ....

If i buy a PC ... you know ... then ... think about it: obviously then I have a PC, right? And not a Mac. So how can buying a PC be more when in fact it is of zero value for me?
Your comparison is like if I want to buy a horse and you come and tell me: "hey for the same money you get two cows! You can ride cows, too! And you can train them to pull lumber out of the wood as well, and you can even use them to pull your coach! Clearly a cow is far cheaper and superior over a horse!"

Sorry mate: I want a horse not a stinking cow. I'm well aware that a horse costs slightly more than a cow. But I value having the horse higher than I miss the extra bucks I spend. After all my new shiny horse "works out of the box" and I don't have to teach it tricks to do what I want (installing drivers, reinstalling the OS every 4 to 12 weeks, being pissed of by Internet Exploder interferences ... does all not happen on my Mac).

angel'o'sphere

Re:Thunderbolt

[patniemeyer]

LightPeak is a much cooler name... and less ambiguous as a search term... and less childish sounding.

Re:How many slashdot icons does Apple get?

[internic]

Firefly was pretty well liked and dates from the 21st century.

Re:How many slashdot icons does Apple get?

[Anubis IV]

And yet, somehow, these make sense. Apple is known widely for its recent products, while Microsoft is mostly known for its older ones and for Gates. The Ballmer years have not been kind to them.

Re:Number of Apple stories in last three days

[MobileTatsu-NJG]

Dozens.

Overkill much?

Quad Core, Thunderbolt In New MacBook Pros 247 Comments
Apple in Talks to Improve Sound Quality of Music Downloads: 429 Comments
MacBook Pro Specs Leaked, iPad Event March 2: 352 Comments
Apple To Unveil Light Peak, New MacBook Pros This Week?305 Comments
Last.Fm Founder Criticizes Apple Over Music Subscription Fees: 218 Comments
Steve Jobs Health Worries Escalate: 520 Comments
Apple To Keep 30% of Magazine Subscription Revenue: 381 Comments
Why Dumbphones Still Dominate, For Now: 618 Comments
Will the Apple TV Become a Gaming Platform? 194 Comments
Vatican Bans IOS Confession App: 323 Comments
iPhone Attack Reveals Passwords In Six Minutes: 186 Comments
Pirated App Sold On Mac App Store: 334 Comments

Yeah, overkill. Slashdot's really ramming this down our throats. It's not like we're screaming at Slashdot to keep publishing Apple stories or anything.