As much as I'd love a Core i7 MBP to replace my late 2006 Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz MBP, I'm not touching any laptop upgrade until they come with USB 3.0/Bluetooth 3.0. Anyone looking to upgrade their laptops really needs to be a little patient at a time like now... #corei7macbookpro
@TheSonOfKrypton: Great point...didint even think of the new USB/BT standards...i was hoping to jump on the current model w/ pricedrop once new ones are out
@TheSonOfKrypton: i know its so sad... i got a decent laptop then they go announce new stuff like usb 3.0 and bluetooth 3.0
and then they make my pain worse by saying its backward compatible... c'mon i need the BEST hardware. its rubbin' it in my face by making me use usb 3.0 hardware with my usb port #corei7macbookpro
@TheSonOfKrypton: Totally agree. USB 3.0 will be a massive update and totally worth the wait. Hell, maybe we'll even see that Light based technology that Intel is working with them on. We can wish for it at least haha. #corei7macbookpro
@TheSonOfKrypton: Yep—Quad Core, USB 3.0/BT 3.0, and mature SSD drives. Still loving my early '07 MBP—only thing that I really desire is the 7-8hr. battery life on the new unibody Macs. #corei7macbookpro
@midwestkel: The NBC display TV behind everybody in the video has a picture of a MacBook Pro on it (about three feet across in size) with the Windows 7 boot logo on the screen. #windows7launch
I turn on the Today show every morning. I call it "intelligence-validating television" because I always feel like I'm so much smarter than the average Today show viewer after I see what they're covering. If you haven't seen the show, they have a number of repeating segments. There's "child abduction du jour", "household item du jour that will kill you", "Dr. Nancy Snyderman's vaccination message du jour" and "idiotic moron du jour from YouTube or CNN that wants his 15 minutes of fame". When I leave the house, I feel like a million dollars. It's fabulous. #windows7launch
I think it's kinda good for MS. It shows Win 7 can run on anything. It's also good that Ballmer didn't go crazy because I wouldn't want to read all the articles with crazy Ballmer photophops afterward. #windows7launch
Mac laptops are popular display items and make for nice presentations on television. Even generic commercials featuring pharmaceutical A has a debranded Powerbook or Macbook Pro. #windows7launch
Come on, we all know one of the best Windows 7 machine is Macbook Pro. Many macbook pro users are gonna end up buying a copy of Windows 7 anyway. Just hope apple or microsoft will release drivers to improve the battery life of Windows 7 on macbook. #windows7launch
@happycamperjack: Plus that retail copy of Windows is a better margin for them than the license you get when you buy a new PC I'm sure. #windows7launch
@UnderLoK: Maybe some years ago before HP bought them and made them a budget brand. ;) I still remember actually having a pretty nice Compaq laptop...it did cost a bit of money though. #windows7launch
@snoop_dizzle: Compaq servers were great. I used to work for a HP/Compaq reseller back in the day and spent most of my time working on Proliants and LH3's. #windows7launch
This is timely. I have a 500GB 7200RPM drive in mine, but never had any issue with it until yesterday, when it started clicking loudly. It's actually not doing it right now, so I probably won't know for a while if this update fixes it.
Hasn't appeared in my software updater but will this fix:
1) My ability to upload a file or photo online (say to Facebook) without the beachball coming up the first time I try?
2) The Firefox beachball every hour or so?
3) Mail shutting down if an email is too long?
4) Mail downloading hundreds of already deleted emails every couple of days?
5) My capslock light coming on randomly?
@twoeightnine: I can relate with the first 2 issues, unfortunately. With Leopard I didn't get the beachball very often, but with SL I am getting it about once an hour.
For the next 2 points, may I recommend not using Mail? In my experience it is a horrible piece of software. Have you tried Postbox?
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Still cant afford them and wont be able to for a while, but can always drool over them. #corei7macbookpro
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If it's clicking, I HIGHLY suggest that you back up all of the data on the hard drive. Sounds like it's about to die to me. #appleperformanceupdate10
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1) My ability to upload a file or photo online (say to Facebook) without the beachball coming up the first time I try?
2) The Firefox beachball every hour or so?
3) Mail shutting down if an email is too long?
4) Mail downloading hundreds of already deleted emails every couple of days?
5) My capslock light coming on randomly?
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For the next 2 points, may I recommend not using Mail? In my experience it is a horrible piece of software. Have you tried Postbox?
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