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I thought it would be cool to have a running tally of everything being announced at WWDC today. So, to start, first up is the new 15" MacBook Pro, which now as a *non-removable* battery similar to the 17" model (big UGH!!).

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Phil Schiller keynote live from WWDC 2009
 
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Starts at $1699 (that's good, but still doesn't offset the lack of an ExpressCard slot - did I say UGH??!!!)...now available with 3.06GHz CPU... up to 8GB RAM and 500GB HDD.
 
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ExpressCard slot is GONE, replacing it is an SD card slot (isn't that kind of backwards?).
 
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Seeing as how the vast majority of people used the ExpressCard slot for card readers, I'd have to say it's more along the lines of simplifying things rather than taking a step backward.

I'm not too wild with those whole build in battery concept. Mainly because it prevents access to upgrading components.
 
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Kash said:
Seeing as how the vast majority of people used the ExpressCard slot for card readers, I'd have to say it's more along the lines of simplifying things rather than taking a step backward.
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Sorry, I prefer choice - like an ESATA card, or a 3G card without having a dongle hanging out of a USB port, when I only have 2 to begin with. Definitely not cool IMO.
 
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Looks like your wish was granted, Firewire port on the regular Macbooks. Or should I say the new 13" Macbook Pros ;P
 
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Ooh! Price cuts all over the place. This is great!! So, the Alu MacBooks are now just 13" MacBook Pros? Nicely done.
 
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17" drops to $2499.
 
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Price drops across the board, especially with the Macbook Air. Looks like SSD prices have dropped significantly since the launch of the MBA
 
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Price drops across the board, especially with the Macbook Air. Looks like SSD prices have dropped significantly since the launch of the MBA
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It's about time too... you know my feelings on the MBA. Another $500 and they've got it about right ;)
 
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Finally starting to talk about Snow Leopard. Some of this stuff we already know.
 
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I concur ;P
 
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Snow Leopard improvements:

1. Exchange support
2. Rewritten Finder
3. Freed up to 6GB of disk space in OS install, installs also 45% faster.
4. New Expose mode, launched from Dock (zooms into window)
5. Scaling of Finder icons.
6. AI-assisted text selection in Peview.
7. Handwriting recognition on trackpad?!
 
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Safari 4 is being released today (finally).
 
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Ooh! Price cuts all over the place. This is great!! So, the Alu MacBooks are now just 13" MacBook Pros? Nicely done.
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Haha, hey cwa107, remember a few hours ago when we thought that the Macs wouldn't be at WWDC? Boy were we wrong, what a surprise this was!
 
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Haha, hey cwa107, remember a few hours ago when we thought that the Macs wouldn't be at WWDC? Boy were we wrong, what a surprise this was!
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Oh yes, open mouth, insert foot! :D
 
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Snow Leopard is $29 for current Leopard users, for Intel Macs only. $49 for the Family Pack. Available this September.

Holy cow.
 
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$30 Snow Leopard upgrade. Woot!
 
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iPhone news is coming up now. I have a feeling there won't be too many surprised here, so updates will be a little slower...
 

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