Santa Rosa

acash0902 · Apr 30, 2007

wait for Santa Rosa, before switching or not? if so how long, i heard release was in may, but what does that equate to, when will they actually release them in laptops?

Ninjab3ar · Apr 30, 2007

acash0902 said:
wait for Santa Rosa, before switching or not? if so how long, i heard release was in may, but what does that equate to, when will they actually release them in laptops?

santa rosa?

MinaMACMan · Apr 30, 2007

yeah what is Santa Rosa???

Did u by any remote chance mean Leopard?!!

Thats a long stretch tho :bomb:

OSURico112 · Apr 30, 2007

i had heard possibly october for the chipset. Nothing definite yet though, was rumored to be around the release of leopard.

Prise · Apr 30, 2007

Since Leopard is being released in October, I'd imagine there is a 50/50 chance it will be with Santa Rosa.

However, on never knows...

D3v1L80Y · Apr 30, 2007

The code-name Santa Rosa refers to the fourth-generation Centrino platform, scheduled for release in May 2007.

acash0902 · Apr 30, 2007

i mean the chipset, yea i just read that it releases on may 9th, so expect mbp to release within weeks and macbook to be released a few weeks after the mbp

baggss · Apr 30, 2007

This is what I hate about the switch to Intel. These silly obsessions have invaded the Mac community. Intels marketing machine did a bang up job on the consumer in the 90s and these people can't seem to ween themselves off the teet....

Intel!!!

D3v1L80Y · Apr 30, 2007

baggss said:
These silly obsessions have invaded the Mac community.

Silly observations have always been a part of the Mac community, they are what fuel the rumor machines.
The changeover to Intel only means that there will be even more rumors and unsubstantiated prognostications about what Apple will do.
:black:

baggss · Apr 30, 2007

Silly observations? Yes, Silly Obsessions, and this is TRUELY an obsession for many, maybe. But it's one more obsession we don't need.

cheesybanana · Apr 30, 2007

baggss said:
Silly observations? Yes, Silly Obsessions, and this is TRUELY an obsession for many, maybe. But it's one more obsession we don't need.

What does it matter? Tracking technology is a hobby for some people.

Thyamine · May 1, 2007

baggss said:
Silly observations? Yes, Silly Obsessions, and this is TRUELY an obsession for many, maybe. But it's one more obsession we don't need.

Actually I've never been this way until I started looking at getting a Mac. I was content to just go and buy my MBP on my birthday, but the more I read on the forums, the more I read about analyzing Apple release schedules for hardware. I found buyers guides, and prediction websites, and people who keep telling me _not_ to buy right now because any day some new version is going to be released.

So now I'm completely paranoid about buying my MBP because I'm afraid I'm going to buy it and 2 days later someone is going to announce that Apple is releasing the next MBP version which will have all sorts of goodies. If I was still buying PCs I'd never have even thought about all this. lol

yogi · May 1, 2007

Tracking technology is all right, it's fun, but building your life and computer buying decisions around rumors that won't yield any productive results for you right aways is pure obsession and stupidity.

The "Santa Rosa" chip won't make my term papaer any better than me writing it on my G5, will it?

surfwax95 · May 1, 2007

...and what does it matter that they release a new computer 2 days after you buy yours?

Is it still not a great computer?

I don't get it.

afbuckeye05 · May 1, 2007

yes... still great computers... but everyone knows that we all want the next step up... even though within months of everybody buying the "santa rosa" or whatever the next upgrade is... something new will come out...

we wait for the next upgrade .. then something else comes out... we wait for two upgrades and something else comes out...

it doesnt matter when you buy... within 6 months something else will come out thats a little better... sometimes unnoticeable

Sptz · May 1, 2007

Yes, it's still a great computer. But obviously if the release may be on the upcoming month or something why buy when something new is about to come out? I understand his point of view since I'm in the same league as him... I am waiting, because I not only want Santa Rosa and hopefully GMAx3000 for the macbook as well as (hopefully) a redesign and more usb ports etc...

Thyamine · May 1, 2007

Exactly. Yes it's still a great computer, but if the next release has a better video card, or a faster FSB, or improved xyz, I may want that. I love my gaming, and performance is always important for that. If waiting two days makes a difference, then it makes sense to wait, however I'm not going to wait two months. It's just a matter of trying to determine what makes most sense.

knightlie · May 1, 2007

It's the same situation with cars - everyone buys a car knowing the model will be replaced within two years. And who cares what chipset is in it?

Thyamine · May 1, 2007

knightlie said:
It's the same situation with cars - everyone buys a car knowing the model will be replaced within two years. And who cares what chipset is in it?

Geeks. lol. And I'm a big geek. But like you said, obviously I'm not going to wait two years to buy a new car, but what if it was only a month? or two weeks until that new car model was released. Sure a lot of people don't care, and that's fine, but some of us do. We're just trying to make sure we make smart purchases.

MinaMACMan · May 1, 2007

How smart of purchase is it if u are gonna end up with the same problem??!

Like it was mentioned previously, What happens after Sanata Rosa's release in Macbook, 2-month later something new will pop up. Now are u gonna hold ur breath for those 2 month to get the better upgrade!

Its a crazy Cycle, and it never ends.

Cheers