Elitist Snob - Core 2 Duo + MacBook Pro = Crazy Delicious!

Core 2 Duo + MacBook Pro = Crazy Delicious!

Apple keeps finding more ways to drive me into bankruptcy. First they nickel and dime me with repeated assualts from iPod rollouts. Then they introduce the Mac Pro. Now comes a beefed up MacBook Pro running Intel's latest mobile processor; Core 2 Duo. This release seems to be watered down as upgrades come; aside from a new processor under the hood, nothing significant has changed over the previous models. Even pricing remains the same.

My biggest concern is the much maligned heat issue that some users complain to be so hot, the laptop can literally be used as a portable grill top. If these machines run cooler and more reliably than its predecessor, then I might bite the bullet. As it is now I don't own a Mac portable at all, in no small part to issues I keep reading about. We'll see

Check out the new MacBook Pros here.

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This entry was posted on October 24, 2006 11:54 PM and is filed under Apple , Hardware , Mac , Mobile .

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