“Apple on Tuesday introduced its next-generation 13-inch MacBooks and 15-inch MacBook Pros but was unable to ramp production of its new 17-inch model, which is now expected to make an appearance by early next year,” AppleInsider reports.
There has been “some form of delay affecting the new 17-inch models, which would have ideally made their debut this week had matters played out differently. Those people reported sightings of the larger model undergoing tests in Apple’s labs, and as would be expected, they resemble a slightly larger version of the new 15-inch MacBook Pro,” AppleInsider reports.
“As avid readers may recall, this isn’t the first time that a 17-inch MacBook Pro missed the first boat out of China,” AppleInsider reports. “The situation was nearly identical back in 2006 when Apple introduced its first ever MacBook Pro at the Macworld Expo in January… About three months after the 15-inch MacBook Pro made its debut, Apple introduced the first 17-inch MacBook Pro.”
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MacDailyNews Take: To those of you who are stuck waiting for the 17-inch MacBook Pro, we commiserate; we’re waiting for that one, too.
Size matters.
I bet it’s got seven Firewire ports. Did I mention I love spitfires?
great news I have some more time to save for the old one with mat screen.
Hmmm…. I just noticed that the 15″ MacBook Pro offers the 128GB Solid State drive as an option…. didn’t see it there before.
I was wondering where the 17″ are…
Seven firewire ports? It should give one to the MacBook
Heh heh heh.
You all wanna bet that the new macbook pro 17″ a few months from now will NOT have any firewire ports?
I say it won’t.
Isn’t it obvious by now that Steve has decided to give up on firewire? He is going to force the entire apple market to convert to USB 2.0.
@Olternaut you mean like the new Macbook Pro’s don’t have firewire? …. Oh wait..
Actually I’d rather see the “refreshed” 17 inch delayed forever. The black frame around the screen looks ugly and cheap. Apple computers start to look more and more like Dell computers. If it continues like this, I will have to stick to my current MB Pro forever …
@ Mike Nevin
Yes – 7 Firewire 3200 ports MINIMUM.
Far to Greedy though. Give one back to the MacBook Immediately! I Insist.
My bet is FW800 on the 17″.
You can add FW400 or FW800 with an ExpressCard.
Apple should really add an ExpressCard slot to the MacBook. Then users can add FW or eSATA or whatever they want.
Apple needs SOMETHING to announce at MacWorld in January!
I’ve learned to hold off buying MY Christmas present until mid January
Arrr – meant to say
Anyone up for buying a domain and starting a petition to Apple…
http://www.weresmyfirewireportgone.com
A few million names should do it…. after all, every other post would appear to be on this topic for the last 20hrs.
Speaking of Apple making a small slip – where’s ZuneTang™ got to?
Did anyone watch the keynote? I heard Steve Jobs say that the firewire 800 port would support firewire 400 peripherals with an adaptor. What’s the big deal? Onward and upward, right? I’m just pissed that it doesn’t have a floppy drive.
I’m waiting for the new 17″ too. I can’t wait to go and have a look at the new 15″ to see how it’s going to be. My current gen 17’s case is a squeaky as a trailers screen door.
i’ve had a 17″ powerbook g4 for three years; i like it, but i am going to buy a 15″ this time; it is too much of a hassle trying to use a 17″ on an airplane. the extra screen space is nice on the 17″, but if the person in front of you tips back you can’t read the screen anyway,
It’s amazing to me how many of you do not know what you are talking about.
Apple did not give up on firewire, they just ditched the 13-year old FW400 standard. The newer, faster FW800 is still in place. I only wish the the MBP had 2 of them to supplement the absence of 400.
This isn’t the first time Apple has left old technology out of a product before that it became completely useless. I still remember how everyone scoffed when they stopped putting floppy drives in their towers…
The 17″ MBP will be the first MBP to have Intel’s quad-core laptop processor. Well worth waiting for!
@ Lord Fontleroy
Zune Tang switched, he’s busy making imovies while watching apple TV and talking to his mom on an iphone about the new series of “90210” that he bought from itunes in HD.
My wish is for a 17″ MBPro with Quad-Core 3.0 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, larger battery capacity, and high-DPI LCD. Maybe EC/56 instead of EC/34?
I’m waiting for an upgrade to the Mac mini!
There’s already a FW800 port on the new MacBook Pro. What more do you need (besides an adapter to use FW400)? An EC/34 has 2.5 mbps available and can provide you with two or three more FW800 ports, plus an extra USB 2.0 port, simultaneously…
I have had 17″ since the first one came out. Will not consider downsizing – that said, I also have a MBA – but it is more for quick meetings where I need to give a “little” presentation and use the “wow” factor of the Air!
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For the longest time, I only had the 17″er… could even drive a 30″ display with it.
FW 800 – want two ports – as has already been mentioned.
I think the response at the Q&A;about the 17″ said it all. Quick answer. No elaboration. They know the demand and desire for it is VERY strong.
Cheers.
I’m with ‘conservative mac user’ and ‘Jeff’.
I predict pros will be heading for the 17″ MBP in droves now they know that it will get an nice reflective screen upon its refresh.
Also, the price of used MBPs and even PBs will be nice and healthy as others (like myself) will be sticking with the laptop that doesn’t require a FW adapter or a dark room.
That’s ok, as I’m very sure the new one will sell like hotcakes, that is until they take the thing to a location shoot and find no way to see past the glare. Been there, done that, if you haven’t, shut up. Or better still, take your MacBook out side and try to use iPhoto.
So, for now Apple does give you a choice.
We had some twenty stories on MDN recently in which commenters complained about the lack of FW on MB. However, they were the same 40 people who commented in all these stories.
I am not convinced that FW will be missed (or even noticed) by the buying masses.
There will always be a small number of us who will miss FW, ability to capture DV, hook up our FW devices (external drives, hi-res scanners, multi-channel audio interfaces) or the target mode. For the majority of those masses, though, USB2 is the only port they’ve used so far and will continue to be sufficient in the future.