Apple Store down

updated 07:00 am EST, Tue February 9, 2010

New MacBook Pros likely


Apple has taken its online store down this morning in what is likely the first instance of a publicly available product update for this year. The company hasn't provided any clues of its own but does so after Best Buy deleted current MacBook Pros from its purchasable inventory, paving the way for new updates.

Leaks have pointed to at least a 2.66GHz Core i7 MacBook Pro being available, although it's assumed that some systems will also use Core i5. The new dual-core processors are potentially much faster than the existing Core 2 Duo as they can overclock when running single-threaded programs and can at times perform like quad-core processors through Intel's Hyperthreading.


By Electronista Staff

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  1. heyjp

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Feb 2009

    +5

    Ordering for iPads too?

    I'm betting we can pre-order iPads too when the store comes alive.

    Jp


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  1. Feathers

    Grizzled Veteran

    Joined: Oct 1999

    -10

    What will be wrong with them?

    [sarc] Oh I can't wait... what will the (unacknowledged) problem be this time? Dodgy screens, dodgy graphics chipsets, purple spots? Yet another new graphics connector? No USB ? What can Apple do to enflame the faithful? [/sarc]


  1. iphonerulez

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Nov 2008

    +4

    Apple was merely waiting for FCC approval

    on the iPads so maybe pre-orders will happen. Then the rumors will start about whether Apple's iPad is getting many pre-orders or not and analysts will calculate some guesswork numbers on whether the iPad will be an iSuccess or an iFlop.

    I'm sure there'll be some bitching by the faithful if the new MacBook Pro doesn't offer USB 3. They hate paying extra for "old" technology.


  1. jarod

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Apr 2005

    +1

    YEEHA!

    Turbo-charged Core i7.... here I come!!!! :D


  1. cmoney

    Mac Enthusiast

    Joined: Sep 2000

    +3

    Aperture 3

    According to Gizmodo, Aperture 3 is out today. Hopefully they add in Micro 4/3rds support.


  1. FastAMX79

    Junior Member

    Joined: Sep 2000

    +1

    Sweet!!

    My old 2003 PB G4 died this past summer (graphics card died) so I've been waiting for a refresh for some time now! Hopefully these are the i7 Macbook Pros comin!! I'm getting tired of using my wife's Mac Mini =)


  1. charlituna

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Sep 2009

    +6

    10 minutes and it was back

    the new 64 bit only Aperture 3. no sign of anything else. including no preorders just yet


  1. Ochickenboy

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Feb 2010

    +4

    i don't see a change

    did i miss something? is there still a possibility of them making the update to the mbp line later in the day? or is the aperture addition it?


  1. FastAMX79

    Junior Member

    Joined: Sep 2000

    +5

    ah man...

    The store was down for almost 2 hours and the only change is Aperture 3. Oh well... my wait for the MBP refresh continues


  1. testudo

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Aug 2001

    +6

    wow

    How hard is it for Apple to update their web site that they need to take it down for two hours to update one minor product's pages?


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