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14 Oct
11:05AM PDT: That’s it for this Apple’s event. We’ll be back with more news and analysis in the following days. We’ll thank Engadget, Gizmodo and Slashgear for being there. If you have questions and comments, well, don’t hesitate.
11:03AM PDT: No Apple netbook is going to arrive any time soon. As for the glossy glass screens you will be stuck with them. There’s no matte screen option. Touchscreen Macs aren’t coming anytime soon either.
10:57AM PDT: The new NVIDIA is being used first by Apple but others might get it soon. There’ no HDMI as it is limited in resolution. The Display Port is going to be used instead of that. There’s no Blu-ray as Steve says it’s “a bag of hurt”. The 17 inch Pro is being refreshed today although they don’t have any prices to offer. These are the answer to some of the most relevant questions from the audience.
10:54AM PDT: While they are answering questions over at Apple’s event. In the mean time, what do you think about the new MacBooks? Remember that later on today you will be able to watch the whole keynote over at Apple’s site.
10:53AM PDT: 110/70 is Steve’s blood pressure. That’s a good thing. He didn’t make any other remarks, but as always he managed to get lots of laughs.
10:49AM PDT: It looks like Apple’s official are ending the event by emphasizing again the new manufacturing process and design.
10:47AM PDT: Jonathan Ives is talking about how great the new MacBooks are. And about the whole manufacturing process.
10:45AM PDT: The models will be in stores tomorrow. Upgrades include 4GB of RAM, 320GB 5,400rpm HDD, 128GB SSD, and DVI, dual-DVI and VGA adapters.
10:42AM PDT: The 13.3 inch version will be $700 cheaper than the Pro. It will cost $1299. For $1599 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo CPU and 2GB of RAM, 250GB HDD with backlit keyboard and slot-load drive
10:39AM PDT: A new MacBook is revealed. Like the Pro but smaller. It will have an entry price from $1099 to $999 - that’s the regular MacBook we know right now. It has the same case like the Pro, the NVIDIA 9400M chipset and it’s the “new generation MacBook”. We were expecting this new MacBook too.
10:37AM PDT: A new Cinema Display with backlighting is announced. It’s 24 inches, 1920 x 1200 resolution and stereo speakers. It has a MagSafe connector, 3 USB ports, iSIght and microphone. It will cost $899 in November.
10:37AM PDT: $1799 for the Air with 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM and 120GB HDD. $2499 for the Air with 1.86GHz CPU and 128GB SSD. Both available in November.
10:36AM PDT: The MacBook Air will get an 128GB SSD upgrade and a mini display port. The standard is 120GB HDD with a NVIDIA 9400M card.
10:34AM PDT: The 15.4 inch MacBook Pros are shipping out today in a 37% smaller packaging which got Apple the EPEAT Gold Award.
10:33M PDT: $2499 for 2.53GHz CPU, double the cache, 4GB RAM, double graphics memory and 320GB HDD
10:33AM PDT: $1999 for 15.4-inch 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo 2GB of DDR3 RAM, NVIDIA 9400 and 9600
10:31AM PDT: Ethernet, firewire 800, two USB and mini display port, an ExpressCard slot, an optional SSD, in/out audio, built-in WiFi N and Bluetooth. These are the features of the slimmest MacBook Pro to date: 0.95 inch thickness.
10:30AM PDT: There’s of course the slot-load drive, magsafe power connector and the battery indicator which has been moved to the side. With the 9600M GT you will get around 5 hours of battery time instead of 4.
10:29AM PDT: The NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics will be used in the new MacBook Pros. Together with it a 9600M GT will be included. You can switch between them, or have just the integrated 9600M GT running for better battery life.
10:27AM PDT: Steve Jobs has actually passed around the shell so those attending live would get a their hands on the aluminum case. Too bad we aren’t there to get our hands on it already!
10:24AM PDT: The new MacBook Pro is introduced. It’s like we’ve suspected it would look like. Precision aluminum unibody enclosure, LED-backlit display, next generation GPU, multitouch trackpad, mini display port connector, built-in iSight and microphone, “Sudden motion sensor”, backlit keyboard, new magnetic latch.
10:23AM PDT: Here are the new actions:
10:21AM PDT: The touchpad, as we heard, was changed completely. It’s made of glass and it’s 39% larger than current trackpads. It has no buttons as it’s a whole button itself. You can setup multiple virtual buttons and there are 4 new finger gestures to control the OS.
10:18AM PDT: Apple has been talking to NVIDIA, according to Steve Jobs, as the company had a new graphics product. The NVIDIA GeForce 9400 M. It’s a single die with chipset and GPU. It has 16 parallel graphics core, 54 gflops of performance. It’s 5 times faster than the current GPU in MacBook Pros (the NVIDIA 8600M).
10:16AM PDT: The case is made by rough-cutting it first followed by the making of the key holes. Instead of bolting things together to make it a whole, the remove material from a “Brick” of aluminum to come to the final shape.
10:15AM PDT: “We’ve been looking for a better way, and we think we’ve found it” They refer to the MacBook Air. The notebook wouldn’t have been possible if they would have used the old building process. That’s where creating the case out of a solid piece of aluminum comes into place.
10:13AM PDT: Current models have the internal frame filled with components and which is bolted to a pressed baseplate.
10:12AM PDT: Steve Jobs is back on the stage with Jonathan Ives. Now they are talking about building the new laptops. They wanted something light but strong. Aluminum comes to mind!
10:10AM PDT: Like always we have numbers from Apple. One out of every three dollars is spent on a Mac in the USA. Apple’ marketshare is at 17.6%. 39% that’s the unit share for computers in education. 50% is the number of Macs at major universities; up from 15%. Q1 to Q3 Mac sales in 2008 already equal sales for 2007.
10:07AM PDT: 400,000 people come in the Apple Stores a day. 50% of those that end up buying a map are new to the whole Apple hardware and freeware.
10:04AM PDT: Steve says that Windows on a Mac “sends shivers up my spine”. Microsoft’s Vista is seen as a bad step for Microsoft; a step which has contributed to Macs’ recent success
10:03AM PDT: Tim Cook is talking now. Apple has sold 2.5 million Macs in the last quarter. They are better computers with better software.
10:00AM PDT: Steve Jobs is out on stage, and he will have some stories about how notebooks were made.
9:53AM PDT: Apple’s MacBook event is about to start. We will be covering it live for you. Stay tuned for the hottest news from Steve Jobs’ keynote. Unfortunately we aren’t in California at this time but we will virtually cover “The Spotlight Turns to Notebooks” event live.
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