MBP C2D: Who's waiting for Revision 2?

I've been waiting months for the MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo to come out and now that it has I think I'm going to wait a little longer. Given the number of technical and quality insurance problems with the recent line of MacBook's, I'm concern the 'first out of the shop' will have to go right back into the shop for repair like so many others that were first revisions.
Anyone else going to wait it out like me to see if the machine is stable before making a purchase?

ApolloX
Remember, judging anything by these boards is like judging the health of your community by visiting the Emergency Room. Only people who have problems come here, the people who don't have problems never come here. Looked at that way, it's remarkable how few people come here.
I'm just thinking its better to wait till they get any bugs worked out.
I think you're being wildly adventurous. Why not wait for Rev 4, which will hopefully fix the bugs that were introduced in Rev 3 while sorting out the bugs in Rev 2 that were missed in Rev 1.
More seriously, the time to upgrade the machine is when you need to upgrade, not at some point in the future when everything is 'perfect'. If you can wait to upgrade, then you don't need to upgrade.
Regards
TD

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I haven't heard anything as far as a new retina models. I just upgraded from a 13" mid 2012 non-retina pro to a 13" late 2013 retina pro. Either way I don't think there will be any major improvements to their retina pros if they do release a new one in the fall. I would say go ahead and get your retina now. Also Apple has a reuse and recycle program along with a student discount. You can take your old mac in and possibly get a store credit towards a new one but I doubt you'll get a huge discount. For my last MacBook, I would only have gotten about $350. But make sure you get what you need in it when you buy it because you can't upgrade the parts.

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I am in the enviable position of being able to order a Macbook/Pro on the work account since I'll be able to run Windows for work and Mac for me. Like everyone else I've been reading everything about the initial batches. I think I'll go with the black Macbook as it's more business-like and probably a better travelor than the Pro model (and it looks like my old 1400 sorta). And it has less issues.
My question is: Do manufacturers make minor revisions to the motherboards, Rom and internal stuff when they roll out a new product? In other words, is a week 30 version likely to be less troublesome than the first few batches? I am in the middle of nowhere so the nearest Apple store is 200 miles away and I don't relish the thought of traveling 3 1/2 hours to sit at a genius bar to be told "they all do that".
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Hi Mark,
the answer for that question is nobody knows except the apple people and the person that incharge on the product development and manufacturing, so could be yes or no, you might have to compare the firmware version from time to time, which is time consuming and very impractical.
The only thing that I can think of is : this forum made them elevate the quality control standard based on issues pop up in this forum.
And I used to use 1400/166 c for quite sometime, and I like the 1400 casing better but I love this new MacBook keyboard better compare to 1400.
If you have budget, go for 2 x 1 Gb, better upgrade to the fullest so you are not wasting those 2 x 512 mb if you do stagering upgrade.
Just consider upgrade the memory yourself, it is cheaper and apple has the instruction for you. If you manage to install piggyback memory upgrade on your 1400, then you will have no problem to upgrade MacBook memory yourself because this one is easier.
here is the link :
http://www.apple.com/support/macbook/diy/
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It is really bad. Does the Apple support line help? The support line in my region is not that "pro".
For the issue, I had never experience something like that on a Mac, neither MBP CD nor Mac mini CD, they can boot from each other's OSX or OSX on ext. HDDs.
I am really surprised by this problem on MBP C2D. I think it should be software issue and every one using MBP C2D should have the issue, right?

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DjABu,
You really need to get a life. Go out, take a walk, go to work, go to sleep, read a book, watch a movie....if you are just sitting there waiting for a magic email to appear, then whether it is 1 hour or 72 hours, it will seem like an eternity.
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HT5639 unable to pair my iphone 4s to my mac using bluetooth been to apple store who have told me there is a clitch and to wait for undates to cure the problem ?

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I have my iPhone 4S paired with my macbook retina, so hexonxonx's reply is incorrect.
After you pair your phone and your computer, go into network preferences on your computer. Click the bluetooth pan, check that you see your phone and click connect.
That worked for me.
If I click connect from the phone it tells me that my retina mbp isn't compatible and it forces me to forget this device. If this happens just repair it...
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Anybody gonna cancel order for 17"MBP C2D if shipping gets delayed again?

Just wondering if anybody else will want to cancel their order if our "updated" shipping date estimate is pushed back again. This is my first Apple (not including my ipod) and it has been a bad experience so far. I was looking forward to my new mac world but right now my trusty PC is looking better and better. If the delay was for something other than supply issues I might not want to get on this sinking ship.

I feel your pain...I ordered the new MBP C2D then cancelled the order, because I wanted to wait for some more feedback. I had ordered a custom configuration and when I called Apple to hold the shipment until I was got back to them they said that normally they won't do that and with it being a custom config it was not returnable. If i cancelled before shipment I would be able to in essence get a refund but in that case I wasn't even being billed for it since they don't charge the credit card until it is shipped. this all happened last night (sunday). I was made aware that if it were shipped anyway because it had already been built I could still return it for a refund since I had made the decision and it is on file with Apple before fedex got their hands on it.
fast forward to this morning.....Fedex got it before Apple pulled it from the loading dock......in the end, I don't really mind the situation. I will just drop it back at fedex. apple didn't pressure me into keeping it and even helped me expedite the return. I also don't need a replacement computer, so I am not in a bind.
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Who has a good MBP C2D display?

Sincerely, I need to know from people of have a good MBP Core 2 Duo display.
Because I just went to a Best Buy (sadly, we don't have Apple Stores over here) and had a look at a MBP Core 2 Duo matte display. I could see the uneven illumination and the white brighter stripe at the bottom of the screen. And there seem to have lots of discussion concerning the display issues!
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I get used to it and mostly ignore it while working, but when you start up the machine and it's all grey, it's always a sudden reminder that this screen is awful. it's actually a bit embarrassing given that my machine is the absolute flagship laptop that apple are currently shipping. a director/3D animator friend who saw my machine for the first time the other day was impressed by everything about it, the design, the power, the silent performance.. but when I started it up again and he saw the restart grey screen, his jaw dropped.. 'omg, take it back, that is appalling' is what he said..

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#2) hard disk making some noise
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If you are impatient and want the iphone 5 in your hand the very next day, I suggest going to the apple site and place an order for in store pickup. Originally I placed my order with verizon and had a 3-4 week wait. Then I decided to cancel the verizon order and I got myself one the very next day and didn't have to wait for long delivery dates. Here is how I did it:
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