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MacBook and MacBook Pro Repair Document Leaked, Confirms 'Late 2008' Update
Posted by Jesus Diaz at 7:39 AM on October 13, 2008
In case you needed more, here's a proof that seems to completely confirm that--as expected--both the MacBook and MacBook Pro will be updated this Tuesday at the Apple MacBook 2008 event in Cupertino, where heads may be rolling after a PDF document referring to the "MacBook/MacBook Pro (Late 2008)" line was accidentally posted today in their support site. The document--now gone from Apple servers--details the full procedure for replacing the display in the new notebooks. [MacRumors]
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jewsrock
Posted 9:13 AM 13/10/08
@discounteggroll
Logic board is a small change. I'm talking about serious changes that matter to the consumer. Visible changes.
jewsrock
discounteggroll
Posted 9:08 AM 13/10/08
@jewsrock:
every revision with even little changes like wiring, capacitor location and the such will get it's own (early/mid/late year) separation. the logic boards that the late 2007 and early 2008 are significantly different and completely incompatible when switched
discounteggroll
bestpersonintheunivers
Posted 9:07 AM 13/10/08
@ZetaCrossfire: No, but most people are too scared of teh fanboiz to say anything. And when they do, they are viciously e-mauled.
bestpersonintheunivers
LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
Posted 9:07 AM 13/10/08
Yes! I was 99.9% sure we were gettin' new MacBook Pro, but now 100% sure!
I have my Amex locked and loaded!
LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
bnsqueak
Posted 9:06 AM 13/10/08
Well...no shit.
bnsqueak
discounteggroll
Posted 9:04 AM 13/10/08
@A-Veev:
to access the airport card? all you have to remove (on both models) is the battery, ram door (on macbook) and top case...nothing involving the display at all
discounteggroll
jewsrock
Posted 9:00 AM 13/10/08
The fact that it says "Late 2008" means the update is very small. Like how they call the 5th Generation iPod "iPod Video" but they call the 5.5G iPods "iPod Video (Late 2006)".
[support.apple.com]
jewsrock
A-Veev
Posted 8:57 AM 13/10/08
@discounteggroll: You have to remove the display to access the parts.
A-Veev
A-Veev
Posted 8:57 AM 13/10/08
Guys, in all fairness to the rumor mill, there's no reason to get into a tizzy about this one. It wasn't too revealing, and aside from the "late '08" part of it, everything the document revealed is known.
The tagline of the invitations is "the spotlight turns to notebooks" -- So assuming that the Macbook, Pro or Air are going to get some attention is pretty safe.
A-Veev
ZetaCrossfire
Posted 8:56 AM 13/10/08
am i the only person who hates apple?
ZetaCrossfire
discounteggroll
Posted 8:55 AM 13/10/08
actually, this part was peculiar: It says to install airport card on replacement display assembly. Did they move it from where it was originally to the display?
discounteggroll
jewsrock
Posted 8:52 AM 13/10/08
This was on-purpose. Apple would never do this.
jewsrock
A-Veev
Posted 8:52 AM 13/10/08
Tuesday couldn't be here fast enough at this point.
A-Veev
Clancycoop
Posted 8:50 AM 13/10/08
For those of you that thought the invitation to the notebook event wasn't enough.
Clancycoop
discounteggroll
Posted 8:48 AM 13/10/08
oooohhhhhhh
GSX police are gonna start kicking ass and pulling accounts
-and you thought returning a logic board with the RAM chip still in it was bad...
discounteggroll
A-Veev
Posted 8:47 AM 13/10/08
The document revealed absolutely nothing technical at all. It simply referenced wi-fi all over the place, which is nothing new.
A-Veev
Sir Gibler
Posted 8:45 AM 13/10/08
epic fail
Sir Gibler
LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
Posted 9:34 AM 13/10/08
@ZetaCrossfire:
Hey. I've had loads of problems with Apple, including 3rd degree burns to my leg and a nasty bloated battery. But I really enjoy the products overall. On the other hand at most schools and work places windows is forced upon you. Like that awful ribbon in Office. But hey, you probably aren't forced to used a mac so why so much hate? Dislike I understand, but hating takes a lot of energy!
LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E
Posted 10:01 AM 13/10/08
@ZetaCrossfire: 8 iPods in a six month period still sounds like mighty bad odds. After the second or third time around, I would've been wary of making the jump again. How did you manage to go through that many without being a bit more hesitant?
Also, how did they taste?
Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E
ZetaCrossfire
Posted 9:45 AM 13/10/08
@LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M:
iv gone through 8 ipods within a 6 month period and since then i just dont really like apple products. also enver liked there OS
ZetaCrossfire
radikaled
Posted 10:10 AM 13/10/08
I dunno about everyone else but... that signifies a significant change in the design if the airport card is installed in the display assembly.
radikaled
A-Veev
Posted 10:44 AM 13/10/08
Historically, the stock will decline during, after the announcements. @vgart:
A-Veev
vgart
Posted 10:29 AM 13/10/08
Hope Stock Market doesn't sink on Tuesday.
vgart
Joseph
Posted 10:27 AM 13/10/08
I bet whoever posted that wishes that life had a ctrl (command for people) + z right now.
Joseph
NetWeight
Posted 11:04 AM 13/10/08
I wish people would say "epic fail" more often. Don't see that too much.
NetWeight
buckeye17
Posted 10:56 AM 13/10/08
@Joseph: I can see Apple having done this to get more buzz going before the event.
buckeye17
Schalliol
Posted 11:58 AM 13/10/08
@LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M: 3rd Degree? Really? Was it an explosion? When my laptop feels hot, I remove it.
Schalliol
supercollider
Posted 12:38 PM 13/10/08
@NetWeight: Real shame, right? Just like a great song on the radio, brilliant internet memes get wasted by idiots using them far too loosely.
supercollider
Sir Gibler
Posted 12:53 PM 13/10/08
i see how it is...
Sir Gibler
frigg
Posted 1:35 PM 13/10/08
@bestpersonintheunivers: Not anymore. Now that Apple is mainstream, teh fanboiz bash it, and +comments are the ones viciously e-mauled.
frigg
ZetaCrossfire
Posted 3:00 PM 13/10/08
@frigg: well i kept getting them because everone else had them and i couldent find a more reliable one.. then my friend recommended me a zune and since iv have it, it hasent broken once even though its taken a beating over the year
ZetaCrossfire
medopal
Posted 3:32 PM 13/10/08
if Apple put this on-purpose then it mean one thing, "We, Apple, are not producing anything new like people expected, just a case redesign"
People here on Giz and AppleInsider are expecting new Macbook only line, but with this leak, Apple is saying it (whispering) we will not merge the lines, its only a small update u dumb a%^@^%
medopal
VakeroRokero
Posted 6:29 PM 13/10/08
@LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M: Glad someone here still has money.
VakeroRokero
Wess
Posted 9:27 PM 13/10/08
YEAH!!! I WAS KINDA DOUBTING THAT WIFI WOULD COME ON THIS NOTEBOOK! I AM SO RELIEVED! does anyone else here feel light headed?
Wess
Joseph
Posted 11:34 PM 13/10/08
@buckeye17: Does Apple really need more buzz?--Almost everyone I know plans to make their next computer a Mac.
Joseph
MadCow234
Posted 11:41 AM 14/10/08
@jewsrock:
So, according to you, the switch to Intel was a small change because it wasn't visible? I would have to disagree. Significant changes don't constitute visual changes, and visa verse. Most significant changes are hardware changes that can't be seen without taking the device apart. For instance, if they had a "one more thing" moment at the end of Tuesday's keynote and said "The iPhone will now come in 32 gig flavors", that would be a significant change, and yet not visible. But if they said "The iPhone will now come in purple, blue, and yellow", I would in no way consider that significant, but it would be very visible. Now, which one do you think would be matter more to the consumer? I'm gonna go with the 32 gig upgrade. But that's just me.
MadCow234
TheronNovellus
Posted 3:55 AM 14/10/08
Isn't step one normally remove the battery, or the topcase, or something like that, this is indicating that the clutch cover for the display would be on the outside of the machine, or that this article is completely fake.
TheronNovellus
MatildaHaeru
Posted 9:03 AM 13/10/08
Somethings starting to bug me... This apple secrecy things, the random "oh oops I've shown them what we're doing" things keep happening right before events. I think the whole "leaks" thing is pretty much controlled by apple. IE "Hey our stocks aren't moving much" "yer, should we release a little teaser for what's to come?" "That sounds great, it'll get everyone hyped and talking about us".
MatildaHaeru
OpenPotion
Posted 10:47 PM 14/10/08
@NetWeight: Yeah, so original... I wonder if I would sound cool if I used that phrase in real life with my non-techie friends...Epic Fail! "What?" "Oh sorry, it's just REALLY cool tech-talk... you wouldn't understand." When they shake their head at my nerdiness I can mumble it under my breath..."epic fail."
OpenPotion