Apple Store Offline, Rumors Point to New Laptops

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Jeff Gamet

8:12 AM, Feb. 9th ET, 2010

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Apple's online retail Web site went offline Tuesday morning, leading to speculation that the company is about to introduce updated versions of its MacBook Pro lineup.

Recent rumors have been pointing to the release of MacBook Pro models sporting Intel's new i5 or i7 processors. If so, the new laptops would likely offer substantial performance improvements and longer battery life compared to the current models.

Be sure to check in with TMO for our coverage of any new product announcements Apple may have up its sleeve.

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Lee Dronick

said on February 9th, 2010 at 8:42 AM (Edited: 10/18/2011 6:20 PM):

I wonder if this afternoon we will be reading stories such as this:

“Apple surprised the tech world by shipping the iPad over a month early. Even more surprising is that the iPad has both front and rear facing cameras, an HDMI port, and is Flash enabled. AAPL stock dropped on the news that the new iPads will be $50.00 cheaper than originally announced.”

Anyway, I have money set aside for both a new MacBook for me and an iPad for my wife.

geoduck

said on February 9th, 2010 at 10:21 AM (Edited: 01/26/2012 2:46 PM):

It seems to be back. I’m not seeing any changes.

Jeff Gamet said on February 9th, 2010 at 10:50 AM:

Looks like the only new item is Aperture 3. As I said on Twitter, if Apple’s online store needed to be down that long just to add Aperture 3, someone needs to introduce those people to WordPress.

geoduck

said on February 9th, 2010 at 10:57 AM (Edited: 01/26/2012 2:46 PM):

Or maybe they just wanted to fake everyone out.
LOL

ibuck

said on February 9th, 2010 at 11:17 AM (Edited: 04/17/2010 2:52 PM):

An Amazon email touts an iPod blowout sale.
I haven’t been watching this, but did prices on iPods change? Did the 16 GB iPod Touch disappear?

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