Comparison: New MacBook Pros and two year old Revision A MacBook Pro

meh

Just buy one, you know you want to. Integrated 3G? eh, get an iPhone or other smart phone. 3G isn't everywhere, and EDGE really puts a bottleneck on things, so its not really anything more to me than another process that is going to suck the battery life to 0% quicker. Oh, by the way, INTEGRATED was spelled wrong. Sorry, but it kind of popped at me. I wouldn't mind the 3G, but I seldom find myself using my computer out of wifi range. Everyone has their preferences. You would still have to pay someone for the services, most likely at&t. Not Cool. Now, being able to tether your phone is cool. As long as your internet services are unlimited.

Maybe not an upgrade to make Intel-Mac owners to upgrade

I don't think Apple has set its hopes to convince people with a 2 year old machine to buy a new one. I guess they are aiming at a switch ewvery 3 year, so this fall /winter will probably lead to more exiting upgrades.

I more or less agree

I have a nearly identical machine except as yours except with the 100 GB 7200 RPM drive. Mine has a nearly pristine case and hasn't had any service except replacement of a dead battery that would shut down the machine before reaching empty.

I have come to nearly the same conclusion as you except that I really want a LED backlight screen. My MBP takes several minutes to reach full brightness and I find it annoying to have to keep adjusting the screen brightness down while I'm working. But this isn't enough to entice me layout the cash for the new machine.

What I want is a MBP that is thinner and lighter. Apple can leave out the increasingly useless DVD drive. I want an LED backlight screen and backlit keyboard. Better battery life (replaceable battery please.) A 128 GB or higher SSD drive would also be nice for durability though I'm not willing to pay $1000 for it. The multi-touch trackpad is nice and probably inexpensive to add.

The current CPU speeds are adequate as is the max 4GB of RAM and mid-range dual-link DVI GPU. Redesign the case to remove the DVD and make it thinner and lighter in the next generation and I'll be upgrading.

All good

Whats the problem with this update? As far as i can see they are keeping the product current and have added a few nice features including multi touch, a good speed increase and additional storage. One of the things i love about my iMAC is that im not forced to buy a new machine every 6 months to have a current machine. Even my old G4 power book still runs like a champ on the latest Leopard OS and dosent feel all that outdated considering its age.

If apple give me a good reason to upgrade every 4 years im happy, there really isnt a need to update to a new model every year, keeping the models current for a longer time seems like a good strategy to me and extends the life of my purchase.

The big update is later this year

I agree with Seth on this one. What's more, the rumblings we're starting to read about a more substantive update in June (timed with the release of Intel's new Montevina processors) are making a lot of sense.

Apple, one of the first companies to join the Blu-Ray consortium, has been atypically late to that party. How slick would it have been to time the introduction of Blu-Ray drives in laptops moments after the surrender of HD-DVD?

And do we really think that the larger real estate devoted to a multi-finger trackpad in the MacBook Air is an anomaly in the MacBook line-up? Or the use of SSDs when they can be deployed alongside hard drives to all but eliminate the wait at start-up? There's no way Apple will allow the technology in its Air line to usurp what's on offer in its flagship MacBook Pros.

Unfortunately, not all of us are shopping to replace a slightly dinged-up, but otherwise perfectly good, two-year old laptop. Some of us have been nursing a six-year old titanium PowerBook that's on its second hard drive and third display with an optical drive that hasn't worked for a year and a half. For those of us who can't wait until summer to get the real next-generation MacBook Pros, February's refresh is looking like an okay alternative with the added bonus that we're not likely to suffer any of Apple's famous new technology hiccups.

Mac Book Pro 2.4GHz

I guess I disagree. I feel that the overall exterior design of the model is quite sleek and attractive, and because of this attractive success, there has not been much need for change. It has a clean professional look that seems to be lacking in most other notebooks I have seen around, and personally, I was happy to be able to purchase the mac book pro with its same aluminum sleek design. As a graphic designer, I feel the updates of the specs throughout the past couple years since 2006 when you bought yours, have been quite significant in ways that a professional designer may find helpful. As far as normal use, you are correct, 2.15gHz is really completely do-able, and works just fine. However, I feel this particular notebook is mainly marketed towards professionals where high power needs are essential to exceed full performance abilities, though not to say the everyday notebook user will not purchase this item just for the ability to have such power for any occasion.
All in all, yes, the new pro specs that have just been released, indeed are not as impressive as a full 360 might have been, but honestly, is it really so necessary at this time?

Intel is releasing Monevita

Intel is releasing Monevita (or however you spell it) soon... Just to add my 2 cents...

PowerBook G4

Man i really kind of disapointed too, i have a PowerBook G4 (1.25GHz)and it is dog sloooow. the design overall is older than the frist macbook pro, it a powerbook design. I want get new laptop and i been waiting for a year and half for a whole new design change. At this point i'm really frustated with apple. On the hand for the price you get more Hard Drive space now, little better speeds and the 4GB Ram is a nice option. So at this point i really want a new one, and i'm a little desparate becuse running Final Cut Studio on a powerbook, is the great PowerPC Beach ball go up every single second....i think i just may buy it.