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Merom Laptops Delayed Until 2007?

Thursday September 7, 2006 8:36 am PDT by longofest
The Inquirer believes that, contrary to previous rumors, Apple notebooks using Intel's Core 2 Duo mobile variant code-named "Merom" may be delayed until 2007 due to supply issues at Intel.

...Woodcrest is getting the lion's share of production, over 70% of Xeons will be new. Conroe is next in line with 20+%, followed by a syphilitic trickle of Meroms... What this means is Apple is faced with putting out laptops that have cases made of real unobtanium, or they can wait and roll it out right. Since it is mole migration season, I have been asking many of the little critters streaming past my house, and they all say that iMeromBooks are a 2007 product.


While the Inquirer seems to have a decent track record of Intel rumors, its Apple track record continues to be suspect, so take this one with a grain of salt. Of note, the entire iMac line was upgraded to include Merom chips yesterday.
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almonde
71 months ago
I just read this, what do you guys think..

http://theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34222

(couldn't see it in any other thread using forum spy)

Hi btw, first post (long term reader)

Edit: for title typo :o
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slackersonly
71 months ago

I just read this, what do you guys think..

http://theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34222

(couldn't see it in any other thread using forum spy)

Hi btw, first post (long term reader)

Edit: for title typo :o



Interesting article. The author makes some sound points but needs to put the thesaurus (or toilet paper word of the day) away.
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stillwater
71 months ago
That story doesn't make any sense to me. Apple is already putting Meroms in the new iMac. That belies the idea that the chips are in short supply.
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azzurri000
71 months ago
I don't know how credible that source is, but if their info turns out to be correct, then I'll be pretty pissed off. We have all waited long enough...
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almonde
71 months ago
I agree with the comment regarding having enough to launch the imac, seems odd to forfeit the MBP to get the imac out. None of the mac sites have run with this story yet so hopefully there is nothing significant behind it.
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shecky
71 months ago
this is utter crap. the inquirer is a noteably bad and unreliabe source. i could almost belive merom in the MBP at the end of september, but i think we will see it within the next week. not until next year? no way.
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tekmoe
71 months ago
when the merom mbp's do come out during the next couple of weeks, i wish we could beat this ahole senseless for telling such lies.
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generik
71 months ago
Well then I will just buy a PC laptop...

It is stupid to put your limited Meroms into the iMacs when Conroes would have done much better for cheaper, and then kill your highly lucrative mobile lines at the same time.

Sorry, I call hogwash on this source, it makes absolutely zero sense.
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blackmint
71 months ago


Sorry, I call hogwash on this source, it makes absolutely zero sense.


True to that
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Pressure
71 months ago

when the merom mbp's do come out during the next couple of weeks, i wish we could beat this ahole senseless for telling such lies.


I'll believe it when I see it . . .
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