Jobs might deliver a keynote, updated MacBook Pros on September 12th?

YourMacLife just announced that they screwed up. They had talked about getting an invite to a Sept. 12 apple event, and now say the invite's bogus.
www.yourmaclife.com. Does that mean no Sept. 12 event?

I'm not sure what people are complaining about. My new 15# mbp was fantastic....well, except for the kernel panics, inability to access the wi-fi hot spots I used to with my powerbook, an unevenly lit display, incessant drops from my airport (and airtunes), scorching temperatures, software issues with supposedly Rosetta-friendly applications, and the whine. I suppose it was totally unreasonable of me to ask Apple to fix these problems. Thankfully, after replacing the logic board, airport, and screen they managed to fix almost none of them. At least I can look forward to battery problems and warping chassis as it ages. Nope, things are A-OK in the Apple Quality Control dept and I can't wait for good 'ol Steve to tell us about their newest hottest products that won't work as advertised.

#19: Don't you think the premium we pay for Apple laptops justifies the closer attention paid to quality control? I don't want it to have as many defects as a dell b/c it is an apple, and their selling point IS "it just works". So the people telling me to just look at the dell forums just don't get it, that's the whole reason i want an apple, so it doesnt act like a dell.

#16: Please keep in mind that problems with brand new products like this aren't plaguing Apple and Apple alone; it's an unfortunate consequence of mass production, and it inflicts most manufacturers, if not all. I've worked with plenty of companies and institutions and organizations, and spoken with plenty others, and we've all run into similar issues with purchasing new generations of hardware like MBs and MBPs.

I think these problems are a bit more publicized and dramatized when they happen to Apple because of its passionate user base and the company's reputation for high quality products and the famous 'it just works' factor.

i'm as much a mac fanboy as the next person on here, but i sincerely believe apple laptop quality has dropped with this transition, how can anyone deny that? Again, just go to appedefects dot com and look at the issues people are having with mbs and mbps. My buddy is on his 3rd mbp replacement, and they have yet to send him one that is problem free. I'm not comparing apples to dells, i'm comparing them to previous apples, i'll be waiting for at least one revision before transitioning, that's all i'm saying. Sure you can always request a refund if they can't solve your problem, but what if you just want a trouble free mac ? I don't want a dell, i want a mbp that is as trouble free as my 3 year old ibook.

Try whining about the whine noise from your dell and see if they'll let you send it in LOL.

I have tried it with dell, they sent me a new machine no questions asked. Second warranty experience, DVD drive died after six months. No problem, we'll just express courier you a replacement by tommorrow, and you can send the old one back with a prepaid label at your convenience.

When my MacBook was overheating and crashing the Apple Store refused to touch it. I had to threaten the store manager with taking the issue to small claims court to get a resolution. After the hour I wasted listening to denials and trying to get the freaking thing dealt with, you bet I exercised my statutory right to a refund!

Apple's European HQ is Cork, Ireland, not London. Inviting journalists to a site does not qualify it to be a company HQ.

#9, The 256mb Video Card in my 15" MacBook Pro can drive h.264 1080p HDTV, while X-Plane is running high resolution on my 60" TV at 60fps.

What does your top of the line Macbook do? It can't even output 1080p.. Some people have a need for graphics

As for the comment from #8 every model, and every line of computer from every manufacture has defects and problems. Hope over to the unofficial Dell forums, and you'll see dozen of reports of issues with restarts on 2gb of ram machines, try Sony, HP, or any company that generates brand loyalty. You need to relax, Apple has been doing quite a bit as far as quality. I have over 8 laptops in my house now, and by FAR MY MACBOOK is the LEAST BUGGY MACHINE. Most portables always have sleep problems, especially my dell and sony high end laptops.

As far as the MacBook Pros are concerned I can tell you one thing for certain. I bought 2 MacBook Pros, one when they first came out and one last month with gloss.

The first macbook, has the "legendary" whine (only mac users complain, my Dell with the same configuration sounds like a jet engine)

The second macbook with glossy screen (both have 2gb of ram) IS MUCH BETTER QUALITY. No whine, No random reboots, no issues with 2gb of ram. Much, Much better.

I've been lazy with MacBook Pro #1, even though after calling tech support they told me I needed to send it in to have a New Logic board and RAM replaced.

If you have problems with any MacBook Pro return it to APPLE to be repaired. If you get it back and still have ANY problems demand a replacement. Lemon law in the united states, and in other countries there are laws about getting them replaced...

Get yours replaced till it's quiet, and doesn't have reboot issues or any of the other issues you mention. I promise you there are dozens of perfect macbooks. All the ones in the last three months that we bought for the office are perfect expect for 2 out of 50. So quality control is better. We bought 30 they day they were announced and i think we sent 25 of those back for repairs.

WHAT Apple considers (and mac users) a health working machine, is much better than what Dell considers. Try whining about the whine noise from your dell and see if they'll let you send it in LOL. Good luck.

Stop whining about your macbook pro quality control, if you have bad ones do something about it. Contact Apple Executive relations (if you have large quantities) BUT if you aren't happy with the machine don't SETTLE. In the past Apple has even offered to let me switch to a desktop once when I had a bad powerbook.

Oh oh,, here comes the iWish !