Can you Identify this Apple Object? [Archive]

arn

Dec 17, 2006, 12:22 AM

Can someone id this black object in the background of this photo?

From john mayer's blog

http://www.johnmayer.com/blog

Edit: Appears just to be a MacBook/PowerBook product box

axboi87

Dec 17, 2006, 12:29 AM

umm...wow I can't believe it...it's a f***ing box...
:eek:
haha j/k I don't know..but it is probably an Apple Product box, they are mostly black (for pro stuff, white for Macbooks/iMacs)

mcarnes

Dec 17, 2006, 12:30 AM

Looks like an Apple sticker on something. That is just what the stickers that come with every mac look like. Just a guess.

puckhead193

Dec 17, 2006, 12:31 AM

it looks like one of those folder things that comes with final cut studio...
(what a crappy set up :p )

arn

Dec 17, 2006, 12:32 AM

I think MacBook/PowerBook box is right answer.

http://ant.sillydog.org/blog/pic/pb12_box.jpg

arn

TheAnswer

Dec 17, 2006, 12:33 AM

I think it's a pro box, a pro app large enough to have a box with a pull out carton...I think my Final Cut 4 box looked like that once you took the sleeve off, but I don't have it anymore.

kildraik

Dec 17, 2006, 12:36 AM

Macbook Pro box, because of it's thin profile.

WildCowboy

Dec 17, 2006, 12:36 AM

I think MacBook/PowerBook box is right answer.

I agree, but you'd think you'd be able to see something on the left side of it.

Here is the correct angle for the PowerBook box:

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puckhead193

Dec 17, 2006, 12:39 AM

I agree, but you'd think you'd be able to see something on the left side of it.

Here is the correct angle for the PowerBook box:

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those powerbook boxes are huge compared to the new macbook pro

WildCowboy

Dec 17, 2006, 12:41 AM

Macbook Pro box, because of it's thin profile.

The MBP box is too narrow:

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TheAnswer

Dec 17, 2006, 12:42 AM

Could be lighting, but the box in the Mayer pic looks more glossy than the matte black of the MacBook boxes.

monke

Dec 17, 2006, 12:46 AM

Could be an iPod of some sort, but the box in the picture seems a lot bigger than an iPod box would be.

fivetoadsloth

Dec 17, 2006, 12:57 AM

im going to go with a powerbook. Definatly not an ipod and the macbook pro box i s way to thin, as wild cowboy pointed out

kildraik

Dec 17, 2006, 12:58 AM

The MBP box is too narrow:

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Agreed, and on the original picture the apple is lower.

And it's far too thin to ba a Powerbook box, right? And the pictuered computer is a MBP.

So what is it? it looks too big to be an iPod box also.:confused:

Peace

Dec 17, 2006, 12:59 AM

Mac Pro box..

http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/2041/1170/store.apple.com/Catalog/regional/amr/macpro/img/overview-box.jpg

WildCowboy

Dec 17, 2006, 01:09 AM

Agreed, and on the original picture the apple is lower.

And it's far too thin to ba a Powerbook box, right? And the pictuered computer is a MBP.

Yes, we agree that the computer is an MBP, but the box is too thin to be an MBP box. I strongly suspect that it is a PB box. Most of the pics I've found that show the depth of the PB box are for the 12" model, but saw a couple for the 15" as well. They do seem a bit thick compared to the one in the John Mayer pic, but that could just be an illusion from the angle of the pic. The other possibility is if the 17" PB box was slightly thinner, which could be possible since the larger computer would allow the accessories to be spread out more in the box...but I didn't see any pics clearly marked as a 17" PB box. Does anyone have one who can confirm?

Peace

Dec 17, 2006, 01:17 AM

If you look at the CD sleeve to the left you will notice the sleeve and the box are both about the same width.

dejo

Dec 17, 2006, 01:22 AM

If you look at the CD sleeve to the left you will notice they are both about the same width.
Both? Which two things are you referring to? :confused:

kildraik

Dec 17, 2006, 01:23 AM

bearbo

Dec 17, 2006, 01:32 AM

Lok at the picture closely. It's glossy, but also has a crease in it. The boxes aren't glossy, are they?

Is it even a box? I know that sounds somewhat farfetched and unorthodox, but who knows?

My conclusion:
Too thick to be an iPod box,

The "Apple" is too low to be a MBP box,

Far too small to be a Mac Pro box,

And it's too thin to be a Powerbook box.

Regardless of angle to all of the above.

i dont think it's mac box... it's on the table, and has such a low apple logo... i was thinking 'bout ipod box, but the apple on the ipod box is shiny

it's definitely not mac pro, macbook, macbook pro, nor powermac... i mean

whats that white thing in front of it,

(is the object even on the table?)

what about the apple's ipod speaker, wifi or whatever its called...

balamw

Dec 17, 2006, 01:33 AM

i dont think it's mac box... it's on the table, and has such a low apple logo... i was thinking 'bout ipod box, but the apple on the ipod box is shiny

it's definitely not mac pro, macbook, macbook pro, nor powermac... i mean

whats that white thing in front of it,

(is the object even on the table?)

8 pound iPod? http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=172387

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kildraik

Dec 17, 2006, 01:34 AM

i dont think it's mac box... it's on the table, and has such a low apple logo... i was thinking 'bout ipod box, but the apple on the ipod box is shiny

it's definitely not mac pro, macbook, macbook pro, nor powermac... i mean

whats that white thing in front of it,

(is the object even on the table?)

what about the apple's ipod speaker, wifi or whatever its called...

Exactly what I'm saying.

Dare I say it... New apple product? ;) :p

WildCowboy

Dec 17, 2006, 01:36 AM

Meh...I'm still convinced it's a PB box, possibly a 17-incher. :D

puckhead193

Dec 17, 2006, 01:37 AM

i still think its a folder thingy like in fincal cut studio... on the other side the long side has an apple logo on it
http://homepage.mac.com/emac2/pict/060109.jpg
http://www.nathansbrain.com/myimages/fcp/fcp-2.jpg
http://www.nathansbrain.com/myimages/fcp/fcp-3.jpg

kildraik

Dec 17, 2006, 01:38 AM

i dont think it's mac box... it's on the table, and has such a low apple logo... i was thinking 'bout ipod box, but the apple on the ipod box is shiny

it's definitely not mac pro, macbook, macbook pro, nor powermac... i mean

whats that white thing in front of it,

(is the object even on the table?)

what about the apple's ipod speaker, wifi or whatever its called...

Hi-Fi's have white boxes, and are MUCH bigger than that.

bearbo

Dec 17, 2006, 01:40 AM

i still think its a folder thingy like in fincal cut studio... on the other side the long side has an apple logo on it
http://homepage.mac.com/emac2/pict/060109.jpg

i didn't read his blog... (i doubt he would be talking much about his mac setup anyway)

i dont think john mayer, out of anyone, would be playing with final cut pro

OutThere

Dec 17, 2006, 01:41 AM

Looks like my 12" powerbook or FC studio box.

Said before I guess. :p

bearbo

Dec 17, 2006, 01:41 AM

Hi-Fi's have white boxes, and are MUCH bigger than that.

does hi-fi have a apple logo on the side, somehow?

kildraik

Dec 17, 2006, 01:43 AM

i still think its a folder thingy like in fincal cut studio... on the other side the long side has an apple logo on it
http://homepage.mac.com/emac2/pict/060109.jpg

It seems legit, but if you look at the picture, the "box" has a crease in it, as the folder does not. It can't be FCP, and like bearbo said, I also don't think that John Mayer would have any use for it for what he does.

does hi-fi have a apple logo on the side, somehow?

Yes, but the box is white and the apple logo is light grey, like an iMac box.

puckhead193

Dec 17, 2006, 01:45 AM

i dont think john mayer, out of anyone, would be playing with final cut pro

maybe logic comes with the same sorta holder thing :confused:

mcarnes

Dec 17, 2006, 01:46 AM

I am now convinced that this is a MacPro in a custom black case.

monke

Dec 17, 2006, 01:46 AM

TheAnswer

Dec 17, 2006, 01:46 AM

It seems legit, but if you look at the picture, the "box" has a crease in it, as the folder does not. It can't be FCP, and like bearbo said, I also don't think that John Mayer would have any use for it for what he does.

It could be the "folder" inside the inner FCP box. I don't know if other pro apps follow the same model as the FCP4 box I had, but there was an outer sleeve and the plain box with the folder inside.

Probably not the full FCP Studio...anyone know what the inner packaging of Logic Pro 7 looks like?

bearbo

Dec 17, 2006, 01:48 AM

maybe logic comes with the same sorta holder thing :confused:

i don't think he would be playing with logic either... dont record labels do that?

WildCowboy

Dec 17, 2006, 01:48 AM

i still think its a folder thingy like in fincal cut studio... on the other side the long side has an apple logo on it

That's a possibility, but the folder wouldn't have that gap that's just to the left of the edge we see in the pic. That gap matches perfectly with a box that opens like a PB box. (But of course there are inconsistencies that make its identification as a PB box suspect as well.)

Edit: Okay, a closer look convinces me that it's possible that the "gap" I'm seeing could be the inner folder pulled out of the outer box just a smidge. Now, do we have some software that consists of only a single folder inside a box?

OutThere

Dec 17, 2006, 01:51 AM

I got to thinking, maybe it's a G5 powerbook box? You know I did hear some rumblings about MWSF...and John Mayer has been known to take part in the past...;)

kildraik

Dec 17, 2006, 01:54 AM

Just look at the original picture and the look at the folders. In the original picture, the "box' has a crease a little in, while the folders have no crease whatsoever.

Explain it or vouch with me.

TheAnswer

Dec 17, 2006, 01:56 AM

Now, do we have some software that consists of only a single folder inside a box?

My FCP 4 box was exactly like that...but I'm assuming that it is not FCP 4, but something newer.

WildCowboy

Dec 17, 2006, 01:57 AM

Just look at the original picture and the look at the folders. In the original picture, the "box' has a crease a little in, while the folders have no crease whatsoever.

Explain it or vouch with me.

Yes, that's what I tried to explain a bit in the edit on my last post. I can see how maybe the part to the left of that crease is a thin outer sleeve, while the part to the right is the inner sleeve just slightly pulled out. We've seen photos of Apple software packaged similarly, but I've yet to see something that would look exactly like this.

dejo

Dec 17, 2006, 01:59 AM

Peace

Dec 17, 2006, 01:59 AM

That iPhone one guy described or the iTV would fit in the box quit nicely!

TheAnswer

Dec 17, 2006, 02:01 AM

Just look at the original picture and the look at the folders. In the original picture, the "box' has a crease a little in, while the folders have no crease whatsoever.

Explain it or vouch with me.

It's the thick folder that is encased in a black box with is then is surrounded with a band of thick stock that has the outside packaging on it...I think my 2nd generation iPod and the iSight are packaged similarly.

Strangely...looking at the picture, there also appears to be the front end of a(nother) folder with white manuals just behind the box in question above the empty disc sleeve.

kildraik

Dec 17, 2006, 02:02 AM

I've highlighted what I think is the crease:

Thats not where the crease is.

And if it was, which it isn't, then where would that flappy thing be, hmm?

Also, the "box" is against the wall- there is no way that that is a FCP box, because the FCP box is very wide.

TheAnswer

Dec 17, 2006, 02:04 AM

I've highlighted what I think is the crease:

This is why I don't think it is the full studio as that looks too thick, looks more like two pieces of cardboard (an outer box and the folder) with the folder left hanging out a little.

SC68Cal

Dec 17, 2006, 02:04 AM

iPhone box???? :eek: :eek:

monke

Dec 17, 2006, 02:08 AM

How popular is this thread? Can you identify it? :D

64268

:D

dejo

Dec 17, 2006, 02:09 AM

Thats not where the crease is.
It is if it's the other crease, on the right side, and you rotate the box 90-some degrees clockwise.

And if it was, which it isn't, then where would that flappy thing be, hmm?
The flappy thing gets folded into the box.

Also, the "box" is against the wall- there is no way that that is a FCP box, because the FCP box is very wide.
Maybe it's the Logic Pro box...

Peace

Dec 17, 2006, 02:14 AM

It's a custom speaker box with the Apple logo on it..

TheAnswer

Dec 17, 2006, 02:19 AM

The boxes aren't glossy, are they?

The FCP 4 box was glossy...but I don't know about the innards of the current pro app boxes. Anyone have $999 handy so we can find out ASAP? :D

On a lighter note...that Mayer sure is a messy fella huh? His girl's body may be a wonderland, but that table is a mess!

mrkramer

Dec 17, 2006, 02:27 AM

How popular is this thread? Can you identify it? :D

64268

:D

Is it the top one?:D

OutThere

Dec 17, 2006, 02:32 AM

Thats not where the crease is.

And if it was, which it isn't, then where would that flappy thing be, hmm?

Also, the "box" is against the wall- there is no way that that is a FCP box, because the FCP box is very wide.

IIRC a box of tutorials and manuals that came with FCP 5 (standalone) was roughly that wide.