Is there a Netbook in the near future

No one knows, hence the rumors.

If they do, I don't expect it to be as cheap as people hope.

Its very unlikely, and if they did i doubt it will be in the near future (2 years or so) because they already have the Macbook Air, and i dont think they would lower their specs any lower than that, people moan about that enough already.

Near future? Nope.

Far future? Say five years? Still nope.

joelw135 said:

A big let down, I thought there was a chance to replace my notebook with a Mac. Alas I will have to go with something else. I will wait until after MacWorld or should I wait until CES?

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wait until march 11, 2009 at 3:07pm!

no, seriously, no one can answer this. i don't believe, as others have said, that there will be a netbook. Steve Jobs specifically said he didn't know how he could make a quality apple quality for that cheap in his last keynote. if you need a laptop now, get one.

glitch44 said:

wait until march 11, 2009 at 3:07pm!

no, seriously, no one can answer this. i don't believe, as others have said, that there will be a netbook. Steve Jobs specifically said he didn't know how he could make a quality apple quality for that cheap in his last keynote. if you need a laptop now, get one.

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quote of truth.
As for wat to get, the AIR is PERFECT for what you want. Small yet still good. It is VERY good for travel or anything like that. The rev B feedback proves how awesome it is!

No, quite simply because:

*Steve Jobs said it in the question session after the Oct 14 event.

*There are already way too many new products scheduled, which are almost 100% certainly going to come out: a) iMac b) Mac Mini, c) 20&30 inch monitors, d) iPhone Nano.

*It would take away from the market of the Air

I don't even know why this is a rumor. It's just impossible.

Tallest Skil said:

Near future? Nope.

Far future? Say five years? Still nope.

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aw man, you're quite good at killing hopes and dreams

I would say yes, we probably won't get one in the next year or so. But 5 years? I doubt Apple would stay out of the fastest growing market in computing. 5 years ago I doubted Apple would make a cell phone too.

So really, we have no idea what will happen in the next couple of years. I am pretty certain there will be a netbook eventually. And I would also like to remind everyone that the Air is in a different segment than netbooks, so I would say making a netbook wouldn't eat into the Air's market share.

joelw135 said:

According to the online news today Intel and Via have new chips that are more powerful and are meant for the netbook market. The predictions is that netbooks will be growing faster than any other segment of the market. As a retired field tech I carried around a huge notebook computer and would have been elated in having a bright screen netbook. I think Apple will be making a huge error if they don't enter the market in one way or another.

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yeah but in the near future (next year), I doubt Apple would get into this market because they don't know how to even make a netbook. One day, probably, but for now, not likely.

Who Needs a Mac Netbook!

As a long time Apple User (started with Apple ll) and current Mac genius I have come to the conclusion "Who Needs a Mac Netbook."

I got out my Asus EEE PC 701 and charged the battery and recalled why I spent $300 for the Asus. With the installed Linux I opened safari just as I would on my MacBook Pro. Almost every Program on my Mac has a free type installed on the Asus. The sd card on the Asus makes it real easy to load any
data I might want from the Mac to the Asus.

At $279 at BestBuy it is a real value. I probably would have spent $6-800 on a MacNetbook but since one was not announced it was only a "rumor."