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SaudiMac
Mar 15, 2009, 05:42 AM
I found this picture on Arabcomputers (http://www.arabcomputers.com.sa/) website, never seen that MacBook model before... :eek:
http://www.arabcomputers.com.sa/upfile/pic1236147253.jpg


kelv1ntran
Mar 15, 2009, 06:10 AM
I found this picture on Arabcomputers (http://www.arabcomputers.com.sa/) website, never seen that MacBook model before... :eek:
http://www.arabcomputers.com.sa/upfile/pic1236147253.jpg

is there something wrong with it? its just the new aluminum macbook isn't it?
gjw4u
Mar 15, 2009, 06:12 AM
Where do you exactly see a fake? MB is new model & MBP is previous one.
SaudiMac
Mar 15, 2009, 06:12 AM
is there something wrong with it? its just the new aluminum macbook isn't it?


Where do you exactly see a fake? MB is new model & MBP is previous one.

The first one, it's supposed to be 17" mbp but the keyboard is black and there is a DVD drive slot in the front?!
Mastamarek
Mar 15, 2009, 06:33 AM
The first one, it's supposed to be 17" mbp but the keyboard is black and there is a DVD drive slot in the front?!

haha, yeah, thats messed up.
G-Force
Mar 15, 2009, 06:34 AM
As far as I know, that's a mockup that has been going around before the new Unibody MacBooks were released.
Devie
Mar 15, 2009, 07:24 AM
I've seen a few things like this before, in a memo that my work pumped out to all employees was a picture of a mocked up iPod that could be won in a comp...
SaudiMac
Mar 15, 2009, 07:26 AM
I've seen a few things like this before, in a memo that my work pumped out to all employees was a picture of a mocked up iPod that could be won in a comp...

an authorized distributor shouldn't make such mistakes though...
Schtumple
Mar 15, 2009, 01:03 PM
an authorized distributor shouldn't make such mistakes though...

Yeah right, their advertising dept. is pretty lazy...