ahhh... the infamous MacBook Lighter-Than-Air...
The MacBook Helium? The MacBook Hydrogen would be nice, but it might explode.
ahhh... the infamous MacBook Lighter-Than-Air...
Sounds like great news, but would the the MacBook Air cannibalize MacBook Pro sales, or perhaps vice versa?
RE: MBA...its hard to improve on perfection. Cant imagine it being a much better machine than it already is
Just like they did with the White Macbook the MBA's are now cannibalizing the 13" MBP because of it's comparable (and in some cases better) performance, better screen, and slimmer profile. I'd imagine that this will be the 13MBP's last hurrah on it's own. After they release it's Retina sibling, I give it one more year until Apple kills it. Good machine, but the MBA has caught up in performance causing most people (myself included) asking "is the extra bulk really worth it?".
Apple is working with suppliers on a new process that will enable the company to shave 0.15 mm from the thickness of the light guide.
A difference of 0.15mm seems a negligible reduction in thickness that would by itself be essentially imperceptible by users if it were even to translate to slightly thinner overall profiles for the machines, but the company is likely pursuing the reduction for some purpose.
The process of extrusion is continuous and the process of injection is batch. This will make the part cost less than half as much and that alone is the likely reason.article sub-quote said:Since the current injection process for the production of 0.4mm light guide plates has been optimized to its limit, makers utilizing extrusion processes are likely to win orders for 0.25mm light guide plates, the sources indicated.
how about instead of trying to make your amazingly thin and fast notebooks even thinner, you come out with a freakin imac already!!!!!! holy jesus enough is enough....
A sale is a sale. Apple doesn't do door-busters or loss-leaders, so they make money either way.Sounds like great news, but would the the MacBook Air cannibalize MacBook Pro sales, or perhaps vice versa?