Higher Quality MacBook Pro Case Photos

MacRumors · Oct 12, 2008, 04:43 AM

MacX.cn has posted a series of higher quality images of the new MacBook Pro case that was originally posted last week. While there had been some doubts about the details of the blurry photo, these new images show every angle of both the MacBook and MacBook Pro cases.

MacBook Pro case

MacBook case
Additional photos depict the left, right, and underside of the cases. A few observations

- The optical drive appears to be on the right side (when facing the laptop)
- All the ports are on the left side (when facing the laptop)
- Case does not appear to be tapered like the MacBook Air
- Power button is in the top right corner
- Large trackpad

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arn · Oct 12, 2008, 04:45 AM

Ports are labeled in one photos:

richthomas · Oct 12, 2008, 04:46 AM

yay more spy pics! and good quality ones too. now the question is… white or black chicklet keys for the MacBook? if it has black keys well know it has backlighting too.

LinMac · Oct 12, 2008, 04:46 AM

This seems to put the rumors of a "glass" trackpad to rest. The size of those in the photos looks to be about the same size as the Macbook Air trackpad.

ibanana · Oct 12, 2008, 04:46 AM

looks v thin. can't wait for tuesday!

Tallest Skil · Oct 12, 2008, 04:46 AM

Epic win maneuver.

FieryFurnace · Oct 12, 2008, 04:46 AM

That's interesting!
Glad I stayed up that long,...

jbrenn · Oct 12, 2008, 04:48 AM

Very good pics. it is both mb and pro one pic does not have speaker grill. and no fire wire on mb.

cthomet · Oct 12, 2008, 04:49 AM

amazing, now im just wondering about that price point...

DARKJ3DI · Oct 12, 2008, 04:49 AM

YEEEEAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! i sure hope its real. how do people get these pictures anyway?

bartelby · Oct 12, 2008, 04:51 AM

So what's the significance of the 3 holes in the trackpad area in the MBP?

Tallest Skil · Oct 12, 2008, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbrenn

Very good pics and are we sure it is the pro

One of them has ExpressCard/34. Do you really expect them NOT to update the MacBook Pro on Tuesday?!

fastbite · Oct 12, 2008, 04:53 AM

WoW! This this is starting to look really sexy

OriginalMacRat · Oct 12, 2008, 04:54 AM

Chicklet keys = EPIC FAIL!!

thefunkymunky · Oct 12, 2008, 04:54 AM

So we can safely predict from these pics that the new MBP will be latchless.

wheelhot · Oct 12, 2008, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Very good pics. it is both mb and pro one pic does not have speaker grill. and no fire wire on mb.

There are holes, very small ones, look closer.

Nice, it looks thinner now, I wonder how thin is the display now. Hmm. it seems the MB trackpad size look like the MBA, so does it means MB will get multi touch?

The MBP trackpad size look the same though.

Overall, looks pretty nice. Can't wait to see the final product.
From the pic it seems the MBP power button is located at the upper most right? Darn, I prefer it to be where it is now (the current MBP), looks really nice the power button with the speaker holes.

Quote:

Chicklet keys = EPIC FAIL!!

No it doesn't!, use it for a week and you will like it. Sheesh.

Quote:

So we can safely predict from these pics that the new MBP will be latchless.

yup, too bad I just bought my MBP last March.

illitrate23 · Oct 12, 2008, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ibanana

looks v thin. can't wait for tuesday!

looks like the ethernet connector is defining the minimum thickness of the macbook

the current macbook have enough space for a little ethernet icon above the socket, so as that is gone looks like the base will be about 3mm thinner? will the display/lid be any thinner?

MasterNile · Oct 12, 2008, 04:55 AM

So it doesn't look like it's got a DVI port, I'm not familiar with Display Port but can anyone tell from the pics if it's mini-DVI or Display Port?

EDIT-or possibly HDMI?

queshy · Oct 12, 2008, 04:55 AM

Looks great! Very thin. Glad they did away with the latch. ENOUGH LEAKS though I want a nice surprise on Tuesday...Let's Rock was very predictable and I hope this event doesn't turn out the same way. Apple needs to do a better job keeping everything secured. Back in the day we had no idea when and what would be announced and now it's just gotten ridiculous.

SchneiderMan · Oct 12, 2008, 04:58 AM

omg this is sweet, i cant wait!!!

swagi · Oct 12, 2008, 04:58 AM

...really must resist buying impulse.

Looking very sexy and my PB is really due for a retirement after 4 good years.

hippeman · Oct 12, 2008, 04:58 AM

The 'enter' button has changed and both of the 'shift' buttons are at the same size now. Looks nice!

thefunkymunky · Oct 12, 2008, 04:59 AM

Anyone else think the spy shots look like this nVidia press release photo?

fastbite · Oct 12, 2008, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OriginalMacRat

Chicklet keys = EPIC FAIL!!

Don't be silly. Chiclet Keys are tasty.

queshy · Oct 12, 2008, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swagi

...really must resist buying impulse.

Looking very sexy and my PB is really due for a retirement after 4 good years.

Common...you know you want to...come Tuesday you know you will! Just put it up for sale on Ebay. It's probably worth some money. Apple computers have excellent resale value!

On another note, looks like there won't be a "glass trackpad", lol.

Oct 12, 2008, 04:43 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Higher Quality MacBook Pro Case Photos MacX.cn has posted a series of higher quality images of the new MacBook Pro case that was originally posted last week. While there had been some doubts about the details of the blurry photo, these new images show every angle of both the MacBook and MacBook Pro cases. MacBook Pro case MacBook case Additional photos depict the left, right, and underside of the cases. A few observations - The optical drive appears to be on the right side (when facing the laptop) - All the ports are on the left side (when facing the laptop) - Case does not appear to be tapered like the MacBook Air - Power button is in the top right corner - Large trackpad Article Link

Oct 12, 2008, 04:45 AM	#2
arn macrumors god Join Date: Apr 2001	Ports are labeled in one photos: Attached Thumbnails

Oct 12, 2008, 04:46 AM	#3
richthomas macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: /Aussieland/home	yay more spy pics! and good quality ones too. now the question is… white or black chicklet keys for the MacBook? if it has black keys well know it has backlighting too. __________________ Core i5 3.0GHz, 4GB, 1.5TB, 4870 1GB; 23" ACD; Snow Leopard 15" MacBook Pro Core Duo 2GHz, 2GB, 250GB; Snow Leopard

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FieryFurnace macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2008	That's interesting! Glad I stayed up that long,... __________________ - white MacBook with Vertex SSD running OS X 10.5.8 - MSI X340 with Vertex SSD running Win7 - PC with Core i5 running Win7

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cthomet macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: oregon (pronunciation: ˈȯr-i-gən)	amazing, now im just wondering about that price point... __________________ Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower

Oct 12, 2008, 04:46 AM	#4
LinMac macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2007	This seems to put the rumors of a "glass" trackpad to rest. The size of those in the photos looks to be about the same size as the Macbook Air trackpad.

Oct 12, 2008, 04:46 AM	#5
ibanana macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London	looks v thin. can't wait for tuesday!

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Tallest Skil Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 1 Geostationary Tower Plaza	Epic win maneuver.

Oct 12, 2008, 04:48 AM	#8
jbrenn macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2008	Very good pics. it is both mb and pro one pic does not have speaker grill. and no fire wire on mb.

Oct 12, 2008, 04:49 AM	#10
DARKJ3DI macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Zealand	YEEEEAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! i sure hope its real. how do people get these pictures anyway? __________________ My Mac is an Early '08 MacBook 2.4Ghz with 10.6.2 My iPods are a 1st gen Touch and a 2nd gen shuffle My Console is an Xbox 360 Elite

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bartelby macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: somewhere	So what's the significance of the 3 holes in the trackpad area in the MBP? __________________ It was so real. Like I woke up in Wonderland. All sort of terrifying. Search before you post: MRoogle

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fastbite macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London	WoW! This this is starting to look really sexy __________________ If the movie is a turkey, stuff it! http://www.turkeyornot.com/

Oct 12, 2008, 04:54 AM	#14
OriginalMacRat macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2007	Chicklet keys = EPIC FAIL!!

Oct 12, 2008, 04:54 AM	#15
thefunkymunky macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK	So we can safely predict from these pics that the new MBP will be latchless. __________________ PSN ID: kraized \| facebook

Oct 12, 2008, 04:55 AM	#18
MasterNile macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX	So it doesn't look like it's got a DVI port, I'm not familiar with Display Port but can anyone tell from the pics if it's mini-DVI or Display Port? EDIT-or possibly HDMI? __________________ 24" Alu iMac, 2.8GHz C2D, 320GB 7200RPM HDD, 2GB RAM; White MacBook, 2.0GHz C2D, 500GB 5400RPM HDD, 4GB RAM; Jailbroken 32GB 2nd Gen iPod Touch

Oct 12, 2008, 04:55 AM	#19
queshy macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2005	Looks great! Very thin. Glad they did away with the latch. ENOUGH LEAKS though I want a nice surprise on Tuesday...Let's Rock was very predictable and I hope this event doesn't turn out the same way. Apple needs to do a better job keeping everything secured. Back in the day we had no idea when and what would be announced and now it's just gotten ridiculous. __________________ "I always feel sorry for the guy in the iPhone commercials. He always gets a call right in the middle of trying to do something" (one1).

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SchneiderMan macrumors Demi-God Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA	omg this is sweet, i cant wait!!! __________________ SchneidersStudios.com <-Uncommon case review Gadgetmac.com<-BassJump Review YouTubeUnboxings

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swagi macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2007	I wanted to wait for Nehalem, but... ...really must resist buying impulse. Looking very sexy and my PB is really due for a retirement after 4 good years. __________________ Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. - Albert Einstein

Oct 12, 2008, 04:58 AM	#22
hippeman macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2007	The 'enter' button has changed and both of the 'shift' buttons are at the same size now. Looks nice!

Oct 12, 2008, 04:59 AM	#23
thefunkymunky macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK	Anyone else think the spy shots look like this nVidia press release photo? __________________ PSN ID: kraized \| facebook

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