What about highlighting things or dragging files?
I would prefer a trackpad that still clicks. If anything, getting rid of that feature would make things less efficient.
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Apple's Ultra-Slim 12-Inch Notebook Coming in Mid-2015 With Silver, Gold, and Space Gray Options?
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What about highlighting things or dragging files?
I would prefer a trackpad that still clicks. If anything, getting rid of that feature would make things less efficient.
Still waiting on some innovation....
It will be cool to see how they cool the internals. I'm wondering if they'll use an A series Apple processor or an Intel ULV one.
It will be cool to see how they cool the internals. I'm wondering if they'll use an A series Apple processor or an Intel ULV one.
Transitioning MacBook Air to fashion items makes perfect sense. I don't know about USA, but in Asia, Russia and so on those are mostly used either by kids / teens from (semi-)rich families or by girls married to middle class men. In either way Airs are seldom used for productivity, and are more that often serve as luxurious presents.
In regard to that the gold Air will definitely happen sooner or later. The only thing missing in it would probably be a built-in GoPro camera, to make aerial self-shots of yourself lounging in some penthouse bedroom, sipping expensive wine, browsing jewelry on your gold Air and eating $25000 chocolate sundae with edible gold flakes. Talk about Dan Bilzerian lifestyle.
In regard to that the gold Air will definitely happen sooner or later. The only thing missing in it would probably be a built-in GoPro camera, to make aerial self-shots of yourself lounging in some penthouse bedroom, sipping expensive wine, browsing jewelry on your gold Air and eating $25000 chocolate sundae with edible gold flakes. Talk about Dan Bilzerian lifestyle.
I think that this and the rumors of the 12" "iPad Pro" are in fact the same product. Will it be an ARM based Macbook Pad? Will it be an Intel based iPad Mac? Something else? Who knows...?
Right, because since the original release of the iMac [I speak as a NeXT/Apple Alumnus] Steve was never into a collection of colors.
Sorry, but Steve most certainly would have approved. He approved with the iPod Mini colors and more.
This thing will be bad ass. I'm actually sad I don't have a need for it. Curious how thin it'll actually be since Jony's definition of "dramatically thinner" is .5-.7mm on an iPhone.
Yeah did that dude change his user name? He vanished.
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"Most incredible pipeline in 25 years." Wonder if they'll release something crazy next month or if it'll be some spec bumps to iPads etc.
That's what they said when the Gold iPhone rumors were circulating.
Apple will not do bling, right? And then bam!
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I think it will have some gold accent, not all Gold wrap-around schlock.
that already exists in Asia, which means Samsung will do it first since apple plans on keeping silly notebooks with keyboards going
People said that before the gold iPhone and apparently it's flying off the shelves.
I would prefer a nice black to space grey but anything for a change from silver would be great.
I hate that name "Space Grey". Why don't they just call it Granite or something.
I would prefer a nice black to space grey but anything for a change from silver would be great.
I hate that name "Space Grey". Why don't they just call it Granite or something.
This. I've been waiting for more (RED) products. An iPod and a few iPhone cases are not enough!
Exactly. I'd be surprised if we don't see even more focus on this in the future, from Apple.
But back to topic - Sure, I'm in for a second revision retina MBA, and Space Grey would be awesome. 8)
I mean this new rumoured one... that won't have one. I love the click trackpad.
*facepalm*
This actually causes me pain to read.
Gold? How about some baby pink?
Anyway, here's the deal, you guys are gonna crucify me for this.
Last year my Aluminum Macbook (from 2008, yeah late 2008), just stopped working out of the blue.
I went to an apple certified repairer that charged me 30 bucks to say there was no repair (a feasible at least). Frustrated I wet to market for a new Macbook. I was thinking of going Pro at the time. And I felt attacked by the prices Apple was proposing. But I couldn't live without OS X - even though I was still a bit bummed how by how Apple had been dumbing down the OSX since 10.6 (Long live the SnoLeo) - so PCs were not a possibility at the time considering my previous experiences with Vista and 30 minute battery life laptops.
Anyway, a friend of mine lent me his laptop for a few days while he was out of town. It was a mid range HP that had Windows 7 installed and things actually ran pretty smoothly.
After a week, I found my self browsing Windows laptops in a local electronics retailer. HERESY you might say. Indeed.
But guess what I found:
A 2.4 GHz, 8Gb, 1Tb, Full HD 15.6 screen with an ATI 8870m (2Gb GDDR5) laptop for $1000 bucks (new, not refurbish).
And it came in a sleek Aluminum package weighing less than 4.8 pounds with swipe pinch to zoom and promising a whopping 8 hour battery life.
I was short in cash, wanted to do a bit of gaming and this beast ran circles around any MacBook, for a third of the price. And believe me, it felt great to the touch. No noisy rattles when you hit gently with your knuckles, not bendy in the screen, powerful JBL speakers.
However, it was a Samsung, an 870z model. The devil himself had come to test me, two years after the passing away of the messiah.
I resisted no more and sold my soul to the devil. I bought this hellish laptop and ever since I have been coming here every day and witnessing the demise of Apple.
I am quite happy with my laptop. After some tweaks Windows 8 is pretty bearable and the battery does last 6 to eight hours. It's fast as hell and I pretty much do everything I need to on it.
I miss OSX, the old one, not this dumbed down version that looks like a crossover to iOS and I just wanted to say that if apple does come up with a *BLEEPING* gold MacBook (even though they may call it champagne) I'll be even happier I jumped ship.
Nonetheless, you guys here at MacRumors are a great community and I'll keep coming here hoping that at least here the spirit of Jobs is respected and honored instead of being whored out by corporate greed.
BTW, the keyboard on this thing is also pretty nice, yeah they copied it from Apple but who gives a damn...
Please don't kick me out.
best regards
SpiderDude
This actually causes me pain to read.
Gold? How about some baby pink?
Anyway, here's the deal, you guys are gonna crucify me for this.
Last year my Aluminum Macbook (from 2008, yeah late 2008), just stopped working out of the blue.
I went to an apple certified repairer that charged me 30 bucks to say there was no repair (a feasible at least). Frustrated I wet to market for a new Macbook. I was thinking of going Pro at the time. And I felt attacked by the prices Apple was proposing. But I couldn't live without OS X - even though I was still a bit bummed how by how Apple had been dumbing down the OSX since 10.6 (Long live the SnoLeo) - so PCs were not a possibility at the time considering my previous experiences with Vista and 30 minute battery life laptops.
Anyway, a friend of mine lent me his laptop for a few days while he was out of town. It was a mid range HP that had Windows 7 installed and things actually ran pretty smoothly.
After a week, I found my self browsing Windows laptops in a local electronics retailer. HERESY you might say. Indeed.
But guess what I found:
A 2.4 GHz, 8Gb, 1Tb, Full HD 15.6 screen with an ATI 8870m (2Gb GDDR5) laptop for $1000 bucks (new, not refurbish).
And it came in a sleek Aluminum package weighing less than 4.8 pounds with swipe pinch to zoom and promising a whopping 8 hour battery life.
I was short in cash, wanted to do a bit of gaming and this beast ran circles around any MacBook, for a third of the price. And believe me, it felt great to the touch. No noisy rattles when you hit gently with your knuckles, not bendy in the screen, powerful JBL speakers.
However, it was a Samsung, an 870z model. The devil himself had come to test me, two years after the passing away of the messiah.
I resisted no more and sold my soul to the devil. I bought this hellish laptop and ever since I have been coming here every day and witnessing the demise of Apple.
I am quite happy with my laptop. After some tweaks Windows 8 is pretty bearable and the battery does last 6 to eight hours. It's fast as hell and I pretty much do everything I need to on it.
I miss OSX, the old one, not this dumbed down version that looks like a crossover to iOS and I just wanted to say that if apple does come up with a *BLEEPING* gold MacBook (even though they may call it champagne) I'll be even happier I jumped ship.
Nonetheless, you guys here at MacRumors are a great community and I'll keep coming here hoping that at least here the spirit of Jobs is respected and honored instead of being whored out by corporate greed.
BTW, the keyboard on this thing is also pretty nice, yeah they copied it from Apple but who gives a damn...
Please don't kick me out.
best regards
SpiderDude
Not sure how I feel about colour options for MacBooks; maybe if it's just part of the body it could look okay, but an all gold (coloured) MacBook would look tacky IMO. The beauty of the current MacBooks is because the aluminium is both practical, functional and stylish on its own; colouring a device of that size could look horrible.
Don't get me wrong, there will always be people like rappists who would love to have a gold laptop to go with their ill-judged teeth and other garish crap, but I don't personally think the demand would really be high enough to justify the potential damage to the brand by pandering.
I know Apple used to offer a range of colours for G3 iMacs etc. but personally I feel the understated but elegant aluminium style we now have is far superior, and that Apple is best focusing on a single style and just making the machines as good as they possibly can.
Don't get me wrong, there will always be people like rappists who would love to have a gold laptop to go with their ill-judged teeth and other garish crap, but I don't personally think the demand would really be high enough to justify the potential damage to the brand by pandering.
I know Apple used to offer a range of colours for G3 iMacs etc. but personally I feel the understated but elegant aluminium style we now have is far superior, and that Apple is best focusing on a single style and just making the machines as good as they possibly can.