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32GB 600Mhz Video-Capable Next Gen iPhone? MacBook Pro Rebranding?
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More rehashed/predictable news to get the update monkeys all over excited again
I agree. I just want to see a photo of this thing!
I disagree for the most part. It's what you pay attention to. Things that are iffy are the stuff he wagers on such as all aluminum laptops becoming Pro. He basically tells you so. When he says stuff with absolute certainty, they are 97% right.
The three best sources for what does right now are (when they cite their own source):
-Jon Gruber (Daring Fireball)
-Daniel Eran Dilger (AppleInsider)
-Seth Weintraub (9to5mac)
When Gruber writes 5 paragraphs on the iphone like this, better believe it's true. BTW I rarely seem him post about Twitter. At most once every week and half. Compare this to TechCrunch and Mashable which are essentially Twitter PR Headquarters. I am a liberal so I have no issue with the politics side.
If they call the Aluminium MB a MBP they better get rid of the TN display. The 13 IPS in the MBA would work fine.
Agreed...
In my mind re-branding the aluminum MacBook as a MacBook Pro without upgrading its internal components would be a bad move on Apple's part.
Does the fact that the aluminum MacBook has an aluminum case make it a "PRO" or that the internal components are of a higher quality targeted towards professional users make it a "PRO"
And considering that the new unibody design is the same for both product lines.
Please define what is "Pro". Can you use it to make money? Yes? then it's pro. Honestly the whole "Pro" moniker should be discarded, because it's ridiculous. I can do my job "professionally" on a $500 laptop running Linux. I can also do my job "professionally" on my $2000 MBP or my $2000 Thinkpad.
Pro is a vague term when it applies to laptops, and computers in general. I guess home users with a MBP need to sell it, and the people here at work with MB's need to upgrade immediately, so they can continue their work on a Pro machine.
Apple should get a grip of reality. Their screwing around with product names while the rest of the Mac world gets "coffee stains" all over their stuff, 'Pro' or not. And the new iPhone will be what, "iPhone Pro"
i Soap, i Wash, i Rinse - Apple forgot the last two and they're slipping.
i Soap, i Wash, i Rinse - Apple forgot the last two and they're slipping.
Man I wish that Apple had thrown 256MB of RAM in the iPhone to begin with. RAM is dirt cheap compared with other components. My guess is that the App Store with 2.0 was not part of the original plan with the iPhone; if it had been, they would have given developers more than 32MB max of free RAM to work with. 32MB is virtually nothing in today's world.
For what it's worth, John Gruber simply stays out of the rumor mill. Always. It's why a lot of people listen and respect him. He has friends throughout the Apple industry and typically, he's not far off the mark.
(And the fact that we have the same initials is cool [J.G.])
JGowan
(And the fact that we have the same initials is cool [J.G.])
JGowan
More rehashed/predictable news to get the update monkeys all over excited again
Yeah right. If you weren't an update monkey yourself you wouldn't be coming to a site called MacRumors (emphasis added) let alone posting.
Which is why he posts rumors on his site... to stay out of the rumor and speculation game. Uh huh. I see.
Sorry, unless it comes direct for Apple and attributable, not "off the record," it's not verifiable and thus speculation, which is course is just a fancy word for rumor. That's just how it works.
I disagree. The "pro" monitor has zero to do w/ being able to use it to make money. There are specs that certain "professions" need to be productive that consumers do not. For example, firewire, expresscard slot, fastest processors available, etc. I'd also add a high quality matte screen, which, of course the current MBPs are sorely missing.
Nope
Example (most recent):
http://daringfireball.net/2009/01/macworld_expo_predictions
He was just about as wrong as one could be on anything that wasn't expected or scheduled to be announced.
As for Twitter, based on the times he posts and the amount he posts:
44 posts (result of search for "twitter" in his own site search box)
That's a lot ... seeing as he's under 1500 total posts for the whole site.
Twitter is a huge buzzword right now ... it's being pitched by the geek elite like it's some kind of miracle form of communication ... Gruber fits into the category of "Geek Elite" that likes to pretend he's hip with everything.
Don't get me wrong ... I don't hate him and I don't mean to bash him here. I just think he's a huge prick who's had some big success being a wannabe by association. Sites, such as this one only link to him for the same reason they use DIGG or Slashdot to promote their stories - hits!
To be fair yet agree with your comment:
I think everyone doubted an Intel switch was coming ... I know I did.
But, if he were as connected as he claims to have been, he would have gotten that right, because that has been almost as big as the iPhone in terms of Apple announcements over the last decade.
I disagree for the most part. It's what you pay attention to. Things that are iffy are the stuff he wagers on such as all aluminum laptops becoming Pro. He basically tells you so. When he says stuff with absolute certainty, they are 97% right.
The three best sources for what does right now are (when they cite their own source):
-Jon Gruber (Daring Fireball)
-Daniel Eran Dilger (AppleInsider)
-Seth Weintraub (9to5mac)
When Gruber writes 5 paragraphs on the iphone like this, better believe it's true. BTW I rarely seem him post about Twitter. At most once every week and half. Compare this to TechCrunch and Mashable which are essentially Twitter PR Headquarters. I am a liberal so I have no issue with the politics side.
Example (most recent):
http://daringfireball.net/2009/01/macworld_expo_predictions
He was just about as wrong as one could be on anything that wasn't expected or scheduled to be announced.
As for Twitter, based on the times he posts and the amount he posts:
44 posts (result of search for "twitter" in his own site search box)
That's a lot ... seeing as he's under 1500 total posts for the whole site.
Twitter is a huge buzzword right now ... it's being pitched by the geek elite like it's some kind of miracle form of communication ... Gruber fits into the category of "Geek Elite" that likes to pretend he's hip with everything.
Don't get me wrong ... I don't hate him and I don't mean to bash him here. I just think he's a huge prick who's had some big success being a wannabe by association. Sites, such as this one only link to him for the same reason they use DIGG or Slashdot to promote their stories - hits!
To be fair yet agree with your comment:
I think everyone doubted an Intel switch was coming ... I know I did.
But, if he were as connected as he claims to have been, he would have gotten that right, because that has been almost as big as the iPhone in terms of Apple announcements over the last decade.
I disagree. "Pro" is still very vague.
Then perhaps they should be called MacBook Visual Arts. MacBook Drafting. MacBook Video. MacBook Virtualization.
Furthermore your view that certain features certain professions need but consumers do not is wrong too, IMO. Consumers don't need fast chips? They don't need firewire? They might not prefer a matte screen? They don't need fast graphics cards?
There shouldn't be a line drawn for a "Pro" line. It's ridiculous.
Don't kid yourself that only "professionals" need those features.
I'm a consumer and it's the technological limitation of any flavour of USB combined with the fact Apple STILL don't offer laptops with more than 1 internal drive that makes any closed system without firewire completely worthless for my needs.
A friend of mine had a 17" Sony Vaio with a 1920 x 1200 resolution, 2 internal drives, wi-fi, firewire, usb, ethernet, DVD Writer and 2Gb RAM. 4 years ago! Feature wise, Apple a FAR behind this even now apart from the obvious advancements in CPU power but it was hardly slimline, weighed a lot and I wouldn't like to guess the battery life
Firewire isn't a "professional" connection standard, it's just a capable one.
I could live without fire wire for my needs if there was room for a second internal drive and the drives were user upgradable.
If Apple managed to add a user upgradable 1.8" drive bay as standard and still have an internal 2.5" bay too it would be enough for my needs and I could have a setup like this:-
1.8" Bay: 80Gb Intel X-18m (Applications drive)
2.5" Bay: 500Gb 7,200rpm Drive (50Gb audio partition, 450Gb partition for documents)
DVD-RW (or even Blu-ray playback with DVD-RW combined?)
I don't know why people give so much weight to John Gruber. The guy is no more connected than anyone else. He is not technically brilliant, his analysis is often just plain wrong:
http://daringfireball.net/2005/05/intelmania
See how naive he was here? "But emulation is out of the question for a switch now"
Don't put any weight on what this guys says!
http://daringfireball.net/2005/05/intelmania
See how naive he was here? "But emulation is out of the question for a switch now"
Don't put any weight on what this guys says!
The plastic MacBook will be here until USB 3.0 is available, then Apple will stop producing them and let the supply run out naturally.
I can see the notebook line becoming MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and MacBook mini/tablet.
Don't kid yourself that only "professionals" need those features.
I'm a consumer and it's the technological limitation of any flavour of USB combined with the fact Apple STILL don't offer laptops with more than 1 internal drive that makes any closed system without firewire completely worthless for my needs.
A friend of mine had a 17" Sony Vaio with a 1920 x 1200 resolution, 2 internal drives, wi-fi, firewire, usb, ethernet, DVD Writer and 2Gb RAM. 4 years ago! Feature wise, Apple a FAR behind this even now apart from the obvious advancements in CPU power but it was hardly slimline, weighed a lot and I wouldn't like to guess the battery life
Firewire isn't a "professional" connection standard, it's just a capable one.
I could live without fire wire for my needs if there was room for a second internal drive and the drives were user upgradable.
If Apple managed to add a bay for for 1.8" SSD as standard and still have an internal 2.5" bay too it would be enough for my needs.
I could have a setup like this:-
1.8" Bay: 80Gb Intel X-18m (Applications drive)
2.5" Bay: 500Gb 7,200rpm Drive (50Gb audio partition, 450Gb partition for documents)
DVD-RW (or even Blu-ray playback with DVD-RW combined?)
I agree completely. I'd even love the option to order an MB or MBP (whatever the hell you want to call it) without the internal SuperDrive, and instead with a 1.8" or 2.5" SSD. I use the optical so infrequently that using an external one for when I do need it would be absolutely fine. I'd get much more use out of a secondary drive, especially a fast one like the new Corsair 256GB or the intel.
TechCrunch is literally unbearable now with all the Twitter garbage. I'm counting the days until that "service" is deadpooled.I disagree for the most part. It's what you pay attention to. Things that are iffy are the stuff he wagers on such as all aluminum laptops becoming Pro. He basically tells you so. When he says stuff with absolute certainty, they are 97% right.
The three best sources for what does right now are (when they cite their own source):
-Jon Gruber (Daring Fireball)
-Daniel Eran Dilger (AppleInsider)
-Seth Weintraub (9to5mac)
When Gruber writes 5 paragraphs on the iphone like this, better believe it's true. BTW I rarely seem him post about Twitter. At most once every week and half. Compare this to TechCrunch and Mashable which are essentially Twitter PR Headquarters. I am a liberal so I have no issue with the politics side.
FireWire
Yes, the white MacBook has FireWire.
Hopefully the lack of a FireWire 800 port in the current MacBooks will be corrected in the Rev.B release.
I'd suspect that the tablet's name will hinge on which version of OS X it's running. iPhone/iPod touch or Mac OS X.
Since it seems logical that it would be an iPhone/touch OS X, then some type of Pod name would make sense.
On the other hand, if Apple adds the ability to run iPhone/touch apps directly in Mac OS X, which would make sense, then who knows...
Mac touch? MacPod? MacPod touch? iBook? iBook touch? PowerBook? Dinsdale? Blancmange?
Yes, the white MacBook has FireWire.
Hopefully the lack of a FireWire 800 port in the current MacBooks will be corrected in the Rev.B release.
I'd suspect that the tablet's name will hinge on which version of OS X it's running. iPhone/iPod touch or Mac OS X.
Since it seems logical that it would be an iPhone/touch OS X, then some type of Pod name would make sense.
On the other hand, if Apple adds the ability to run iPhone/touch apps directly in Mac OS X, which would make sense, then who knows...
Mac touch? MacPod? MacPod touch? iBook? iBook touch? PowerBook? Dinsdale? Blancmange?
I actually like the white Macbooks. But the plastic does not seem to streamline Apple's new eco friendly future.
Could we see a Carbon fiber macbook case?
As for the rebranding, I agree with others, the current Macbook is noway near the Macbook Pro... So I assume they will just stop making Laptops out of aluminum which have the low end specs. Seems logical, since the shinyness (wow is that a word?) is appealing for Smart people
Could we see a Carbon fiber macbook case?
As for the rebranding, I agree with others, the current Macbook is noway near the Macbook Pro... So I assume they will just stop making Laptops out of aluminum which have the low end specs. Seems logical, since the shinyness (wow is that a word
?) is appealing for Smart people 
Sorry dude, but what is the 'Pro' machine in your mind?
Dual hard drives, SLI video cards, eSata ports, Blu-ray drives, >> 2 USB ports... you get the idea.