Bring on the Aluminum MacBook!

[CommodityFetish]

Who else will be waiting for the new Aluminum(?) Macbook in April/May?

http://www.rhythmac.com/history/macbook

(oh, would that it came without the internal optical drive I will have to carry around everywhere I go and never use... )

 

[TantalizedMind]

I give up caring. Apple disappoints me every Tuesday. Looks like I'm going to Alienware. At least their computers can glow red.

 

[gkarris]

I've decided to resurrect this thread...

I go to the Apple Store and see the wonderful MacBook Air. I really like the alumimum case and the black, backlit keys. Not enought memory or hard drive space though. I would like to put all my iTunes stuff and photos on one laptop, instead of just my server. My iPod, iPhone, and older laptops don't have enough space.

Really tired of the white and the extra money for black isn't really worth it.

Will the Alumimum MacBooks be out this Summer? I'm thinking of getting one the minute it's out....

I would like Apple to save the money/production costs and get rid of the black one. Only offer the Aluminum one with the backlit keyboard, multitouch pad, and the same specs now starting at the $1099.

 

[Queso]

Make it Aluminium, chuck in a dedicated video card, shrink the screen to 12" and include the same keyboard as the MacBook Pro.

Then we're talking

 

[Hankster]

Won't probably happen. They need their products staggered in value and price.

 

[indierthanthou]

Make it Aluminium, chuck in a dedicated video card, shrink the screen to 12" and include the same keyboard as the MacBook Pro.

Then we're talking

So what you want, is a 12" powerbook....with intel...good luck with that

 

[devilot]

... include the same keyboard as the MacBook Pro.

Then we're talking

Eww.

I don't deny that the "pro" notebooks' KBs look nicer, but in terms of feel and use? I adore the MB/ new alum KB feel. It's basically why I got a MB in the first place.

 

[Queso]

So what you want, is a 12" powerbook....with intel...good luck with that

I keep going on about it, both here and to Apple. I really can't understand why they would drop their best laptop model completely.

 

[tjcampbell]

Eww.

I don't deny that the "pro" notebooks' KBs look nicer, but in terms of feel and use? I adore the MB/ new alum KB feel. It's basically why I got a MB in the first place.

Totally agree. I am so much happier using my MacBook than my MacBook Pro as I don't get a shock every time I touch it and the keyboard doesn't feel like ice. The MacBook material is a treat and I think it would be a shame if they ever changed it.

 

[GeneKam]

Aluminum might happen as mac is going to go green. But if the do go green, aluminum is much more costly then polycarbonate, and that is already quite costly as it is a great material, but the casing is not green, and apple are going fully environmental friendly. The cost will obviously go up for the new macbook aluminum.

 

[xraydoc]

Personally, I don't mind the plastic polycarbonate of the MacBook cases - the heat from the internal components doesn't go straight through the case and on to my legs like my MacBook Pro does. And I'm much happier for it.

 

[kabunaru]

The aluminum casing would also reduce the MacBook's weight and will make it more recyclable. Yes, I predict that the next MacBooks will have an aluminum case.

 

[khunxhor]

am I the only one who adores the white? it just stands out...aluminum wont do it for me...

 

[darfel]

I don't think Apple will release an aluminum MacBook, that would blur the lines between MacBooks and MacBook Pros.

 

[TatsuTerror]

Why not Alu with colors, like the iPod Nanos and the Shuffles?

 

[Stopsignguy]

I don't think Apple will release an aluminum MacBook, that would blur the lines between MacBooks and MacBook Pros.

Explain the new iMacs and Mac Pros? Also ALL the iPods are at least available in silver (cept iPod Touch)

I think Apple are moving away from the whole white for consumer, aluminum for pro deal.

 

[tuneman07]

I would like an aluminum one- I like the looks of the pro line. I have been waiting forever for an update though so I guess I can wait a few more months.

With my luck though Apple will probably ignore the MB and come out with something crazy like a super thin MB minus a bunch of stuff which of course will probably cost way more than the MB. errrrr, wait a second,,,,,,,,,, Dam

 

[iW00t]

Who else will be waiting for the new Aluminum(?) Macbook in April/May?

http://www.rhythmac.com/history/macbook

(oh, would that it came without the internal optical drive I will have to carry around everywhere I go and never use... )

It is called the Macbook Air

 

[GeneKam]

yup if apple descide to loose some revenue on macbooks and go green, then i do think they will release it with coulors. Ipods are in that line, plus next to every other manufacturer stooped limiting consumers to the coulor, if apple wants to offer better hardware and look over dell and sony, they will have to do it, if not this, then next update.

 

[jhsfosho]

I'd consider buying an aluminum macbook. I like the smaller size compared to my macbook pro. But i really like my dedicated video. I think a 12'' widescreen MBP would see a better market.

 

[mosx]

Explain the new iMacs and Mac Pros? Also ALL the iPods are at least available in silver (cept iPod Touch)

I think Apple are moving away from the whole white for consumer, aluminum for pro deal.

Don't forget the Mac mini

But its nice to see that someone has common sense regarding this issue. I tried to tell this to another person and they went all Apple fanboy on me telling me I just can't afford the higher end Macs and thats the reason I'm trying to say these things.. which made absolutely no sense whatsoever, but whatever. haha.

The iMac went from soft plastic like the iPod to anodized aluminum. The low-end eMac was white plastic that was eventually (a few years late) replaced by the (mostly) aluminum Mac mini.

The MacBook Air is anodized aluminum and it is certainly far from being a "Pro" machine.

The low end iPods (mini, 2G nano, 2G shuffle) made the jump to anodized aluminum before the "high end" iPod did. The "low end" iPod mini was released in 2004. It was more than 3 and a half years before the iPod received its anodized aluminum front. That even came a year after the lowest of all iPods, the shuffle, made the switch.

Apple is definitely not reserving aluminum for the "pro" line any more. It's fair game now.

That said, if Apple switches the MacBook to aluminum, it better be anodized aluminum and not the easily damaged and warping casing used by the MacBook Pro. The MacBook with an anodized aluminum case would be sweet. It'd take care of all of the build quality issues too.

 

[CaptainCaveMann]

I give up caring. Apple disappoints me every Tuesday. Looks like I'm going to Alienware. At least their computers can glow red.

Can I quote you? Cause honestly this is one of the funniest posts ive seen in a long time hahaha.

 

[skyrider007]

I don't see this happening.

 

[tuneman07]

I don't see why Apple wouldn't want their laptops to all match with the aluminum. They have a big theme of continuity and products all working together so if they all matched I don't see the problem. They are still different computers it isn't like people are going to say "I was going to buy a Pro but the MB looks the same so I'll get that".

 

[Quillz]

I don't think Apple will release an aluminum MacBook, that would blur the lines between MacBooks and MacBook Pros.

Just like Apple would never have gone aluminum for the Mac mini and iMac, right? The whole "keeping consumer/pro products distinct" is a thing of past. Today, they do it via hardware components, not the aesthetics.