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All the Mock Ups I could find for the MacBook Pro / MacBook at WWDC
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The book I am looking for is one that doesn't have the same hardware limitations on it as the current one. I would love to see some more ports on the Pro models and more BTO options, as opposed to just the redesign. Can my 17" MBP have two HDD like every other 17" book on the market?
Better cooling from a redesigned case, and a machine that doesn't creak as much... although my last book may have been very defective since it literally fell apart while I was using it. Built in 3G/EVDO/Broadband would be a plus and may push me over to paying the $100 a month for it.
Here's the list:
- User replaceable HDD on both models
- Magnetic latch
- MT trackpad on Pro models (software update to us MT on ALL Apple programs as well.)
- MORE FW ports!!!!
- backlit BTO on at least the high end MB
- Dedicated GFX as BTO on high end MB
- if possible, make the MB lighter, but don't worry about it on the MBP, that model was meant to be a powerhouse, not a consumer machine.
- If Apple has the balls, a cheaper 14" or 15" model for those that need screen size on the go, but not power.
Lastly, throw in a mini tower just for the hell of it.
It looks good, as for major redesign,
Then again, these are rumor sites.... Apple may just be planning on refining the current look to fit the rest of the lineup, in which case it looks as it should, except for the black receiver destroying the clean look. It should be on the far left, like the Mac Books and Mac Book Air are on the far right. It doesn't make any sense to put it in the middle.
Better cooling from a redesigned case, and a machine that doesn't creak as much... although my last book may have been very defective since it literally fell apart while I was using it. Built in 3G/EVDO/Broadband would be a plus and may push me over to paying the $100 a month for it.
Here's the list:
- User replaceable HDD on both models
- Magnetic latch
- MT trackpad on Pro models (software update to us MT on ALL Apple programs as well.)
- MORE FW ports!!!!
- backlit BTO on at least the high end MB
- Dedicated GFX as BTO on high end MB
- if possible, make the MB lighter, but don't worry about it on the MBP, that model was meant to be a powerhouse, not a consumer machine.
- If Apple has the balls, a cheaper 14" or 15" model for those that need screen size on the go, but not power.
Lastly, throw in a mini tower just for the hell of it.
I don't care what any of you say to the contrary, but Adokimus made the best one.
It looks good, as for major redesign,
Then again, these are rumor sites.... Apple may just be planning on refining the current look to fit the rest of the lineup, in which case it looks as it should, except for the black receiver destroying the clean look. It should be on the far left, like the Mac Books and Mac Book Air are on the far right. It doesn't make any sense to put it in the middle.
And take a bullet or a sledgehammer or a grenade to break it!
Do you actually know what carbon fibre is?
See:
<http://www.zerohalliburton.com/business/carbon_fiber/P4-stealth.jsp>
Do you actually know what carbon fibre is?
See:
<http://www.zerohalliburton.com/business/carbon_fiber/P4-stealth.jsp>
And take a bullet or a sledgehammer or a grenade to break it!
Do you actually know what carbon fibre is?
See:
<http://www.zerohalliburton.com/business/carbon_fiber/P4-stealth.jsp>
I know a lot about composite materials actually, mostly aircraft composites. Then again I guess there's a big difference between a wing and a notebook.
There's a really good reason why these designers haven't received all the credit they deserve. Well several actually. Firstly, anyone who didn't come up with any ideas as good as these... is jealous.
Anyone who did come up with one of these ideas but didn't open up PS and have a go... is feeling all kinds of stuff. Make a note to mention them to analyst!
Anyone who did come up with one of these ideas but didn't open up PS and have a go because they know they're not that good... is feeling sort of inadequate. That's me right there:
And judging by the general standard of writing on these pages, I'm guessing we're all older than the average Bebo/Myspace/Facebook member, so we're not used to bigging up fellow contributors in order to fit in.
Just my take. But I'd like to offer my inadequate thanks to the heroes of the hour who have taken their individual leaps into design prediction [however brief] so that we may sit here and dream... and count the days - without knowing how many they may be. No wonder we're such objects of fun for the Windoze crowd.
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Anyone who did come up with one of these ideas but didn't open up PS and have a go... is feeling all kinds of stuff. Make a note to mention them to analyst!
Anyone who did come up with one of these ideas but didn't open up PS and have a go because they know they're not that good... is feeling sort of inadequate. That's me right there:
And judging by the general standard of writing on these pages, I'm guessing we're all older than the average Bebo/Myspace/Facebook member, so we're not used to bigging up fellow contributors in order to fit in.
Just my take. But I'd like to offer my inadequate thanks to the heroes of the hour who have taken their individual leaps into design prediction [however brief] so that we may sit here and dream... and count the days - without knowing how many they may be. No wonder we're such objects of fun for the Windoze crowd.
=Thank you
Okay, fair comment. Excuse my rush to Rottweiler mode there.
I'm thinking of the cockpits of Fi racing cars that protect the drivers from injury at 180 MPH.
In the case of the Zero Halliburton P4 Stealth carbon fiber attaché case coming in at $2,250.00!, I'm guessing some of those get put through some serious challenges too.
If the weave is done correctly in manufacture, any surface cracks that might appear in the epoxy used to finish the surface, due to severe handling, will usually not affect the epoxy bonding the carbon fabric layers and allow the main integrity of the structure to remain intact.
But any mono material such as plastic or aluminium is vulnerable to varying levels and kinds of fracture and impact damage. Aluminium computer cases for instance can be easily permanently distorted as a result of being dropped. Hard plastics are subject to shatter, while many softer plastics are less rigid and less durable. The Nylons are more expensive. Apple has moved away from these for several reasons - possibly mainly aesthetic and environmental.
The advantages of epoxy bonded carbon fibre in computers of the future are that the case is capable of withstanding more rough treatment than the contents are capable of withstanding. This is the point where suspending all the components, in a similar manner to the egg in the polystyrene box, becomes possible.
Yes it's all very expensive... but entirely possible. So, if the Chinese start offering suitable carbon fibre yarn woven into a fabric tomorrow, my guess is that the general rule will apply, and the price will be 50% of what it was yesterday.
I'm thinking of the cockpits of Fi racing cars that protect the drivers from injury at 180 MPH.
In the case of the Zero Halliburton P4 Stealth carbon fiber attaché case coming in at $2,250.00!, I'm guessing some of those get put through some serious challenges too.
If the weave is done correctly in manufacture, any surface cracks that might appear in the epoxy used to finish the surface, due to severe handling, will usually not affect the epoxy bonding the carbon fabric layers and allow the main integrity of the structure to remain intact.
But any mono material such as plastic or aluminium is vulnerable to varying levels and kinds of fracture and impact damage. Aluminium computer cases for instance can be easily permanently distorted as a result of being dropped. Hard plastics are subject to shatter, while many softer plastics are less rigid and less durable. The Nylons are more expensive. Apple has moved away from these for several reasons - possibly mainly aesthetic and environmental.
The advantages of epoxy bonded carbon fibre in computers of the future are that the case is capable of withstanding more rough treatment than the contents are capable of withstanding. This is the point where suspending all the components, in a similar manner to the egg in the polystyrene box, becomes possible.
Yes it's all very expensive... but entirely possible. So, if the Chinese start offering suitable carbon fibre yarn woven into a fabric tomorrow, my guess is that the general rule will apply, and the price will be 50% of what it was yesterday.
The book I am looking for is one that doesn't have the same hardware limitations on it as the current one. I would love to see some more ports on the Pro models and more BTO options, as opposed to just the redesign. Can my 17" MBP have two HDD like every other 17" book on the market?
Better cooling from a redesigned case, and a machine that doesn't creak as much... although my last book may have been very defective since it literally fell apart while I was using it. Built in 3G/EVDO/Broadband would be a plus and may push me over to paying the $100 a month for it.
Here's the list:
- User replaceable HDD on both models
- Magnetic latch
- MT trackpad on Pro models (software update to us MT on ALL Apple programs as well.)
- MORE FW ports!!!!
- backlit BTO on at least the high end MB
- Dedicated GFX as BTO on high end MB
- if possible, make the MB lighter, but don't worry about it on the MBP, that model was meant to be a powerhouse, not a consumer machine.
- If Apple has the balls, a cheaper 14" or 15" model for those that need screen size on the go, but not power.
Lastly, throw in a mini tower just for the hell of it.
It looks good, as for major redesign,
Then again, these are rumor sites.... Apple may just be planning on refining the current look to fit the rest of the lineup, in which case it looks as it should, except for the black receiver destroying the clean look. It should be on the far left, like the Mac Books and Mac Book Air are on the far right. It doesn't make any sense to put it in the middle.
You are probably better off with a PC
Apple will never make 3" thick 5 kg laptop that lasts 1 hour max on 1 charge...
Really? I am not sure if you're just trying to protect their feelings or you haven't been blessed with very good eyesight, none of these designers have any sign of talent or a sense of aesthetics... or typography... or perspective.
wow, just drag that PS icon right down into the trash-can. all of you.
Actually, it's this group that is making the designs.... no... sorry, mockup, because taking parts from another machine from an advertisement and photoshopping them with other parts really isn't designing.
It's also this group that can't take criticism at all and usually ends up insulting others because they don't know how to handle ANY criticism whatsoever, that's a sign of youth.
Lastly, it's obviously that group that does these mockups because:
a) Anyone that uses Facebook, etc, has no imagination whatsoever, hence their reason for using those networks
b) Anyone that could consider these designs plausible or creative at all is either a Fanboy/girl that just wants some eye candy from Apple with no real feature change at all, it just has to look good.
c) They would probably defend anything with an Apple logo on it until death because.... um... it has an Apple logo on it, like the (good) but not creative/innovative mockups.
Get over it man! Anyone that thinks the mockups are creative and innovative should have a second look at the pizza box, at least that guy was thinking out of the box.... yes pun intended.
Oh, I would if I could run Mac OS X on a PC. No hackintoshes allowed.
I am glad that you said it and not me... I will admit that you have bigger balls than I for say this on a thread filled with.... you know.
Honestly, their skills are good. I am a Photoshop user though, so I wouldn't spend my time doing mockups in the wrong program, but they did a good job. Are their mockups clean? No. Are they practical? No. Are they creative and original? No. Do they show some skill? Yes. Are they Photoshop Pros? Nope. Do they realize why people like you and I are saying these things? Nope, but hopefully the realize what we are saying or go look at what a concept product from another market looks like, and stop assuming that just because we say something with an Apple logo isn't as great as everything else with a logo we're some kind of basher.
I do have to say that the forum is starting to get filled with posters that wear their hearts on their sleeves.
These are the one that I think would be the most realistic. I found them on the engadget Macbook Pro mock-up contest
http://www.engadget.com/photos/macbook-pro-mockup-contest-results-the-winner-is-you/644845/
I think the last one is realistic except for the external touch screen.
http://www.engadget.com/photos/macbook-pro-mockup-contest-results-the-winner-is-you/644845/
I think the last one is realistic except for the external touch screen.
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Digital Skunk, I hope you did not get offended though!
I will join in with a mockup myself later
I will join in with a mockup myself later
Digital Skunk, I hope you did not get offended though!
I will join in with a mockup myself later
Naw, not at all. I used to but it sucks getting put in Time Out, so I just let everything roll off my sleeve.
Sometimes there are those really obtuse posters that just don't want to be wrong no matter what and I type so angrily that I get typos. Those guys/gals usually end up showing their true colors when their argument falls apart due to lack of truthful facts, and constant quoting or mentioning of their opinions.
This one looks like PowerBook Titanium
I think its better to read the thread before posting...
In their dreams. Dell could never have made this laptop in a million years.
Apple did make it, a whole SEVEN YEARS ago! I've still got one sitting here beside me. The plastic above the CD slot has cracked, the paint has melted off the hinges, the paint has WORN off other parts.
But the keyboard is the best one Apple have ever put on a laptop. Maybe the best they ever made. So silky smooth, all I have to do is stroke the keys. Wonderful.
So no, it doesn't look like a Dell. Michael Dell has never had the imagination to rise to such a challenge to make anything other than bog standard, fat, heavy black boxes.
Apple's use of Titanium was a leap, and a brave one too. Pity they worked out too late that you have to paint Titanium because it's prone to attracting grease marks [that stain easily] in it's rolled state.
Watches work in Ti because machined parts can be polished and then flattened.
Apple did make it, a whole SEVEN YEARS ago! I've still got one sitting here beside me. The plastic above the CD slot has cracked, the paint has melted off the hinges, the paint has WORN off other parts.
But the keyboard is the best one Apple have ever put on a laptop. Maybe the best they ever made. So silky smooth, all I have to do is stroke the keys. Wonderful.
So no, it doesn't look like a Dell. Michael Dell has never had the imagination to rise to such a challenge to make anything other than bog standard, fat, heavy black boxes.
Apple's use of Titanium was a leap, and a brave one too. Pity they worked out too late that you have to paint Titanium because it's prone to attracting grease marks [that stain easily] in it's rolled state.
Watches work in Ti because machined parts can be polished and then flattened.
As for a black aluminiun MacBook Pro, or any colour, it's all possible with anodising [as used in iPod mini and nano 2nd G], but heavy scratches will reveal the base metal.
The reasons for Apple not doing this include the fact that their profits are based very much on limited external form factor differences, as well as offering generally high-end spec. and limiting the number of BTO options to discourage fussy buyers. The results are obvious: the highest profit margin of any computer manufacturer... and therefore bigger profits and bigger growth.
And it works. When it comes to designing business models, Apple's has to tick so many of the boxes, they must surely be teaching it at Harvard by now!
One of the reasons that Dell is in trouble, apart from the obvious, is because of the costs involved in offering so many BTO options. This policy kills profit. And it's not as if buying a Dell actually gives you anything new. 90% of the CPUs are ones Apple dropped 6-18 months previously. And how cheap must they be?
Being able to tell a chip supplier like Intel that you're going to order a minimum of X [in Apple's case, the very latest CPU] over X months, and then tell the factory to build X standard models and ship X at X intervals with XX variables, means it's easy to drive supply costs down.
If I sound like a fanboy, I am. Unashamedly. There are only two truly remarkable companies in this game imo, Apple and Google. Both consistently do what they do better than everyone else in their sector.
The reasons for Apple not doing this include the fact that their profits are based very much on limited external form factor differences, as well as offering generally high-end spec. and limiting the number of BTO options to discourage fussy buyers. The results are obvious: the highest profit margin of any computer manufacturer... and therefore bigger profits and bigger growth.
And it works. When it comes to designing business models, Apple's has to tick so many of the boxes, they must surely be teaching it at Harvard by now!
One of the reasons that Dell is in trouble, apart from the obvious, is because of the costs involved in offering so many BTO options. This policy kills profit. And it's not as if buying a Dell actually gives you anything new. 90% of the CPUs are ones Apple dropped 6-18 months previously. And how cheap must they be?
Being able to tell a chip supplier like Intel that you're going to order a minimum of X [in Apple's case, the very latest CPU] over X months, and then tell the factory to build X standard models and ship X at X intervals with XX variables, means it's easy to drive supply costs down.
If I sound like a fanboy, I am. Unashamedly. There are only two truly remarkable companies in this game imo, Apple and Google. Both consistently do what they do better than everyone else in their sector.
Get over it man! Anyone that thinks the mockups are creative and innovative should have a second look at the pizza box, at least that guy was thinking out of the box.... yes pun intended.
Thank you. Where others only spent 15 minutes on their "mock-ups", I worked on mine for 82 hours straight. More than 49 layers were involved. Someone mention curves? I bent those hues and tones sideways!
But I wasn't satisfied. I printed the PSD on to Arches hot pressed watercolor paper (220 lbs. btw) and "kicked it old skool". That's right. I took out my double action Iwata and my trusty Badger, turned on that old, noisy, overly vibrating Paasche compressor, and started spraying and praying. A few frisket cuts later ...
iPizza.
... oh, and in case you didn't know, it does have a blu-ray superdrive.
And take a bullet or a sledgehammer or a grenade to break it! Do you actually know what carbon fibre is?
See:<http://www.zerohalliburton.com/business/carbon_fiber/P4-stealth.jsp>
The price is right. Well, right if you've just sold your small tech company in Sunnyvale, CA to Apple and gone off to retire in Lake Tahoe and Dubai with gobs of cash stashed in your brand spanking new carbon fiber attache!
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I think the most beautiful Macbook pro would be woven of a slightly thicker and obviously bigger macbook air, the speakers kept like on the macbook pro, but the color/material should be gun metal, as used on the metal gear solid 4 ps3 (see below).
I also think they should include the macbook air's keyboard (color-wise) and the size of the trackpad, BUT, please a thicker click bar, not everyone is born with girly fingers :x
now, of course, it's never going to happen, but that's just what would be my favorite.
the reality is, that you guys should probably start falling in love with the macbook air, because the pro will most likely mimic that VERY CLOSELY,
not to mention that the keyboard will not stay what it is now.
I also think they should include the macbook air's keyboard (color-wise) and the size of the trackpad, BUT, please a thicker click bar, not everyone is born with girly fingers :x
now, of course, it's never going to happen, but that's just what would be my favorite.
the reality is, that you guys should probably start falling in love with the macbook air, because the pro will most likely mimic that VERY CLOSELY,
not to mention that the keyboard will not stay what it is now.
I agree with the click bar thing.
As much as I love the MBA's big trackpad, I have big fingers and the width of my thumb is the same as the height of the click bar.
I like that aspect of my MBP.
As much as I love the MBA's big trackpad, I have big fingers and the width of my thumb is the same as the height of the click bar.
I like that aspect of my MBP.