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Aluminum MacBook and MacBook Pros Spotted?

firewire 3200

ai also said that it could be fw 3200 because the port looks just like fw 800 port!
 
Tallest Skil said:
Give me full size, non-proprietary ports or you can forget it.

Or just something smaller like DisplayPort or HDMI.

But keep the FireWire.

Clayne, the easiest thing to do is just never sign out...
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I agree..... if you want to reduce the footprint why the fat miniDVI? Why not HDMI and better still DisplayPort (ever so slightly lengthier than HDMI). Oh right.... because they haven't developed any of those themselves and would require another name in their License list! <sarcasm>
 
Ade-iMac-177 said:
and if they remove the firewire 400 then they better provide a firewire 800 to 400 adapter or else I and a lot of other people will really be pissed off. And they will have to add another 800 port - many people need 2.
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exactly. now i have to have another cable just to hook up my damn camera. hopefully this part of the rumor is false.
 
But more importantly...

Will they finally externalize the optical drive so people only have to carry it around if they need to? That would shave off half a pound and a ton of space right there.
 
hogfaninga said:
.. If aluminum casing makes the masses celebrate then anything will.
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Aluminum is not just for style. It works well as a heat sink. A good way to reduce fan noise is to use the case itself as a sink. So aluminum means less noise. It also does not need paint nor a conductive coating on the inside to shield EMI. So it can men less manufacturing steps and low cost.
 
Courtaj said:
It is in the nature of a line to be one-dimensional.
But if you only have one foot, doesn't that mean you'll end up going in circles?
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No it's just going to hop. Thus the accelerometer.
 
Ade-iMac-177 said:
WHAT?!?!

they can't remove dual-link DVI or else the macbook pros won't work with the 30 inch Cinema Displays.

and if they remove the firewire 400 then they better provide a firewire 800 to 400 adapter or else I and a lot of other people will really be pissed off. And they will have to add another 800 port - many people need 2.

Plus isn't a firewire 800 port the same height as a 400? plus an ethernet port is taller than both so how can they reduce the footprint?
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+1

That's exactly what I was thinking, unless they're revamping ACD's also??

I'm not too impressed with this latest round of rumors, if anything, it's raised a few concerns with the logic behind this whole "refresh" project..
 
FW800 would be OK, and is a logical step in the evolution of the MBP, but I suspect FW400 would stay on the MB. If they do use a mini-DVI port on the MBP, it will likely be a new type of mini-DVI that supports DualLink (something that HDMI does not, but DisplayPort does). I would really hope that Apple would drop the annoying and ugly dropping hinge on the screen, but I doubt that will happen.

TEG
 
MacRumors said:


AppleInsider provides some reassurances that MacBook and MacBook Pro updates must be imminent with the new models having reportedly been spotted by sources.

The new 13" MacBooks, 15" MacBook Pros and 17" MacBook Pros are said to share similar Aluminum-based look "as if they were members of the same product family". The current MacBooks and MacBook Pro are very distinct from one another with the MacBook housed in a white or black plastic enclosure. In an effort to further reduce the notebook footprint, the new laptops are said to be eliminating the Firewire 400 port and the 28-pin DVI-I (Dual Link) port. Instead, the cases will contain the smaller (but still backward compatible) Firewire 800 port and "what appears to be" a mini-DVI port.


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wow! that's amazing... :) little "aluminum powerbooks!"
 
If the 13" Macbook has a smaller bezel and footprint than the current one, I might finally replace my 867MHz 12" PowerBook that's still going strong!
 
ChrisA said:
Aluminum is not just for style. It works well as a heat sink. A good way to reduce fan noise is to use the case itself as a sink. So aluminum means less noise. It also does not need paint nor a conductive coating on the inside to shield EMI. So it can men less manufacturing steps and low cost.
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I had the Macbook Pro and mine generated a ton of heat and was noisy. Maybe they will make this one better, but those problems were never fixed even when they knew it.

A new aluminum casing isn't enough to make me "upgrade." Others will make their own decisions.
 
Toe said:
Will they finally externalize the optical drive so people only have to carry it around if they need to? That would shave off half a pound and a ton of space right there.
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Hopefully! I haven't used my Superdrive in my MacBook in the last 6 months.
 
I would be v disappointed if the new Macbook Pro lost the FW400 and 28 pin DVI ports. Instead you can get rid of that ExpressCard slot and whist you are at it move the USB port away from the magsafe port.
 
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