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soooooo preeetttyyyy. The halo effect iisssssssss....(I faint from the possible beauty of the unknown.)
I think the halo thing if done right would be nice, but whatever. If I don't get two HDDs in the 17" and more pro ports (no USB) and HDMI/Display Port on the new design forget about it!
And anyone that talks about the MBP not being a good machine THAT HAS NOT USED IT and only heard from 3rd party sources really needs to use the machine. It's not like the iPhone keyboard which you can pickup, type on, and decide whether you love it or hate it.
And anyone that talks about the MBP not being a good machine THAT HAS NOT USED IT and only heard from 3rd party sources really needs to use the machine. It's not like the iPhone keyboard which you can pickup, type on, and decide whether you love it or hate it.
I guess I do not see the same thing as everyone since I am using an older iMac G4. yet I could see this being the next thing since the MBA and the iMac have the same brushed look, it's not too hard to vision the same with a MB and MBP
I'm pretty darn sure that'll never happen. Unless you don't want an optical drive.
I guess I do not see the same thing as everyone since I am using an older iMac G4. yet I could see this being the next thing since the MBA and the iMac have the same anodized look, it's not too hard to vision the same with a MB and MBP
Fixed that.
I have been contemplating that actually. Pulling out the optical that i barely use, or wouldn't mind pulling out, connecting and taking off. Leaving space for a 500GB HDD to go along with the faster 320 7k, or just two 320 7k drives.
Without having read any of the replies I just want to say, I think the new keyboard would be a welcome addition to the best designed laptop on the market.
In that case... I think I'll out do it!
Before:
After:
OH! AND NO MORE PLASTIC RIM!
YAY!
In that case... I think I'll out do it!
Before:
After:
OH! AND NO MORE PLASTIC RIM!
YAY!
I think you asking way to much.
Maybe in the year 2025
Nope, I was on the phone with Jonathan while I was making that, he was giving me a list of the new features. Steve pitched in from the background.
In that case... I think I'll out do it!
Before:
After:
OH! AND NO MORE PLASTIC RIM!
YAY!
Look how thin that is! Sexy sexy
I'm sorry--what are you referring to?
If you're referring to the poster's accusation that Apple needs to learn what it means to design, I think you are reading an excerpted version of his post and should refer back to the original.
That's not true. LCD manufacturers do indeed specify the color depth of their panels. Computer OEMs cheat with dithering and other nonsense--but if you go directly to Samsung, LG, Philips, et al. you'll see the hardware is clearly defined. 262K, across the board. 6-bit.
Not for notebook computers, no. AMLCDs have never been 8-bit for notebook applications, with extremely few exceptions.
No. Sony does not use 8-bit panels in its notebooks. Please cite a source. They don't have a magical supplier that can exceed what the state of the art currently allows. In older, lower resolution notebooks (e.g. 1024x768), there were a few 8-bit models, but they were never the norm, even back then.
Size has everything to do with whether there is a production method for 8-bit color. At the pixel size and pitch used in modern notebooks, there simply is not an 8-bit production method.
Yes, there is a simple answer. Nobody makes 8-bit notebook panels at the resolutions of today's laptops. Period. Yet for some reason, someone has to point this out to people on this board 3 or 4 times a year whenever it comes up.
You can check these things out yourself. LG, Samsung, Toshiba-Matsushita, and Chi Mei are the major suppliers. Not one of them makes a notebook panel 17" or smaller that is 8-bit.
haha good work. even the enclosure is aqua. Made from environmentally friendly recycled breast silicone perhaps?
Maybe have the logo blink like the sleep light does on current models? Change the current model's sleep light to an "any" light. Customizable to the users likings. It blinks for HDD usage or connectivity, "new mail" blink, new IM blink, or just off completely. That would require a separate LED in the logo, unless you wanted your screen to strobe while sleeping.
If the new MBPs are going to have a tapered design like the iPhone & MBA then the current latch-release button and the pulsating LED will need to go a there wont be sufficient room on the front face of the MBP base to accommodate this. These gone, it would make more sense to have LED's built into the apple Logo on the back of the LCD lid which will be more controllable to serve the same purpose as the traditional sleep LED and the more....
Also depending upon the material used for fabricating the back LOGO, it is possible to have a logo with just Logo's edges illuminated(as above) or the entire logo evenly illuminated (as in the current MBPs).
We have only seen the best come out of the Apple's genius design labs with the exception of 1st gen IPod nonos (which was intentional) so we wont be disapponted. Coz whatever design apple comes out with for the next gen MBPs they will stick around with it for quite a while just like their traditional portables.
I really, really, REALLY hope this is just a rumor. I am going into my first year of college this fall and am looking to take advantage of the student discount (obviously.) This will be my official leap into the realm of the Apple Computer, although way back in the day my grade school used s instead of the more common IBM PS/2.
I had wanted to get my MBP sometime before school starts, preferably within the next week or so. I thought to myself, "Oh I should check to see if there is another design overhaul coming before the first semester..." and sadly I found this. See, I am an iPhone user, bought it back in November, and then was disappointed to find out that the 3G model was going to be coming within a year. Well it's four days until I go out and get my 3G, and do god-knows-what with my current iPhone.
When purchasing something for $3000+, I would like to not get burned like I did last time. Hopefully this is just a rumor, or merely a case redesign, I would be sad to find that my new MBP is now obsolete in terms of performance.
So albeit a little off topic, what in the heck should I do?! Wait it off a couple more weeks?
Oh and personally I like the back-lit logo, it's the trademark of the line...I really hope they don't get rid of it. (Although the black halo design isn't half bad.)
s instead of the more common IBM PS/2. I had wanted to get my MBP sometime before school starts, preferably within the next week or so. I thought to myself, "Oh I should check to see if there is another design overhaul coming before the first semester..." and sadly I found this. See, I am an iPhone user, bought it back in November, and then was disappointed to find out that the 3G model was going to be coming within a year. Well it's four days until I go out and get my 3G, and do god-knows-what with my current iPhone.
When purchasing something for $3000+, I would like to not get burned like I did last time. Hopefully this is just a rumor, or merely a case redesign, I would be sad to find that my new MBP is now obsolete in terms of performance.
So albeit a little off topic, what in the heck should I do?! Wait it off a couple more weeks?
Oh and personally I like the back-lit logo, it's the trademark of the line...I really hope they don't get rid of it. (Although the black halo design isn't half bad.)
You know what'd be awesome, and something nobody else had done before?
Make the apple logo a little screen that you can display different things on.
want just plain white? Go to town. Want the old school apple logo? Be my guest! Want it to pulse while its sleeping? Sure you do! How about pulsing colors like in the background of the new iTunes commercial (with coldplay)? Sure!
that would be epic!
Make the apple logo a little screen that you can display different things on.
want just plain white? Go to town. Want the old school apple logo? Be my guest! Want it to pulse while its sleeping? Sure you do! How about pulsing colors like in the background of the new iTunes commercial (with coldplay)? Sure!
that would be epic!
MacRumors uses a proprietary rules format when deciding how to spell certain words. MacRumors goes by standard English rules of grammar and punctuation, but deviates from these to follow the tertiary rules of the most powerful (in terms of capita) English-speaking country at the time.
i presume this will change in 2010 then, when india takes that crown
Many of them studied English in the US, anyway, so.
I really, really, REALLY hope this is just a rumor. I am going into my first year of college this fall and am looking to take advantage of the student discount (obviously.) This will be my official leap into the realm of the Apple Computer, although way back in the day my grade school used
I had wanted to get my MBP sometime before school starts, preferably within the next week or so. I thought to myself, "Oh I should check to see if there is another design overhaul coming before the first semester..." and sadly I found this. See, I am an iPhone user, bought it back in November, and then was disappointed to find out that the 3G model was going to be coming within a year. Well it's four days until I go out and get my 3G, and do god-knows-what with my current iPhone.
When purchasing something for $3000+, I would like to not get burned like I did last time. Hopefully this is just a rumor, or merely a case redesign, I would be sad to find that my new MBP is now obsolete in terms of performance.
So albeit a little off topic, what in the heck should I do?! Wait it off a couple more weeks?
Oh and personally I like the back-lit logo, it's the trademark of the line...I really hope they don't get rid of it. (Although the black halo design isn't half bad.)
I would wait a couple more weeks. If nothing happens a few days before the B2S promotion ends, then buy the MBP. I am waiting as long as possible for this because I dont care about the free iPod. (Got my touch already) I am gonna be a Junior in college and want the newest 17" out there!
If you're concerned about a revision, wait until the last possible day to buy (assuming you're going for a stock configuration).
Usually, updates happen after the back to school season anyway, after they've cleared out inventory, but if you're the type who will be checking in daily after your purchase to see if it has been made "obsolete", then you should put off purchasing as long as possible. Less time to drive yourself crazy.
This.
It's not a big deal either way.
Just thought I would put my signature to use.
Nope, I was on the phone with Jonathan while I was making that, he was giving me a list of the new features. Steve pitched in from the background.
i just figured out that was a joke....
i feel stupid
hahaha its fine, i mean i guess there are a few things in there that are physically possible (with some severe heating issues...)
Nope, the best designed laptop with the most consumer-ish keyboard I have ever used. It's actually not as good as everyone says. Either way, it's not the best when using it for long periods, or when you have a keyboard cover over it.