Expandability, a disability?
Good point.^ The state of the industry does not facilitate a unified design solution for Apple. With no "clear" standardization for High Definition content at the moment, apple must take one of two approaches toward the MBP.
Wait till a leader presents itself, most likely Blu-ray, and update all their software for that HD format. Or my preferred choice, Redesign the MBP to be expandable. The expandable design of the MB is hardly utilized in my opinion, Incorporation into a Professional portable would not only result in a Higher frequency of utility, it would also decrease the starting price of the Device. With more accessible expandability the need for high scale standard features diminishes, not to say that a high level of performance as a standard is unattractive, it simply creates a higher entry price.
If expandability is Datum for the new professional portables i believe they would sell a lot more units, but does this corrupt the Apple ideology? If they offer expandability in their pro books they introduce elements of incompatibility and hardware diversity that compromise the unity of the Macintosh platform. Levels are good, too many though and integration becomes messy.
Good point.^ The state of the industry does not facilitate a unified design solution for Apple. With no "clear" standardization for High Definition content at the moment, apple must take one of two approaches toward the MBP.
Wait till a leader presents itself, most likely Blu-ray, and update all their software for that HD format. Or my preferred choice, Redesign the MBP to be expandable. The expandable design of the MB is hardly utilized in my opinion, Incorporation into a Professional portable would not only result in a Higher frequency of utility, it would also decrease the starting price of the Device. With more accessible expandability the need for high scale standard features diminishes, not to say that a high level of performance as a standard is unattractive, it simply creates a higher entry price.
If expandability is Datum for the new professional portables i believe they would sell a lot more units, but does this corrupt the Apple ideology? If they offer expandability in their pro books they introduce elements of incompatibility and hardware diversity that compromise the unity of the Macintosh platform. Levels are good, too many though and integration becomes messy.
-> 10.5.2 ("Starting today, all new MBP would now ship with 10.5.2")
