ah ic (just wikiid) so the rumoured budget book/netbook, makes sense - didn't realise Apple had 'gone there' before.
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Apple Invites Media to 'Notebook' Event October 14th
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ah ic (just wikiid) so the rumoured budget book/netbook, makes sense - didn't realise Apple had 'gone there' before.
who the hell would need to burn dvds in this day and age? Unless your a bootlegger.
ru kiddin! I burn like a fire-starter!
but then I do a heap of viedoy stuff
(lookin to get into bootlegging if u have any connections lol)
hmm even more reason they need to return to the expansion bay modules the PB had. Pro users have so many different demands. It would be easy if they had an empty bay so the pro users could just put in another battery, hdd, optical of their choice.
i personally would like the option because there are some that want hard drive space and there are others that want the features i personally do not fill up hard drives that fast so i would go with the features of course they could use the bay for a battery or a bunch of gadgets
jojo13
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yeah, you make a lot of sense - from what I have seen play out over the years Apple's 'locked down' approach can be both it's blessing and curse.
If the 'spotlight' truly turns to the business of making computers again (!) this could be a very interesting turning point for the company in terms of satisfying a broadening general base and users that need to move as quickly as their own business demands.
I'm hopeful Apple has learned from some 'hiccups' and is genuinely focused on really robust computer systems.
I will be hopeful (always) and bleary-eyed come the 14/15th!
MasterNile
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Well they're supposedly making their own cases now, but as far as making their own components I think would be biting off more than even Apple could chew at this point in time
MasterNile
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what are we talking about here? processors? hard drives? video cards? motherboards and chipsets? wouldn't most of that cost a lot in R&D? and more than likely raise prices or cut profits?
yea all of it it would cut profit in the short term but in the long term it would be cheaper because intell is making a good bit of money on every processor that apple buys
Ironduke
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CONCERNING MAGNETIC LATCHES:
In my experience they create a WAY worse problem than they solve. Both my fiance and I have had CRACKED MacBooks due to the magnetic latches. They suck the top case down on top of the area with the trackpad and those little "plastic nubs" along the top of the screen hit hard and create cracks. You dont even have to close it hard for that to happen.
With the hook/button latches on the MBP (ever since the Pro line started) there is actually a bit of resistance on the way down to close it so it prevents the cases from slamming against each other.
For the love of God, use the hook latches or find a better system.
In my experience they create a WAY worse problem than they solve. Both my fiance and I have had CRACKED MacBooks due to the magnetic latches. They suck the top case down on top of the area with the trackpad and those little "plastic nubs" along the top of the screen hit hard and create cracks. You dont even have to close it hard for that to happen.
With the hook/button latches on the MBP (ever since the Pro line started) there is actually a bit of resistance on the way down to close it so it prevents the cases from slamming against each other.
For the love of God, use the hook latches or find a better system.
MasterNile
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But they're also putting out a lot of money to come up with each new processor, hence a lot of money going into R&D constantly, with each upgraded processor
MasterNile
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But would this be a problem if the MB and MBP were both made of aluminum and had magnetic latches?
the fact is Intel is making a profit and that profit and that profit could go to apple if they made their own
MasterNile
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This is true, but Intel also sells a vast majority more processors than Apple sells Macs, meaning their profit margin doesn't have to be as high per processor as Apple's profit margin would have to be to recoup their loses
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...form_claimed_likely_for_new_macbook_line.html
IF they only put a 9600M GT in the MacBook Pro I wont get it. That card is out of date already.
Why wouldnt they put a 9650M GT in over a 9600M GT which is far far more powerful and yet has the same power draw?
That is insane for a "Pro" notebook.
IF they only put a 9600M GT in the MacBook Pro I wont get it. That card is out of date already.
Why wouldnt they put a 9650M GT in over a 9600M GT which is far far more powerful and yet has the same power draw?
That is insane for a "Pro" notebook.
Because otherwise they won't be able to show the most thinnest Steve, ops, MacBook Pro ever.
MasterNile
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I'm really quite the opposite, I don't care about BR Reader, but I'd pay $250 (that's only what I'd be willing to pay, I'm well aware of standard price) for a BR Burner
Edit-Ok well I guess I do care about BR reader but only to read data that I backed up onto BR discs