I remember reading something about the new macbook being more aggresively priced. Actually it's in the 9to5 mac link that someone has already posted on this thread. What do you think they mean by "aggressively"? I'm thinking they mean more friendly to the wallet, something apple needs to do to increase it's market share. Also, you think it'll be 100 bucks cheaper for us students like the current macbooks?
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Apple Orders 13.3'' LED Backlit Screens for Upcoming Laptop?
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Couldn't this order (if this is real) be for the regular Macbooks?
If Apple releases an Ultra-Portable I'm gonna laugh really hard at your faces when you realise it will cost more than 3000$ and will be underpowered and with limited storage. Just look at the new Sony that costs 3200$ and only has a 32GB drive and a 1.2 Ghz Intel Centrino Duo.
If Apple releases an Ultra-Portable I'm gonna laugh really hard at your faces when you realise it will cost more than 3000$ and will be underpowered and with limited storage. Just look at the new Sony that costs 3200$ and only has a 32GB drive and a 1.2 Ghz Intel Centrino Duo.
just as long as it has the dvi out.. so i can plug it into a bigger monitor for home/office use.
Here's my prediction:
Apple announces it is switching to an aluminum case for all laptops, thus the MacBook will change it's appearance and screen, but keep the rest of the specs.
No ultra-portable or tablet.
Makes sense to me, especially when we see them moving to all metal designs in the imac and ipod lines...
Apple announces it is switching to an aluminum case for all laptops, thus the MacBook will change it's appearance and screen, but keep the rest of the specs.
No ultra-portable or tablet.
Makes sense to me, especially when we see them moving to all metal designs in the imac and ipod lines...
What chipset and graphics will be used?
If this ultra-portable is going to be grouped in the "pro" line then what type of graphics will/can be used?
If this ultra-portable is going to be grouped in the "pro" line then what type of graphics will/can be used?
It either means cheaper or aggressively digs deeper in ones wallet! Time will tell!
Don't you think it will just mean that Macbooks get LED backlights? Didn't they say all displays are going to be LED backlighted eventually...
No, I really wanted to see a competitor to the Sony TZ. If Sony can sell as many as they do of those I wonder why Apple don't want to compete?
I agree that this is more likely, but I'd have thought that'd bring the MB too close in spec to the MBP range, especially any smaller screened MBP.
Apples to oranges... that 32GB drive is an SSD drive. The next model down costs only $2300 and has a 100GB 1.8" (iPod-style) conventional hard drive.
I would expect to see LED-backlit displays in both "regular" MacBooks and the new slim 13.3" machine.
The problem with 11" or smaller machines (like the small VAIOs), for me, is that they are unusable for any serious work due to both screen and keyboard size. If I'm just going to have a machine to check email and get info from the Web, I might as well skip the laptop entirely and use an iPhone. If I'll carry a laptop, I want to be able to do serious work with it. A 13.3" 1440x900 screen and a full-size keyboard, in a thin package with SSD hard drive and no optical drive, would fit that bill perfectly. Of course it would cost at least $2000 that I don't have right now...
Yeah...What is up with glossy? I really like the way they look, but as far as functionality goes, they are miserable. GLARE-city! Geez!
What? You don't like the fact that you can see your buddies miles away coming from behind while surfing on the Web or working in Mail?
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I was about to buy a new macbook, and my friend was about to buy a new iMac tomorrow. Should we just wait until after Macworld? I know both of them were just recently updated, so I don't think they would be updated again so soon... right?
I was about to buy a new macbook, and my friend was about to buy a new iMac tomorrow. Should we just wait until after Macworld? I know both of them were just recently updated, so I don't think they would be updated again so soon... right?
I remember some Apple executive saying not too long ago that in a matter of months, all the screens would be LED-lit. Maybe this is the one more thing Steve's keeping up his sleeve for MacWorld 08... LED MacBooks!
I really think this is a redesigned Macbook...if this thing is going to be super thin, they cannot include it in the MBP line simply because it's not going to have Pro specs. If they wanna get rid of the optical drive and have a half inch thick machine you can forget about a 2.5 or 2.6 Ghz penryn processor!
And like everyone else said, 13 inch is not ultraportable. I think this has to be new line of Macbooks that eliminates the plastic and the optical drive.
If it is so, and it is aluminum enclosed and looks sexy as hell I'm going to have to think twice about getting a MBP which I'm waiting for!
And like everyone else said, 13 inch is not ultraportable. I think this has to be new line of Macbooks that eliminates the plastic and the optical drive.
If it is so, and it is aluminum enclosed and looks sexy as hell I'm going to have to think twice about getting a MBP which I'm waiting for!
I really think this is a redesigned Macbook...if this thing is going to be super thing, they cannot include it in the MBP line simply because it's not going to have Pro specs. If they wanna get rid of the optical drive and have a half inch thick machine you can forget about a 2.5 or 2.6 Ghz penryn processor!
And like everyone else said, 13 inch is not ultraportable. I think this has to be new line of Macbooks that eliminates the plastic and the optical drive.
If it is so, and it is aluminum enclosed and looks sexy as hell I'm going to have to think twice about getting a MBP which I'm waiting for!
I only hope they have some kind of plastic insert that s located where the wireless card antennas are located for optimum reception. Of course it would have to be color co-ordinated!
I'm wondering about what advantages LED has over traditional CCFL-backlit displays...
This is what I've gathered from a bit of research:
* Lower energy consumption
* More friendly to the environment
* Brighter
* Produces more even backlight
Please correct me if I'm incorrect on any point or if I've left something out. Do viewing angles improve?
This is what I've gathered from a bit of research:
* Lower energy consumption
* More friendly to the environment
* Brighter
* Produces more even backlight
Please correct me if I'm incorrect on any point or if I've left something out. Do viewing angles improve?
These do not look "ultra-Portable". They look heavy in the girls hands. I think we will get the 13.3" rather than a <12" because of widescreen format. The PB 12" was not widescreen but was adequate for it's day, I still see them around all the time. The Apple 13.3" MBP I hope will have comparable specs to the Linked LG models, or else what is the point? Wouldn't it be easier to make a MB smaller? a mini macbook would be nice, plenty of power for the on the go casual user. The MBP mini for "pros", the MB mini for your girl friend.
I'd second that if I could only figure but why they'd lose the drives in consumer models...
I'm waiting til next summer for my switchover anyway, and it ain't gonna be an ultraportable I'm after.