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Apple Orders 13.3'' LED Backlit Screens for Upcoming Laptop?

Why does everyone want this machine to be so small? The utltraportable, ultrasmall PC market has just gone in new direction: the eepc that cost $300.

Give me a machine with a screen and keyboard so that I can actually do some work on it, not just check email, web, and documents. A 13.3 ultralight, ultraslim laptop is still going to be roughly the the size of a sheet of standard paper...seems small enough to me. Make that sub 3lbs and and .5" thick and it will be a nice machine.
 
I hope it will be lighter than the Sony Vaio's 2.4lbs lightest laptop (which is not even all flash based drive)
 
Lonon said:
I love when MacRumors ansd AppleInsider change what they said before.

When they have sources of a 13' then it's a posible ultraportable macbook. When there's no news, then they say "oh, it must be a 7' portable, bigger than the iPhone but smaller than a macbook".

PICK. ONE. RUMOR.

And stick with it.
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I seriously doubt that you'll find anyone on Macrumors who thinks a seven foot screen is ultra-portable, never mind a thirteen foot one. :)
 
my question is for all of the people complaining about glossy screens. can't you choose wether or not you want a glossy screen?:eek:
 
opening my wallet . . .

reaching for credit card . . . *sigh* in 40+ days. i do hope it is 12", but my G4 powerbook is officially dead so i'll get whatever they come out with. just waiting for the smallest something you create. you win, steve . . . just please make it exactly what i want. shouldn't be too much to ask according to so many on macrumors!!
 
<Shyly raises hand>
ahem. Yellow tinted macworld? Is this a reference to the discolo(u)ration of white MacBooks?
 
caktusaurus said:
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?
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also last a lot longer, and dont dim over time :) also take less time to reach full brightness when you've woke them up
 
I cant understand. We talking about 13" Ultraportable MACBOOK or MACBOOKpro. Is it a possibility of an new Macbook so early?
 
These screens do not make an ultra portable these are just LED screens for a Macbook update to ensure Steve delivers on his LED BL promise.
 
Ultraportable?

All this focus on smaller is better. You guys can't possibly have girlfriends. ;) Bring it on bigger, bolder and with style. Think iMac that runs on batteries. :D
Small screen equals teeny tiny icons and text. They should provide a magnifying glass for some of these ultraportable machines.
 
Unspeaked said:
Am I the only one thinking a 13.3" screen does not really make an laptop ultra portable...?
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I agree with you. It seems that some people think that a 13.3" screen with a 0.5" thick laptop weighing under 1Kg equals ultra-portable.

It's not ultra-portable if you can't also fit it in the same space as a sheet of paper.

Apple needs to "unlock" the iPod touch and give it Mail and Google Maps (without the map features of the iPhone). It already has Safari, so yes you can access Web mail and use regular Google Maps, but it's not the same, I guess.

Anyway I'm not buying an iPod touch until I can get 32GB for the price of the 8GB.
 
The optimist in me hopes this is juat a replacement display for the MacBooks.

The pessimist in me fears that these are for the "ultra-portable." I will be baffled to see how Apple would intend on making a 13" laptop "ultra-portable." The two just don't seem to mix in my mind. Not that I'd be buying one, but I was really hoping for something in the 8-11" range.

-Clive
 
I'm getting excited...

Marx55 said:
13-inch ultra-portable?

Nope!

An ultra-portable must be much, much, much smaller. Say, 6 inches or so. The full Mac OS X computer experience in your hand. Otherwise, we do not want it.
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You may not want it, but there are plenty who do. Remember rumors are just rumors. Apple may not even be entering the ultra-portable market. So when they release a 13" Alum. Notebook all these peope will be disappointed and say "Thats not ultra portable!" But it doesnt matter. Apple never said they were making one.

A 13" alum. one is what I am looking for. What would you even do with a 6" fully functional notebook that you can't do on your iPhone? I mean, I can't see doing much more than email and browsing. 6" photoshop? No thanks.

Apple is not going to release a notebook to be a "2nd Computer" as most buyers don't want an entourage of notebooks. Let's be logical people.
 
notjustjay said:
I was just going to say...

Uh, people, how do we know this is for a brand new product? I think this is just a refresh for the MacBooks.

I'll believe the "ultra slim" rumor when I see it. That said, I have room reserved on my line of credit ;)
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Damnit I was just talking myself out of waiting for the MBP updates and getting a MB instead and now this!? @#$%
 
phoxrenvatio said:
my question is for all of the people complaining about glossy screens. can't you choose wether or not you want a glossy screen?:eek:
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Well, you could always use a hammer to "fix" the gloss screen. I'm not sure the LCD behind it would survive though. ;)
 
RichP said:
Why does everyone want this machine to be so small? The utltraportable, ultrasmall PC market has just gone in new direction: the eepc that cost $300.

Give me a machine with a screen and keyboard so that I can actually do some work on it, not just check email, web, and documents. A 13.3 ultralight, ultraslim laptop is still going to be roughly the the size of a sheet of standard paper...seems small enough to me. Make that sub 3lbs and and .5" thick and it will be a nice machine.
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CrEsTo said:
If the current MacBook starts at $1099, I'd at least expect a $100-$150 drop off
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HA!

...

...oh, that wasn't a joke?

SSD drives aren't cheap, nor are LED-backlit displays, nor are Macs to begin with. You should know that.

ibjoshua said:
I seriously doubt that you'll find anyone on Macrumors who thinks a seven foot screen is ultra-portable, never mind a thirteen foot one. :)
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Too funny!

-Clive
 
Cool

This should be cool. Let's wait and see what Apple makes of it. I do miss the small form factor Powerbooks they were much more portable than the 15" and 17." At least if they do this it will match the macbook as far a portability goes.
 
Cloudsurfer said:
13" is the perfect size. Can't wait for MW08 :D
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Agreed, 13.3 would fit a 8.5"x11" form factor, and with more than .28" of room on all sides. Could be perfect for this familiar size. But the ratio is not standard. What is the ratio of the new LED's? What, somewhat standard format ratio, diagonal LED would fit into a ~11"x~8.5" form factor?
Does anyone consider the New LG 13.3 LED's "ultra-Portable"? Was the PBG4 12"?
MBUP<13.3" . MBP>13.3" ;)
 
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