Wow, then I'm glad I got this titanium camp cookware, watch, bicycle frame, etc., etc. when I did... I had no idea that the availability of titanium had reverted to what it was before the end of the cold war.
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Apple Sourcing Carbon Fiber Components for Upcoming Product?
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Wow, then I'm glad I got this titanium camp cookware, watch, bicycle frame, etc., etc. when I did... I had no idea that the availability of titanium had reverted to what it was before the end of the cold war.
The one that always gets me is "Clerk", where the "er" is pronounced like 'are". Americans always use the schwa sound in "er" (the only exception I know of being "Sergeant"). Brits see "Berkeley", and say "Barkley".
Two other words that trip up the uninitiated American are "quay" and "gaol" Think: "Quay Largo," and "Go directly to gaol."
Douchiest material on the planet. Please don't let this be true. They might as well use a silver keyboard with gold inlay to go with it.
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Only the upper class lineage of the old South. That lilt is dying out, sadly. It's beautiful when spoken, and is similar in cadence to British english.
Regardless of how you spell color or colour, the way the Brits pronounce aluminum...I'll never understand.
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Only the upper class lineage of the old South. That lilt is dying out, sadly. It's beautiful when spoken, and is similar in cadence to British english.
Regardless of how you spell color or colour, the way the Brits pronounce aluminum...I'll never understand.
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That has to be the worst idea ever. Doesn't hold a candle to how sleek and good looking the currently aluminum models are.
When I see carbon fiber, I see "Too Fast and Furious" type cars with their ugly carbon fiber hoods.
Hey, they 1990's called, they want their carbon fiber back! OLD SCHOOL! YUK!
When I see carbon fiber, I see "Too Fast and Furious" type cars with their ugly carbon fiber hoods.
Hey, they 1990's called, they want their carbon fiber back! OLD SCHOOL! YUK!
Carbon Fiber is an RF shield. I highly doubt Apple is going to design an external casing around this.
That is because we don't. We pronounce aluminIum. Google for the history of the spelling if still dumbfounded.
October event
May be Apple will announce in October event along with Mini-iPad...you never know!
May be Apple will announce in October event along with Mini-iPad...you never know!
The resin coating on carbon fiber will definitely scratch. My fishing rod certainly scratches. The big advantage is low weight for its strength.
Actually, pretty much the whole world spells it aluminium because that it the official international (IUPAC) recognized spelling. Americans, and maybe Canadians, are about the only ones who drop the "i." Same thing with Americans spelling sulphur as sulfur.
True, it has all those advantages, however it's thermal properties aren't very good. This is where aluminum excels. And with all that heat generated by the latest CPUs and GPUs, that will be a major obstacle. Loud continuous fans anyone?
Oh, I hope the mass production of carbon fiber by Apple will mean the lowering of the price of carbon fiber. There are SO many things that I would like to be made using carbon fiber. Like my dream sailboat's mast.
I'm also curious if they've looked into nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) as a material. I've just learned about this material recently and it sounds to me like it has properties that could be useful in electronic device applications. Stiff as Kevlar, strength/weight ratio 8x higher than steel, environmentally friendly (sustainable), no known health hazards, and probably most importantly for big corporations - cheap.
Here's an article about it in case anyone else is curious.
I'm also curious if they've looked into nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) as a material. I've just learned about this material recently and it sounds to me like it has properties that could be useful in electronic device applications. Stiff as Kevlar, strength/weight ratio 8x higher than steel, environmentally friendly (sustainable), no known health hazards, and probably most importantly for big corporations - cheap.
Here's an article about it in case anyone else is curious.
Outrageous
Do you guys realize how expensive carbon fiber is to cure. You are looking at a $4000.00 Macbook
Do you guys realize how expensive carbon fiber is to cure. You are looking at a $4000.00 Macbook
Agreed, he did say that, I forgot to specify. Thanks, and I agree. It is beautiful when spoken but it's a rare thing now.
We only finished paying it off in 2006! Could explain the UK Apple tax problem
A'right arr kid?
I always love hearing people from the empire call us the colonies, I don't know why but I just do.
Glad to hear you know your place.
You mean we bastardized it right? Right??
No.
And it's pronounced "zed" not "zeeeeeee".
We only finished paying it off in 2006! Could explain the UK Apple tax problem
A'right arr kid?
When the brothers gonna make up? I keep hoping.
What's expensive today might not be so expensive tomorrow. Carbon fiber has already come down in price a lot since a decade ago. With Apple funding, it's entirely possible/likely that production efficiency can be vastly improved. Currently, carbon fiber is much easier (ie cheaper) to make for small and simple items like fishing rods, tennis rackets, and thus potentially for electronics. As opposed to cars (large) or bikes (complex shapes). Sony and Lenovo both already make carbon fiber notebooks. Neither are cheap, but also not priced out of the range of mortals.
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Really?! That's kinda silly of you! Both England (UK) and the USA don't speak English like it used to be spoken back before the colonies declared independence. The language has degraded/advanced/evolved (whichever way you want to look at it) since that time from all speakers of English. You are only protecting your own incorrect way of doing things.
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Also you are just a susceptible to end up speaking " txtspk. lol." as much as we are.
I find it funny. Wikipedia says that a British chemist is actually the one who came up with the spelling "aluminum".
Oh, and FYI The USA isn't "colonies" any more.
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