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You do know that's how people in the UK (I'm not sure of other parts of Europe) pronounce Aluminium, don't you?

Germany too :)

With English pronunciation something like AAH-LOO-MEE-NEE-OOM would be close :)

The oo's as in tool. And the ee's as in wee ;D
 
Decreasing the weight of a macbook would be nice. Even though it isnt very heavy, just putting my macbook pro 13" in my backpack makes it feel way heavier.
 
When the brothers gonna make up? I keep hoping. :D

Us Mancs take family feuds very seriously.:D

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.

The inability of some americans to understand the British sense of humour still astounds me. It was tongue firmly planted in cheek.
 
There seems to be a lot of misconceptions about Carbon Fiber.

A few people have mentioned the X1 Carbon, but in 8 pages, I can't believe no one has mentioned Sony!

They have been using carbon fibre and magnesium alloy in their laptops for years.

This is a carbon fiber laptop:

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The amazing thing is the weight - half a pound lighter than the 13" MacBook Air. 2.5lb. 1080p display, quad core i7, (up to) 2x 256GB SSD (RAID 0).

If Apple use it, I am sure the fit and finish won't be lacking in sophistication.
 
Nooooooooo .....

The future of Apple is going down-hill if their switching ALL their product line to this..

May be lighter, but more prone to scratches. (Doesn't anyone tell you how cheap and breakable the iPhone 5 is)... The 4s feels more solid

All their MBP's are uni-body for most, and iPhone 4s was the last one to have glass

While it not imposible to scratch, you can do it, with force.

The iPhone 5 is not glass, hence can be easily scratched/knocked around.

Seriously... If this is "The Future for Apple", i don't like it.

I thought this was also an added benifiet to "Think Different"

Now i reckon it will be changed to "Thinking the same"
 
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some Mac news ...

where are the iMac, Mac Mini and 13" MBP retina display?

I want iMac and Mini news, been waiting since June to replace my desktop G5PM with Intel and will NOT be buying the 500 day old iMac without serious discounts!

We've got hardly any desktop new in the last few months, nothing but iPhone and iPad news here. :(
 
But the big question is, will carbon fiber scratch?

I don't care if it scratches. Actually I like it, scratches give an austere aspect to the device, like "it's used for working, not only for social networking at the sofa".

I bet this will be the material of the first "iOSX" tablet. Retina display, backlit smartcover with a built-in keyboard... the future of iPad and the Macbook Air :p
 
It does not Dent, it breaks. Carbon Fiber is one of the strongest man made materials around. Just google an Enzo Ferrari, and crash, and see what come up. Most pictures are after a high rate of speed collision.

The down sides to carbon fiber:

1. Production Time. Most of it is hand made.

2. Stress Factor. Like I already stated, it doesn't bend, it breaks, cracks, or gets crushed; thus it can't be easily repaired... just replaced.

3. Cost, plan and simple.


Have a look at the McLaren F1 XP2 crash video. If it had a real engine in it rather than a dummy, it would have been possible to drive it away. The windscreen didn't break, the front wheels were in the exact same position. It's very tough. Various extremely high speed accidents proved the strength of it as well. While the car was seriously damaged, the occupants escaped with few injuries. And often the car was rebuilt again. Though it didn't just use carbon-fibre, it used all manner of exotic materials, titanium (in the pedals, silencers, brackets), inconel (exhaust), maraging steel, dyneema (throttle cables), magnesium (in the engine). It basically used 1990s contemporary racing technology in the 1990s.. Hence the eye-opening cost!

F1 cars are a good example of how it performs as well (pre-preg). They are enormously strong. Even the suspension pieces can take a battering. But bending forces don't go well - although an end-on force will do not much at all.

All that said, I'm for carbon-fibre to be used in Apple products as long as it is used where it delivers benefits and not just using carbon-fibre for the sake of it.
 
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There seems to be a lot of misconceptions about Carbon Fiber.

A few people have mentioned the X1 Carbon, but in 8 pages, I can't believe no one has mentioned Sony!

They have been using carbon fibre and magnesium alloy in their laptops for years.

This is a carbon fiber laptop:

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The amazing thing is the weight - half a pound lighter than the 13" MacBook Air. 2.5lb. 1080p display, quad core i7, (up to) 2x 256GB SSD (RAID 0).

If Apple use it, I am sure the fit and finish won't be lacking in sophistication.

And then Apple can sue Sony for using carbon fiber.
 
I guess that apple tries to drop the whole cost down bit. unibody structure cost much more money than just carbon fiber. could we expect that any mac will be cheaper little bit coming years?
 
Waves Love Plastic

It would be about (friggin) time Apple moves to a material that is friendly to RF. And YES, I do have a Kestrel bicycle. With a steel fork. I'm not crazy.
 
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