Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
I can just see it now. "My Black Glassbook has a scratch. Should I take it back?"

Silver aluminum will hold up against scratches far better than anodized.
 
I can just see it now. "My Black Glassbook has a scratch. Should I take it back?"

Silver aluminum will hold up against scratches far better than anodized.

I thought old MBPs were anodized, and I don't recall anyone complaining about easier scratchable black iPods and such, and you drop those things like they're hot, and still, not that many scratches..
 
Black aluminum would be gorgeous! I wish they would have just kept the black plastic though. They should have also made the mbp's out of black plastic. Honestly, the plastic seems like it's more durable than the aluminum.
 
I thoughtfully disagree

I can just see it now. "My Black Glassbook has a scratch. Should I take it back?"

Silver aluminum will hold up against scratches far better than anodized.

My last laptop was a Sony Vaio that had a top casing just like my current GlassBook (except in Black). I used that Vaio for one full year before upgrading to my current MacBook and it did not suffer from a single scratch. I'm a student and put my laptops through daily use, therefore I believe that the material and color would certainly hold up on a MacBook. I can only hope that Apple offers us a new BlackGlassBook (BGB) in the near future. :rolleyes:
 
I thought old MBPs were anodized, and I don't recall anyone complaining about easier scratchable black iPods and such, and you drop those things like they're hot, and still, not that many scratches..

An iPod doesn't dent either, but laptops do. They have 4lbs of weight behind them.
 
He means that more pressure = greater chance to scratch.

And yes, anodized black aluminum may not scratch more easily, but it does SHOW a great deal more. I speak from experience(black Silverstone TJ09 case, black aluminum on the outside, reg inside, and it shows minor scratches like a bitch).

However, for anyone who really really wants a black macbook, you could probably dissasemble the laptop and have the aluminum parts anodized. Would require a good working knowledge of how to put it back together of course.
 
He means that more pressure = greater chance to scratch.

And yes, anodized black aluminum may not scratch more easily, but it does SHOW a great deal more. I speak from experience(black Silverstone TJ09 case, black aluminum on the outside, reg inside, and it shows minor scratches like a bitch).

However, for anyone who really really wants a black macbook, you could probably dissasemble the laptop and have the aluminum parts anodized. Would require a good working knowledge of how to put it back together of course.

doesn't anodizing involve some chemical knowledge, costs and risks? looks a little more dangerous than painting the old plastic ones, simply boiling the parts in paint, check out the tangerine thread in this forum for info and pics..
someone was suggesting using quite resisting spray paint meant for engines and such..
would it be possible to spray paint an invisible shield of some sort for the trackpad?in order to make the whole macbook BLACK?
 
doesn't anodizing involve some chemical knowledge, costs and risks? looks a little more dangerous than painting the old plastic ones, simply boiling the parts in paint, check out the tangerine thread in this forum for info and pics..
someone was suggesting using quite resisting spray paint meant for engines and such..
would it be possible to spray paint an invisible shield of some sort for the trackpad?in order to make the whole macbook BLACK?

Er, I had assumed he meant you could disassemble the Macbook, send the aluminum parts to an anodizing shop, and then put it back together yourself, which is very possible. Honestly, I'm surprised someone hasn't done it yet.
 
Er, I had assumed he meant you could disassemble the Macbook, send the aluminum parts to an anodizing shop, and then put it back together yourself, which is very possible. Honestly, I'm surprised someone hasn't done it yet.

mmm,then I guess colorwarepc is better or you can just paint it yourself, especially cause I can't find any "anodizing shops" in Europe
 
I was hoping that they'd make silver chicklets the night before they released the new macbooks :p
 
Wow! @ the Photoshop job.

I bet Apple is going to release something like that in Rev B. Let Rev A sort out all the bugs and fine tune the manufacturing process, before making a black one.

A jet-black aluminium MacBook will be really enticing.


@ Yr Blues
Yeah, I was wondering why the keys had to be black ever since the Air came out. The 'panda' look doesn't really look slick!
 
I'd like to see this instead of just a black version of what we have now:
 

Attachments

  • macbookpro_mockup_small-2.png
    macbookpro_mockup_small-2.png
    217.8 KB · Views: 176
Black aluminum would be gorgeous! I wish they would have just kept the black plastic though. They should have also made the mbp's out of black plastic. Honestly, the plastic seems like it's more durable than the aluminum.

Are you on crack? Aluminum unibody > Plastic pieced body... exponentially better. This is the most sold laptop I have ever held.
 
That original "brick" of aluminum would have to be black, and not just painted that way. I don't think that it is even possible (iPod classics and nanos are painted, correct?)
 
That original "brick" of aluminum would have to be black, and not just painted that way. I don't think that it is even possible (iPod classics and nanos are painted, correct?)



No, it wouldn't, it could be anodized afterwards (and it is now as well).

iPods are anodized
 
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.