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Black/Slate Macbook Pro?

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macbookpro13

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How sick would this be?

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Any reason why Apple doesn't make the macbook in two colors like the ipad? I would buy a black retina pro so fast.
 
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Quu

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maplingstorie said:
umm.. that's an iPad Mini Black & Slate
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Are you simple? :p He obviously means how nice a MacBook Pro would be if it used the same dark aluminium design as the iPad pictured.

@ Op I think it would look nice.
 
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macbookpro13

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maplingstorie said:
umm.. that's an iPad Mini Black & Slate
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Yes, I totally did not know that when I google image searched "ipad mini".

I'm talking about the color :rolleyes:

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Quu said:
Are you simple? :p He obviously means how nice a MacBook Pro would be if it used the same dark aluminium design as the iPad pictured.

@ Op I think it would look nice.
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It would go so well with yosemite's dark mode.
 
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mokes

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Something a little like this?
 

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entropi

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Sickly nice & sweet on the promo pix, like on the fanboy-made here above. Not nice for practical use though - my 1st gen black iPad mini got a little annoying scratchmark just by me looking at it! (I don't how it got there, I'm really careful with my stuff)
 
mtneer

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macbookpro13 said:
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Any reason why Apple doesn't make the macbook in two colors like the ipad? I would buy a black retina pro so fast.
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Inventory management, stock keeping, replacement parts availability, manufacturing line management - all add complexity and costs. If Apple believes that there isn't enough $$ to cover these basic overheads + healthy margins on top of that; they will not release more colors.
 
ShiggyMiyamoto

ShiggyMiyamoto

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I remember wanting a Black MacBook back in 2007 when I got my now dead white one, but it was $150 more for merely a color and I think twice the RAM and HDD, but still.. >_> I'd also love an rMBP in black... I wonder if you can send a stock rMBP off to some company like http://www.Colorwarepc.com or something so they can do the color treatment....

EDIT: You can, but it's not cheap.... Have fun.

EDIT 2: Here's my ideal rMBP 15" design: http://www.colorware.com/showproduc...3u5ag|4ji-3u9sg|4jj-3ud1g|4jk-3uheg|4jl-3ulbg I used to have my white MacBook with black and red MacAlly Bookendz casing. It was slick, but having the actual chassis like that would look and be amazing.
 
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ShiggyMiyamoto

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HowEver

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Retina MacBook Pro 15", with an InCase "Black Hammered Hardshell" case, in use now. Best of all worlds.

And yes, I miss my Black MacBook.
 
Vanilla35

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powerslave12r said:
Here's another glimpse at how a black rMBP would look.

http://www.engadget.com/gallery/razer-blade-14-inch-2014/#!fullscreen&slide=2603932

http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/20/5733990/razer-blade-2014-review-laptop-gaming-never-looked-so-good

http://www.amazon.com/Razer-Blade-Inch-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B00CZ8J592

:D
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I was also going to show a few images of the Razer Blade, but not in the same biased way you had.

Either way, I think if they're going to do dark now, they'll only do Space grey. Which kinda sucks
 
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powerslave12r

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VanillaCracker said:
I was also going to show a few images of the Razer Blade, but not in the same biased way you had.

Either way, I think if they're going to do dark now, they'll only do Space grey. Which kinda sucks
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Biased?

Doesn't take much to start the name-calling, does it?
 
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powerslave12r

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All are good machines man! :D

Can you imagine a 17" rMBP in that finish? I could use that machine till the end of my days..




.. or the next release.
 
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The Mercurian

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The Blackbooks didn't age well however - they tended to look grubby over time. The aluminium ones age much better I think.
 
vigilant

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It would be awesome if they did. Don't think they will though.

i don't think Apple has done colored Mac's in oh man what 8 years now?
 
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