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'Brick' Refers to the MacBook Manufacturing Process

kabunaru said:
I really dislike Apple's obsession with thinness.
It is going to make the laptops run even hotter. :eek:

What is wrong with you Apple? :(
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um....if they are switching to new components, what guarentees they will run hotter? If they use less power which seems to be the trend with mobile hardware then wont they generate less heat? and if so, you can go smaller while staying at the same heat level.

correct me if my assumptions in the trends of technology are wrong however.
 
kabunaru said:
With some style but mostly substance over style. ;)

Just like the Romans. Function over form. :)
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I really dont get why people on this forum seem to think that apples new offerings will simply be super underpowered laptops in a pretty shell. None of apples laptops are so outdated that they arent useable for 90%+ of consumers.
Why does no one think that the new offerings will be an actual update?
 
kabunaru said:
I do think they will be a real update but that "thinner" part is doubting me. :)
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you realize that you can shave off a little bit to still make it "the thinnest ever weve offered" and still have a real update right?
 
kabunaru said:
But less "breathing space" for the inside and thus running hotter.
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Not when newer parts use less energy and produce less heat. If you go with a smaller footprint (note: not a huge slimdown, but enough to make it "our thinnest ever") and parts that produce less heat, you can essentially stay at the same temperatures your at now.


Of course all this is speculation (on both sides) we just need to wait and see.

Hopefully tomorrow will have two great events:

1. Obama debates mccain and people finally realize that mccain deals only in generalizations with no actual plans on the table.

and

2. Invites for a new apple event

:)
 
iEdd said:
Not if they route the heat better and/or use 25W CPUs. :)
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The real processor designed for "thin" enclosure:
PA Semi's first chip is a dual-core Altivec-compatible chip with 2 MB of L2 cache, support for DDR2 and PCI-Express. In addition, when running at 2 Ghz, the chip consumes only 7 watts of power according to PA Semi. Comparatively, Intel's Core Duo consumes between 21 and 25 watts.
It would be nice if it was on today's level. :(

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/202954/
 
TuffLuffJimmy said:
I don't understand that. Dell, HP, etc. are all in the substance over style spectrum. Then Apple would be just like everyone else. Substance over style and OSX would look like linux in 2000. Yuk!
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Exactly, i personally think apple has a great mix of form AND function. Wait for the new updates before anyone goes and tells me their MBP is underpowered, guess what, it isnt a new product.
 
kabunaru said:
The real processor designed for "thin" enclosure:
PA Semi's first chip is a dual-core Altivec-compatible chip with 2 MB of L2 cache, support for DDR2 and PCI-Express. In addition, when running at 2 Ghz, the chip consumes only 7 watts of power according to PA Semi. Comparatively, Intel's Core Duo consumes between 21 and 25 watts.
It would be nice if it was on today's level. :(

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/202954/
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That doesn't mean it would be anywhere near as fast as the core series. If we had stayed with the PowerPC, Apple wouldn't be in anywhere near the financial position its in.
 
kabunaru said:
There is nothing wrong with Linux.

As for the media invite, we just have to wait and see. :)
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:confused: Did you even use linux in 2000 like the poster said?

Ive never actually loaded it up but im aware of the fact that it has made leaps and bounds compared to what it was almost a decade ago
 
BenRoethig said:
That doesn't mean it would be anywhere near as fast as the core series. If we had stayed with the PowerPC, Apple wouldn't be in anywhere near the financial position its in.
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P.A. Semi Apple acquisition *cough* hybrid-CPU with Nvidia chip-set anyone?*cough*
 
sfh said:
Think about the process that they are saying apple will use. ... it will be much thicker and weigh a ton. it just doesn't seem to fit in the "it has to be lighter" and "make it cheaper" mentality that we have now days.

the process that they use now (stamping and pressing) gives you an end product that is lighter and cheaper to make than computer aided milling of aluminum. Let alone the huge amounts of waste that milling creates, even after re-melting.
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I think the idea of this process would be to end up with a lighter case with fewer parts, which is something they've been trying to do since the very first powerbook. In fact, during early development of the first powerbook, they were still trying to figure out how they could do it without using any screws, before realizing it wasn't feasible.

Now it seems they're talking about a method that would reduce the number of fasteners required, meaning assembly is cheaper and less labour intensive. The new method they're talking about also probably means they can use thinner walled metal with the same strength, giving us lighter computers.
 
Will they come with Snow Leopard?

No. I hope they solved the audio popping problem. And I also hope that they update the macpro with a speed bump. And perhaps, they will drop the price of their macbooks. They are a little cost prohibitive, especially with the republicans in charge. I wonder if Sara Palin uses mac? Probably, Mac doesn't offer a lot of CHOICE.
 
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