Current/Former PowerBook 12" Owners' Dream Machine

[UCLA-Bruin]

I'm guessing its not the MacBook Air. So what does Apple need to design to suit your fancy?

(I owned a PowerBook 12.1"/1GHz/1.25GB/80GB/Combo--$1499) - I upped the standard drive from 60GB to 80GB, but always wished I'd laid down the $$ for the superdrive. However, I was most upset that the backlit keyboard was never a BTO option as it was with the early 15" PB.

 

[Westsider 4 Mac]

12 inch MBP te Ultimate Road Warrior

Take the current 12 inch PBG4 and update it to a MBP with specs simular to the 15 inch base model MBP with a 512 graphics card. Instant classic

 

[Adokimus]

Same form factor, except only 1" thick. Add similar processor as the macbook pro, and the nvidia 8400M graphics card. And that should be possible within real-world heat constraints. Add LED backlighting and a magsafe connector and get rid of the modem port, maybe replace it with an eSATA port or at least a FW800. All do-able things.

 

[UCLA-Bruin]

Essentially a 12" MBP.
- .8-1" inch thick
- 4-5 lbs.
- similar dedicated graphics and CPU as other MBPs
- 12-14" screen (just 1/8" from edge)
- LED/OLED backlight
- 1280x800 resolution
- VERY IMPORTANT: fullsize backlit keyboard, keys can go right up to edge like on the PB 12"
- expandable up to 4GB+ of RAM (PB maxed out at 1.25)
- 200+ GB HD
- built-in iSight
- DVD Drive (or not)
- removable battery
- NO: modem or ethernet port

I'd pay $2500 (ahem...more than the MacBook Air - Apple are you listening?).

 

[blueprint1983]

I still have my 12" (1.5 ghz, 1.25 g(ram), 80 gig hd, superdrive) and aside from the changes mentioned (which I concur with), I would change:

-THE FAN - man that thing was and still is LOUD
-THE SCREEN - GLOSSY OPTION PLEASE

I have a MBP Glossy and it's much more vibrant than the matte 12".

 

[Shabbis]

I held onto my 867MHz G4 12" PB forever hoping the MBA would be the replacement machine. It wasn't...

I ended up getting a 15.4" MBP 2.5GHz and I am glad I did. It doesn't feel that much bigger overall, but it's really nice having the larger and higher quality screen. Also nice having USB2 and FW800.

 

[UCLA-Bruin]

I held onto my 867MHz G4 12" PB forever hoping the MBA would be the replacement machine. It wasn't...

I ended up getting a 15.4" MBP 2.5GHz and I am glad I did. It doesn't feel that much bigger overall, but it's really nice having the larger and higher quality screen. Also nice having USB2 and FW800.

So, your dream machine is the 15.4" MBP??

 

[alphaod]

So, your dream machine is the 15.4" MBP??

Mine is what I have.

 

[UCLA-Bruin]

Mine is what I have.

The Pro, Mini, or iPod?

 

[alphaod]

The Pro, Mini, or iPod?

Oh the Pro.

 

[Westsider 4 Mac]

Apple REALLY should do this....

... make the 12 inch MBP and Stuff it with Mid level 15 inch MBP specs. I want to upgrade my 12 inch PB to MBP levels and keep the 12 inch screen real estate with the MBP look. As much as I would like to try the MBA, the machine does not have many of the features I use daily; DVD drive, firewire, ethernet. Especially in this economy, those three features are Must Haves in any Apple Laptop for me.