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EEK! the macbook def needs an aluminum casing!

bluedoggiant said:
lmao, were so spoiled by apple, what company in the name of the f*** has computers with Al casing:rolleyes:
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Could be because most computer companies don't put design over function. I don't understand the desire to have a soft metal encased laptop. I think the Black Books are the hottest laptops on the market today bar-none.

I'm weird though because aluminum makes my fingers tingle. Its really bizarre. Like I just got an iPhone and the fact that while holding it my fingers are all tingly freaks me out a little bit.

For the life of me I cannot understand the draw to aluminum casing. Is it just because its metal? Is there any actual benefit to aluminum versus the plastic on MBs? The MBs I have played with felt more durable, seemed to feel more solid, less likely to be scratched (I scratched the MBP @ Best Buy with my wrist watch), and, gasp, even sexier! :eek: Well, at least the black MB looked awesome, while the white one looked like something you would give a preschooler.:rolleyes:
 
bluedoggiant said:
i dont get it
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Metal interferes with RF (Radio Frequencies). In this case that's how WIFI operates. I have read many threads over the last 2 years where some have complained that their Aluminum case PC/Mac Pro etc limited their WIFI range. Yet, when tested with a Macbook as an example they noticed a significant range of coverage.

Hope that explains it. By the way I like your enthusiasm for your new apple macbook. I watched your u-tube videos. If you stay as passionate as you seem to be now you'll have a bright future! ;)
 
if macbook got aluminum casing i would buy it instantly I just don't like the idea of a cheaped out apple with the casing and low res screen
 
DaBrain said:
Metal interferes with RF (Radio Frequencies). In this case that's how WIFI operates. I have read many threads over the last 2 years where some have complained that their Aluminum case PC/Mac Pro etc limited their WIFI range. Yet, when tested with a Macbook as an example they noticed a significant range of coverage.

Hope that explains it. By the way I like your enthusiasm for your new apple macbook. I watched your u-tube videos. If you stay as passionate as you seem to be now you'll have a bright future! ;)
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its the family macbook, my computer is an imac
 
They do have an Aluminum MB its called a MacBook pro or a MacBook Air. I think the Air needs to come in other colors than Aluminum thow. It looks kinda whered. I guess thats what colorware is for:)
 
bluedoggiant said:
This is quite different, its about the fact that HP MOCKED the design.
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"Mocked" is not the word you're looking for. "Copied" would be a better word. Mocked is usually used when someone is making fun of something else...
Mock (v): tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner.

And personally, I think Apple likes the polycarbonate casing of the MacBook. Its very easy to spot a MacBook in a sea of silver-colored laptops. I think Apple wants the easy-to-visually-ID characteristic of its number one selling laptop. A silver-clad MacBook would visually get lost among all the other machines.
 
xraydoc said:
Its very easy to spot a MacBook in a sea of silver-colored laptops. I think Apple wants the easy-to-visually-ID characteristic of its number one selling laptop. A silver-clad MacBook would visually get lost among all the other machines.
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If it's structurally sound enough and not weight prohibitive, I'd like to see MacBooks in the black or silver (or white, if possible) anodized aluminum used in iPod Nanos and Classics.
 
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