I'm guessing that these pictures are of the to-be-shipped models. It's not insane to think that Apple might drop ports to separate the pro line from the consumer line.
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I'm guessing that these pictures are of the to-be-shipped models. It's not insane to think that Apple might drop ports to separate the pro line from the consumer line.
the real deal
ok guys, so here is what i'm thinkin...
everyone is thinking that these new mbp's battery is going to take up the entire back/rear of the bottom of the computer...everyone has made these assumptions from these leaked mbp photos back in july:
https://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/09/leaked-macbook-pro-casing-confirmed/
But what if we got it wrong? What if the batter is at the front of the computor, not the back. That would explain what that mystery hole is, if it is indeed a hole.
Chew on that...
hell yea
ok guys, so here is what i'm thinkin...
everyone is thinking that these new mbp's battery is going to take up the entire back/rear of the bottom of the computer...everyone has made these assumptions from these leaked mbp photos back in july:
https://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/09/leaked-macbook-pro-casing-confirmed/
But what if we got it wrong? What if the batter is at the front of the computor, not the back. That would explain what that mystery hole is, if it is indeed a hole.
Chew on that...
hell yea
I would agree, except that FireWire is not just a pro requirement. Even Apple realise that, as it was used on many iPod models, is essential for hooking up most DV cameras for use with iMovie (a home user product) and is used for Apples much acclaimed disk mode feature!
You could also argue that it's the best way to hook up an external Hard Disk Drive. In sustained read/writes it can be up to 40% faster and navigation times are a multitude better! FireWire also provides higher current to power devices and last but not least, has a hardware controller easing load on the CPU.
So yes, it would be a huge mistake for Apple to drop FireWire on a consumer model.
I don't think they will, I think these cases are prototypes or decoys and the final design will be very similar but slightly better
*Removed bold due to annoyance
How would that explain anything? The battery on my 12" PB is on the front and the charging connector is on the back where Magsafe is in the photos.
Whew.
I read it. ALL.
Thanks for the diversion today guys!
Personally, i'd LOVE it to be the dock port..... and i had another thought like 20 pages ago but can't remember what i wanted to say!
I read it. ALL.
Thanks for the diversion today guys!
Personally, i'd LOVE it to be the dock port..... and i had another thought like 20 pages ago but can't remember what i wanted to say!
not having FW on the MB would be a big mistake. And would make the MacBook an complete joke.
Does this mean all hope is lost on the optical-drive-less MacBook?
No, its called the MacBook Air...
Yeah, that made the most sense to me as well.
The question is, what is the hole next to it? Is it just for a screw?
Eject button, TiBook style? Unless they somehow think it´s a good spot for the IR sensor.
Nope there isn't. I can only see another little bit of loose tape on one other shot.
So can we all finally put this 'tape covered hole' thing to bed now? It's a label that's been covered up.
I really hope not. I don't want the circular shape to carry over to the new design. Give me the MBA shape, smaller and less noticeable.
with all this talk off mac book updates and the fact that they are having an event do u think that they will also be updating (if anything else) new lcds (328 days past avg. update), mac pros (62 days past avg. update), and mac minis (245 days past avg. update)
anyone else think the Alu surfaces are quite, uh.. glossy?
Also, whats with everyone's obsession with firewire? Are there lots of professional's equipment that runs on firewire? In the consumer market, most products are USB with firewire as an option of you pay a premium.
Please don't flame me, i'm just asking because I wanted to know why people are holding onto firewire as if their life depended on it.
Also, whats with everyone's obsession with firewire? Are there lots of professional's equipment that runs on firewire? In the consumer market, most products are USB with firewire as an option of you pay a premium.
Please don't flame me, i'm just asking because I wanted to know why people are holding onto firewire as if their life depended on it.
There´s a hole next to the hole in question? Dunno, I think the hole is for an eject button for something going into the port covered by tape. The IR will be on the front, facing the direction of where the remote is likely to be operated. Didn´t see any pictures of the front, so I may be wrong of course.
If I'm looking at the right picture, it's still pretty hard to make out what it is because the MacX.cn logo is right in front of it.
Oh man I just spent half of my day reading this thread...
Searching for "mini-display port" only returns a few results on google (including two pages from this thread). Aside from the PDF you found, there's another interesting result from a chinese factory related forum:
http://translate.google.com/transla...?ThreadID=37088&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=zh-CN&tl=en
Translated:
http://www.dxdlw.com/ShowPost.asp?ThreadID=37088
Posted September 25 2008:
Well I think that there's a few errors in the translation, here's what I think it would mean:
"I heard that Apple created and owns a mini-displayport standard, much like the mini-DVI standard, and that they will open the specification to others, with no royalty fees.
Does anyone have information about it?
I would pay them $$$."
Searching for "mini-display port" only returns a few results on google (including two pages from this thread). Aside from the PDF you found, there's another interesting result from a chinese factory related forum:
http://translate.google.com/transla...?ThreadID=37088&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=zh-CN&tl=en
Translated:
http://www.dxdlw.com/ShowPost.asp?ThreadID=37088
Posted September 25 2008:
Well I think that there's a few errors in the translation, here's what I think it would mean:
"I heard that Apple created and owns a mini-displayport standard, much like the mini-DVI standard, and that they will open the specification to others, with no royalty fees.
Does anyone have information about it?
I would pay them $$$."
firewire
because the cameras people already have are firewire and they dont want to by a cheaper usb model