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If you could make one change to the Macbook Pro line, what would it be?

capriseyhaze

capriseyhaze

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If i could make just ONE change to tbe MBP line i would have to say i wish they had some kind of color option like black or red or something like that. I mean they dont even have to mass produce it just have it as an upgrade option. So tell me what yall ONE change to the MBP line would be. Cosmetic or the guts
 
So far, this is my one gripe that I would like to change ........

The LINE-IN AUDIO JACK would actually let you LISTEN TO THE AUDIO !!!
 
In order of importance:

1. Anti glare option on the 15" MacBook Pro
2. Higher resolution display on the 15" MacBook Pro
3. Anodized black unibody
 
1. Competitive price
2. Included adapter cables
3. Included remote
4. blu-ray drive
5. Free matte screen option
6. SD slot
7. Non-glowing Mapple Logo
8. USB port on mouse side
9. 500 Gig HD option
 
crazylegsmurphy said:
1. Competitive price
2. Included adapter cables
3. Included remote
4. blu-ray drive
5. Free matte screen option
6. SD slot
7. Non-glowing Mapple Logo
8. USB port on mouse side
9. 500 Gig HD option
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wow. I bet the person who started this thread is under 17 years old.

While I believe the price range is high, i think it is because of the high-end parts that are used. if you look at the cheap pc laptops, the chips aren't as fast, the graphics are slower.

if you want a cheaper mac, buy an older one! but i'll agree that the resale value makes it difficult to find one for $500, like the ones in stores, but that is driven by the market, not apple.

and the resale value helps YOU.
 
uicandrew said:
wow. I bet the person who started this thread is under 17 years old.

While I believe the price range is high, i think it is because of the high-end parts that are used. if you look at the cheap pc laptops, the chips aren't as fast, the graphics are slower.

if you want a cheaper mac, buy an older one! but i'll agree that the resale value makes it difficult to find one for $500, like the ones in stores, but that is driven by the market, not apple.

and the resale value helps YOU.
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17 years old huh? What makes you come to that conclusion? Maybe a more realistic assumption might be that I have been buying computers for so long that I know the difference between "high end components" and "Mapple Tax".

I have custom built computers from scratch many times and I can tell you for a fact that MBP's are about 50% more expensive than you could get if you built your own.
 
One change that would make everyone here happy:

Change the price for all MBPs to: $1.00 :D
 
Well I don't only have one, so here's my list (not in any particular order)
Better cooling (seriously, I DO want to have kids one day :p)
Higher res screen (but not too important; that's why I have a display)
That idea about different colors doesn't sound bad. MacBook Pro-chromatic anyone? :p
Once cooling would be better, I'd like a better graphics card as well :p
And of course something like the 17' Pro battery (even non removable)
That's all I can think of off the top of my head, but I have to say, I still love my MacBook Pro. More than any computer I had before and I am happy I paid this "Apple tax" people talk about for it. In the end, you get what you pay for :cool:
 
I'd buy a 15" unibody if it had a matte screen and replaced all the black (keys, hinge, bezel) with aluminum.
 
Give us the option to ditch the superdrive for a second HD. Thats the single biggest improvement they could do.
 
1. Quad core option
2. RGB LED display
3. More competitive price
4. Number pad
5. More beastly graphics chipset
6. Blu-ray (because while I'm at it why not)
 
1. Quad-Core option
2. Anodized black aluminum unibody.
3. Standard 128gb SSD.
4. OLED screen.
5. USB 3.0 as soon as it comes out.
6. Force the entire computer industry to use DisplayPort or DVI (I don't know the difference, only that I don't want VGA).

I want them all, not in that order.
 
1. Use a single large fan instead of two small ones, so the noise is much less high-pitched.
2. A $&%#ing reset switch. Someone remind computer manufacturers these things aren't obsolete. I hate having to hard restart the thing because I can't give the reset order through the OS for some reason.
3. eSATA
4. 15" needs a matte option
5. 1680x1050, 'nuff said
6. While we're at it, black anodized options would be nice.
 
crazylegsmurphy said:
17 years old huh? What makes you come to that conclusion? Maybe a more realistic assumption might be that I have been buying computers for so long that I know the difference between "high end components" and "Mapple Tax".

I have custom built computers from scratch many times and I can tell you for a fact that MBP's are about 50% more expensive than you could get if you built your own.
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i say 17 years old because only kids keep starting these useless threads speculating about the "next thing" as if their opinions are the most important in the world.

building computers from scratch is different from buying one made by a company. It's just like pharmaceuticals. It's the big companies that invest in R&D to advance the field. "Generic" drugs would not exist if there were nothing to copy from. the cheaper prices you pay are only AFTER much money has been invested in creating the product in mass quantities with minimal defects.

Also, making a laptop is NOTHING like making a desktop. While I'm aware of building a desktop can be done economically, there are FAR fewer options with a laptop. desktops use off the shelf parts, that can be easily upgraded. For desktops, there's the standard sized mobos, but for laptops they are custom shaped.

there are only a couple kits available that I know of in terms of building your own laptop.

For the form factor, i'd be very interested in seeing a laptop as small as the macbook pro with the same specs, or even within 0.5 inches of the current mbp thickness (which any laptop user will agree, even 0.5 inches is a huge difference)

if you can suggest one, seriously, please post a link.
 
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