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Intel Outlines 'Ivy Bridge' Roadmap as 1st Half 2012, and Previews 'Ultrabook' Laptop Designs

Lol, sounds like whatever event they were at, someone was trying to rush them off. I can imagine some angry guy in a suit grimacing at them for pulling out a MBA.
 
AppleScruff1 said:
I'm dumb and don't understand anything about design. Should the other manufacturers make their notebooks shaped more like a shoe box and put the ports on the bottom so that they don't copy Apple? Or maybe they should make it open the other way since Apple notebooks open front to back? Is it ok if the other companies have a keyboard, or would that be a copyright infringement? Ditto for a display. Enlighten me on how to make a think, light compact notebook that looks nothing like a MBA. I'm assuming for the time being that most notebooks will have somewhat of a rectangular shape.



But if it was Apple you'd be swinging from the vine like Tarzan bragging about it.
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I don't really have time to explain the difference to you and i don't think it will matter.

On your second note, i don't really care about whos better than who. I'm not that type of fan. I just want whats right for me.
 
toddybody said:
Sorry, what are tyres? Do they sell them at Theatres?
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toddybody said:
Im not worried about anyone;) Nor am I correcting anyone's spelling:D

Tyre is a totally acceptable spelling of tire, as is Theatre in regards to Theater. I was having a grammar based laugh.

Wow, I have no life:eek:

Yo stay well dude!
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Its the only spelling of Tyre :p

But yes, i missed that gag. :eek:
 
Apple really needs to take there place back on the worlds thinnest notebook record. I am very surprised that they didn't with the 2nd gen MBA. It hasn't gotten much thinner since the first if I remember correctly.

Update: Sorry maybe they still do? Somebody get back to me on that?
 
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bwillwall said:
Apple really needs to take there place back on the worlds thinnest notebook record. I am very surprised that they didn't with the 2nd gen MBA. It hasn't gotten much thinner since the first if I remember correctly.
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Whats the thinnest at the moment?

MacBook Air, this rip off and Samsungs 9 Series all claim to be 17mm :confused:
 
AppleScruff1 said:
I'm dumb and don't understand anything about design. Should the other manufacturers make their notebooks shaped more like a shoe box and put the ports on the bottom so that they don't copy Apple? Or maybe they should make it open the other way since Apple notebooks open front to back? Is it ok if the other companies have a keyboard, or would that be a copyright infringement? Ditto for a display. Enlighten me on how to make a think, light compact notebook that looks nothing like a MBA. I'm assuming for the time being that most notebooks will have somewhat of a rectangular shape.



But if it was Apple you'd be swinging from the vine like Tarzan bragging about it.
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I know i said i couldn't be bothered but here is an example of a caompany trying to make a thin laptop with out ripping off a design....

http://techpump101.blogspot.com/2011/01/samsung-unveils-their-series-9-takes-on.html

Ironically is Samsung :D

Hopefully this makes my point. If it doesn't i feel sorry for you. :(
 
*LTD* said:
It's like a one-to-one copy.

I know Jonny Shih said he wanted Asus to be the Apple of the Wintel world, but it looks like he actually meant he wanted Asus to *be* Apple. LOL

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/10/asus-wants-to-be-another-apple/

http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/MailHome.asp?datePublish=2010/2/10&pages=PD&seq=221

Asustek chairman Jonney Shih pointed out that the company is aiming to become another Apple, but will instead adopt open-source platforms including ARM and Google combinations, and Windows/Intel to suit consumer demand.

Asustek also said that it will launch a "killer product" in June.

Point of order: you can't "adopt open-source platforms including ARM and Google combinations" and hope to be another Apple. Wrong business model. Blatant copying doesn't quite cut it, either.

Where was that Killer product in June 2010? :confused:



What about the software? That's kinda a big part of buying a Mac. :confused:

No OS X, no sale.
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Get out of here. I worked at CompUSA in the early 2000's and they were using wedge shaped laptops when Apple was still making laptops out of Titanium (how's your airport signal chief?) I used to have a Sony back in the mid 2000's that was wedge shaped and was pretty loaded.
 
KnightWRX said:
That's cool, I had 4 Apple 24" LED ACDs before I finally just got my money back. All had problems (yellowing, dust under the glass, pixel cluster problems).

I had a CPU fan replaced on my original 2008 Macbook unibody because of a faulty bearing.

I had my iPhone 3GS replaced because the mute switch stopped working.

We all have anecdotal evidence of problems with manufacturers, it's the bigger stats from large enough samples that count and turn anecdote into statistical evidence.
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Where are they getting the samples from?

What is being included....etc...etc.

IMO anecdotal evidence based on ownership of the actual product is as valid as statistics. Anyone that believes a statistics table tells the full story is apt for disappointment and misdirection.

You're talking about nitpicking a display (which I'm not trying to bash) to design, proprietary software, and hardware failure on 3 separate "premium" laptops.

My G71G-A2 was at Asus for over a month with the mobo on back order and I won't go much into my still on-going discussions with Asus to get the replacement G71G-Q fixed which fell out of a warranty after calling on Day 31 after my originally RMA was granted (after 30 days they'll reject shipping).

They are showing my warranty as 1 year shorter than it should have been originally (got to love mail in rebate warranty extensions where you cut the UPC).

I used to visit another forum with a very strong Asus presence and all I'm saying is it's not all Sunshine and Roses and actually far from it.

I'm shocked the stats show what they do and I will say I'm a skeptic by nature.
 
Reach9 said:
You shouldn't have done that Asus, now Apple will sue you for copying the MacBook Air!

Looks like future MacBook Pros will look similar to that as well, and the MacBook Air line will become the new MacBook, i'm guessing.
Here's to Ultrabooks, sounds ultra expensive.
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According to Intel, Ultrabooks must retail for less than $1000.


daneoni said:
Am i the only one a bit wary about the switch to 22nm/tri-gate. It seems Rev A-ish to me and thus may have issues no?
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I do wonder about the reliability of this new technology, especially if Apple changes the form factor and the MBPs become Gen A on the whole. (Ivy Bridge is supposed to be the second year in the development of the Ultrabook concept.) While Haswell sounds interesting (especially with a target TDP between 10W and 20W), I would like to purchase a new laptop for video editing. The current gen MBPs seem a touch too hot for my liking (Geniuses at my local Apple store have commented that their temperatures are higher than past models) and Haswell-based systems are not expected until 2013 (too far off), so I guess I may have to wager on the Ivy Bridge-based systems.
 
peteroyle said:
Ate least it looks easy to open.
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KnightWRX said:
Yeah, what's up with that ? the MBA commercial makes it seem so easy to open the thing with 1 hand. No one has yet managed to reproduce that on my Air, not even me (and I open it multiple times a day). The hinge is tight and so trying to open it like in the commercial results in the whole thing lifting off the table.
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Sorry I was being sarcastic, referring to 2:00 which made me laugh. I didn't realise though that MBA's were also hard to open. I'll never believe anything I see on TV ever again.
 
MonkeySee.... said:
I know i said i couldn't be bothered but here is an example of a caompany trying to make a thin laptop with out ripping off a design....

http://techpump101.blogspot.com/2011/01/samsung-unveils-their-series-9-takes-on.html

Ironically is Samsung :D

Hopefully this makes my point. If it doesn't i feel sorry for you. :(
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And if it was silver, it would look like the MBA. What are the criteria for not copying a design? The Asus will run Windows, so there can't be any lawsuits there. The Asus will taper back to front, thick end to thin end. Clean design on all sides. Is the Samsung ok because it gives a different illusion when viewed from the side? Are all touchscreen phones copies of the iPhone since they are all rectangular?


ten-oak-druid said:
Tell me about it. OS X makes it so much better. That and not having to deal with all the malware.
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Plus without OSX there'd be no reason to be a fanboy.
 
AppleScruff1 said:
And if it was silver, it would look like the MBA. What are the criteria for not copying a design? The Asus will run Windows, so there can't be any lawsuits there. The Asus will taper back to front, thick end to thin end. Clean design on all sides. Is the Samsung ok because it gives a different illusion when viewed from the side? Are all touchscreen phones copies of the iPhone since they are all rectangular?
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Ok, I think you're on the wind up as you can't seriously post that with a straight face. :confused:
 
toddybody said:
Ha ha! Sorry:( What did you end up going with? Dell Ultrasharp...27inch ACD?
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Nope, I ended up taking a few more days to think about it and just got a TN panel monitor instead of a IPS monitor, a Samsung BW2343 with 2048x1156 resolution. In the end, it was a blessing in disguise, I really had no need for a 1k$ monitor.
 
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