Is it just me or is the MB really heavy?

[Eraserhead]

So an Alu macbook would be lighter? How much?

1 pound maybe.

Also, what are the chances that MB will get a dedicated GFX card in the next revision?

The chances of dedicated graphics being useful for something other than Pro-video or gaming, i.e. zero.

 

[mckyvlle]

The chances of dedicated graphics being useful for something other than Pro-video or gaming, i.e. zero.

Unless Apple makes the fabled 13.3'' MacBook Pro!

 

[Eraserhead]

Unless Apple makes the fabled 13.3'' MacBook Pro!

Not going to happen, they have the MacBook Air.

 

[King t.]

i wouldn't say that the MB is heavy, u just can't compare it to the MBA

it might be a bit lighter by the next revision, when they turn the MB into aluminum

 

[krye]

It's heavier than I thought it would be. It's 5 pounds. Which, by itself isn't a lot. But when it's in a bag that weighs 2-3 pounds along with an extra battery, a charger, and some cables, etc, then you start to look at 10-15 pounds that you have to lug around all day. Sometimes I think about thinning out my bag just to make it a little more portable, but there's really nothing more I can take out.

I was thinking about getting a 15" MacBook Pro, but was concerned about the extra weight. I was looking at the specs and was surprised to see that it is 5.4 pounds. That's only a difference of .4 pounds. As in like 7-8 ounces? I don't get it. All the extra weight of an extra 2 inches of display and the aluminum case only adds .4 pounds? Is aluminum as light as plastic? I guess the weight difference at that point is negligible. I suppose at that point I'd loose the weight of carrying the extra battery. So I'd end up carrying the same weight. Maybe I just need a smaller bag?

 

[26139]

Huh?

I agree, the BlackBook/MB weight of 5lbs. is heavier than I thought, b/c with all the cords, magsafe charger, remote, mini-DVI adapter, iPhone/BT dock, magicjack + phone, bottle of iKlear, Ti83Plus, all packed into my Higher Ground LapTrap Backpack, seems so much heavier. Though the BlackBook is a heavy 5lbs, by itself, I've grown accustomed to it's heaviness and tend to lug it around without concern. Don't really do the "one-hand" thing at present.

That's a lot to carry around everyday.

 

[theLimit]

Compared to the HP and Toshiba notebooks I've also carried around, my MBP is significantly less heavy and bulky. The MB weighs even less. I suggest carrying around a gallon of milk one-handed for a day or so to get frame of reference for what a "heavy" notebook feels like.

 

[tbrinkma]

I was thinking about getting a 15" MacBook Pro, but was concerned about the extra weight. I was looking at the specs and was surprised to see that it is 5.4 pounds. That's only a difference of .4 pounds.

Well, most of the components in the MBP and MB are essentially the same. The motherboards will be different, the casing is different, and the screen is different, but all the miscellaneous and sundries are essentially the same. So really the only things that are going to change the weight between the MB and the MBP 15" are relatively light components in the first place.

The added screen size doesn't add much weight, but the added width and depth lets them stack fewer components, resulting in a thinner and proportionally lighter case.

 

[unixfool]

I think what's confusing some people is that since the MB is physically smaller than a MBP (and other notebooks), it is assumed that it will be lighter. Since there's only a .4-lb difference, the MB appears 'heavy'. 5 lb is packed into such a small frame means, IMO, that there is considerable mass for such a small package (pls don't confuse weight with mass).

A 5-lb notebook is LIGHT! It's when you start comparing that things start getting murky. Now here's a comparison: Compared to 20 yrs ago, 5-lb is Jetson stuff...I remember being in the Army and lugging around a Zenith laptop. It weight as much as a heavy bowling ball (felt like 15 lb).

Yeah, I suggest going out and purchasing a box of Muscle Milk and joining Gold's Gym.

 

[dcubed20]

If MB got SSD and didnt use hard drives(i imagine the HD is the heaviest thing in the machine?) how much lighter could the machine get(and thinner)?

It ain't the hard drive that takes up the most weight, it's the body. Laptop hard drives weight next to nothing (unless you fill it full of files )

 

[riscy]

I think it is also a question of peripherals here, I carry my MB around most of the day in my hand and never even notice it as as I have no cables, no mouse (I have a Mac Mouse and never use it) etc etc - it is constantly in sleep mode when I close the lid down, so I never need to worry about recharging.

I often have a few sheets of A4 or a book or two as well and they weigh a ton