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Leaked MacBook Pro Casing Confirmed?
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I would love to see the following changes in the next MacBook Pro redesign:
1.) Numerical Keypad
2.) Longer battery life
3.) Dual Hard Dirve for Raid 0 like the dell notebooks "most likely not to happen in order to keep the macbook pro thin.
4.) 6gb or 8gb of ram option
5.) BluRay Drive
6.) Black keyboard with black trim around LED backlit screen
7.) A 20" model... okay just kidding on this one
1. maybe... maybe on the 17" but i just cant see it happening
2. i'm sure there have been advances
3. maybe in 17" hell maybe even in 15" because of the decreased logic board size but i doubt it either way.
4. it would be very expensive, but i see no reason to not offer it
5. i'm going with no.
6. i'm hoping for both
7. i'm glad your kidding
Next official keynote is Macworld 2009 in January. I'd personally expect these out before then, probably in the next three months.
I think you may be right regarding the location of the battery at the front. There are two small screw holes in the shell similar to the four found at the rear of the current MBP.
So now we may get some nice hand warmers on the new MBP.
Ditto on the eSATA. The only other thing for which I was hoping was DisplayPort. Other technologies (FW3200, USB 3.0 - the pending nightmare) are too far off.
I NEED late July. It will be mid August. It COULD even be early September at the iPod keynote.
"One more thing... redesigned MacBook Pros."
I always thought the Core 2 Duo processors lifted the 4GB RAM barrier, so could someone put 2 4GB sticks in a current MacBook Pro to get 8GB?
I feel I missed a memo here...
I would love to see the following changes in the next MacBook Pro redesign:
1.) Numerical Keypad
2.) Longer battery life
3.) Dual Hard Dirve for Raid 0 like the dell notebooks "most likely not to happen in order to keep the macbook pro thin.
4.) 6gb or 8gb of ram option
5.) BluRay Drive
6.) Black keyboard with black trim around LED backlit screen
7.) A 20" model... okay just kidding on this one
Dual HD is possible in 17" model. 8GB RAM is almost for certain, BR drive means either HDMI or DisplayPort style interface will be included, then Apple would need to update ACD concurrently.
Now if the battery is subbosed to be part of the bottom case, the whole venting system and hinge mechanism would have to be changed. Right now the big Vent in all Macbooks is in front of the display hinge. the head pipe ends there. Now if the battery was on the back like this, there'd be no space for the heatpipe... I don't think Apple would sacrifice the clean design with no apparent fans for a larger battery.
...Maybe the missing part on the bottom case is supposed to be plastic like on the EDGE iPhone? Powerbooks and Macbook Pros have been worse in the WIFI reception department than their consumer counterpart with plastic case. Then again: bad design choice.
I can imagine that the cut out part is the front (under the trackpad) and not the back (at the display hinge) of the case. The macbook has the battery and the hard drive there:
Now picture a metal flap covering the battery and the hard drive. (The RAM modules might fit as well as the Macbook Pros are larger). Removing this flap would give you tool-less access to hais hard drive, RAM and battery. One can argue if it's a good idea to have that easy access to the physical HDD on a laptop with sensitive data on it... filewault only (kind of) encrypts your home folder. I also doubt Apple would drop the status lights on the batteries. Those would be hidden when covered by the flap. The functionality could be replicated somewhere on the case (status lights hidden under speaker grille holes or the vent on the back, etc.), but that's not Apple-like either.
I disagree with an earlier post stating the case needs no testing. A laptop's case is, in my opinion, very important to test. Consider things like
- is the shape on the bottom comfortable to keeo on your lap?
- Is the case prone to warping when heated from the computer parts or from outside?
- Does the case interfere with the circuitry? (Remember the early Macbooks where the heatpipe touched and short-circuited the logic board when expanding due to heat)
- Is the hinge prone to squeaking?
- Does the hinge open wide enough?
- Does it feel awkward?
Most cell phone manufacturers and laptop-makers got this wrong on so many levels. On my (noe sold) Sony Ericsson Phone, the volume rocker was opposite the play/pause button. When you adjust the caller volume while on a call, you usually press the play button and music starts playing from the big speaker. Just an example of a major design flaw that would have been discovered with proper prototyping. The iPhone got it right. when holding it in my left hand, my thumb can acces the volume and ringer switches and the index is right on the sleep button.
...Maybe the missing part on the bottom case is supposed to be plastic like on the EDGE iPhone? Powerbooks and Macbook Pros have been worse in the WIFI reception department than their consumer counterpart with plastic case. Then again: bad design choice.
I can imagine that the cut out part is the front (under the trackpad) and not the back (at the display hinge) of the case. The macbook has the battery and the hard drive there:
Now picture a metal flap covering the battery and the hard drive. (The RAM modules might fit as well as the Macbook Pros are larger). Removing this flap would give you tool-less access to hais hard drive, RAM and battery. One can argue if it's a good idea to have that easy access to the physical HDD on a laptop with sensitive data on it... filewault only (kind of) encrypts your home folder. I also doubt Apple would drop the status lights on the batteries. Those would be hidden when covered by the flap. The functionality could be replicated somewhere on the case (status lights hidden under speaker grille holes or the vent on the back, etc.), but that's not Apple-like either.
I disagree with an earlier post stating the case needs no testing. A laptop's case is, in my opinion, very important to test. Consider things like
- is the shape on the bottom comfortable to keeo on your lap?
- Is the case prone to warping when heated from the computer parts or from outside?
- Does the case interfere with the circuitry? (Remember the early Macbooks where the heatpipe touched and short-circuited the logic board when expanding due to heat)
- Is the hinge prone to squeaking?
- Does the hinge open wide enough?
- Does it feel awkward?
Most cell phone manufacturers and laptop-makers got this wrong on so many levels. On my (noe sold) Sony Ericsson Phone, the volume rocker was opposite the play/pause button. When you adjust the caller volume while on a call, you usually press the play button and music starts playing from the big speaker. Just an example of a major design flaw that would have been discovered with proper prototyping. The iPhone got it right. when holding it in my left hand, my thumb can acces the volume and ringer switches and the index is right on the sleep button.
Yeah but what happens when it gets cold?--)))
You will have to upgrade to larger pasties
No because the chipset doesn't support. I believe Montevina will allow 8GB operation though.
Nah, Apple is always keen to keep iPods and Macs as far apart as possible. Releasing new MacBook Pros at an iPod event wouldn't happen as none of the press would be writing about the Mac.
I'm thinking mid-August.
Personally I'm not a big fan of the black keyboards. I think they get hard to read in low light conditions. Now if they are backlit, then that would actually make the backlighting more valuable. The black MacBooks aren't and I've actually steered people away from them because of the experience...
My other wish would be to cease implementation of that tiny little mouse button they have on the Air. I want to shoot myself in the face anytime I have to use that thing. HUGE trackpad. Itty Bitty button. Trackpad does not get a check mark in the "plays well with others" column.
My other wish would be to cease implementation of that tiny little mouse button they have on the Air. I want to shoot myself in the face anytime I have to use that thing. HUGE trackpad. Itty Bitty button. Trackpad does not get a check mark in the "plays well with others" column.
There's an iPod keynote? Didn't know that..
Well, September would make sense because that's when the back to school iPod rebate ends, so they'd probably release up to date iPods along with new notebooks.
But I'm hoping its before then. It could be.
I think this is for macbook, not pro. Why redesign? I love the current design and its been a fairly consistent part of the overall Apple product line.
Macbook is the sore thumb that sticks out and is in desperate need of a redesign to allow it to conform to the current product line.
People are always trying to reinvent the wheel I guess. Good design is hard to come by and it would be a shame to throw this one out!
Macbook is the sore thumb that sticks out and is in desperate need of a redesign to allow it to conform to the current product line.
People are always trying to reinvent the wheel I guess. Good design is hard to come by and it would be a shame to throw this one out!
Yes, I was concerned about how placing the battery pack at the back will effect motherboard layout and venting too.
The thing with placing the open area in the front under the touchpad, is that I wonder how it'll effect placement of the optical drive. The MB can have it in the back right because it provides less ports. Hopefully Apple isn't thinking of going optical drive-less or reducing the number of ports a la MBA.
I would love to see the following changes in the next MacBook Pro redesign:
1.) Numerical Keypad
2.) Longer battery life
3.) Dual Hard Dirve for Raid 0 like the dell notebooks "most likely not to happen in order to keep the macbook pro thin.
4.) 6gb or 8gb of ram option
5.) BluRay Drive
6.) Black keyboard with black trim around LED backlit screen
7.) A 20" model... okay just kidding on this one
lol...So you want a 20 inch macbook pro?
we've all been through this, the apple is too small to be a macbook, unless they release a 15" macbook, which they wont. The design is beautiful in the same way the design of old cars are, beautiful, but in desperate need of updating. It has to happen eventually, why not now?
Santa Rosa does in fact support 8GB of ram. In the MBP forum there was recently a post of someone who did it. 2x4GB DIMMS puts you back about 700 bucks though as they aren't mass produced.
It's technically possible but not at all feasible for most people.
Man oh man, if Apple came out with an aluminum macbook I would go out and grab one for every member of my family. However, I don't think Apple would release an aluminum macbook - they know it would jeopardize the sales of the Macbook Pro. Too many people go ahead and buy the MBP just because they want the aluminum enclosure and not the plastic of the Macbook.
Just look, Apple came out with the Air and it has a premium price tag. I guess look at it this way. Apple's macbook air is their mindranged (as far is price is concerned) notebook that fills in the gap for their product line. What Apple needs to do now is make a "Mac Pro Air" and I think everyone is going to be very very happy!
Currently every Mac except the MacBook has Aluminum. Even the white iPod classic went to aluminum/metal look. This has to be the new MacBook. That's the last Mac without aluminum.
I like the look of the MBP the way it is.
I hope this was sarcasm. That leather idea is pretty ridiculous.
<--vegan myself. My larger concern would be how ugly it would look. Plus it would start breaking down and flaking. Not a good idea.
It could still be the MBP though. Just because this isn't the MB doesn't mean there won't be one.
Hmm. I didn't know that it would actually work.
But I was more referring to Intel's technical datasheets for the GM965 and PM965 chipsets, which say that only 4GB of memory is supported. So it may work, but any data corruption or stress on the northbridge is not warrantied.