That's a silly statement, why do you care how old the case design is? It's a very nice design, I'm glad they've stuck with it. My only complaint is the labor involved with swapping the hard drive, that should be a user-swappable part just like the memory.
Bravo, very well said. It is a timeless design indeed. I do hope the "redesign" keeps this same look and feel but with the addition of a user-swappable HDD.
3rd & 4th Q 2008 for school and X-mas season, we will see...
Refresh of MB- Aluminum,etc... ( the closest item to a full blown 13 inch MBP)
Speed Bump of MBP
Speed bump of Mac Mini
MW2009SF we will see...
- Total Refresh of the MBP
- Updating of the MBA
- entry notebook/tablet to combat the EEEpc...
- Any Snow Leopard Updates
- Any iphone G3 updates
These are my guesses and I am sticking to them!
Pretty realistic sounding predictions. I'd keep them, only with a few minor changes:
- I'm still unsure about the MacBook going Aluminum. I know it has been rumored for a while, but I think it makes the Apple notebook lines too similar to one another and confusing for the consumer. To successfully pull it off, I think Apple would need to combine the MacBook/MacBook Pro lines and just make a 13.3'' version which may or may not have varying hardware. Combining the lines would alter their marketing scheme since it would take away from the incredibly popular consumer-geared models. I think Apple would have difficulty getting people to understand why such similarly styled computers have such great price differences if the product lines weren't altered...
- I wouldn't be so sure of the MBP refresh at MWSF if it would happen in the fall. It's too soon for an update since it would only be a couple months since the previous Montevina update. If a redesign is in the works, there's no reason that Apple can't have a media event (or not even have an event) and just release it. The annual Apple conferences don't have to be the place to release them.
- Tablets have been rumored for years, I'm wonder if they will ever be released
may as well make a full blown Aluminum 13 inch MPB, and slot is above the MBA and below the baseline 15inch MBP. That would take care of the nation of 12PBG4 owners, which I am one, who are clamoring for an update. the MBA does not do it for me. I can never see myself paying that much $$ for so little comparable performance. In my opinion, an aluminum MB brings us closer to a true 13 inch MBP spec and that is a good thing! is clearly stretching the life of the current MBP case. With the focus on the iphoneG3 and the consumer MB, I get the feeling that the MBP will not recieve attention before 2009.MW2009SF we will see...
- entry notebook/tablet to combat the EEEpc...
These are my guesses and I am sticking to them!
You don't remember the G4 -> intel transition then do you?
Powerbook G4 was refreshed in October 2005 with high-res screen, dual-layer DVD, and Video card memory boost. Just 3 months later, in January of 2006 is when the intel MBP was released. I remember that event well as I'm typing this on one of those very very last refreshed G4 PB's.
does not HAVE a competitor in that space. The MBA's price point will not allow it to compete in this space. hardware has traditionally been more expensive than pc hardware. This culture clearly works against producing an Asus EEpc style sub notebook to compete at the $500-$700price point. The issue, however, is that the notebook industry has strongly trended toward $500-$700 sub-notebooks. Asus EEpc sold over 1 million of these models in a bit over a year's time. To assume that will just seed this territory to others is not good business. That is why I believe that is pushing to have the iphone/ipod touch and a potential tablet/newton style unit for this price point using a version of the Leopard OS.
hardware has traditionally been more expensive than pc hardware." Please reread as , Ummm, I did...but I enjoy seeing the logo as well. 
"The issue with Apple is that
Some new features I would like to see in upcoming MBP:
SDHC card reader. I think DVD burner is an outdated peace of hardware which should go out of internal component list as soon as possible. It takes too much internal MBP space, it is loud, slow, it consumes too much power, and finally it is mechanical device. I do not know how often you use your SuperDrives, but I use mine only when I need to do some maintenance work which happens too rare to carry it everyday. QUOTE]
The MBP as a pro machine definitely needs to keep an internal DVD drive for the forseeable future.I am in the group that uses my DVD drive regularly for burning, importing, and gaming. No internal DVD drive is a MAJOR drawback and a dealbreaker. No internal DVD drive is often sited as one of the major reasons not to even try a MBA.
The MBP as a pro machine definitely needs to keep an internal DVD drive for the forseeable future.I am in the group that uses my DVD drive regularly for burning, importing, and gaming. No internal DVD drive is a MAJOR drawback and a dealbreaker. No internal DVD drive is often sited as one of the major reasons not to even try a MBA.
Some new features I would like to see in upcoming MBP:
SDHC card reader. I think DVD burner is an outdated peace of hardware which should go out of internal component list as soon as possible. It takes too much internal MBP space, it is loud, slow, it consumes too much power, and finally it is mechanical device. I do not know how often you use your SuperDrives, but I use mine only when I need to do some maintenance work which happens too rare to carry it everyday. QUOTE]
The MBP as a pro machine definitely needs to keep an internal DVD drive for the forseeable future.I am in the group that uses my DVD drive regularly for burning, importing, and gaming. No internal DVD drive is a MAJOR drawback and a dealbreaker. No internal DVD drive is often sited as one of the major reasons not to even try a MBA.
I'm with this guy. Keep the superdrive or I won't buy! its that important to me! I hate external stuff! I'd rather have it a 1/10'' thicker and be ready for anything! And DVDs are not out of date. However adding blu-ray would be a smart move on apple's part
Santa Rosa MBP refresh with LED screen was updated during 2007 back to school promotion on June 5th, 2007. Montevina update will not only include the small speed bump on the processor front, also the following updates:
