There's one minor problem with connecting unknown port and the little round hole by the side... round hole is also on MB in the same place, but there's no mystery port there.
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MacBook and MacBook Pro Port Speculation
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There's one minor problem with connecting unknown port and the little round hole by the side... round hole is also on MB in the same place, but there's no mystery port there.
When you say "3G" do you mean FOMA+UMTS (they're compatible) or do you mean EVDO? Most of the world uses GSM/FOMA+UMTS, but there are still 500 million people using CDMA2000/EVDO, Apple is better off leaving customers to decide which one they want and loading it into the ExpressCard /34 slot of the MBP, it's not like an iPhone where they can just tie it to a specific carrier in the US and expect people to be happy (and even iPhone users are unhappy with that), that's just annoying, and no laptop should be tied to a service provider, and if people aren't going to be using the service then they don't need the extra hardware in there as it isn't exactly cheap (at least if cellular cards are any indication).
Sebastian
Cousin Dirk
macrumors 6502a
Odd how that appears to be the only screw hole in the entire chassis. Not to mention the fact that it would appear to a big screw, one that takes up more space than the headphone jack.
I don't think it's that simple.
jrlcopy
macrumors 6502a
Haha.. that would be it wouldn't it.
They'd finally make the macbook perfect to use for portable video and design work by adding a REAL video card, and then what do they do, rip out the firewire. LoL.
If they get rid of firewire and don't at least also give me an express card slot so I can go buy a card.
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I could see no firewire on the $800 version, but more expensive versions might have a new case design.
They'd finally make the macbook perfect to use for portable video and design work by adding a REAL video card, and then what do they do, rip out the firewire. LoL.
If they get rid of firewire and don't at least also give me an express card slot so I can go buy a card.
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I could see no firewire on the $800 version, but more expensive versions might have a new case design.
MasterNile
macrumors 65816
TheSVD
macrumors 6502a
Jesus christ, ive been following this and the 1400+ thread for too long now....
There is going to be firewire on the macbooks and macbook pros. You have no idea how old these photos are, whether theyre mockups, prototypes, defective/messed up cases...
So dont worry!
Apple pretty much brought firewire into computing products, they have more sense than to take it away.
I bet everyone here that there will be firewire! 😀
There is going to be firewire on the macbooks and macbook pros. You have no idea how old these photos are, whether theyre mockups, prototypes, defective/messed up cases...
So dont worry!
Apple pretty much brought firewire into computing products, they have more sense than to take it away.
I bet everyone here that there will be firewire! 😀
That's exactly what i think.
There will be a smaller "MacBook" or what ever it will be called, operating on an Intel Atom basis. This one will have no FW port since the speed is not good enough for things like video editing, where you need the FW port most.
The guys with the FW HDDs will be forced to use USB what should, considering the speed of the device, be enough.
But nice, that the MacBook will finally have FW800, which is backward compatible with FW400 so you can simply attach your FW400 devices to the FW800 port.
I kinda like all that hype 😀
We'll see tomorrow...
Felix
Actually it is academic on the format, a GSM reader, quad band would provide support for multiple carriers...unlocked. Especially considering NA carries unique network protocols to the rest of the world!
aleni
macrumors 68030
im in the market for the new mba, my current mba has heat issues and it sucks.
here's the story i hear from Mr. Chen who worked in china for manufacturing the apple notebooks.
for the macbook, i guarantee it will come in 2 flavors.
aluminum casing for the keyboard area, and the outer shell casing for LCD will come in 2 colors. white for low spec and black for the higher spec, just like the iPhone 3g.
there is no way apple would put full aluminum macbook and let its same design compete with the mbp and mba which are premium in prices.
i know alot of people who buy mbp over mb just because it's full aluminum in design eventough they're not really need the power of the mbp graphic card.
lol. im joking. i cannot guarantee you because the Chen currently is in hollywood.
here's the story i hear from Mr. Chen who worked in china for manufacturing the apple notebooks.
for the macbook, i guarantee it will come in 2 flavors.
aluminum casing for the keyboard area, and the outer shell casing for LCD will come in 2 colors. white for low spec and black for the higher spec, just like the iPhone 3g.
there is no way apple would put full aluminum macbook and let its same design compete with the mbp and mba which are premium in prices.
i know alot of people who buy mbp over mb just because it's full aluminum in design eventough they're not really need the power of the mbp graphic card.
lol. im joking. i cannot guarantee you because the Chen currently is in hollywood.
sra. Aguirre
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MasterNile
macrumors 65816
Well I predict you're correct but not in the sense you think. See I happen to know that the world will end in 29 hours, and at that point we will all stop playing Nostradamus, but it won't be the suspense that's going to kill you, it will be the end of the world that kills you and we will all die without ever seeing the new MB/MBPs
I'm going to put my two bobs in, for what its worth 🙂
I reckon that port is a eSATA port, too. This makes sense considering the target market - people that will use such a port. I know, because I've got a MBP and a WD hard drive with an eSATA port, but I can't be stuffed getting an ExpressCard adapter for eSATA.
And eSATA is currently the fastest external connection for things like hard drives - at 3Gb/s. Video editing through one of those would be wild.
Seems a bit odd, though, they'd get rid of FireWire on the MB. I can see them using the 4-pin connector, rather than the chunkier 6-pin connector. But, to be completely honest, what devices does the average consumer use that uses FireWire? Digital camcorders? Nope, they all now use USB, except for the MiniDV tape ones. iPods? Haven't for ages, and for those still using the old ones - if you're upgrading your laptop, why the hell not your iPod?! Hard drives? Firewire is really only a benefit when you're using FW800, and hardly any drives have that, most have USB.
Consider, then, the number of devices that use USB. It makes much more sense to place an emphasis on USB, rather than Firewire.
As for HDMI, I know of one device that is SCREAMING out for a HDMI connection - the Mac Mini. Just think - why would you want HDMI - to connect to a TV. What Mac is perfectly suited to connecting to a TV? The Mac Mini. A TV Tuner, HDMI and a Blu-Ray drive in a Mac Mini and they'd sell millions.
I reckon that port is a eSATA port, too. This makes sense considering the target market - people that will use such a port. I know, because I've got a MBP and a WD hard drive with an eSATA port, but I can't be stuffed getting an ExpressCard adapter for eSATA.
And eSATA is currently the fastest external connection for things like hard drives - at 3Gb/s. Video editing through one of those would be wild.
Seems a bit odd, though, they'd get rid of FireWire on the MB. I can see them using the 4-pin connector, rather than the chunkier 6-pin connector. But, to be completely honest, what devices does the average consumer use that uses FireWire? Digital camcorders? Nope, they all now use USB, except for the MiniDV tape ones. iPods? Haven't for ages, and for those still using the old ones - if you're upgrading your laptop, why the hell not your iPod?! Hard drives? Firewire is really only a benefit when you're using FW800, and hardly any drives have that, most have USB.
Consider, then, the number of devices that use USB. It makes much more sense to place an emphasis on USB, rather than Firewire.
As for HDMI, I know of one device that is SCREAMING out for a HDMI connection - the Mac Mini. Just think - why would you want HDMI - to connect to a TV. What Mac is perfectly suited to connecting to a TV? The Mac Mini. A TV Tuner, HDMI and a Blu-Ray drive in a Mac Mini and they'd sell millions.
I have never had a trouble with my fingerprint reader, I'm using it for 2.5 years and honnestly, it is a very practical gadget 😉
Now if I go on a macook for the next laptop, sure I'll be glad if they introduce the fingerprint reader because it make you gain time (especially for those of us who have very long passwords ^^)
Well, lets just wait until tomorow ^^
what time is that special conference?
steamed.hams
macrumors 6502
I know many, many musicians at all levels (from amateurs to stadium touring acts) who use Mac notebooks with firewire-only interfaces. I don't pretend to know what apple is doing, but I know that they would be shooting themselves in the foot if they alienate the firewire-dependent musicians in their customer base.
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i am in agreement with this! there is no way that mac will get rid of their firewire port. If they do then they are fools! The fact that they brought the firewire into my life is amazing. I do use mine everyday. I really dont believe that they will be without a firewire
i am in agreement with this! there is no way that mac will get rid of their firewire port. If they do then they are fools! The fact that they brought the firewire into my life is amazing. I do use mine everyday. I really dont believe that they will be without a firewire
emotion
macrumors 68040
Audio interfaces, a lot of musicians use the current Macbooks. btw. FW400 still trounces USB2 at sustained performance (is level pegging at lots of small files though).
What do you guys think ....
that Apple will release for Macworld? I can't wait for it to get here. Lets start a new thread ... predictions for Macworld 2009! wahoo
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that Apple will release for Macworld? I can't wait for it to get here. Lets start a new thread ... predictions for Macworld 2009! wahoo
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If I can use my FireWire hard drive and Mixer with the MacBook via ethernet I'm happy. If performance is exactly the same.
However, it is stupid. Having to carry around a FireWire adapter just in case is just annoying. So we need to carry around a FireWire adapter and an adapter for the display port.
Too much.
However, it is stupid. Having to carry around a FireWire adapter just in case is just annoying. So we need to carry around a FireWire adapter and an adapter for the display port.
Too much.
highjumppudding
macrumors 6502
My point...just wait 31 hours until you damn Apple to hell for screwing us all over. 😛[/QUOTE]
My exact thought, it is fun to speculate, but when it gets to thousands of posts, it gets a bit out of hand, have seen so many times wild speculations and everything turns out OK or better... BUT, maybe it's just that there are so many more Mac users out there now???
Viva La Revolution then!😎
My exact thought, it is fun to speculate, but when it gets to thousands of posts, it gets a bit out of hand, have seen so many times wild speculations and everything turns out OK or better... BUT, maybe it's just that there are so many more Mac users out there now???
Viva La Revolution then!😎