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No, it's really real!
I asked around and a friend of mine lives in teh Russiaz and he said that it's all totally true and he sents me a pix of hims holding one hisself!!!11!1!!one!!
LookIt!
I asked around and a friend of mine lives in teh Russiaz and he said that it's all totally true and he sents me a pix of hims holding one hisself!!!11!1!!one!!
LookIt!
Fake or not I wouldn't put it past Apple for selling something like this for atleast $799. The reason? It would lower the entry "laptop" price and then they'd discontinue the white MacBook so the £949 Unibody MacBook then becomes the REAL entry price point for a Mac laptop. Oh so sneeky! 
Why does Apple think it's a good idea to play the exclusive game in a recession?
But of course this is all speculation so we shall see...
Why does Apple think it's a good idea to play the exclusive game in a recession?
But of course this is all speculation so we shall see...
I love the black keyboard on my 15" MBP. I think it looks far, far better than any of the previous MacBooks.
Why do people always bring up this "in a recession" ********? Selling low-priced crap has never had anything to do with Apple's business strategy. The recession is irrelevant.Why does Apple think it's a good idea to play the exclusive game in a recession?
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No **** it's "fake," people.
Even if it is an actual Apple-approved product photo, it would be run through Photoshop to punch up the colors — and both the screen and the reflection on it would be added in in retouching so that the colors looked as good as possible (and because — gee, there is probably photo studio equipment reflecting in the screen on the unretouched versions).
There are even reasons why a professional photo retoucher might even make (for instance) the keyboard farther away from the monitor in the reflection than on the actual product. Here's two:
1) If there's a weird tangent that makes it looks bad, they might move the reflection over, even if it's wrong. Product photos — like photos of lingerie models — aren't about reality; they're about hyperreality.
2) The product may have changed after it was initially shot and the retoucher corrected the distance on the product but not the reflection. Remember how the product rendering on the Mac mini box had the wrong number of fan vents? These things happen. Photoshoots take a lot of time and money, so for minor revisions, you have the retouchers fix it instead of shooting a new one.
Saying it looks fake doesn't mean the product is not real. So spare the rest of us your Photoshop Elements expertise, already. For Christ's sake.
I'm not saying this thing is definitely real; I don't know. I don't care. But for the love of God, you "Photoshop fake" shouters just sound like idiots.
Fake
Why would the first photos show a keyboard with cyrillic letters?
Nice fake though, would like to be that good myself ;-)
Why would the first photos show a keyboard with cyrillic letters?
Nice fake though, would like to be that good myself ;-)
I agree it's likely a fake, but you've got an error as far as the lines you've drawn in that image.
1) Your 'reflection' line is at a noticeably different angle than the angle of the reflection of the screen's far edge.
2) You've drawn the line from the space between the E & Y keys, but the line you drew in the reflection goes to the *far* side of the E key.
3) As a result of your mind-map of locations on the reflected keyboard, the hash mark you're using as 'proof' is also in the wrong spot.
*sigh* I know. I've been saying it since I got my first mac (iBook G4 in 2001). I just haven't given up on the "yelling it on internet forums" method of getting my point across.
Very bad fake.
Apple should end them all, and they will in my opinion, by bringing out what we all need but by far the most don't even know they need it, a tablet larger than the iphone...you dont know how many times I have been bored to turn on the lappie and have used the iphone bookwise to surf before going to sleep, everyone is waiting for such a thing, everyone will need such a thing, and they are gonna get it, and apple will again write history for coming up with what everyone in the industry was dumb enough to not know how much people needed.
Ask yourself if you had the whole internet in bookform and didn't want to do much keyboard work just read wouldnt a led 10" tablet by a marvel or what? Exactly. That's the net step, you heard it here first (and in very few other places too, lol).
Apple should end them all, and they will in my opinion, by bringing out what we all need but by far the most don't even know they need it, a tablet larger than the iphone...you dont know how many times I have been bored to turn on the lappie and have used the iphone bookwise to surf before going to sleep, everyone is waiting for such a thing, everyone will need such a thing, and they are gonna get it, and apple will again write history for coming up with what everyone in the industry was dumb enough to not know how much people needed.
Ask yourself if you had the whole internet in bookform and didn't want to do much keyboard work just read wouldnt a led 10" tablet by a marvel or what? Exactly. That's the net step, you heard it here first (and in very few other places too, lol).
I hope this is true!! 10" led screen, SSD drive, full sized keyboard!! Hell yea. This will go perfect with my mac mini combo.
When the MacBook Air came out, I lamented it's "large" size. At the time, I calculated that to fit Apple's standard laptop keyboard, and have no 'side' bezel around the keyboard, it would need an 11.5" 16:10 screen.
So a 10" screen would be too small for a full-size keyboard. BUT, this shows thinner-than-average left and right columns of keys. So if this is a fake, it is a *VERY* well thought-out fake. On par with Danamania's mockups.
And this would be *exactly* what I want. Minus the processor. I'd rather have a "full" Core 2 Duo in it. (The miniature-packaging version like in the current MBA, of course.) Atom is great, but not so great in a 'full feature' notebook. Then again, I can't find *ANY* reference to an "Atom Z740", either. There is a Z540, which is a 32-bit-only, single-core proc. (Disclaimer time: I work at an Intel facility, but have nothing to do with Apple products, nor do I have anything to do with processor design. So my lack of knowledge should not be construed as proof of nonexistence, I get my processor news from Anandtech, Ars Technica, and the like.)
I also love how all the complaints on the first page of the linked article are "THE KEYBOARD IS FAKE! MINE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT!" followed by "Well, some of us out in the rest of the world don't use American keyboards," reprimands.
Holy crap is Google fast. Every single result for "Atom Z740" is in relation to this "MacBook Mini" rumor. Including results from page 4 of this thread.
I'm not about to read 300 replys to see if this has already been posted, but in this picture comparing the macbook to the 'macbook mini', the scratches on the bottom left alt and cmd keys are the exact same on both. as well as a speck on the p key.
People are confusing this rumor with the real rollout of the 10-inch iTouch Tablet this summer. Why do you think 
is introducing wireless networking and bluetooth tethering on the next iPhone update. Imagine carrying just a usb ac charger instead of a brick.
is introducing wireless networking and bluetooth tethering on the next iPhone update. Imagine carrying just a usb ac charger instead of a brick.
You are correct. One more thing to proof it's a fake.
Still, that's the way it should look. I hope it becomes reality one of these days.
Politics sorry
We got a reduction of 16p in the cost of petrol, but just over a 50% decrease in the value of the £, and at the same time Oil lost just over 50% of its value.
Only crude and rough maths there but shouldn't the price of stayed the same, was it maybe the reduction in taxes that allowed for the 16p drop? Do you really still want to say it was the government that lost value in the £ rather then business and banks that were reckless, I know they should of be kept in line by the Government so part blame can be placed upon them. I would hope that you realise the Tory party, who had been calling for massive deregulation of the financial sector would of caused more harm than Labour! Liberal Democrats perhaps a better option come the general election.
Sorry for talking politics on here
We got a reduction of 16p in the cost of petrol, but just over a 50% decrease in the value of the £, and at the same time Oil lost just over 50% of its value.
Only crude and rough maths there but shouldn't the price of stayed the same, was it maybe the reduction in taxes that allowed for the 16p drop? Do you really still want to say it was the government that lost value in the £ rather then business and banks that were reckless, I know they should of be kept in line by the Government so part blame can be placed upon them. I would hope that you realise the Tory party, who had been calling for massive deregulation of the financial sector would of caused more harm than Labour! Liberal Democrats perhaps a better option come the general election.
Sorry for talking politics on here
Daggonnit
I hope not. I was looking foreward to a slate type device that would be good for portable sketching. Besides, this doesn't look like any "Pretty interesting ideas" from Apple. This looks like an overpriced mini MBA, which is lame. Here's to hoping it's fake.
I hope not. I was looking foreward to a slate type device that would be good for portable sketching. Besides, this doesn't look like any "Pretty interesting ideas" from Apple. This looks like an overpriced mini MBA, which is lame. Here's to hoping it's fake.
I can totally see this as being real. The whole 10" touch screens that Apple bought could be used, plus the decent specs and a 64 SSD (which would cost a small fortune itself) would pretty easily get up to $900. I could see a NEARLY full length keyboard too, at least bigger than most netbooks (besides, how many netbooks have a full length keyboard anyway?). Some netbook screens are nearly a 1:2 screen ratio (ultra wide screen) which wouild help with the wider keyboard (obviously this isn't exactly close to a 1:2 ratio, but my point remains the same). Now it is obvious that the photos were photoshopped. all photos of new things are usually made more pretty by photoshopping them anyway (And I blame the not amazingly great photoshop job on not completely skilled Photoshoppers/editors at the magazine).
To sum myself up, a $900 price isn't that bad considering the biggish SSD, the 10" touch screen(if it has it), and the decent specs (Oh! don't forget Apple tax ) And just because it's photoshopped doesn't mean its fake
( even though it probably is )
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To sum myself up, a $900 price isn't that bad considering the biggish SSD, the 10" touch screen(if it has it), and the decent specs (Oh! don't forget Apple tax
) And just because it's photoshopped doesn't mean its fake( even though it probably is
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I have a question for you guys...
Is it the size of an Apple Netbook that people want so bad or the price? Because I have the new 13 inch macbook right now and it is suuuper portable, I don't see why you would need anything smaller than this, and, it is still very powerful at this size!
Is it the size of an Apple Netbook that people want so bad or the price? Because I have the new 13 inch macbook right now and it is suuuper portable, I don't see why you would need anything smaller than this, and, it is still very powerful at this size!
omg 899!!
wtf is wrong with all you people, compared to the $699 for the 16gb iphone that's a deal. Sure would be nice to be subsidized with built in 3g though, but those saying I wish it was $799 or $699, does that much make or break a product? If something is sweet, I either want it or not. A few hundred doesn't matter, I can shave $1 or 2 off what I eat each day and make that much up in a couple months. And those saying for $100 more you get a white macbook miss the point, that thing is a tank to lug around.
As someone mentioned before, I also did a little mockup with my compact bluetooth keyboard and determined it would need a 11.5 inch screen, then noticed how the tab, shift, and caps lock keys were all cropped a little, as well as others tweaked and replaced. This could narrow the keyboard enough for a 10.4" screen without a stupid fat bezel.
Bring it, I'll buy for sure, even though I'm in debt. Quit bitching about the economy people, learn to write iphone apps to get rich if your current methods are failing, or don't give in to the media hype and want everything stupid cheap like the rest of the sheep out there. I hate how people talk about climate these days and aren't talking about the weather. For all the money you are all saving on gas these days that should leave more money for gadgets!
I walk around and see people blowing money at fast food places and buying the same needless crap at walmart and target every day. Simple lifestyle changes can save you far more money than skimping on your tech, which can facilitate the maximizing of the potential of the brain, the only thing that separates us from the rest of the animals, and that to me is priceless. Gadgets are my priority, as well as most who hang out here probably. If eating for entertainment is yours, more power to you.
I don't care how much apple stuff costs, as long as it's sweet
wtf is wrong with all you people, compared to the $699 for the 16gb iphone that's a deal. Sure would be nice to be subsidized with built in 3g though, but those saying I wish it was $799 or $699, does that much make or break a product? If something is sweet, I either want it or not. A few hundred doesn't matter, I can shave $1 or 2 off what I eat each day and make that much up in a couple months. And those saying for $100 more you get a white macbook miss the point, that thing is a tank to lug around.
As someone mentioned before, I also did a little mockup with my compact bluetooth keyboard and determined it would need a 11.5 inch screen, then noticed how the tab, shift, and caps lock keys were all cropped a little, as well as others tweaked and replaced. This could narrow the keyboard enough for a 10.4" screen without a stupid fat bezel.
Bring it, I'll buy for sure, even though I'm in debt. Quit bitching about the economy people, learn to write iphone apps to get rich if your current methods are failing, or don't give in to the media hype and want everything stupid cheap like the rest of the sheep out there. I hate how people talk about climate these days and aren't talking about the weather. For all the money you are all saving on gas these days that should leave more money for gadgets!
I walk around and see people blowing money at fast food places and buying the same needless crap at walmart and target every day. Simple lifestyle changes can save you far more money than skimping on your tech, which can facilitate the maximizing of the potential of the brain, the only thing that separates us from the rest of the animals, and that to me is priceless. Gadgets are my priority, as well as most who hang out here probably. If eating for entertainment is yours, more power to you.
I don't care how much apple stuff costs, as long as it's sweet
I do hope they also release a 7-10" screen ipod touch that runs on arm for cheaper too, keep in mind a dvd case is 9" diagonal, an ipod touch dvd case sized would be awesome.
I don't agree. Look at the MacBook Air. For $800 LESS, you get a bigger screen, more USB ports, faster CPU, bigger hard drive, etc. So cost & performance aren't always the most important. Unlike you guys, who seem like you'd want a maxed out Mac Pro & 2 30" screens if money wasn't an issue, some people want small products. Me, I'm not one, but I know there are people out there.
I don't think they could go smaller than 9. 10 would be the sweet spot. That would enable my dream setup; An MP for the office, the tablet for little ***** on the go, and an iPhone for instant surfing, texting and calls... I'm covered.