I don't know if it's been mentioned before (I don't want to read the entire thread), but the keyboard is missing the eject key, so it was a pretty clever photoshop if it was created from a macbook air, macbook, or pro (they all have eject buttons..)
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macabouttobe
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This is the only new product I'm aware of
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/apple_introduces_revolutionary
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/apple_introduces_revolutionary
Jamo12
macrumors 6502
vvebsta
macrumors 6502a
Well there is no actual evidence seen that it even has a superdrive, which makes it closer to a MBA mini.
Jayomat
macrumors 6502a
Ok i admit, after thinking it over again, it doesn't seem too bad, but when in go to university, ill take my notebook with me. i'll type (if i want to) while hearing what the prof is saying... but it happens more that occasionally that "he" loses track about what he's saying... that gives me time to look over what i just wrote... and besides, OUR profs don't always go through the topic in a reasonable way, by far not. five minutes on topic, 10 minutes off topic.
as i already stated, that gives me time to look over my notes, arrange my ideas and so on. that is not possible with your setup. that's what a NOTEBOOK is made for. i can use the time much more efficiently. and if i have a timegap between two lectures, i can work on other things, complete my notes etc. etc.... all of which is not possible on your iphone (yea, not right now) ....
why did you buy a laptop if you don't take it with to in order to use its advantages?
and finally, i would feel really stupid just carrying a keyboard with me, i'd feel like a uber nerd 😉
PS: i got the typing skills, don't worry 😉
concerning the "netbook" topic... it's fake, of course.
Well I don't see why we bother debating these things anymore, the leaked photos will come soon enough as far as this as a possibility, sure it fits the new design and form of all of apple's stuff. Fake or not its a possibility, the specs and price, well I'm sure we'll complain, we always do.
Maybe it would have a direct-neural interface (DNI), so you wouldn't need a screen (touch, multi-touch, or not), a keyboard, a trackpad/mouse, etc. You'd visualize it all in your head, and direct its user interface with thoughts. And this "Macbook Nano" would fit inside your wallet, just a few credit cards thick, and powered by 1 or 2 quarter sized nicad batteries.
Yeah. Like that'll happen by 3Q2009.
notsofatjames
macrumors 6502a
this is definitely a fake... I saw the exact same image about 4 days ago, but with a button at the bottom of the trackpad. Now its been removed. I've got a copy in my time machine somewhere but i cant find it....
vvebsta
macrumors 6502a
Mac Fan, but no thanks...
I love my MacBook Pro, my iMac, and my Mac Mini. I also love my Dell Mini9 Hackintosh. I'd buy this in a second for $500, but $899 for a netbook is just too much. $299 Dell + $129 Leopard + 2 hours work = $429 Mac Netbook. Worth every penny.
I love my MacBook Pro, my iMac, and my Mac Mini. I also love my Dell Mini9 Hackintosh. I'd buy this in a second for $500, but $899 for a netbook is just too much. $299 Dell + $129 Leopard + 2 hours work = $429 Mac Netbook. Worth every penny.
MrCrowbar
macrumors 68020
On the picure where you see it from the side, the F7 key is right above the "8" key. The other picture where you see the keyboard from the top, it's also righ on top of the "8" key. On the display reflection of the first picture, it's clearly not aligned the same way.
But even Apple have really badly photoshopped pictures of their own Macbook pro all over the website so that's not saying anything.
I think the device in the pictures looks pretty sweet. And the price is typically Apple, just a little bit above the perfect pricing. Consider there's a 1.83 GHz CPU in there, most Netbooks only have 1.6.
I doubt the keyboard is fill size though. The 12" powerbook had a full size keyboard and there was virtually no space on the left and right of the keys. The thing on the pictures supposedly has a 4:3 10" screen yet the keyboard is still full size... I just measured out the diagonal of my aluminum bluetooth keyboard: it's a bit more than 12", and that's just the keyboard. There would be a huge bezel around the display if it was a 10" LCD, I'm talking huge bezel like early eeePCs.
But even Apple have really badly photoshopped pictures of their own Macbook pro all over the website so that's not saying anything.
I think the device in the pictures looks pretty sweet. And the price is typically Apple, just a little bit above the perfect pricing. Consider there's a 1.83 GHz CPU in there, most Netbooks only have 1.6.
I doubt the keyboard is fill size though. The 12" powerbook had a full size keyboard and there was virtually no space on the left and right of the keys. The thing on the pictures supposedly has a 4:3 10" screen yet the keyboard is still full size... I just measured out the diagonal of my aluminum bluetooth keyboard: it's a bit more than 12", and that's just the keyboard. There would be a huge bezel around the display if it was a 10" LCD, I'm talking huge bezel like early eeePCs.
I Love It!
if this is true i would so buy it! (sarcasm)
honestly the macbook line doesn't make sense to me anymore. there's a low end macbook called mac book, then there's a paper weight on the go macbook called macbook air in the middle😱, and there's a really super all in one top mac called the macbook pro.😕
what would mac sense is macbook (mini), macbook (air), macbook, then macbook pro.😀
there! perfect!😀😀😀 what apple should do is mac this spec the ($500) model make the macbook air the ($900) model and i would love it!
but in all seriousness this sucks on a mac scale😡
if this is true i would so buy it! (sarcasm)
honestly the macbook line doesn't make sense to me anymore. there's a low end macbook called mac book, then there's a paper weight on the go macbook called macbook air in the middle😱, and there's a really super all in one top mac called the macbook pro.😕
what would mac sense is macbook (mini), macbook (air), macbook, then macbook pro.😀
there! perfect!😀😀😀 what apple should do is mac this spec the ($500) model make the macbook air the ($900) model and i would love it!
but in all seriousness this sucks on a mac scale😡
MrCrowbar
macrumors 68020
The current iPod shuffle already talks to you and you control everything without looking. The next one will probably be in the earbud itself and comes in pack of two, one for each ear. Then people will complain that there's 2 of them and they're so small you always lose one. So the next one will be like a tight fitting ear plug with some sort of needle directly stimulating your eardrum... THEN you get DNI! 😀
Stately
macrumors 6502a
Yes, they do. The Modbook is huge and gross though and the iphone doesn't have enough serious computing power among other things it lacks, including being bigger. Even so, it fits where it's supposed to perfectly. If they made a larger tablet with heavy computing power, so many people would buy it. I think it could really work. They could include a small stylus and include highly impressive responsiveness to it for extreme accuracy. If any one can do it it's certainly Apple. I would love it to have a form factor such as this.
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ion platform maybe?
if you think nvidia isn't already making chipsets with the 9400m that are compatible with the intel atom, you must not have heard of the ion platform...
if you think nvidia isn't already making chipsets with the 9400m that are compatible with the intel atom, you must not have heard of the ion platform...
I think many would argue that 28 billion in the bank is BAD business sense..many would argue it should be invested somewhere to increase profits beyond bank interest
coolchris101
macrumors newbie
Why?
Why would they only put one USB port??? especially after they just put five on the mac mini... Just because it has mini in the name doesn't mean "bare bone" I mean come on, its still an apple product... Lets face it, this is just an early April Fools Joke.... Ha Ha
Why would they only put one USB port??? especially after they just put five on the mac mini... Just because it has mini in the name doesn't mean "bare bone" I mean come on, its still an apple product... Lets face it, this is just an early April Fools Joke.... Ha Ha
The whole just whipping a keyboard out of my bag as opposed to a laptop will not go unnoticed, and when the ladies ask or give a funny look you can say you're just inputting it directly into your brain, as long as you're not the uber nerd to go along with such a move you could get laid from it.
Probably not real, but I really want it be... My old 12" Powerbook is getting slower and slower, I want a new tiny MacBook😀
manhattanboy
macrumors 6502a
There's always the Air.
But if apple releases this thing I have a feeling that both the Air and the regular macbook would end up as none existent products