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Not buying it.
Jobs claimed they had very 'interesting' ideas if they were to jump into the netbook market. This seems very 'boring' for lack of a better description. Just a macbook... shrunk. I don't think there is enough of a market to buy up one of these puppies for $900....
Apple needs to do one of 3 things to make a netbook a success
Either:
a) make a netbook for < $600
b) subsidize a netbook through at&t for their 3g coverage. sell around $100
c) revolutionize the netbook concept. not just carbon copy the macbook
Jobs claimed they had very 'interesting' ideas if they were to jump into the netbook market. This seems very 'boring' for lack of a better description. Just a macbook... shrunk. I don't think there is enough of a market to buy up one of these puppies for $900....
Apple needs to do one of 3 things to make a netbook a success
Either:
a) make a netbook for < $600
b) subsidize a netbook through at&t for their 3g coverage. sell around $100
c) revolutionize the netbook concept. not just carbon copy the macbook
LOL the very first $1000 netbook lolnetbooks are supposed to be dirt cheap in price, just for checking email etc..
Sony Vaio P series STARTS at $899. They don't call it a netbook but the specs dictate otherwise.
If Apple did release a 'netbook' the pricing quoted here would be spot on.
i don't think it will be under 600$.
if it is it will be severely under spec'd.
i really hope this doesn't come out. something about netbooks is just so lame
if it is it will be severely under spec'd.
i really hope this doesn't come out. something about netbooks is just so lame
$899?
That is crazy. Apple needs a lower priced machine, especially after that ad from Microsoft. That will be a real eye opener for the average person.
That is crazy. Apple needs a lower priced machine, especially after that ad from Microsoft. That will be a real eye opener for the average person.
FYI the acers are pretty decent (bought an aspire one last year with my gf), however for sofa-surfing the ipod touch is not so far away as an internet device, hence the speculation that any apple netbook would not confirm to current laptop styling at all, perhaps some sort of enlarged itouch
I would totally buy it. I'm not going to speculate whether its fake or not, but if this machine were to be released, who in their right mind would buy a MBA?
I think you're fake. The pictures I saw of you were clearly photoshopped renderings of a japanese companion robot that had been done as ASCII art and then run through babelfish.
Sorry, but can you just explain to me how you would use a keyboard like that?
Unless the screen was 7" or so, it'd be fiddly to hold and difficult to do anything on. You'd be stretching your hand a lot, covering up the screen and you would find it very un-Apple. It'd have to be something hand-held, like, I don't know... maybe an iPhone/iPod touch. A touchscreen keyboard wouldn't work on anything that has a screen size of 7" or more, and even that'd be pushing it.
I think a 10" Apple MacBook Mini would probably be called a MacBook nano, as the iPod mini was replaced by the nano, which was considerably smaller.
The reason the current Mac Mini is called so, is because it's been the same form factor consistently.
The MacBook nano would be called so, because it is considerably smaller than the current MacBook.
Also, you mentioned the specs 'seem quite off'. What do you mean by this? This is very similar to netbook standards, if not higher. It has a 9400M, much better than the Intel GMA 950, wouldn't you agree? The Intel Atom Z740 is almost the same clockspeed as the MacBook Air. Yes, it's a single core, but that doesn't matter. It's a netbook. Heck, they may even get hold of a portable version of the Intel Atom 330, the dual core chip. Just like they did with the first MacBook Air. They got hold of an Intel Core 2 Duo chip before anyone else knew about it. That's the kind of relationship between Apple and Intel nowadays.
It has 2GB of RAM. Is that off somehow? Is that not a standard? I think if Apple were to do a netbook, of course it'd come with 2GB. And it's DDR3. Then again, the reason for all this is because that is the Ion platform's specifications. I mean, a 9400M, at the end of the day, is still an integrated graphics chip. The more RAM in the computer, the better. Why do you think all of Apple's computers come with a minimum of 2GB now? They're not gonna dip on their standards. They may've temporarily dipped with the White MacBook after the Aluminium's came out, but they're not gonna dip again, even for a netbook. The maximum current netbooks support is 2GB as well, so it makes sense for Apple to make this either their minimum & maximum or even just their minimum. Who knows, maybe this is the lower end model. Maybe a higher end model has 4GB? I mean, I doubt it, but it sure would raise the bar for other netbooks. Just like the iPhone did for phones.
I think it could draw in a lot of new users.
$275 to stream your itunes library to your hi-fi?!!!!!
why didn't you just buy an airport express and use airtunes?
This discussion is focusing too much on the details. The real question is if this new form factor might be needed at all. Apple sells a whole lot of MacBooks, and sells less but a whole lot of Books above it in price point. When they made the Air which is essentially a PowerBook Lite, they sold more than they expected and it did not cannibalize another line much. I suspect this if released, is about the same thing, a MacBook Lite positioned one step below the MacBook in size with a minimal price differential and a substantial reduction in port count or "features". I think it would indeed sell a lot of units and not cannnibalize others much and the battery technique from the 17" PowerBook in this smaller unit would be a huge utility upgrade.
The form factor that is really needed is a bigger iPhone. One that does not get lost in a pocket, but fills it, and older people can more easily read and gamers can have a larger graphical experience. Also more suitable for eBook and Videoconferencing and navigation applications.
Rocketman
Intel is announcing new cooler, lower power, server chips today according to CNBC.
The form factor that is really needed is a bigger iPhone. One that does not get lost in a pocket, but fills it, and older people can more easily read and gamers can have a larger graphical experience. Also more suitable for eBook and Videoconferencing and navigation applications.
Rocketman
Intel is announcing new cooler, lower power, server chips today according to CNBC.
$899, don't get me started (isn't anybody gonna get me started?)
Wheee. the MR pricepoint ride is running full tilt again.
Why are people shocked at $899 from apple? Given what this is (pretending it's the real deal for a sec.) that sound just about right on the mark. Look at the cost of the MB Air.
Assume this has unibody construction. Assume this takes advantage of whatever they learned on batteries in producing the Air and the 17" uMBP. Assume that Jobs said they couldn't price a machine in the $500 market. Assume that miniturizing and a non-plastic body justify a close price point to the white low-end MB. Assume there is an Apple "premium". Assume there are already machines in the the "netbook" class that approach and exceed $899.
Doesn't seem like such an unrealistic price to me.
Wheee. the MR pricepoint ride is running full tilt again.
Why are people shocked at $899 from apple? Given what this is (pretending it's the real deal for a sec.) that sound just about right on the mark. Look at the cost of the MB Air.
Assume this has unibody construction. Assume this takes advantage of whatever they learned on batteries in producing the Air and the 17" uMBP. Assume that Jobs said they couldn't price a machine in the $500 market. Assume that miniturizing and a non-plastic body justify a close price point to the white low-end MB. Assume there is an Apple "premium". Assume there are already machines in the the "netbook" class that approach and exceed $899.
Doesn't seem like such an unrealistic price to me.
I know that this sounds terribly snobbish, but I ultimately think it is true. Apple aren't going after the average consumer. If your first consideration when buying a computer is cost, Apple will never be the place for you. Macs are seen as elitist and Apple like it that way.
If this is not a fake, I'll be ordering on the day they come out.
The ipod touch rocks for occasional browsing, email (& of course mini apps). The Touch actually has fed my desire for a netbook. I want a bit larger screen, flash, and a few more normal apps. Come on Apple, bring on my $499 love nugget.
It´s got to be fake!
Well, I would not get one.
Too little power to run OS X as is today! (I have a Dell Mini 9 so I know)
Also, no HD... I'll bet Apple would rather put in a larger DH (to store more music and movies that you would buy for iTunes) than an expensiveand at times slow SSD.
I would bet that if there is a netbook in apple, it ¡s a tight lipped as the iPhone was.... not to mention how this would create a slowdown in customer purchase for their full Laptop range, a market where Apple is ridding high right now. ... so the image has got to be fake!
Well, I would not get one.
Too little power to run OS X as is today! (I have a Dell Mini 9 so I know
) Also, no HD... I'll bet Apple would rather put in a larger DH (to store more music and movies that you would buy for iTunes) than an expensive
and at times slow SSD.I would bet that if there is a netbook in apple, it ¡s a tight lipped as the iPhone was.... not to mention how this would create a slowdown in customer purchase for their full Laptop range, a market where Apple is ridding high right now. ... so the image has got to be fake!
Am I the only one VERY skeptical about Apple going Atom? I don't see atom-Macs coming....they'd rather put a custom-made (remember the first MBA?) intel full-blown Core 2 Duo in the thingy....this is what I expect from Apple...
Well, I would not get one.
Too little power to run OS X as is today! (I have a Dell Mini 9 so I know
I have an Eee 1000H, and it runs Mac OS X beautifully.
Obviously, I am using a few hacks to get it working, but that's not the point. It runs very well.
The only modifications I have made are a 320GB HDD and 2GB of RAM rather than 1.
Don't go comparing two netbooks, which are at two different ends of the scale. Dell Mini 9 has 1GB of RAM, this has 2GB. Dell Mini 9 has Intel Atom N270, this has a Z740 at 1.86GHz, rather than 1.6GHz. Although, may I say, the N270 @ 1.6GHz still does a spectacular job.
Ain't hap'nin, kapt'n
According to the tech press, nobody's making money selling netbooks, so it would seem odd for Apple to make a product for a market where they won't make tons of money. I mean, even AppleTV - not Apple's best seller compared to the Mac & the iPhone / iPod touch - turns a good profit.
According to the tech press, nobody's making money selling netbooks, so it would seem odd for Apple to make a product for a market where they won't make tons of money. I mean, even AppleTV - not Apple's best seller compared to the Mac & the iPhone / iPod touch - turns a good profit.
I'd buy one. It makes sense for me. I have an iMac for the office and a MacBook for home ... when I travel, I want something smaller for typing on airplane/train/bus tray tables.
I think that $899 is a premium price that I'd be willing to pay to have everything synced between all of my machines. In fact, I really couldn't care less about specs, except for size and potability. Unless I was traveling, it wouldn't be used.
I think that $899 is a premium price that I'd be willing to pay to have everything synced between all of my machines. In fact, I really couldn't care less about specs, except for size and potability. Unless I was traveling, it wouldn't be used.