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*cough* Demonstration of Spaces in Leopard had a space for games(WoW), Steve Jobs even played a little WoW in his keynote*cough*
Yeah, why do you think he took 6 months off? It wasen't for health reasons. Wrath of the Lich King just came out and his guild is raiding hardcore and his undead priest doesn't level himself!
That was it looked like to me. It's like a bad mash-up of a Unibody MB keyboard and a scaled image of a MBA.
I think it's probably a shop which is a shame as it does look very nice!
Personally don't think I'd go for one as there wouldn't be much size difference from 13" but if I'd gone for a MacBook Pro I would be begging apple to bring that out.
My main reason for thinking its fake is why would anyone buy a MacBook Air if this was available? I mean it would be more portable than one for a start... and if portability wasn't key then why not go for a 13" macbook?
I think if Apple do go and bring a netbook out it will be the priciest of the lot... ultraportable... maybe touch screen and £££££ or $$$$ depending on where you're from. Kind of would go against the idea that netbooks are meant to be cheap but this is Apple were talking about!
Personally don't think I'd go for one as there wouldn't be much size difference from 13" but if I'd gone for a MacBook Pro I would be begging apple to bring that out.
My main reason for thinking its fake is why would anyone buy a MacBook Air if this was available? I mean it would be more portable than one for a start... and if portability wasn't key then why not go for a 13" macbook?
I think if Apple do go and bring a netbook out it will be the priciest of the lot... ultraportable... maybe touch screen and £££££ or $$$$ depending on where you're from. Kind of would go against the idea that netbooks are meant to be cheap but this is Apple were talking about!
I suspect that this would replace that (product in the) market. If it was true...
The screen is a little over 10" and I think its possible, the new aluminum keyboard layout (I have the new iMac with the scaled down keyboard as well as the aluminum bluetooth keyboard)which is 11.1"'s , that being said they could shave off a little bit of real estate.
Apple wouldn't use an atom. If they did do this sort of thing it would have the same specs as the Air.
Here's my prediction--this is the new MacBook Air, if anything. The Air does too much right now when compared to the UB MacBook. Now that the UMB has been released the Air is kinda the oddball--it's thinner and that's it - other than that it's a terrible buy compared to a MB. And Apple could probably get away with the $899 price by saying it's like half of what the Air used to cost (even though it's going to be more than double most netbooks). $699 might entice me -not a chance at $899 but I already consider my iPhone to be my netbook anyway, so that opinion on price may not matter.
But again, if anything, this is the next Air.
But again, if anything, this is the next Air.
You know, this is too big. And the iPhone is too small. Coudl I get a 7.9" netpad please?
If you couldn't tell, I think 'netbooks' are a HUGE waste of time and money.
If you couldn't tell, I think 'netbooks' are a HUGE waste of time and money.
I think you guessed that one right. To me, thats the only explanation that seems logical for this one.
Price Price Price......
Most are talking about the outright price of this product. Lest we forget if this is a netbook, that it will have some proprietors 3G service. All of this seems to be leaning into reality.
Few facts to cover:
1. The report from Boy Genius about the screen size of the opposed netbook.
2. Apple purchasing 10" touch panel screens.
3. ATT touting little notes about this summer is going to be great events.
All this being said.
$899.99 would not seem bad if the full screen was touchable.
But having this subsidized will drop the price tremendously.
I posted the add for this yesterday
Most are talking about the outright price of this product. Lest we forget if this is a netbook, that it will have some proprietors 3G service. All of this seems to be leaning into reality.
Few facts to cover:
1. The report from Boy Genius about the screen size of the opposed netbook.
2. Apple purchasing 10" touch panel screens.
3. ATT touting little notes about this summer is going to be great events.
All this being said.
$899.99 would not seem bad if the full screen was touchable.
But having this subsidized will drop the price tremendously.
I posted the add for this yesterday
One thing that has started to annoy me is the way Arn manufacturers "new" speculation around something that is just as old and fake and tired as the last attempt, whenever actual news drops discussion/page hits below a certain point. Then, without anything new occurring, he slaps something together that shows up on RSS everywhere and ultimately gives the Macrumors advertisers a bump for the day, on a day when it otherwise should not.
The only thing worse than this is the fact that we make it possible.
The only thing worse than this is the fact that we make it possible.
