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Macbook Pro Body Update

The only thing I could see them doing (which really worries me) is getting rid of the glowing apple and using the black glossy apple as seen on iMacs and iPads. But of course the MBP line has always been the only with glowing apples which I really like.

Anyone think they will ditch the sexy glowing apple?
 
MagicMouse said:
The only thing I could see them doing (which really worries me) is getting rid of the glowing apple and using the black glossy apple as seen on iMacs and iPads. But of course the MBP line has always been the only with glowing apples which I really like.

Anyone think they will ditch the sexy glowing apple?
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MacBooks and iBooks also had/have the glowing Apple logo. It is not a feature exclusive to the MBP.

They're not going to get rid of that. It's their way of having instant brand recognition when Mac users are using their laptops in public.
 
flat five said:
i'd be willing to argue that the current look of mbp has been around for nearly a decade.
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Totally agree with you, only minor changes since ALU ppc G4.

And yes It's the mythical UNIBODY process... but come on the laptops look almost identical, the feel is what sets them apart, I'm in love with the sturdiness of the unibodies
 
charlieroberts said:
Totally agree with you, only minor changes since ALU ppc G4.

And yes It's the mythical UNIBODY process... but come on the laptops look almost identical, the feel is what sets them apart, I'm in love with the sturdiness of the unibodies
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It's not mythical.... it's for reals.

Just because something kinda sorta looks the same, doesn't make it the same.

The unibody was a pretty major design overhall.
 
charlieroberts said:
And yes It's the mythical UNIBODY process... but come on the laptops look almost identical, the feel is what sets them apart, I'm in love with the sturdiness of the unibodies
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I must be the only person on the planet who feels like my MBP is the most fragile thing on earth.

I guess as an engineer, multibody=far more rigidity than unibody. You can also see this in chassis flex of unibody cars like Camaros, etc.

That said I love my MBP to death, but people are fooling themselves if they think their aluminum unibody MBP is sturdier and more rigid than a multibody plastic computer.
 
puma1552 said:
I must be the only person on the planet who feels like my MBP is the most fragile thing on earth.

I guess as an engineer, multibody=far more rigidity than unibody. You can also see this in chassis flex of unibody cars like Camaros, etc.

That said I love my MBP to death, but people are fooling themselves if they think their aluminum unibody MBP is sturdier and more rigid than a multibody plastic computer.
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My MBP seems far more solid than the White MacBook I upgraded from, and from the iBook G4 I am refurbishing for sale.
 
Surely said:
MacBooks and iBooks also had/have the glowing Apple logo. It is not a feature exclusive to the MBP.

They're not going to get rid of that. It's their way of having instant brand recognition when Mac users are using their laptops in public.
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Yeah but now that HP is trying to do it it just looks poserish (for HP I mean).

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thejadedmonkey said:
Not gonna lie, I'd like a carbon fiber MBP :)
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I tried Sony Vaios: they are light, but feel cheaper.
I would stay with Aluminum
BTW do we really need a new design? Current revision are from mid-2009 ...
They revised the Macbook, but it was the same since 2006 , so it was about time.
 
puma1552 said:
I must be the only person on the planet who feels like my MBP is the most fragile thing on earth.

I guess as an engineer, multibody=far more rigidity than unibody. You can also see this in chassis flex of unibody cars like Camaros, etc.

That said I love my MBP to death, but people are fooling themselves if they think their aluminum unibody MBP is sturdier and more rigid than a multibody plastic computer.
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a camaro is a horrible example to compare. camaros were barely unibody. the rear frame was tacked on.

the tolerances of a macbook are better/tighter than that of a camaro as well. in the end you can't really compare something that weighs 5 lbs to something that weighs 3600 lbs

as an engineer you should know that when multiple objects are joined together ie. welding, adhesive, bolting, the overall structural integrity of something is going to be weaker therefore flex. HOWEVER stiffer doesn't always mean better. (for a macbook this won't matter) the stiffer something gets, the more brittle it becomes.

for example: carbon fiber monocoque bicycle frames - made from one mold and extremely stiff

I own a unibody mbp and a plastic macbook. i ran the plastic mb over with my car on accident and it bent. i bent it back and it still works like new. if i did that to my mbp, it would snap like a dry twig. so are unibody mbp's more rigid? yes. sturdier? maybe.. i havn't run over my mbp yet. the unibody mbp construction is superior.

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and for the carbon fiber comments:

don't even get me started on how carbon fiber resin is sensitive to UV rays. carbon fiber would be best used for the bottom to reduce heat transfer to your lap. there are also many different kinds of cf composites. a cf top wouldn't really be the best idea unless apple used high modulus cf (like a cork board of cf fibers). I can definitely imagine the tops bubbling or sagging with any other kind of cf
 
In the past, Apple has redesigned their notebooks every 2-3 years it seems. Even the Powerbook to Early Macbook Pro was a redesign (albeit a lazy one). Technically, a redesign is overdue.

However, it would be surprising to see Apple redesign the unibodies so quickly though since they made unibodies such a big deal. Time passed by so quickly ever since the unibody Macbooks came out.
 
We all think that the Macbook Pro's are amazing and couldn't be perfected any more, and apple won't change it up.

But personally, i think they will. Only slightly though, like with the iMac revision last fall. It didn't change that much, just screen size, glass to the side, more powerful...

I say they will have a slight esthetic enhancement to it next spring or summer, that will be about 2.5 years since they introduced them.
 
puma1552 said:
I must be the only person on the planet who feels like my MBP is the most fragile thing on earth.

I guess as an engineer, multibody=far more rigidity than unibody. You can also see this in chassis flex of unibody cars like Camaros, etc.

That said I love my MBP to death, but people are fooling themselves if they think their aluminum unibody MBP is sturdier and more rigid than a multibody plastic computer.
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Grabbing my 2007 17' SR MBP from a corner and flinging it around feels very different to doing the same to a unibody 17'. Mine makes noises and flexes and UB MBP is rigid as a... well, very rigid thing.

Maybe you baby your laptop too much ?

Surely said:
It's not mythical.... it's for reals.

Just because something kinda sorta looks the same, doesn't make it the same.

The unibody was a pretty major design overhall.
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Well obviously I didn't mean mythical in a literal way...
But I disagree with you, it may have been a major PROCESS overhaul, but in the end they look pretty much the same. Or at least not different enough.

Kind of when I grow a beard, I look different and women find me sturdier and more rugged, but I'm pretty much the same. :rolleyes:
 
tac22 said:
We all think that the Macbook Pro's are amazing and couldn't be perfected any more, and apple won't change it up.

But personally, i think they will. Only slightly though, like with the iMac revision last fall. It didn't change that much, just screen size, glass to the side, more powerful...

I say they will have a slight esthetic enhancement to it next spring or summer, that will be about 2.5 years since they introduced them.
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Thats what we say when we see a cool phone that is top of the line, until new technology comes out.
 
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