kiss it. lacking firewire 400 is an epic failure as well. sorry i didn't specify the type of firewire.
and before you try to sound smart, yes i know there will be adapters. but it will be a pain.
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kiss it. lacking firewire 400 is an epic failure as well. sorry i didn't specify the type of firewire.
and before you try to sound smart, yes i know there will be adapters. but it will be a pain.
... and the trend continues.
People speculate for months on end, getting more and more excited as time nears.
Then as a spy shot is revealed, or even after the event itself, we hear "I hate it", "It is ugly", "Apple is going to go under", "Apple is crazy if they people will like this.", and many other similar negative comments.
In a few weeks, most will change these statements to "I knew it would go over well", and "Damn, this looks great."
People speculate for months on end, getting more and more excited as time nears.
Then as a spy shot is revealed, or even after the event itself, we hear "I hate it", "It is ugly", "Apple is going to go under", "Apple is crazy if they people will like this.", and many other similar negative comments.
In a few weeks, most will change these statements to "I knew it would go over well", and "Damn, this looks great."
It's really interesting that the quote below hasn't been discussed yet;
"...they say the MacBook and 17-inch MacBook Pro aren't getting refreshed tomorrow, which we find hard to believe, but we'll see when we see."
Is it really possible that Apple won't announce the new Macbooks? Could the event be about only one specific model (such as 15" Macbook Pro as they claim). Someone please tell me that this is totally ridiculous and there is no way that Apple won't release new Macbooks tomorrow.
"...they say the MacBook and 17-inch MacBook Pro aren't getting refreshed tomorrow, which we find hard to believe, but we'll see when we see."
Is it really possible that Apple won't announce the new Macbooks? Could the event be about only one specific model (such as 15" Macbook Pro as they claim). Someone please tell me that this is totally ridiculous and there is no way that Apple won't release new Macbooks tomorrow.
you dont need firewire 400.. just one of these cables
since u can chain all devices, whats the problem?
I really dont like this new look for the MBP... hopefully my current one can last another 8 years until the next design refresh!
tap and a half. (turn it on in system prefs)
it's been there since the PowerBook 500 in 1994.
Won't happen. They cannot update just one model and leave the rest hanging. That would kill the product line even more.
LOL. And how does the media still go home happy if no notebooks are released?
And how does Apple handle that invitation?
Well I think it's great
I'm actually getting quite pumped for this. A black bezel is exactly what the MBP needs. It will frame the picture nicely and show off your stuff. I also went for a glossy screen on my last MBP because it makes your blacks look blacker and everything is deeper, when you can control your surroundings. In most cases, I can. I don't believe they've removed the button on the mouse pad. I think it's just hard to see at the angle (and blurriness) of the picture. I would be bummed if they actually removed it. As for the black keyboard, I love it. I hate the plastic painted silver on my current MBP. It looks very XP/MS Office. Painting plastic to look like metal is tacky.
I only recently changed my mind about getting a new laptop, because I usually use my computer in my office and think a powerhouse Mac Pro would make more sense. This new one might get me if a new Mac Pro doesn't come out soon, though.
I hope this is it.
I'm actually getting quite pumped for this. A black bezel is exactly what the MBP needs. It will frame the picture nicely and show off your stuff. I also went for a glossy screen on my last MBP because it makes your blacks look blacker and everything is deeper, when you can control your surroundings. In most cases, I can. I don't believe they've removed the button on the mouse pad. I think it's just hard to see at the angle (and blurriness) of the picture. I would be bummed if they actually removed it. As for the black keyboard, I love it. I hate the plastic painted silver on my current MBP. It looks very XP/MS Office. Painting plastic to look like metal is tacky.
I only recently changed my mind about getting a new laptop, because I usually use my computer in my office and think a powerhouse Mac Pro would make more sense. This new one might get me if a new Mac Pro doesn't come out soon, though.
I hope this is it.
I wouldn't mind it looking like that but for real, this looks incredibly fake. No power button?
We'll see tomorrow. I'm excited.
We'll see tomorrow. I'm excited.
I havnt posted anything in a while but i had to for this. I dont care what anyone else says. I think this is the best looking laptop i have ever seen. I love the black around the screen and i love the glass! It makes it look so nice and stream line. I dont think i have seen a notebook like it anywhere else.
exactly! tell me about it....
and as far as the technical side of it goes, apple makes some mistakes, sure, but let's wait for some explanation. i dont think apple is stupid enough to strip away the features everyone is complaining about. it's just 12 more hours....
Chill
There will be a matte option. Based on the volume of these apple has moved in the past, and apple always making very carefully calculated moves, there will be a matte option. Just because Mr. Blurrycam happened to sneak a picture of a glossy screen doesn't mean there won't be. Relax. I know it looks like glass covers the bezel too. Stay calm and have faith. You're only here on macrumors at 10:45PM before a product launch because you believe in this company.
And who knows, there's probably a trackpad button in there somewhere, either integrated invisibly into the trackpad itself a la mighty mouse or just a bad camera shot.
Personally, I'll wait until tomorrow before selling whatever I own to buy the new one.
There will be a matte option. Based on the volume of these apple has moved in the past, and apple always making very carefully calculated moves, there will be a matte option. Just because Mr. Blurrycam happened to sneak a picture of a glossy screen doesn't mean there won't be. Relax. I know it looks like glass covers the bezel too. Stay calm and have faith. You're only here on macrumors at 10:45PM before a product launch because you believe in this company.
And who knows, there's probably a trackpad button in there somewhere, either integrated invisibly into the trackpad itself a la mighty mouse or just a bad camera shot.
Personally, I'll wait until tomorrow before selling whatever I own to buy the new one.
You can do this presently with the trackpad, however it is slow at best.
Productivity replaced for esthetics, what a shame.
There is an iSight present. There is a power button, its flush with the case.
Glossy screen like the rest on here, means I will stick with my present SR MBP.
Lack of a mouse button, maybe the entire trackpad can be clicked, similar to the click-wheel.
I like the idea of the black bezel - and it looks like it is a flat cover, not set back and much better for dealing with dust? That would be pretty appealing. Looking forward to seeing what comes of it all!
All true!
Continue to approve of posts that echo what you want to hear.
Even years from now, a glossy screen won't be as good for people who actually do any sort of pro-level work on their machine, including photographers who need to edit. We don't all use our machines strictly for emails, Word, and Facebook.
So no, this isn't a case of "Ewww....new design is ugly. Old design was better." The old design had a matte screen, and IF there is no matte screen option this time because they went with glass (or whatever), then it is inferior for all practical purposes.
Not gonna look good next to my cinema display though. Well, it doesn't even matter if it won't look good, it's distracting.
I work in an apple store buddy and let me tell ya.....we sell waaaaayyyyyy more matte screens than glossy...
- The two pictures look very different to me. Completely different color temperatures = different locations...
- What is with people screaming "OMG GLOSSY?!" MBPs have always had a glossy or matte option. This one happens to be glossy.
- Black bezel is no surprise given the latest iMacs.
- No trackpad button would be great, but I doubt it. Probably just smaller like the Air's button.