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MacBook Pro Supplies Constrained, Steve Jobs Says 'Not to Worry'
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I agree. Bigger screen resolution would be great. Same with the white keyboard but i agree they would get dirty to quickly.
Seriously, i`m an industrial designer, most of the items are logical...
+Increase of resolution (due the change of video cards in most of apple products it´s really logic to think about an increase of resolution at least in the 15 inch model)
+ The keyboard... there is no logical reason to be black, in the past apple has fixed some "mistakes" in their design team, for example the black macbook. If you see the latest iMacs they have the black glossy frame in the screen, but the keyboard is white, you can compare in an apple store, the black and the white keyboards to see if there´s no logic about it. Which one is prettier?
+The simcard slot... well for me that could be useful, but OK maybe it´s only meant to be on pc netbooks...
+Apple remote... The last MBP that i bought, about two years ago had it, and suddenly apple stop including it in the MBP package, maybe that`s one of the reasons that people don't use front row. Its logical to ask for it again...
+Thiner and lighter... It`s well known that the new MBP will bring the new intel processors i5 and i7, every hardware change can make it thinner and lighter, just look the white macbook models when they were updated, it was almost the same, only that the new one was thinner.
Obviously i`m not teaching the apple´s design team, just giving my two cents about what things could be useful for me... Besides they are really doable.
Sorry, I don't like any of those suggestions, including the higher screen resolution.
Since the refresh is overdue, I hope all this wait will pay off.
I wish to see some new nasty stuff like blue ray, better resolution, longer battery life time, core i5/i7 for all the models including the 13", make the basic memory for all models 4GB instead of 2GB, increase the SSD size and reduce its prices, etc..
I wish to see some new nasty stuff like blue ray, better resolution, longer battery life time, core i5/i7 for all the models including the 13", make the basic memory for all models 4GB instead of 2GB, increase the SSD size and reduce its prices, etc..
I don't know why people are getting so fussy about this list... If anything, it's seriously low balling our expectations for the new machine.
+ Increased resolution: could be very likely with new graphic cards and this would be very nice... why are people saying they would NOT want increased resolution? Idiots...
+ The keyboard doesn't matter one way or another, but it won't change. The black keys go with the black edging around the screen, white keys would seriously look ugly... if anything they need to be aluminum.
+Possible... but unlikely - Apple will maintain that the iPad is the way to surf the internet on the go.
+The remote is out there to purchase... $20 isn't really a big deal considering a $2000 purchase - it was once included, but if it's not who cares?
+I doubt it will be thinner (Look at the current model.. unless they drop the eternet port, it's almost as thin as it can be! That port takes up the whole side...) but lighter is always a possibility - if they change any part of the display (glass) that will immediately affect weight.
I think the resolution is fine and would be too small for text if it were higher. I would be more amenable to higher resolutions if Apple had included resolution independence in the OS.
Black is more functional - less easily sullied, or at least dirt is less visible. Also, I think the black keyboard matches the black bezel on the laptops better.
I would prefer plugging in a USB hub or using an expresscard. The simcard is only as good as the latest generation of simcards it supports. This slot, which cannot be updated, loses functionality with newer card technologies.
[Edit: I was confused. I don't like the SD card slot, but I would still rather use a simcard in the express card slot, if possible, rather than build it in.]
OK. I overread this one. I agree Apple should include a remote, especially in light of their prices.
1) Have you ever tried to read text or surf the web on a 17" MBP comfortably? The high resolution makes it very difficult. If Apple increases the resolution, they'll have to come up with a way to make reading, menus, and other detailed tasks a plausible concept.
2) Apple cares. The save $20 x the number of MBPs sold, so as long as you're alright with Apple further ripping you off, then it's no problem.
About the keyboard color... if the frame color was the reason, then why the macbook air and the new macbook pro 17inch antiglare screen doesn'n have the black frame?
(I personally like the antiglare screen than the glossy) http://media.bestofmicro.com/Z/G/181420/original/mbp17_unbox07.jpg
I don't understand how a higher resolution would make it hard to read text while surfing the web. MBPs already have a very small resolution compared to everyday computers. I've been using 16:9 for years and have never had a problem reading anything.
Pretty simple - the file server is a Windows Home Server (HP MediaSmart) running CIFS on gigabit Ethernet (and the wifi, but hardwired is so much faster). There's a shared folder named ISO on the server, which is set up for folder duplication (technically not RAID, but the effect is the same as RAID-1). Other shared directories on the server are for home directories, music files, video files, software kits.... I have an eSATA JBOD attached to the server, set up as a RAID-5 array (software via Windows volume manager), to which the server backs up selected shared directories. (It does SIS (single instance store) and versioning.)
The WHS system also backs up the PCs and laptops (waking them from sleep in the middle of the night, then putting them back to sleep).
VMware has no issues with mapping a DVD to an ISO image on a remote drive.
BOO.
MBP first.
Does anyone think it could updated on the announcement of iPad itself? I mean, MBPs usually call for a keynote, and isn't there a keynote scheduled for April 3rd?
Dell's business lines (Latitude/Optiplex) typically are not upgraded as rapidly as the consumer lines. IT departments don't want short-lived models.
1920x1200 in 17" of space is pretty compact. Reading can be done, but you'll probably be leaning forward.
Ah gotcha. I know that such a high resolution is offered on some laptops, but I'm not expecting that much. I just think what is currently offered is too small. I'd like a few more higher options.
You've switched the order of cause and effect that I originally stated. BECAUSE the screen framing is black, the keys must be black. If the screen framing is not black, then the keys may be whatever color (black, white, aluminum or otherwise). In terms of the Macbook Air and MBP17" the keyboard remains black to save money and create similar design asthetics. Its cheaper to have one keyboard that fits four different models (MBA, MBP 13,15,17") This is different than the keyboard / screen situation with the iMac because the keyboard is not enclosed right next to the screen frame.
Take for example the white backbook, BECAUSE the screen framing (and entire computer) is white, the keys must be white... anything else looks ridiculous. My comment is simply to say that to add an uncommon element (white keyboard) does not fit the asthetics like a black keyboard or a aluminum keyboard would.
OK i see your point, it has sense, maybe i will try some photoshop on a MPB photo, to see what it would look like.
I agree, but I think we're forgetting a big reason here... backlighting. If the keys were white, there'd be very little to no to justify having a backlit keyboard. I can see just fine in the dark with my iBook G4. Having said that, I would actually like it better if the keys were aluminum or white rather than black (as long as the black bezel was removednot to mention the glossy screen that comes with it). I actually prefer the silver bezel of the antiglare 15s and 17s, reminds me of the first generation MacBook Pros (may my mid-2007 2.4 R.I.P.). The whole black keyboard kinda seems PC-like to me, as well as glossy screens. I dunno, just seems kinda cheap looking to me.
Take a look at this retrofit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZTHqydG07o
On the topic... I'm hoping the wait will not end up being until June for these machines. The Mac Pro really needs to take advantage of the new Xeon 5600 processors. I am in the market for one and might just end up getting the current baseline Quad. Apple is starting to fall behind, especially with the MacBook Pro lineup. PC OEMs haven't taken their time in adopting these new Core iX chips.
O.K., please don't jump all over me - I just have a simple question, what about internal mobile broadband?
Most competitors have offered this option for a while. I have a Lenovo (gasp) for work with one (uses Verizon) and it works great. My experience has been the internal device works much better than external device I use to have.
Is there any reason we wouldn't want to see this as an option in a new MBP?
WHY CAN'T THEY JUST GO BACK TO THE SILVER KEYBOARD? I hate the black keyboard. The Silver keyboard looked looked so much better. It's better when the keyboard color matched the body color. If they were to anodize the aluminum on the MBP's to black, then I'd be all for a black keyboard.
The 17" 2.8GHz MBP is out of stock at CDW and Amazon. In fact, Amazon has removed it entirely from their own store; they only have their featured merchants (J&R, etc).
MacMall still has it, but they are a distributor.