Indeed. The fact that they're so un-Apple-like and too good to be true renders them somewhat doubtful, though. (e.g., Apple is going to keep the battery not replaceable, but make a drive bay swappable? seems unlikely.)
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Indeed. The fact that they're so un-Apple-like and too good to be true renders them somewhat doubtful, though. (e.g., Apple is going to keep the battery not replaceable, but make a drive bay swappable? seems unlikely.)
If it's what everyone thinks it is, then it would be a zirconium based alloy, which performs very impressively.
"Due to their non-crystalline (amorphous) structures, Liquidmetals are harder than alloys of titanium or aluminum used in similar applications. The zirconium and titanium based Liquidmetal alloys achieved yield strength of over 1723 MPa, nearly twice the strength of conventional crystalline titanium alloys (Ti6Al4V is ~830 MPa), and about the strength of high-strength steels and some highly engineered bulk composite materials."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquidmetal
Gaaah!!! Just release it already!!!
I'd wet my pants if it was made from LiquidMetal. I just think it's very unlikely.
"We've been using aircraft grade aluminium for years, but this time, we're aiming even higher. Introducing the new LiquidMetal MacBook Pro, a case so advanced, it makes aluminium seem heavy, steel seem soft. A metal so new, It's not even available in the Aerospace industry yet!"
I'd wet my pants if it was made from LiquidMetal. I just think it's very unlikely.
"We've been using aircraft grade aluminium for years, but this time, we're aiming even higher. Introducing the new LiquidMetal MacBook Pro, a case so advanced, it makes aluminium seem heavy, steel seem soft. A metal so new, It's not even available in the Aerospace industry yet!"
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I doubt one of the seagate drives is what you want. I think you would just need a SSD large enough to hold all system files, application files, and caches. I think the segregated harddrive with personal and media files would be less transparent, more integrated feeling than you might be imagining based on how finder and searching works.
I think you are probably write about raid though now that I think about it. Oops....
I doubt one of the seagate drives is what you want. I think you would just need a SSD large enough to hold all system files, application files, and caches. I think the segregated harddrive with personal and media files would be less transparent, more integrated feeling than you might be imagining based on how finder and searching works.
I think you are probably write about raid though now that I think about it. Oops....
Yeah, I don't care about having a removable battery or swappable drive bay or express card slot but the stronger and lighter materials, longer battery life and potentially cheaper price gets me excited about getting one of these MBPs.
I need a new computer and my debit card is ready as well!
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I am glad someone replied to this. While I think this sounds rather expensive, it would be quite an upgrade and match the business class windows laptops better with their magnesium and carbon fiber chassis. Although I would be surprised as first the article mentions using aluminum, second because they mentioned reduced costs, and lastly because what is Apple going to do with all their CNC machines which are only at most five years old as a switch for the MacBook pros would certainly lead to a switch for the rest of the lineup.
Nevertheless, I hope it's true. This would be very cool. I hope after the larger portables, the iOS devices would get it next.
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I am glad someone replied to this. While I think this sounds rather expensive, it would be quite an upgrade and match the business class windows laptops better with their magnesium and carbon fiber chassis. Although I would be surprised as first the article mentions using aluminum, second because they mentioned reduced costs, and lastly because what is Apple going to do with all their CNC machines which are only at most five years old as a switch for the MacBook pros would certainly lead to a switch for the rest of the lineup.
Nevertheless, I hope it's true. This would be very cool. I hope after the larger portables, the iOS devices would get it next.
Less Monopolistic
Well, is that not the point of a business in a capitalistic sense? Create the best monopoly in your industry to insure the survival and financial success of the company? Apple is a very aggressive company, it is one of the hallmarks of their success. What you are raising is really an ethical question(s).
Do we hold back the student who systematically steals attention of the teachers from other students? Do we handicap the performances of a single musician because, by comparison, the others in the symphony go unnoticed?
Success in business is competitive. If Apple can't get a perfect monopoly, any other company would. Companies are not children on the play-ground playing fair, they are aggressive, territorial, and continually look to advance their holdings. That is what a business is.
Why is iOS "closed?" Because developers want it to be. It doesn't matter what the customers want, developers go where the money is. Apple's "closed" ecosystem (which anyone can develop for) brings protection in the form that I can't fill my iPhone with illegal copies of Angry Birds. I have no choice but to buy it, because of Apple's "closed" platform, full of rules and restrictions.
This is the game that Apple has made, you either agree with the rules and play the game, or pass it by and play another. Don't play the game and get offended when you want break the rules. You can't pass "Go" 200 times just because you feel like you should be able to.
Well, is that not the point of a business in a capitalistic sense? Create the best monopoly in your industry to insure the survival and financial success of the company? Apple is a very aggressive company, it is one of the hallmarks of their success. What you are raising is really an ethical question(s).
Do we hold back the student who systematically steals attention of the teachers from other students? Do we handicap the performances of a single musician because, by comparison, the others in the symphony go unnoticed?
Success in business is competitive. If Apple can't get a perfect monopoly, any other company would. Companies are not children on the play-ground playing fair, they are aggressive, territorial, and continually look to advance their holdings. That is what a business is.
Why is iOS "closed?" Because developers want it to be. It doesn't matter what the customers want, developers go where the money is. Apple's "closed" ecosystem (which anyone can develop for) brings protection in the form that I can't fill my iPhone with illegal copies of Angry Birds. I have no choice but to buy it, because of Apple's "closed" platform, full of rules and restrictions.
This is the game that Apple has made, you either agree with the rules and play the game, or pass it by and play another. Don't play the game and get offended when you want break the rules. You can't pass "Go" 200 times just because you feel like you should be able to.
I do believe LiquidMetal is in the future of Apple's portable lines, but I'm skeptical that the company has been working with it long enough to go into large-scale manufacturing with it at this time. Probably next rev, but hope springs eternal.
I completely agree. I'd expect to see it in the iPhone this summer before we see it in the MBP.
This is pretty cool timing for me... I've got an order for a CRU that I can put in in a couple weeks on account of recurring NVIDIA graphics issues that they can't seem to fix on my 2007 MBP.
I think people are getting their hopes way too high on this one. This always happens... time for a processor upgrade to some computer line, and people start thinking they're gonna pull out a full redesign of the body. I also think something like lightpeak is gonna wait for a full redesign, not a mid-cycle refresh like this. Ditching ODD sounds inconvenient to me, I still use it all the time for DVDs and CDs. Making it optional sounds awkward too, they'd have to build two different body cases, but i guess it's doable.
I think people are getting their hopes way too high on this one. This always happens... time for a processor upgrade to some computer line, and people start thinking they're gonna pull out a full redesign of the body. I also think something like lightpeak is gonna wait for a full redesign, not a mid-cycle refresh like this. Ditching ODD sounds inconvenient to me, I still use it all the time for DVDs and CDs. Making it optional sounds awkward too, they'd have to build two different body cases, but i guess it's doable.
No, it is still called an iSight (at least on MacBook Pros). FaceTime Camera on a MacBook Air.
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Several people are clamoring for a webcam that is "HD."
Aren't the iSights already capable? The APIs provide a 640x480 image, but the camera itself is 1024x768. Quartz Composer can access the full resolution, it's just that iChat can't.
So if you want 1080p HD, then yes, it needs an update. But since just "HD" was mentioned, the camera can already do 720p (1280x720).
Aren't the iSights already capable? The APIs provide a 640x480 image, but the camera itself is 1024x768. Quartz Composer can access the full resolution, it's just that iChat can't.
So if you want 1080p HD, then yes, it needs an update. But since just "HD" was mentioned, the camera can already do 720p (1280x720).
Yep, write a list of 10 things you want for the new MBPs, and then cross off eight, including your top two most wanted features...
Now that's what the new MBPs will look like!
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HD is defined by vertical resolution only. So if it's greater than 720 horizontal lines then it's HD.
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HD is defined by vertical resolution only. So if it's greater than 720 horizontal lines then it's HD.
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So you want to be able to install anything you want on your devices, but at the the same you'd still expect apple to support your device if it gets slow and unusable?
Believe me, for the average user, a locked down system such as iOS is good. Apple have a reputation of great user satisfaction to uphold...
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So you want to be able to install anything you want on your devices, but at the the same you'd still expect apple to support your device if it gets slow and unusable?
Believe me, for the average user, a locked down system such as iOS is good. Apple have a reputation of great user satisfaction to uphold...
It's astounding, but they will almost certainly skip it because supporting a driver is beneath their dignity.
I think this will be the year I pull the trigger on a nice MacBook Pro. Every time they refresh / redesign them I get tempted, but always talk myself out of it because of the price or the fact I know it will be refreshed again usually in less than a year.
I have a big problem with purchasing something and feeling that it's outdated shortly thereafter, but I guess I can't live in fear forever.
Make way, I'll be a mac convert soon.
I have a big problem with purchasing something and feeling that it's outdated shortly thereafter, but I guess I can't live in fear forever.
Make way, I'll be a mac convert soon.