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MacBook Shipments Have Begun?

Detektiv-Pinky said:
I would not consider the move from 768 to 800 an 'upgrade' ;)
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Detektiv-Pinky said:
That's the reason that I see the current move to 16:9 as bad, because very,very likely this will lead to 1920:1080 instead of 2133:1200.
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I don't think there's a resolution between 1920·**** and 2560·****.

And the Cinema Displays. If they go 16:9 AND LED, I fear we will see something like this happening:
  • 20" 1680·1050 » 1600·900 (-18%)
  • 23" 1920·1200 » 1920·1080 (-10%)
  • 30" 2560·1600 » 2560·1440 (-10%)
But I do hope for something like this: :D
  • 20" 1680·1050 » 1920·1080
  • 23" 1920·1200 » [merge with above]
  • 30" 2560·1600 » 2560·1440
  • New 3840·2160
Toe said:
In any event, I still miss the 12".
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If it was still around, I think it would have a higher resolution, maybe 1152·864? That's about 97% the total # of pixels of the MacBook's display.

Dias said:
Any hackers here? Plz take that store down, can't wait anymore. :eek:
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Unless you can put up new notebooks on the store and release them… ;):p
 
I've said this before the 12" Powerbook was way ahead of its time and if they hadn't discontinued it Apple wouldn't be looking to 'get into the game' w/ that format. They should totally bring it back updated w/ modern technology. I think it would be a very popular (& inexpensive for a Mac) item.
 
I wonder if an aluminum redesign of the MB would be worthy enough of an event or whether it is going to be a silent upgrade. I guess it depends how much updating they are going to do as to whether they will have an announcement
 
MowingDevil said:
I've said this before the 12" Powerbook was way ahead of its time and if they hadn't discontinued it Apple wouldn't be looking to 'get into the game' w/ that format. They should totally bring it back updated w/ modern technology. I think it would be a very popular (& inexpensive for a Mac) item.
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I agree with you on every point, except for the inexpensive part (this is assuming they'd transplant it to today's corresponding "Pro" lineup). If they made a 12" MacBook, though (and bumped the current 13" up to 14", as to avoid absurdity [alternatively, they could do an 11" and a 13"]), I think they'd really have something going.
 
Toe said:
FYI... just looked it up:
I would love a 12" PowerBook with an Intel processor, a screen as bright as a MacBook, and no optical drive.
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Why does everyone say no optical drive.:confused::confused::confused:

How will you watch movies in bed?:):):)
 
Forgive me if I'm way off base, but I don't see why going away from a widescreen format would be a step forward. Considering that movies are in 16:9, widescreen would seem to be the way to go. Also, widescreen provides more horizontal space, which to me seems more in line with the human way of thinking than vertical space. Could someone enlighten me as to why 4:3, or something of the like would be better than widescreen? Or why widescreen is 'just a fad,' as one user put it?
 
........ still the 12inch ........

12 inch macbook pro with intel ( duh)
and with Spaces ..... I don't want more ......
see all those 9 and 10 inch other computers ....
everything inside
light weight in back pack

so please bring the 12inch back
it will be a hit...
 
gadgetguy08 said:
Forgive me if I'm way off base, but I don't see why going away from a widescreen format would be a step forward. Considering that movies are in 16:9, widescreen would seem to be the way to go. Also, widescreen provides more horizontal space, which to me seems more in line with the human way of thinking than vertical space. Could someone enlighten me as to why 4:3, or something of the like would be better than widescreen? Or why widescreen is 'just a fad,' as one user put it?
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For many people a computer is not a primary movie watching device. It is fine if it does from time to time but it is not what I bought it for.

I need to do a lot of text processing on mine and having a 1200 Pixels vertically is a must for me, since it allows me to see a complete page at once. I don't really care how wide the screen is, although on a laptop it makes some difference since a wide screen makes for an overall larger machine.

With the current trend to 16:9 screens, the former 1980x1200 will very likely be cut down to 1980x1080. So in the end they sell you less screen estate for more money. You could watch your movie at the same resolution on a 1980x1080 monitor than on a 1980x1200, while the latter also give you improved resolution on everything else. So 16:9 is clearly no better than 16:10.

I think this current move is not a fad, it is a joint move of the industry to sell you less for more. Monitor sizes are advertised by diagonal sizes and not screen-area, so when they sell you these 'new and improved' screen ratios they actually save money by making the screen smaller.
 
Detektiv-Pinky said:
For many people a computer is not a primary movie watching device. It is fine if it does from time to time but it is not what I bought it for.

I think this current move is not a fad, it is a joint move of the industry to sell you less for more. Monitor sizes are advertised by diagonal sizes and not screen-area, so when they sell you these 'new and improved' screen ratios they actually save money by making the screen smaller.
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My thoughts . . . EXACTLY.
 
viccles said:
I wonder if an aluminum redesign of the MB would be worthy enough of an event or whether it is going to be a silent upgrade. I guess it depends how much updating they are going to do as to whether they will have an announcement
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i hope there's an event.. + mean's more upgrades
i like Steve Jobs taking the stage... ;)
 
rneglia said:
Why does everyone say no optical drive.:confused::confused::confused:

How will you watch movies in bed?:):):)
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iTunes Store. Websites. Amazon. And so on... or an external optical drive.

For the very, very few times an optical is needed, it seems silly to be forced to carry it around all the time.
 
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