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MacBook Speculation Increases While we Wait

bustin said:
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Originally Posted by mackiwi View Post
In that case - wouldn't we have seen retailers running out of stock on macbooks? I haven't seen any reports on this anywhere.

Besides, there has been no official statement about October 14th.

And to your final point, yes student loans have infact been reduced substantially - watch the news.

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Sorry for the ghetto quote i couldnt find your OP.

Anyways, I just wanted to let you know where i work. My store had 3-5 MBPs on order. This means that they are ordered from our store notifying the warehouse. Our warehouse has 0. Theres 0 inbound... 0 in transit. 0..... none... There isnt any coming either.

The only reason I know this is because I had to return 2 MBP's because there were defects in each and we had no new ones to replace my purchase with.

To sum it up... Theres definately something going on, ill check into the system and see if i can scan for new sku's. ( Psst. We found iPhone 3G skus about 2 weeks before they were even annouced in the company internally.)

Cheers.
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That sounds interesting. I know some stores are clearing out the current gen 2.4Ghz white macbooks for $999. Does this mean the new macbook will be $999 or lower?
 
gaspra said:
That sounds interesting. I know some stores are clearing out the current gen 2.4Ghz white macbooks for $999. Does this mean the new macbook will be $999 or lower?
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Whilst usually the prices remain constant, and the innards get updated, there has been talk about Apple being more aggressive with pricing, and having a slight price drop. They may however just broaden the range, offering a lower priced laptop. It's all conjecture currently, but we should know more about timings by next Tuesday, and in a fortnight, know more .
 
dcorban said:
16:9 is absolutely horrible for everyday use. Who the hell is using their 13" Macbook primarily to watch DVDs?
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I'll go for the higher resolution. So I would pick a 1600·900 16:9 over a 1440·900 16:10. Conversely, I'd pick a 1280·800 16:10 over a 1280·720 16:9.

1280·800 16:10 vs. 1366·768 16:9… well… probably 1366·768. :)

captnfun said:
I think the thing that people are being short sighted on is the fact that our use of the screen real estate is going to evolve to use the horizontal space more and more.

Toolbars on the side, web sites that you dread scrolling on will make better use of the wider screens, it will be an evolution as many still have the older aspect ratios, but it will change over time. You wont even think about it someday.
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Absolutely. Tabs, toolbars on iWork, Bookmarks Bar, Contextual Format Bar on iWork, Inspector, and sidebars all work best with a wider display.
 
Manic Mouse said:
Because that's not how our eyes and brain work. We have much more horizontal vision than vertical vision, which is why widescreen TVs look better.
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TVs tend to be big. The problem was, with 4:3 we've reached the extent of our vertical vision pretty quickly (17" max for most users, more would be too high for close use - you're usually much closer to your display than to a TV). Going beyond that size it makes sense to add horizontally, not vertically. Just because we've reached this limit doesn't change the fact that smaller screens were fine. Now we're going so horizontal that on small screens we're reaching the other limit of comfortable vertical space... and that's what most people are complaining about.
 
aleksandra. said:
Now we're going so horizontal that on small screens we're reaching the other limit of comfortable vertical space... and that's what most people are complaining about.
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Most of the complaints are centered around the 1920*1200 -> 1920*1080 transition. 1440*900 -> 1600*900 isn't a downgrade, and although 1280*800 -> 1366*768 is a downgrade in height, the greater increase in width makes up for most of that.
 
iMacmatician said:
I'll go for the higher resolution. So I would pick a 1600·900 16:9 over a 1440·900 16:10. Conversely, I'd pick a 1280·800 16:10 over a 1280·720 16:9.

1280·800 16:10 vs. 1366·768 16:9… well… probably 1366·768. :)
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Where did that 1366x768 resolution come from anyway? I see it all the time on 720p resolution LCD's but it appears not to be the standard. (1280x720)

Also in regards to pixel density, I think the ACER Gemstone Blue actually has an optional screen at 16 inches that is a full 1920x1080. That would be awesome, I know those would be little pixels, but little pixels make for sharp images.
 
iMacmatician said:
Most of the complaints are centered around the 1920*1200 -> 1920*1080 transition. 1440*900 -> 1600*900 isn't a downgrade, and although 1280*800 -> 1366*768 is a downgrade in height, the greater increase in width makes up for most of that.
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Is there something inbetween 1600x900 and 1920x1080? I'd love THAT on a 15/16" MBP.

Also, if the MB and MBP go to 14/16/18", I hope the MBA goes to 12".
 
Dunno, but unless they really shrink the bezel a 14" MBA would be huge.
 
Some good news I think:

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/04/nvidia_allegedly_showing_new_macbooks_to_staff.html

A new rumor claims that Apple's long-rumored new MacBooks are making the rounds among NVIDIA's workers as evidence of its hardware prowess, and adds that the public itself might not have to wait much longer for its own turn.

Earlier this year, AppleInsider heard from sources that claimed at least some of Apple's next Mac refreshes would feature non-reference internals which, except for the main processor, would shed much of Intel's factory-standard platform for a more unique foundation supplied by either Apple or an outside party.

A technology journalist, later cited by AppleInsider, suggested that any possible switch on Apple's part would likely be to a new NVIDIA chipset for Intel-based notebooks that would give Apple all the features of Intel's mainboards but much faster video acceleration and more advanced power management.

This weekend, TUAW is reviving the rumor and speculation by citing "various sources" who say that NVIDIA is not only involved in the making of new MacBooks but is actively showcasing models to its staff as an example of the company's technical achievements held inside.

The site also lends minor support to rumors of an expected release date by suggesting that the new portables could be released "as soon as" October 14th. Those who first broke word of a more specialized platform to AppleInsider in late July estimated that it would take at least six to eight more weeks from that time to the eventual release of the updated MacBooks, leading to an October introduction. Daring Fireball's John Gruber has also echoed these assertions by claiming to have sources who also point to October 14th as a prime candidate for the long-awaited introductions.

As is often the case in such circumstances, however, TUAW immediately hedges its bets by warning that it's entirely possible its sources are flawed and that Apple may release either a different update or else miss the 14th altogether.

No matter the end result, the anticipation is still high based on Apple's unusually drawn out update cycle. Where the company has made fairly regular updates to the MacBook range since a platform-wide switch to Intel in 2006, 2008 has seen Apple go eight months without revising its standard MacBooks and nine for the MacBook Air.
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i dont know much about specs and what goes into macbooks let alone any other kind of laptop but is all this NVIDIA talk good?
 
CBillups1 said:
but is all this NVIDIA talk good?
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Seems to be good.

As for what goes into the MacBook:
16:9 ratio 14" Display
Nvidia video card (hybrid integrated/dedicated)
Aluminium
Illuminated-keyboard
Maybe glass trackpad with multi-touch
Lighter in weight?
Cheaper ($999 for the base model)

My prediction...
 
kabunaru said:
Seems to be good.

As for what goes into the MacBook:
16:9 ratio 14" Display
Nvidia video card (hybrid integrated/dedicated)
Aluminium
Illuminated-keyboard
Maybe glass trackpad with multi-touch
Lighter in weight?
Cheaper ($999 for the base model)

My prediction...
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i think its plausible except for the display
even if id like to see 14inches macbook, i think apple will stick to the 13inch
 
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