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MBP with wedge-shape?
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Its interesting little refinement I hadn't thought of actually, theres a pic of it here, although the angle is still a bit ambiguous http://www.mobilemag.com/2011/02/23/leak-new-macbook-pro-thunderbolt-port-is-intel-light-peak/
It isn't actually a wedge. It appears to have the same form factor of the current MBP. The slight wedge shape that can be seen in the photo is a result of the angle at which the photo was shot.
Here you go. Nobody knows the legitimacy of ANY of these pics but it looks fairly convincing..
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=11972463&posted=1#post11972463
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=11972463&posted=1#post11972463
There is the same profile along the entire thing. There is the same amount of metal above and below both USB ports, and it looks the same as the side of my computer.
Oh that is really disappointing. The Air's design makes so much more sense both internally as well as externally. For the new MBP's, at least they should offer a larger battery to replace the ODD (or something else, anything I can actually use, how about a friggin' internal water canister?) and a professional service to file off that stupid wrist-cutting front edge.
I also thought the same thing when the pictures were leaked.
Either its the camera angle, the plastic wrapping creating an illusion or the picture is edited.
The picture of the entire box/dimensions and weight confirm that the design will be the same.
Either its the camera angle, the plastic wrapping creating an illusion or the picture is edited.
The picture of the entire box/dimensions and weight confirm that the design will be the same.
Honestly, I'd put my money on these pics being either a controlled leak or a fake leak from Apple (to find a leak source). Why else would most of the pictures posted today be incredibly vague and uninformative of the overall update, and be completely lacking of 15" and 17" models?
Yup, exactly what I was looking at in reference. Looks like the MPB's won't serve well as doorstops....atleast that what I'm going with so I don't buy a new one.
Just a side note:
I went into my local Mac shop (the biggest reseller in New Zealand, there's no actual 'Apple' stores here) - and they said they'd totally run out of 13"s, but 15"s and 17"s were absolutely fine.
Weird right?
Maybe my eyes are going buggy...
Reflection off the plastic; the laptop is wrapped in the transparent plastic they ship it in (inside the box). You can see the edge of the plastic on the left side of the pic.