More Magnets in the Intel iBook?

[BlueRevolution]

you wait. the fun new products are going to end up being a new line of Xserves. the whole fun thing was just an attempt to throw us off the scent. 😀

 

[bigandy]

sounds like a plan...

 

[Avicdar]

you wait. the fun new products are going to end up being a new line of Xserves. the whole fun thing was just an attempt to throw us off the scent. 😀

Heh. Could be, I wouldn't put it past them. Maybe a new software package or two. Hmm.

iFinance. iCheckbook. iBudget. iWatchThePaintOnTheWallsDry (the latter being a free upgrade from iWatchTrafficGoBy)

 

[revfife]

Magnets strong enough to do any damage to date typically need to be strong and usually powered. I highly doubt any magnet Apple uses in the new book will be strong and powered enough to even get close enough to erasing data.

 

[Seasought]

I suppose since the Powerbooks -> Macbooks design didn't change I shouldn't have expected the iBooks design to have changed either. The more I see the current iBooks the more I can tolerate their glossy, pearl-colored veneer. I wonder of the use of all this magnet technology will unwittingly bring various office supplies, such as paperclips home with one from the office. 😀

 

[Joe2000]

Core Duo's in every Mac.

I think we'll see Core Duo's in every Mac, If you look at software on Apple's website it says:

System Requirements

Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G4, G5 or Intel Core Duo processor; 733MHZ or faster required for iDVD
256MB of RAM; 512MB recommended
Mac OS X v10.3.9 or Mac OS X v10.4.3 or later; Mac OS X v10.4.4 recommended
iTunes 6.0.2 and QuickTime 7.0.4 (included)
DVD drive for installation
10GB of disk space to install iLife ’06 applications

If there was going to see a Core Solo wouldent it just say "Intel Core Processor" or something to that effect?

What do you think?

- Joe.

 

[iMeowbot]

There first post has an error:

"There have been a number of a number of rumors"

🙂

It should really be "There has been a number of rumors . . ." 😛

A latch without exposed moving parts would make sense for the iBook. If only they could do away with the glass in the LCD, it would be seriously kid proof.

 

[polythene pam]

I think what someone mentioned earlier makes sense. Maybe on Tuesday they'll announce the new iBooks but they will only ship in April. Like announcing the MBPs in January and shipping them now.

At least that's what I hope. I'm not in the market for a new computer yet -- I love my iBook -- but I am VERY curious to see what the new intel iBooks will be like!!!

 

[w_parietti22]

it just amuses me that the lines are automatically his fault...

My friend said that he was pressing on the back of the LCD and making weird colors and stuff and then the next time he looked up there were white lines down the middle. It happend on the same day too! 🙄 Maybe apple can put some reinforcement back there.

 

[BlueRevolution]

haha ok snide comment retracted 😀

 

[EricNau]

Will all these magnets affect the screen and(or) HDD curious. I know people in the past complaining that the ACD and iMac G5 has a magnet on the top of the screen to mount an iSight, and it used to cause problems. Unless I am confused in the whole matter and Apple is shielding the magnets. 😕

So now I can stick magnets on my notebook along with "to do" notes. 😉 🙂

The iMac G5 has a magnet on the top to mount an iSight?

 

[syklee26]

I just hope they are able to keep the price good on this. If they could keep the price at like $999 or $899 they could make this a prime choice for people are are torn between a Windows machine and a Mac machine. They could get the Mac machine and it would be affordable.

Someone else pointed out a Core Solo would be better suited for this price range; however, I think in that case those people would spend the extra $400-$600 for the machine with the Core Duo that shows more performance.

well that's the point. Apple always do things this way. the price difference between chips are not $500 and therefore Apple would make more money selling higherend one while promoting the idea to people that you can get a far more faster machine for $400-$500.

 

[funkychunkz]

How about a 6 GB nano? Call it : the brick. Go to eight BG and use it in gravitational experiments... It's been a while since apple did something completely new like the ipod, or the imac. I'm hoping for something new, and not just improved.

How long do we wait for 8x MBP burning? How fast is the CD burning already. Speaking of discs... Blu-Ray? HD-DVD support? Nobody seems to know what's this event is for.

 

[Joe2000]

Welcome to non-newbie status, my friends. Sure, I'm not a demi-goddess welcoming you, but welcome nevertheless. 🙂
Can't wait until you're a regular!!

Hey thanks! 😛 🙂 😀

 

[gauchogolfer]

have you thought about the fact that electromagnets draw power? if they used a setup like you describe after about a day of being closed (without even being turned on) the battery would be dead and the lid wouldn't stay down anymore.

The most common magnets can be aligned in one direction with an applied electric field that maintains that alignment even after the field is removed. This is called a ferromagnet. To reverse the alignment, an opposite field must be applied. So, I could see an entirely magnetic latch based on this, which would not require continous applied power, just a small pulse of power when the latch requires opening. Seems pretty straightforward to me.

 

[LethalWolfe]

Will all these magnets affect the screen and(or) HDD curious. I know people in the past complaining that the ACD and iMac G5 has a magnet on the top of the screen to mount an iSight, and it used to cause problems. Unless I am confused in the whole matter and Apple is shielding the magnets. 😕

So now I can stick magnets on my notebook along with "to do" notes. 😉 🙂

They've shielded the magnets in the speakers since day one so I don't see any reason they can't shield the other magnets as well.


Lethal

 

[yankeefan24]

How about a 6 GB nano? Call it : the brick. Go to eight BG and use it in gravitational experiments... It's been a while since apple did something completely new like the ipod, or the imac. I'm hoping for something new, and not just improved.

How long do we wait for 8x MBP burning? How fast is the CD burning already. Speaking of discs... Blu-Ray? HD-DVD support? Nobody seems to know what's this event is for.

i want both, something new (innovated, not like, intel ibooks/mini )and something improved (like intel ibooks/mini).

current MBP burning is 4x. No blu-ray or anything.

We only have a couple more days to go.

 

[funkychunkz]

I think we'll see Core Duo's in every Mac, If you look at software on Apple's website it says:

System Requirements

Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G4, G5 or Intel Core Duo processor; 733MHZ or faster required for iDVD
256MB of RAM; 512MB recommended
Mac OS X v10.3.9 or Mac OS X v10.4.3 or later; Mac OS X v10.4.4 recommended
iTunes 6.0.2 and QuickTime 7.0.4 (included)
DVD drive for installation
10GB of disk space to install iLife ’06 applications

If there was going to see a Core Solo wouldent it just say "Intel Core Processor" or something to that effect?

What do you think?

- Joe.

I think they are trying to psyche people like you out.😛

 

[syklee26]

How long do we wait for 8x MBP burning? How fast is the CD burning already. Speaking of discs... Blu-Ray? HD-DVD support? Nobody seems to know what's this event is for.[/QUOTE]



Blu-Ray and HD-DVD are far from now. the way laptops are so thin, it's too expensive to put those drives in them yet.

I would not be surprised if top-of-the-line powermacs get an optional blu-ray or HD-DVD drive (most likely Blu-Ray). that's a computer big enough to have one and the timing would be more feasible then (assuming it comes out around June).

 

[jer446]

i dont get the purpose of having the remote for the laptop except for presentations.. no one is going to watch a movie on a laptop so far away from them that they cant use the keyboard.. theres a few exceptions like if you have it hooked up to a monitor, but it just seems like something to loose..

 

[funkychunkz]

i want both, something new (innovated, not like, intel ibooks/mini )and something improved (like intel ibooks/mini).

current MBP burning is 4x. No blu-ray or anything.

4x CD burning???!!! I do not believe that.

They should come out with a hydrogen powered (or something else crazy) batery, and stop using 'i' in front of ever gosh darn product name. The batery would come in various sizes, and banner the name 'Tcell' followed by a number that would be the product of it's size (2,4,8) and batery use time (ie. 30h)... or maybe just longer batery life on ipods.


Oh, new idea, give the shuffle awesome controls (like a bop-it, or a rotating dial on the end that you can spin, and the song it stops spinning on plays), and a screen that covers all the sufaces (or a halographic visual system). Why aren't there better visuals for itunes, anyhow?

 

[yankeefan24]

4x CD burning???!!! I do not believe that.

thats DVD. sorry. 24x CD-R and 10x CD-RW. I assumed he was talking about DVD burning when you said "how long until we get it to 8x, how fast is CD burning already?" i assumed it was a typo or something because you go back to talking about dvds.

 

[Joe2000]

it's also against MR rules, and it will be deleted.

I wasnt hanging around to get first post at all 🙁

All i meant by my comment was really "At the begining of a thread the posts build up pretty quick - and when i'm typing the 5th post by the time its on the thread there's 16!! 😱

Anyway i'm not such a loser that one of my goals is to achieve first post 😡

- Joe.

 

[jsw]

The most common magnets can be aligned in one direction with an applied electric field that maintains that alignment even after the field is removed. This is called a ferromagnet. To reverse the alignment, an opposite field must be applied. So, I could see an entirely magnetic latch based on this, which would not require continous applied power, just a small pulse of power when the latch requires opening. Seems pretty straightforward to me.

Well, yes, but that's overly complex. Just have a latch button or slider that rotates the base magnet 90º (or more - 180º would be perfect). That'll loosen the grip and allow the lid to pop. Zero electricity required.

And to all those worried about magnets and drives: as mentioned numerous times, both the magnet and the drive are shielded, so there's no issue to worry about.

 

[virus1]

i am cracking up with joy! i recently gave my ibook to my sister, with an deal with my parents to buy me an intel ibook when they arrived. i did this last week, so i am living on an old quicksilver untill this arrives.

is rumored to be the most heavily redesigned Macintosh to come out of Apple's industrial design labs in the last two years.

I CAN'T WAIT!