I thought it was going to be tomorrow before I got to the end of this thread. Sign me up. I want an aluminum macbook with a black keyboard. I will purchase it right away.
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Looks like the kind of machine Apple used to make, out on the cutting edge. The kind switchers Lusted after. EVERYONE else has blu-ray options, Dell for less than $1K!
I agree that the Feb update was not really an update, but a bump. If it doesn't happen tomorrow, I think by June would be right.
Grad gifts, tax rebate checks, Apple doesn't want to let the money get away...
yeah, apple use to be cutting edge like having a backlit keyboard, the first 17 inch laptop, getting rid of a floppy drive. they used to be different too by using powerpc processors but now they are using intel procs and can run windows. they dont even have apple keys anymore! i wonder how they will differentiate themselves from competitors. in the mac world, we lust over the 320 gb hd option on the macbook pros but when you look at the $899 hp's at best buy, they have them too.
There are quite a few refurbished Macbooks on Apple's Store now. We might just see the United States Back To School Offer start tomorrow though. 
Personally..
I hope that the Macbook Pro's get re-designed soon. As soon as they do I'm jumping for one to use at University.
I hope the keyboard gets the chiclet-key like on the Air and iMac keyboards. Hopefully a little thinner, lighter if possible, and a larger touch pad for better multi-touch.
I found a nice mockup- I hope they look like this!
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I hope that the Macbook Pro's get re-designed soon. As soon as they do I'm jumping for one to use at University.
I hope the keyboard gets the chiclet-key like on the Air and iMac keyboards. Hopefully a little thinner, lighter if possible, and a larger touch pad for better multi-touch.
I found a nice mockup- I hope they look like this!
I hope that the Macbook Pro's get re-designed soon. As soon as they do I'm jumping for one to use at University.
I hope the keyboard gets the chiclet-key like on the Air and iMac keyboards. Hopefully a little thinner, lighter if possible, and a larger touch pad for better multi-touch.
I found a nice mockup- I hope they look like this!
![macbook1.jpg]()
I doubt it.
How do you solve the problem of making the DVI, Firewire, and ethernet ports thinner?
That's true about the ports being thinner. Do you think they could make the LCD part thinner though?
Really not liking the MBA black/aluminum look. I know its all retro TiBook but it just doesn't do it for me.
Does the LED backlighting do that, or am i just making that up from fractured pieces of random threads that I partially remember?
Are there any Blu-ray burners would be thin enough in height and slot-loading?
I can't see Apple adding Blu-Ray just yet.
What's with the Blu-ray crowd all of the sudden? What software would we use short of a massive DVD Player update and not to mention the lack of hardware decoding support?
That doesn't make any sense to me. I would think that a 12" thinkpad (x61s) would be a much better alternative. The EeePC isn't even comparable.
Would an aluminum MB actually be aluminum colored? I would be seriously pissed off if Apple did that.
Keep the colors!
Keep the colors!
LOL
You have a point there! I agree, the Mac Mini could use an overhaul.
...update that would make sense is FINALLY updating the discontinued 12 inch PBG4 to MBP levels.
How I long for an updated version of the 12" PowerBook G4 - one of the greatest laptops ever!
Interesting photo, thanks for sharing omega21.
What is the big deal? I don't see the point to update MB so soon, besides if Apple will you will get only:
1 more processor (increase only minuscule amount after 0. For example 2.4-2.6 vs current 2.1-2.4.)
2 bigger hard drive. +40GB for starting model?
3 Case redesign?
so that is it. Life is short. How much is point 1 and 2 worth to you?
There are only 2 certain things- things will become different in a future. Things will be better (or not)...
Besides mockups are not realistic- it is not possible physically to slim down like this with 2.5 hard drive and dvd superdrive.
1 more processor (increase only minuscule amount after 0. For example 2.4-2.6 vs current 2.1-2.4.)
2 bigger hard drive. +40GB for starting model?
3 Case redesign?
so that is it. Life is short. How much is point 1 and 2 worth to you?
There are only 2 certain things- things will become different in a future. Things will be better (or not)...
Besides mockups are not realistic- it is not possible physically to slim down like this with 2.5 hard drive and dvd superdrive.
Actually, IIRC, Montevina has hardware decode for the major HD codecs (MPEG2, AVC-1 (MS) and H.264). So from that point, BR is a possibility.
That is, if Intel can manage to make drivers for it that actually work and the hardware doesn't have any substantial bugs in it.
And as for why a MB upgrade, if they include video decoder support, along with the faster chips and the new Al casing, thats a big enough deal. I'll be happy to upgrade from my 1.83GHz Core Duo MB that is 2 years old this month.
Has it really been since 2006 that page 3 has been updated????