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New 'Ultra-Thin' MacBooks Launching in Second Half of 2016 May Sport Metal Injection Mold-Made Hinges

doelcm82 said:
Please. I remember my first portable VCR. It weighed 22 lbs, but it had a handle. The tuner was in a separate box. It was portable so you could use it with a video camera. The camera weighed another ten pounds, and only worked if you plugged it into a huger port on the side of the VCR.
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OMG - I remember coming home from camp and seeing one of these things beside our TV!
(yes, I'm old)
It was huge, loud, and obnoxious looking even then.
And it meant that my mom could watch her soaps during prime time....so I had less access to the TV.
Oh, the pain....
 
On Linus Tech Tips, he reviewed the new S7 which is thicker than the iphone 6s. He says it feels better and all the extra options like bigger battery and micro-sd card is worth it. Maybe Apple should learn from this. Thinner+lighter is only better to an extent, then it becomes... diminishing return.

Apple should do Macbook Air extremely thin, and macbook pro's reasonably thin but powerful. Then the consumer should choose which he prefers.


Kevsta26 said:
Come on, I've got an early 2011, I'd like to upgrade soon!
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How would you feel if you were on a 2008 unibody like me? I have been waiting a year since Apple released broadwell late and it was rumored the skylakes were coming soon (as in next 6 months).
 
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Zimmie said:
I just got my introduction to metal injection molding about two months ago, with a razor. Those need to be built with very exacting tolerances to hold the blade at the right angle relative to your skin. It's an interesting process, and vastly less expensive than the CNC milling that Apple uses to make the MacBook unibody panels, for example.
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So the new hinge NEEDS to be razor thin?
Wouldn't it be more useful for it to be, perhaps, robust?
 
All i want is light n’ thin 13” rMBP with 4 cores, 32GB RAM,12h battery, without cutting on ports… or at least stronger MBA with retina display, thinner bezel and 16GB RAM…

I guess i can dream o_O
 
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zhenya said:
The XPS series effectively spans the spectrum from devices under $800 to the Precision 5000 series http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/precision-m5510-workstation/pd?ref=PD_OC which is really just a 15.6" mobile workstation in an XPS body. 45w quad-core processors, dedicated video cards, Xeon processor options, up to 32GB RAM. All in a device nearly 60% thinner than today's 15" MBP, .6 pounds lighter, in a smaller overall footprint.

If Dell can put that together, hopefully Apple can do it even better.
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I'm afraid Apple can't. They have lost what ability they had in product design.
 
Doc C said:
So the new hinge NEEDS to be razor thin?
Wouldn't it be more useful for it to be, perhaps, robust?
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This is what you're looking for.
 
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MacBH928 said:
On Linus Tech Tips, he reviewed the new S7 which is thicker than the iphone 6s. He says it feels better and all the extra options like bigger battery and micro-sd card is worth it. Maybe Apple should learn from this. Thinner+lighter is only better to an extent, then it becomes... diminishing return.

Apple should do Macbook Air extremely thin, and macbook pro's reasonably thin but powerful. Then the consumer should choose which he prefers.




How would you feel if you were on a 2008 unibody like me? I have been waiting a year since Apple released broadwell late and it was rumored the skylakes were coming soon (as in next 6 months).
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Same here man, still using my 2008 unibody. I feel like now that I have waited this long to upgrade - I want my next machine to have an all new design. Not the same aluminum design they´ve been using ever since.
 
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Coincidentally, I'd love to buy an updated Macintosh Classic. Call it Anniversary Mac SE, I'll buy one. Replace the superdrive with a SD slot, give it 8 GB RAM or more, hell, put iOS on it. It's one of the best designs I have seen in my life. I'd love to have one just to confuse people.
 
Me, I'm looking forward to more MacBook options. I freaking LOVE my 12" rMB. For everyday travel use it is amazing. And enough about the ports. I have one adapter that I maybe use once a week, the USB-C to Ethernet for when I setup routers. Otherwise, the world is wireless now. Wireless networks, wireless printing, even wireless monitors with my Apple TV. If you need more ports, get a damn Pro. This is the new MacBook (not Pro) rumors. Ports are going away. Accept it. Also the current m-class CPU is great; runs all my apps and Parallels with Win 10 great. And I consistently get between 8-10 hours of use on the battery. And the keyboard is the best Apple keyboard, period. All my opinions of course. (Not the battery time, though, that's fact)
 
Man... they really gotta move their asses and update those Mac lines ASAP. And their displays. And simplify their laptop lines (and iPad too).
 
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My MacBook Pro is plenty thin enough. Just please put some more specs in the new ones with all that "extra space"; I don't want a laptop with mostly the same specs that's just thinner...that's not an upgrade. :(
 
Ramius said:
I´d say they officially beat Apple with new and better design. This thing is damn sexy:
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sorry to say, but i was at Paris show, that thing in person is looking like a Ysl purse and not an elegant laptop. Too much black and too few copper.I used it for 7-10 min..i can say for moderate use, like 4k videos with 2 tabs open, it was so hot, i remember the imacs before 2012 ones. the hinges has a scratch feeling when you open/close is not fluent and strong feeling like in any mac. The copper line where are the ports too, are a magnet for fingerprints...you will never use it as in this picture, so clean. the display you see the difference between macbook and this, in resolution, view angle, THE SCREEN WAS SO REFLECTIVE !?!?! wtf i mean i was waveing my finger between my macbook and this....so big difference, and notice i was in a darker room where you could test this. so i wonder in sun light is 0 visibility and in normal light will be just ok and not great. the speakers are on par with 13" MBP. DOn't get me wrong from design point is more aesthetic than Dells Xps...i mean xps is just the bezel that makes a difference from the others.
 
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Serban said:
sorry to say, but i was at Paris show, that thing in person is looking like a Ysl purse and not an elegant laptop. Too much black and too few copper.I used it for 7-10 min..i can say for moderate use, like 4k videos with 2 tabs open, it was so hot, i remember the imacs before 2012 ones. the hinges has a scratch feeling when you open/close is not fluent and strong feeling like in any mac. The copper line where are the ports too, are a magnet for fingerprints...you will never use it as in this picture, so clean. the display you see the difference between macbook and this, in resolution, view angle, THE SCREEN WAS SO REFLECTIVE !?!?! wtf i mean i was waveing my finger between my macbook and this....so big difference, and notice i was in a darker room where you could test this. so i wonder in sun light is 0 visibility and in normal light will be just ok and not great. the speakers are on par with 13" MBP
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Alright, sounds legit, but I want to see this in person for myself. The Macbook aint perfect either when it comes to fingerprints and dirt. Which both sticks easly to the matte oxidised alumnium and glossy glass screen.
 
I think these hinges will create a lot of problems and cannot be pre-tested under every day use conditions.
They will break exactly 1 minute after AppleCare expires.

But, since I don't buy first gen beta Apple anything we'll see.
 
Ramius said:
I´d say they officially beat Apple with new and better design. This thing is damn sexy:
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Runs Windows so no thanks, I find that Mac's are much better machines. I still have a 2011 MacBook Pro that I will be upgrading later this year.
 
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