Next MacBook Pro to Get New Case Design

[tigress666]

I'll wait to see what it is before I say whether I like it or not.

I really like the current case design so hopefully they keep the good elements (like I like the black bezel and the light up keyboard both for aesthetic reasons though the aesthetics I think are practical when talking screen though the keyboard is purely just I like how it looks lit up ).

I wouldn't mind if the whole computer was a darker color, that would be nice.

 

[Quadra610]

Translated: Next macbook pro will be a macbook air. MBA will cease to exist as a discrete product line. Happening late fall 2011 (if we're lucky).

 

[jonnysods]

Sign me up!

I love the current design, but I'm always excited about the future.

 

[toddybody]

Wow, you people...

What do you mean, "you people"

 

[xionxiox]

Nice. My 17 MBP (Early 2009) will be getting close to the end of its life cycle by then, allowing me to easily slide into a new MBP.

A comment from Full of Win that's not complaining??? GLORY BE.

 

[Ommid]

What do you mean, "you people"

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Lol, I was referring to the Ill wait for the new one to come out people actually. Haha

 

[tigress666]

Understandable, seeing as you wear Adidas. LOL.

On a more serious and intelligent note, let's hope the screen and the rest of the body have a more seamless and look. The current mirror screen looks like it was slapped on a random body. They just don't go together like the previous gen. The Air looks much better.

Ah, I kinda like the two tone look. Though I certainly wouldn't mind if the whole computer was black (though it might look a little bland that way imho).

I will be annoyed if the computer gets a lighter color or they frame the screen in something other than black (sorry, silver and white are both horrible colors to frame a screen with, and besides those and black no other color is really neutral enough for a screen since you need neutrality cause the colors on the screen will change).

 

[11thIndian]

Hilarious to all those people who jumped on the THUNDERBOLT bandwagon. No thunderbolt devices yet and they have the hideous old case design.

Yeah... I'm just crying I didn't wait for an update that may or may not come in a year. Damn this blistering speed. Damn it!

 

[juicedropsdeuce]

I didn't want to buy it because i had a feeling 2012 will be new design but i had to buy it because i needed a mac and couldn't wait another year!

and its not like the 2011 MBP's are the same old thing just with thunderbolt! It had a faster processer (with **** GPU in the 13" lol)

Umm, you do realize the processor can be 10000000x faster, the system is still completely hammed by the 5600rpm hard drive they put in there. Most tasks are faster on an Air then a 17" Pro. And if you're doing heavy lifting get a Mac Pro. People who bought the new processors don't enjoy the benefits 90% of the time.

You must be a spec sheet reader, not someone who intelligently analyzes what they buy.

 

[LegendKillerUK]

Hilarious to all those people who jumped on the THUNDERBOLT bandwagon. No thunderbolt devices yet and they have the hideous old case design.

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[Ommid]

Umm, you do realize the processor can be 10000000x faster, the system is still completely hammed by the 5600rpm hard drive they put in there. Most tasks are faster on an Air then a 17" Pro. And if you're doing heavy lifting get a Mac Pro. People who bought the new processors don't enjoy the benefits 90% of the time.

You must be a spec sheet reader, not someone who intelligently analyzes what they buy.

Not my air

 

[Small White Car]

Oh boo hoo. No new case since 2008?

We Mac-Pro user are so very sad for you.

 

[DelisleBA.info]

No more sharp edges, I hope.

IDK about you all but I would love to see round edges and a bigger keyboard on the 15 and 17 inch models. When I say bigger I mean including the home, end, backspace, crtl key on right and page up and down keys instead of the dust trap speaker grills they have now.

 

[0815]

The current design is still beautiful and didn't get old over time - still one of the best designs for Laptops ever ... but hey, they might come up with something even more 'magical'.

 

[Ommid]

Oh boo hoo. No new case since 2008?

We Mac-Pro user are so very sad for you.

Lol, same design since 0 AD

 

[akm3]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ankit1088
Liquid-metal!!!

About time!

I'm not saying it WON'T incorporate any liquid metal, but I'm pretty damn certain the chassis won't be built out of it, it uses very expensive precious metals to manufacture liquid metal and making a LM Unibody just doesn't make sense.

I think we are likely to see another aluminum unibody, but without optical drive and HOPEFULLY with both an Air style blade SSD and a slot for a standard 2.5" hard drive. Add thunderbolt (and hopefully a third party TB to firewire hub of some sort), remove FireWire, remove optical, call it a day. That would be a very, very solid update.

 

[mwayne85]

I think it's almost a given that they'll do away with the superdrive. There's no need for it. And if they move to flash storage, they could make it a bit thinner and lighter. It would be like a Macbook air, but with powerful mobile processors.

What do you mean, "you people"

ROFL

 

[altquark]

So - upgrade or not ?!

This just threw a spanner into my plans !

I've got a late 2007 non-unibody MBP - the "ultimate" which I've been updating as much as possible (Hybrid SSD 512Gb drive, 4Gb memory, etc etc) - I love my MBP but my applecare warranty just ran out last month. Which, I thought, was plenty timely so I could get the new MBP that just refreshed - quad core, 16Gb RAM seems like a LOT more power !

But, I didn't "jump" immediately - I always wait a couple of months to see what issues develop with the product line (the 17" range seems to have some graphics issues evidently, which seem to be resolved now) - BUT, with this rumor, do I plump down $4k for a maxed-out MBP now or wait until this new case design ?!?!?!

My current MBP is working great. The keyboard has a sticky "D" key, but apart from that, its been the best laptop I've ever owned, and the second longest I've owned before a refresh (the prior record holder was a Sony Vaio PCG-V505BX which I used/upgraded/refreshed a full 5 years before needing to upgrade !)

So what do I do ? I wasn't planning on buying the MBP until next month, after I got back from vacation...

 

[Kariya]

Umm, you do realize the processor can be 10000000x faster, the system is still completely hammed by the 5600rpm hard drive they put in there. Most tasks are faster on an Air then a 17" Pro. And if you're doing heavy lifting get a Mac Pro. People who bought the new processors don't enjoy the benefits 90% of the time.

You must be a spec sheet reader, not someone who intelligently analyzes what they buy.

...and you think most people who buy a MBP won't swap out the drive for a 7200RPM drive or an SSD and max out their memory?

Intelligent...no genius level thinking!

 

[Skika]

Its fine, but if you need it get it, if you dont then wait, at the end of the day this is a rumor.

I would if id need it, but my current Macbook can keep me going till the refresh.

 

[lilo777]

"which is already under development at Quanta in Taiwan"

And I was naive enough to think that Apple developed their cases themselves. And if they don't it means that they do not design any hardware at all.

 

[Ommid]

...and you think most people who buy a MBP won't swap out the drive for a 7200RPM drive or an SSD and max out their memory?

Intelligent...no genius level thinking!

Its all about the OWC Dual drive Pro

 

[Small White Car]

...and you think most people who buy a MBP won't swap out the drive for a 7200RPM drive or an SSD and max out their memory?

...which is still a bottleneck.

So what's your point? You like moderetly better bottlenecks?

I'd rather eliminate them altogether.

 

[toddybody]

Lol, I was referring to the Ill wait for the new one to come out people actually. Haha

 

[marc11]

This, if it and Ivy Bridge, lower SSD prices/larger capacities come to fruition solidify my decision to stay with my 2010 and wait for the 2012 refresh.