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Next MacBook to Include Glass Trackpad, Due in September?
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i'm actually FOR glass trackpads, because not only would they be easier to clean, (cause some of us have been stupid enough to use rubbing achohol) they won't get that oily buildup over time like you see it macbooks
yea... thats what i thought... i would like it if you could assign an app (like itunes) to the multitouch display/trackpad... ala iPhone. it would be a trackpad until u double tapped in a corner or somthing, and then cover flow or somthing.....
Are you guys talking about Mac Pro's or MacBook Pro's?
Mac Pros. Forgive the departure from MacBook Proness.
Back on topic: we won't see MacBook Pros tomorrow. There we go.
Since neither this nor that have been proven, no.
Heck guys don't kill the messenger! I found it on Crunchgear
----->>>>> http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/07/macbook-line-to-see-chassis-redesign-real-soon-most-likely-in-june/
----->>>>> http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/07/macbook-line-to-see-chassis-redesign-real-soon-most-likely-in-june/
Going back to apple's conference call....Some big huge product introduction...and all they come up with is a glass track display?? I dunno. To me...just sounds like a normal update given that its 2008 and the technology is there. I'm still not seeing it. Question...what sorts of hints were there before the iphone was release? I rememebred it was released at the big event...macworld was it?
Did people even think apple was going to have a phone? I am tempted to think the new product is something else
Did people even think apple was going to have a phone? I am tempted to think the new product is something else
EMT123.... I would buy that in a heartbeat! I don't really like the speakers though, but something like that would force me to switch to mac.
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the only problem... Is that apple never let the back to school timeframe affect their releases. Apple frequently has updated the macbook in October and November
powermac_daddy said:
the only problem... Is that apple never let the back to school timeframe affect their releases. Apple frequently has updated the macbook in October and November
the surrent trackpads are smart enough to notice unintional clicks, c-mon i dont think they'l go backwards
I'm kinda hoping they take the super drive out of the Macbook Pro and offer the Macbook Air version, but as a blu-ray option.
I would like the ability to have 2 hard drives in my MBP as I use it for music production and need an external drive for my samples. I hate carrying around and attaching the external drive, I would much prefer a second internal HDD. Step that up a notch and make it 2 SSD drives.
Oh yeah, and expand the ram to 8 gb.
I would like the ability to have 2 hard drives in my MBP as I use it for music production and need an external drive for my samples. I hate carrying around and attaching the external drive, I would much prefer a second internal HDD. Step that up a notch and make it 2 SSD drives.
Oh yeah, and expand the ram to 8 gb.
At first when I heard about this, I thought they meant that you could put your iPhone into the macbook and use that as a trackpad. When it's 'docked', you could be able to receive phone calls (through the computer's speakers/microphone), as well as utilize the phone's 3G capabilities (tethering), i think that would be really cool. But i'm guessing that's not possible. One can dream?
So would Digital Skunk, but you can do that now at the cost of your optical drive, which you don't seem to mind giving up.
Of course not. That's why that image isn't a good idea. Imagine how hard it would be not to put pressure on that when you're typing. There would be no use for a trackpad that big, unless we're going full-blown touch here..
for the record, because this example is so overused and misunderstood: the woman who sued mcdonalds received third degree burns in a matter of seconds from the coffee which even mcdonalds admitted was too hot for anyone to consume. she had to get skin grafts and it took several months for her to recover from this. she also did not originally want to sue but instead wanted mcdonalds to cover the medical bills and they refused. if the coffee was that hot, imagine what it would do if you tried to drink it. this was not a frivolous lawsuit. millions of dollars were spent on pr to make people think that it was and that we need to change our laws to protect those poor, defenseless corporations from lawsuits.
anyway, back to the point of this thread... i hope the trackpad has a screen if it is indeed glass. i also hope that any extra features would be optional and not require people to begin using the trackpad in a different way for normal day to day use unless the extra/newer features are being used. i'm cool with it coming out in the next month or two also since that happens to be the about the same time that i will be upgrading to a newer laptop. i really hope that the macbook pro it updated also though in a similar time frame since that is the model i would rather get.
ouch, it better be a badass computer, cause as soon as u started my wallet burned a hole in my pocket
the current pad on the macbook is larger than the screen on the iPhone.!!
i just compared, after reading your comment!
Where did all the talk of a august refresh come from? The whole best buy thing and how they should expect fewer shipments etc. got a lot of people going on the expect august 5/august 12. Honestly I think beyond August 5th is too late for college. Who buys a laptop the day before leaving college (a person who isnt a computer geek). Theres no reason to release an updated macbook late august...
I am starting to think mid october for mild refresh. January for big news.
mee too.. i think its more of an updated itouch but bigger that has cutting edge multi touch. you know like were u drag your fingers and this gooey stuff follows like its in the water...
havnet u seen that youtube vid of the multitouch thingy? the really sick one? im at work and youtube is blocked otherwise i would give a link...
and btw... what ever it is, it will be amazing... they toataly cut their EPS....
that meens big. even lower then when they brought out the itouch and imac last year.
i dont think they'l force it on you, i mean you really dont have to use multi touch on the air, you can just ignore it, or use it
