Does it really matter? It's a four year old prototype. Macbooks still don't have built in 3G so why is everyone whining about it?
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Does it really matter? It's a four year old prototype. Macbooks still don't have built in 3G so why is everyone whining about it?
I wanted it in 2007 before I found out what they charged for international 3G data...
Because this is macrumors and you don't exist unless you say something critical or mildly clever here.
Have a look at the images on eBay and it's identified as a MacBookPro 3,1.
And the serial number reveals it as Week 7 of 2007
Old news?? I'm not sure if this is the same person or another one:
http://forums.macnn.com/69/mac-notebooks/439704/3g-macbook-pro-prototype-wild-pic/
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2165252
http://forums.macnn.com/69/mac-notebooks/439704/3g-macbook-pro-prototype-wild-pic/
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2165252
Ugly or not, which I see nothing ugly about it that is one thing I would love to have. The ipad to me is not as big a deal to have 3G but a laptop like an Air is something I would definite like.
To bad Apple has not brought this out and 3G so you can use it anyone you want. Nice.
To bad Apple has not brought this out and 3G so you can use it anyone you want. Nice.
MBA 11 with 3G
I would like a 3G in the 11,6 Air but definitively NOT a touchscreen!
But I'd love a MBA 11" with 3G and Touchscreen, Apple would sell out overnight, and NEVER be able to keep them in stock, what a way to differentiate the 11 from the 13, it of course would Kill the iPad
I would like a 3G in the 11,6 Air but definitively NOT a touchscreen!
I call BS personally, to me, that doesn't look apple to me, an antenna you slide out isn't do it for me.
I see a few things wrong with it:
it slides out, there's a few things with that
You could break it off
It's another moving part, they could wear easily.
I see apple making the antenna built in so it stays smooth case and all.
I see a few things wrong with it:
it slides out, there's a few things with that
You could break it off
It's another moving part, they could wear easily.
I see apple making the antenna built in so it stays smooth case and all.
Well, the images at anandtech and eBay seem to point to the same user account at photobucket. But, how do we know somebody hasn't pulled the urls for the images from the forum and posted a fake eBay sale?
I notice the bandwidth exceeded photos in the forum are NOT on the eBay sale page. (but I've managed to get the missing ones).
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If they do put 3G in one day I bet the 3G antenna will be like a black strip at the top of the lid like the iPad.
If they do put 3G in one day I bet the 3G antenna will be like a black strip at the top of the lid like the iPad.
It is a prototype. Chances are really good this was no where near a production design but more a modifiding one of their onhand devices to help design it. Looking good was more than likely still a few versions away as they were just trying to get it to work and see what hardware they would need.
When I first glanced at the picture, I thought it was a really nice aftermarket 3G antenna that had been added with cabling to a PCMCIA slot 3G modem.
Interesting to imagine this floating around Cuppertino while a 2G iPhone was in development.
Interesting to imagine this floating around Cuppertino while a 2G iPhone was in development.
Maybe this is a 2G MacBook Pro.
Also, Steve Jobs said that they were working on a 3G iPhone when he announced it in January 2007.
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Exactly what I thought.
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My point was that for those who seem so distraught that Apple would consider an external antenna, I am sure they were and are also looking at internal antennas. Just because this prototype is the only one that made it to the light of day, doesn't mean it is the only one that exists.
AppleScruff1 said:
My point was that for those who seem so distraught that Apple would consider an external antenna, I am sure they were and are also looking at internal antennas. Just because this prototype is the only one that made it to the light of day, doesn't mean it is the only one that exists.
From the article: "This particular machine dates back to 2007 and is a 15" MacBook Pro Santa Rosa laptop with a 3G antenna, 3G hardware and SIM card slot built in." & "The integrated SIM card slow shown above means Apple had used GSM 3G technology rather than CDMA, allowing for use on AT&T and many other international networks. The 3G card itself is identified as a Dynastream ANT2USB stick according to OS X. In the prototype, Apple integrated the 3G antenna as an extendable antenna along the right side of the lid."
It's 3G. Maybe this assisted in preliminary testing for the iPhone 3G.
You think phones and laptops had external antennas 4 years ago?
I haven't seen an external antenna since 1998!!!
They'd say cha-ching as they collected the dollars for service.
Much larger laptop manufacturers than Apple include 3G options in their BTO menus, and have for over 5 years.
My US Dell Latitude had an EVDO 3G modem when it shipped in June 2006.
It wasn't that the US was a backwater, it was that the previous poster was unaware of what was available outside of the shiny things from Cupertino.
