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Prosser: Next MacBook Air Could Come in Colors Similar to iMac
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Please not a white keyboard, you know how it will look after a while...
Not until this semiconductor shortage ends, they won’t. Apple can’t afford to let units sit on the shelves because demand for “Pacific Periwinkle” wasn’t as high as they would have liked.
Love it IF they go with the darker colors that are on the back of the current iMacs. The pastels on the front do nothing for me.
Professional media companies often have put candies and goodies in professional media orders. Every order of digital betacam and DVcam cassettes I would order came with M&Ms. It was a gimmick but it worked. I’d rather hang out with the poster at parties, and compare our candy colored macbook pros.
Do we? Maybe it's just my skin chemistry, but I've been using the aluminum keyboards with white keys with my iMac for many years and notice no discoloration.
I suspect the reticence for colorizing pro machines isn’t just a matter of wanting to “look professional.” If you’re doing color correction or precise image work, you don’t want distracting colors, you want a 50 percent grey background, your office may even be white or grey painted walls. I imagine that having a little splash of color on the computer wouldn’t REALLY cause problems, but I think the impression that it could skew color correction is enough to prevent pros from buying a bright red MacBook Pro or high end iMac.
Maybe color options is "offensive" in the US? It's been the case since the 90s I think. Eg. Sony Walkman/Discman/earbuds in Asia came in variety of colors, while it's not the case in the US.
Um. What? The Micral N was the first commercially available computer with expansion slots, and the Altair 8800 was the first to introduce slots that formed an industry standard adopted by other makers, in 1973 and 1975 respectively. The Apple II wasn’t released until 1977.
Your knowledge base is either lacking or your memory is selective.
I somewhat agree - it would need some UI updates in macOS.
That being said, I enjoy using the new iPad with keyboard, pen, and finger - depending on the task. The problem is when I am on my MacBook I pretty often try to touch the screen for a few tasks since I am in the habit of that mix from my iPad (and since my macOS apps are more or less catalyst apps running on the mac). So I think adding that additional input mode combined with some macOS changes would be great.
I think the key is not one mode vs the other but having the option based on the task to do whatever gets you faster to the solution ... choice is nice.
Please no, the iMac's new colors are s*** and the white bezels are even worse.
Can I just have a space gray MacBook Pro?
Can I just have a space gray MacBook Pro?
I'm not sure there will be a new 15" MBP. No room for it between the 16" and the new 14", right?
macOS 11.1 has come and gone! They are moving to numbered releases so the next major version will be macOS 12
Same. And when my white keys finally do start showing a bit of usage, I simply just wipe it down. Takes a couple of minutes and looks just like new.
They've had such a long time to work out their own chip process, no excuse to have it so limiteds, i get its 'first gen' for a public Mac with Apple silicon but c'mon. also, see below.
Yep!
Pretty much what they're limiting these to now. I don't understand the thought process behind this. Port selection is awful and is confusing to consumers. I used to be involved in the tech field but got tired of the culture. anyway, hopefully with the Apple silicon stuff they finally get their roadmap on track and more cohesive.
Good, more color options = win.
And even though I love the idea of white bezels over the usual black, I wouldn't mind having the option for that too.
And even though I love the idea of white bezels over the usual black, I wouldn't mind having the option for that too.
LOL. "How about we wait and see". What does this look like? A site for RUMORS?!
Here’s an image of the Altair 8800, if anyone is interested. I believe it is the first computer that Bill Gates and Steve Balmer programmed for.
Yes my friend built one of these, I built this, picked it up at the heathkit factory outlet in 1978 at the Saint Joseph, Michigan my grand mother lived right down the street from the factory. It was fun to build and have a true understanding of computer technology.