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Prototype Mac Pro and Intel PowerBook Spotted
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I have a prototype MacBook Pro that Apple won't let me sell on eBay.
This one: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/686790/
After trying to list it, eBay pulled it down due to Apple's request. I wonder how long the MacPro is going to be able to be on eBay before they pull it. It sucks that Apple seems to take a hard line on this, though. I understand that it sets a precedent but it's still a jerk move.
That powerbook is a really great find, though. I wonder if anyone noticed before hand that a Powerbook shouldn't have an iSight camera.
I have a prototype MacBook Pro that Apple won't let me sell on eBay.
This one: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/686790/
After trying to list it, eBay pulled it down due to Apple's request. I wonder how long the MacPro is going to be able to be on eBay before they pull it. It sucks that Apple seems to take a hard line on this, though. I understand that it sets a precedent but it's still a jerk move.
That powerbook is a really great find, though. I wonder if anyone noticed before hand that a Powerbook shouldn't have an iSight camera.
That Powerbook looks exceedingly odd for some reason. The "r" in Powerbook looks crooked, and I don't know if that was intentional lol
What happens when you walk into an Apple Store and ask for help with your off-the-books Mac model?
They press a little red button, you disappear down a trap door and next thing you know Steve Jobs is standing over you wearing a velvet dinner jacket
yes it totally is. the skewing/perspective of "Power" is off. You can even see trails of the clone tool around it. And if you look closely, the edge of the bezel creeps into the screen just above the "P". Looks like they just took a Macbook and tried to replace the "Mac" with "Power"
With "amazing" touchup like this, you'd think they'd of used the "Hue/Saturation" adjustment to turn the motherboard red.
yes it totally is. the skewing/perspective of "Power" is off. You can even see trails of the clone tool around it. And if you look closely, the edge of the bezel creeps into the screen just above the "P". Looks like they just took a Macbook and tried to replace the "Mac" with "Power"
With "amazing" touchup like this, you'd think they'd of used the "Hue/Saturation" adjustment to turn the motherboard red.
![intelpowerbook.jpg]()
Perhaps if you were to read the original thread, you would see that it isn't Photoshopped.
Prototypes are fun!
I actually had a prototype Mac II kicking around my house for quite some time in the very early '90's. A friend (who used to work for Apple) had a prototype of the original Mac Portable.
Wow, to think how impressed we all were with the Mac II, and now I could (if it gets ported) easily emulate one on my iPhone. With many, many cycles to spare....
I actually had a prototype Mac II kicking around my house for quite some time in the very early '90's. A friend (who used to work for Apple) had a prototype of the original Mac Portable.
Wow, to think how impressed we all were with the Mac II, and now I could (if it gets ported) easily emulate one on my iPhone. With many, many cycles to spare....
That made me laugh, thanks for that. You have a life, but yet you all still take the time to respond to this thread.
No, but a red motherboard inside a Mac Pro chassis with EFI that runs OS X without any hacking. Add those up and consider that production Macs do not use red motherboards, I think its pretty simple to conclude its a prototype machine.
A friend of mine that worked for apple during the intel switch mentioned he was using a macbook pro prototype that used a powerbook case, I'm not surprised one has popped up on ebay apparently they were in standard use for testing around apple internally.
Perhaps if you were to read the original thread, you would see that it isn't Photoshopped.
still looks photoshopped to me. what i see is the exact same thing that i said. i.e. the clone anomalies around the word "Power", the weird perspective of it and the strange section of bezel creeping into the screen.
no, i have not seen this alleged piece in person, nor do i know the original poster of the original thread personally, so i am not familiar with their credentials so i'm using my best judgement as a graphic designer/spectator to deduce that the image in THIS post was indeed photoshopped.
That's not a Mac Pro. It's a prototype. It may or may not work well. It may or may not crash regularly. It may or may not be compatible with the 10.6.1 update. I wouldn't pay $2000 for it. But then again, I wouldn't pay $20 for it.$ 2,000. for the Mac Pro is a bargain.
Done!yes it totally is. the skewing/perspective of "Power" is off. You can even see trails of the clone tool around it. And if you look closely, the edge of the bezel creeps into the screen just above the "P". Looks like they just took a Macbook and tried to replace the "Mac" with "Power"
With "amazing" touchup like this, you'd think they'd of used the "Hue/Saturation" adjustment to turn the motherboard red.
![intelpowerbook.jpg]()
