I was thinking since the iPhones and iPads come in black and white, that the next-gen MacBook Pros should also have the same option. How would you feel if the current MacBook Pros also came in a "white" version where the bezel around the screen and the keys were white instead of black?
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Should MacBook Pros come in "black" and "white"?
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Yes. They should. Apple should also allow us to customize the color with options such as red, orange, yellow, blue, green, etc. 
They probably will sell more with these kinds of color selections as it will appeal to more people.
They probably will sell more with these kinds of color selections as it will appeal to more people.
Why not just buy a regular white MacBook then?
Read that a little more carefully. He's asking to have a white option for keys/screen bezel. Not the entire machine.
It doesn't sound like a bad idea, but It would be really nice to include black accessories (power adapter, video adapters, wires, etc) to match the current configurations. It made a lot more sense when Apple produced primarly white/silver systems, but now they tend to have a silver/black scheme except for the base Macbook of course.
What about white keys?
Now the white iPhone, the magic mouse, the wireless keyboard, and the track pad all match. (the apogee duet and my keystation keyboard as as well)
Everything but the mbp keys...
Now the white iPhone, the magic mouse, the wireless keyboard, and the track pad all match. (the apogee duet and my keystation keyboard as as well)
Everything but the mbp keys...
I wouldn't be opposed to white or black options. Other colors, no. They look cheesy and cheap. Leave that to Dell.
No, because then we'd have oodles of useless flamewars about black vs. white. I wouldn't mind the Macbook in black though
I think Apple should reintroduce a black MacBook but the MBP should definately stay silver with a black bezel/keys, because that's what really gives it its elegant look and what makes the colors pop.
I have a silver bezel on my MBP (but black keys) but I'm not so sure about white. Personally I think white would look a bit unprofessional, but I'd need to see it in person first before I could truly pass judgement.
+1. Have you seen those Dell ads on TV where people click different plastic covers onto their Dell laptops to make it "reflect their personalities"?
Doubt it. In fact I wouldn't be surprised to see the black glass screen bezel go away completely in favor of a silver metal bezel like the Air and the current Antiglare MBP.
Rumor is that they tried it, but the finish wasn't durable enough. Right now if you scratch or chip the silver finish on an MBP you just see the silver aluminum underneath. With a black finish on top of the aluminum any scratches or chips would really show.
In a few years they will probably be able to mass produce notebook cases out of the liquidmetal alloys that they've purchased the rights to. I've read that colors can actually be mixed into the liquidmetal material so that the whole case would be colored all the way through, rather than just a surface finish.
Why not just buy a regular white MacBook then?
Right, because the only thing one need consider when buying a laptop is its color.
Colored laptops is not an issue for Apple at all they just choose not to sell them.
Watch this video it explains the process http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZhVOy-ytJY
I agree that it's technically possible, I think it just has to do with fine tuning a cost effective and durable process for mass production.
https://www.macrumors.com/2011/06/20/apple-tried-and-failed-to-make-a-black-macbook-air/
The Macbook Pro X
I'd love to see a black configuration named as the top of the line Macbook Pro. Something like Macbook Pro X. And that had the best hardware that could be fitted. Like a real hardcore Pro machine. But as I've read before, this isn't Apple's market. So may not happen ever.
I'd love to see a black configuration named as the top of the line Macbook Pro. Something like Macbook Pro X. And that had the best hardware that could be fitted. Like a real hardcore Pro machine. But as I've read before, this isn't Apple's market. So may not happen ever.
Use some common sense, people.
The reason the keys are black is so that the backlit letters, which are a translucent white to allow light through, will still be readable when in a lit room and not using the back lighting.
If the keys were white and the letters were white to accommodate the backlighting, you wouldn't be able to read the letters on the keys unless you turned the lights off and enabled the back lighting.
The reason the keys are black is so that the backlit letters, which are a translucent white to allow light through, will still be readable when in a lit room and not using the back lighting.
If the keys were white and the letters were white to accommodate the backlighting, you wouldn't be able to read the letters on the keys unless you turned the lights off and enabled the back lighting.