Maybe Apple has invented transdimensional engineering and will apply it to the new macbook pro's. That would rock the boat.
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Maybe Apple has invented transdimensional engineering and will apply it to the new macbook pro's. That would rock the boat.
Will it be thinner than the upcoming RAZER laptop ?
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/30/...utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget
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Haswell and better graphics will happen this year. But affordable 1 TB SSD, that won't happen so soon.
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No rumors on that so far, unfortunately. I was hoping the MBA would get a retina display, but I guess it won't be this time. Especially after Tim Cook announced there won't be major hardware launches until fall.
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Probably not. The Razer Blade is 0.66", and I expect the 13" rMBP to be 0.71", just like the 15" rMBP.
With declining notebook/laptop sales being cannibalized by tablets, I seriously wonder if 10 years from now the MBP will even be around? It just wouldn't make fiscal sense.
That said, I doubt I could adapt to anything else. I need a keyboard attached to a display with an OS that is conducive to "creation" (vs. mainly for consumption).
That said, I doubt I could adapt to anything else. I need a keyboard attached to a display with an OS that is conducive to "creation" (vs. mainly for consumption).
I doubt they would kill off the PRO users consciously, however, most of the stuff they introduced definitely has some flaws that past Apple-purchasers can't easily overlook. If Apple wants me to keep paying such steep prices for their PRO stuff, they need to innovate and build them towards the needs of a pro. A retina display and better performance is not something i would consider PRO. Also, slimmer is not something we really needed, when the old cMBP was pretty slim already. If you make something slimmer all the time, you sacrifice on potential options for internal components, which is exactly the wrong way to do it.
Apple needs to kill the old cMBP and re-invent a new retina PRO model line-up without compromises.
I want an iPad Pro, Macbook Pro and Mac Pro from Apple that really feels like I am owning something special for my work and the flexibility I need every day.
Thinner and lighter, I can't read that anymore or I am gonna throw up.
Cheaper. Lighter. The MBA has a lower power envelope and less pixels to push, thus needing less battery weight for a useful run time. Some Mac users don't need more GHz or the photo quality pixels. Why make them pay more (in both $$$ and grams to lug).
Until Apple can make a Retina Pro at the price point and weight (or less) of the current MBA 11, preferably with improved battery life, I'm not that interested.
Second Thunderbolt on MBP
I mostly use my laptop like a desktop, so if there was one change to the MBP it would be a second Thunderbolt so I could drive two monitors. Then we'd have a user-upgradeable laptop with speed and strength enough to last 2 to 4 more years.
I mostly use my laptop like a desktop, so if there was one change to the MBP it would be a second Thunderbolt so I could drive two monitors. Then we'd have a user-upgradeable laptop with speed and strength enough to last 2 to 4 more years.
All I want is a 15" RMBP with Haswell! Possibly even some slight tweaks like graphics card and making it even slightly thinner, but that's hardly necessary. I also hope they fix some of the bugs I've experienced and use only Samsung for their displays.
And people say only Apple is obsessed with thinness.
People say too many things about Apple, but what can we do ?
Until all apps become fully retina-enabled (such as Adobe Bridge, and all websites), the experience on the retina MBP is far worse than its non-retina counterpart. Add to that the high price, the possibility of image-retention problems, and the fact that you'll have to pay a LOT if you want 16GB or RAM (which today seems like a lot but in 4 years it won't be that much) and remember, you can't upgrade.
I love the idea of a slimmer body, SSD, and the retina screen, but it sounds a lot better than it actually is unfortunately. If Apple made 16 GB standard and somehow upscaled non-retina apps to make them look as good as they look on the non-retina MBP, it would be a lot better.
I love the idea of a slimmer body, SSD, and the retina screen, but it sounds a lot better than it actually is unfortunately. If Apple made 16 GB standard and somehow upscaled non-retina apps to make them look as good as they look on the non-retina MBP, it would be a lot better.
You are wrong. Every other companies are obsessed with copy the recipe of AppleAnd people say only Apple is obsessed with thinness.
Just bump the screen res in the MBP 13" from 1280x800 to 1400x900 and Iris gpu and I'm all in.
I dont care for the MBA og rMBP. They're lovely machines, but I hate that I just cant take a normal ssd and put in it, or change the ram, if I ever need more.
And the MBP 13" form factor has space enough for a larger battery, and more performance than the air and the rMBP.
The first is possible, but well see what apple do..
I dont care for the MBA og rMBP. They're lovely machines, but I hate that I just cant take a normal ssd and put in it, or change the ram, if I ever need more.
And the MBP 13" form factor has space enough for a larger battery, and more performance than the air and the rMBP.
The first is possible, but well see what apple do..
I made the decision to upgrade from the 2008 Macbook (5,1) to the latest non-Retina MacBook Pro for exactly these reasons.
Installed an SSD and maxed out the RAM. Display is plenty fine for things that I use it for.
Sure, it's a bit heavier and bigger and it's got the Superdrive that I just don't need, but the non-upgradable factors with the rMBP stopped me from committing to it.
Battery life is still more than adequate and performance is great.
If I could have upgraded the RAM on the rMBP, maybe I would have gone that route but then there are the compatibility issue with retina itself. Time will address both of these issues, so on the *next* cycle I'm pretty sure I'll go retina.
Yes, that sounds plausible.
But, I think making the 13inch Retina even slimmer and therefore not allowing longer battery life would be a bad decision.
Having a 13inch Retina MacBook Pro with 10 hours of battery life would be absolutely incredible!
Agreed.
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But all that trouble and expense for 1mm?
Isn't this kind of attention to detail what makes Apple products so much more impressive than those of competitors?
Well I'm feeling pretty confident that new rMBP will be released, and that my waiting was worth it. Now I'm just wondering how long after the announcement will the laptops be available. Make me smile on the 10th!
People keep praising the track record of Ming-Chi Kuo. I've seen some pretty accurate predictions which impressed me. If I remember well, he predicted that the 17" MBP would be discontinued, and he was right. He also predicted the launch of the iPad Mini, the new iMac and the 13" rMBP in late 2012, and he was also right. However, I don't have his complete track record. Does somebody has it, so we can keep an eye on what his hits and misses were?
iPad 2 correct: http://appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/30/report_details_ipad_2_components_5_million_unit_supply
iPhone 4S (although people called it 5):
http://allthingsd.com/20110418/iphone-5-a-better-iphone-4/
iPhone 4 with retina: http://m.tuaw.com/2010/05/17/digitimes-foxconn-will-ship-24-million-4g-iphones-in-2010/
MacBook phase out:
http://www.mactrast.com/2011/07/apple-may-eliminate-the-white-macbook-in-favor-of-the-macbook-air/
He debuted in 2010, so it seems like every prediction he's made so far has been accurate or similar to the final product, he's not some junkee analyst that crawled in over night.
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Though Kuo gets it correct, as has been mentioned -- most of his predictions are no-brainers. For those of us who have been buying Apple products over these years it's easy to see THE pattern.
Next thing you know he'll be telling everyone that the best product version to get is every third iteration of the product.
That is MY observation.
Again, look at www.apple-history.com and look at every third iteration of a product, the processor and graphics card put into them. I highly doubt there will be a new form factor because:
a.) they just introduced a new one last time and they need to sell off their inventory of parts. A new form-factor will be a huge cost to Apple.
b.) battery issues: they need to keep the 7-hour rating of the current mbPROs. I highly doubt they can do that with anything thinner, for a PRO machine.
c.) new processors? They will have to see how the new processor does in the current form factor -- I don't think they've had enough time to fix battery issues and test the new processors, especially if they had just come out.
d.) the old mbPROs will still sell. Why? Coz I said so. No, it's because the market isn't ready for Retina yet, there are craploads of apps that still aren't retina-ready. We also haven't seen vector UI OS X yet -- when we do, most likely THAT is when they will kill the old non-retina mbPRO line, and THAT will also be when Apple forces developers to adopt vector-based UI graphics.
Then again -- that just might be this upcoming WWDC. Hmmm...
Next thing you know he'll be telling everyone that the best product version to get is every third iteration of the product.
That is MY observation.
Again, look at www.apple-history.com and look at every third iteration of a product, the processor and graphics card put into them. I highly doubt there will be a new form factor because:
a.) they just introduced a new one last time and they need to sell off their inventory of parts. A new form-factor will be a huge cost to Apple.
b.) battery issues: they need to keep the 7-hour rating of the current mbPROs. I highly doubt they can do that with anything thinner, for a PRO machine.
c.) new processors? They will have to see how the new processor does in the current form factor -- I don't think they've had enough time to fix battery issues and test the new processors, especially if they had just come out.
d.) the old mbPROs will still sell. Why? Coz I said so. No, it's because the market isn't ready for Retina yet, there are craploads of apps that still aren't retina-ready. We also haven't seen vector UI OS X yet -- when we do, most likely THAT is when they will kill the old non-retina mbPRO line, and THAT will also be when Apple forces developers to adopt vector-based UI graphics.
Then again -- that just might be this upcoming WWDC. Hmmm...
The PowerBook 100 was made by Sony.
There are a few photos on the internet that trolls love to post with carefully positioned Braun products made by Dieter Rams that supposedly prove how Apple copied him. A few photos from normal angles:
Spot the iMac in this photo:
(It's the Braun LE1 speaker, which photographed exactly from a right angle show a silhouette like an iMac; in a front view there is no similarity)
Guess what this product is supposed to be:
(Stand it on the side, then take a photo from the front so you can't see how deep it is, and voila! An iPod! )
This one you will find hard to figure out, the Braun T1000 radio:
Hint: It has a cover, probably to protect it during transport. With that cover, you can't see it's a radio.