Here are some clever things I feel Apple have thought about whilst designing the new white unibody MacBook (late 2009).
People have been complaining about the glossy upper of the unibody, where you rest you palms while typing... well guess what happened on the iBook/old MacBook, the matte finish went all shiny with wear & skin oil, but if you think about how simple and elegant the solution is this time around - you can't clamp a clamped car, and you don't worry about making shiny objects more shiny!.
Also, the etched glass trackpad is a stroke of genius!. It would take MANY years for this to even start to look even vaguely shiny; glass is VERY hard wearing indeed on the whole.
Well done Apple, I'll take shiny which can't be made shiniER over matte which shows wear-shine any day thanks, and nice touch with the protruding rubber rim around the screen, internal, longer lasting battery (I mean are you SERIOUSLY going to worry about 1,000 charges being reached?). Loving the rubber base to prevent more scratches for the magpie-esque shiny addicts, and prevent lap-burn (which I have NEVER experience with all wide variety of machines I have owned, but then I don't sit naked with a laptop on my man-jewels thanks [sorry, too much info!]).
PS: Whilst I'm on the subject of design subtleties, one of my pet "ARRRRGH!!" hates is how some (most) reviewers call the Aluminium Apple use "brushed" - it is NOT brushed, it is ANODISED; brushed metal has a streaky finish!.
Phew, that feels better.
Result, Apple!. > [+]
People have been complaining about the glossy upper of the unibody, where you rest you palms while typing... well guess what happened on the iBook/old MacBook, the matte finish went all shiny with wear & skin oil, but if you think about how simple and elegant the solution is this time around - you can't clamp a clamped car, and you don't worry about making shiny objects more shiny!.
Also, the etched glass trackpad is a stroke of genius!. It would take MANY years for this to even start to look even vaguely shiny; glass is VERY hard wearing indeed on the whole.
Well done Apple, I'll take shiny which can't be made shiniER over matte which shows wear-shine any day thanks, and nice touch with the protruding rubber rim around the screen, internal, longer lasting battery (I mean are you SERIOUSLY going to worry about 1,000 charges being reached?). Loving the rubber base to prevent more scratches for the magpie-esque shiny addicts, and prevent lap-burn (which I have NEVER experience with all wide variety of machines I have owned, but then I don't sit naked with a laptop on my man-jewels thanks [sorry, too much info!]).
PS: Whilst I'm on the subject of design subtleties, one of my pet "ARRRRGH!!" hates is how some (most) reviewers call the Aluminium Apple use "brushed" - it is NOT brushed, it is ANODISED; brushed metal has a streaky finish!.
Phew, that feels better.
Result, Apple!. > [+]