"The World's Thinnest and Lightest 17-inch Notebook Computer"

[iParis]

I give props to whoever said that one of the reasons Apple made the battery in the 17" MacBook Pro fixed to make it thinner.
I believe there were also a couple people who said they would advertise it as the "world's thinnest notebook."

 

[kastenbrust]

I give props to whoever said that one of the reasons Apple made the battery in the 17" MacBook Pro fixed to make it thinner.
I believe there were also a couple people who said they would advertise it as the "world's thinnest notebook."

lol yeah you mean the 17" Macbook Air roumers? it was never going to happen but we can dream. Maybe in 2.5 years with the advent of internal liquid cooling for laptops.

 

[iParis]

lol yeah you mean the 17" Macbook Air roumers? it was never going to happen but we can dream. Maybe in 2.5 years with the advent of internal liquid cooling for laptops.

No, I don't. At apple.com/macbookpro it says "the world's thinnest and lightest 17-inch notebook computer.

 

[darngooddesign]

I believe the 17" (PB and MBP) has always been advertised as that.

 

[drichards]

liquid cooling for laptops

That stuff takes up alot of space...

 

[Brianstorm91]

Isn't the rule that it's to be measured at its thinnest point? I don't agree with that, I think it should be the maximum.

 

[kastenbrust]

That stuff takes up alot of space...

thats why Apple patented 12 new designs all based around liquid nitrogen technology which takes up less space than the current cooling mechanism with two fans a heat pipe and a backplate which is ridiculously large in such a small form factor computer.

 

[chaosbunny]

thats why Apple patented 12 new designs all based around liquid nitrogen technology which takes up less space than the current cooling mechanism with two fans a heat pipe and a backplate which is ridiculously large in such a small form factor computer.

Yeah, these mbps are indeed too damn thick...

 

[kastenbrust]

Yeah, these mbps are indeed too damn thick...

i didn't say theyre too thick, theyre beautiful and perfect in every way, however the current cooling technology mechanism takes up too much internal space which could be used for other things, like making a larger battery or allowing for more RAM slots, especially with OS X SL on the way

 

[jjahshik32]

There wouldnt be any point to the 17" mba. I guess the bigger screen is a plus but you know how much money that will cost!? While the performance is probably the same as the 13.3" mba.