Since we know with 100% accuracy that they are going to call it MacBook Air, right? The "it's obivously fake because it doesn't use the name that I'm speculating will be the real name of the product" argument doesn't work.
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Since we know with 100% accuracy that they are going to call it MacBook Air, right? The "it's obivously fake because it doesn't use the name that I'm speculating will be the real name of the product" argument doesn't work.
themadchemist
macrumors 68030
Even more recently than that, announced G4's were routinely delayed and sometimes even canceled (pre-ordering customers were given downgraded systems) because Motorola couldn't manage to fab the processors at the announced clock speed on any large scale. This happened, I believe, with the PowerMac G4 announced upgrade to a line of 400/450/500MHz. Apple ended up scaling down to 350/400/450MHz and calling it a day.
Only if it's priced right. But you're right, iLife requires serious power to run and it would be a step backwards to release any computer that had limited processing and memory.
So to plant our feet firmly back on earth: I can see a new server device. As I said it would simplify things for those who own multiple computers which is probably 80% of the Mac market. iTunes will be overhauled to include movie rentals and the store will offer a marketplace for people to sell their music and software.
There will be new Macbooks that will be thinner and more akin to the new iMac but probably will still have optical storage since a large portion of the market (namely students) still want to rip CD's and watch DVD's on them.
I think touch screens and SSD are still too pricey to put into standard laptop. Apple could do it but like you said it would be an expensive niche product.
Ugh I've got the doctrs at 1:45 EST today. How soon should the store go back online after the keynote and how soon may the apple.com store sell out of the revamped MacBook or the rumored Air? Is Apple known to sell out of stuff online after the keynote? I know this thing isn't the iPhone so there isn't the whole "gotta have" stigma attached to it let alone 6 months of media buildup.
Claytoniss
macrumors regular
air NSYNC?Voice activate stuff, like your favorite boy band of the 90's in your car!
I can't wait to touch this new product, what ever it is!
Phew - UK Store is down too
Seems like whatever is gonna get announced Steve has remembered the tiny little island off the coast of East America
😎
Seems like whatever is gonna get announced Steve has remembered the tiny little island off the coast of East America
😎
AppleTV is lacking a few key features. An optical drive and the ability to rip, a huge drive, and the ability to be used to act as the timemachine location for other computers on the network.
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The 3G iPhone will be ready to be sold in several euro countries right after the introduction.
Reason for this is, that apple did hold back the old iPhone there, since the exculsive carrier was not determined.
imho 😉
The 3G iPhone will be ready to be sold in several euro countries right after the introduction.
Reason for this is, that apple did hold back the old iPhone there, since the exculsive carrier was not determined.
imho 😉
steve_hill4
macrumors 68000
Sounds like a command Apple would like us all to follow. My issues are more with if no Blu Ray today, do I buy now or continue to hold off? Not desperate, but would like to buy sooner. Similarly with the "MacBook Air", has anyone really considered it being like the MacBook Pro of two years ago? Steve could stand up and say, "Here's a great new machine. 1/2/3/infinite models to ship, but not until March."
I have a feeling for my/others request for BD drive, we might have to wait until March/April too. Perhaps NAB would be a appropriate point for adding this if not today. After all, I would expect it as a BTO option in the Mac Pro when announced. If they were going to announce them today, why announce the Mac Pro last week and started shipping immediately? They could have said shipping next week and snuck the option in this week.
Sorry, I should stop talking to myself and certainly move elsewhere for this subject.
You have either two choices. Keep living in fantasyland, or come down to earth. Bluetooth 1.0 speed is ~1Mbps. Bluetooth 2.0 is 11Mbps, IIRC. Do you want to try and use Ethernet & External Optical/Hard Drives over that? Keep in mind that those are only theoretical maximum limits, meaning that the actual *real world* throughput that you'll see will probably be somewhere less of that.
Stridder44
macrumors 68040
Thank you. I never could understand who would want such a sub-notebook. No optical drive? Why!? Yeah because that CD drive is so big 🙄
I mean I could see a niche market, but mass-scale? I'm guessing Apple has something big up their sleeves to make this popular (assuming it's true).
Macbook Touch
Macbook Touch
13" multi-touch screen
Aluminum enclosure
Intel Core2 Extreme Processor
120gig HD
Superdrive
standard ports (2 usb, 1 FW400, ethernet, video out)
Desk Cradle
no keyboard
optional bluetooth keyboard and mighty mouse.
$1499
Macbook Touch
13" multi-touch screen
Aluminum enclosure
Intel Core2 Extreme Processor
120gig HD
Superdrive
standard ports (2 usb, 1 FW400, ethernet, video out)
Desk Cradle
no keyboard
optional bluetooth keyboard and mighty mouse.
$1499
Looking at Wired's mockup, I'm hoping it isn't tapered, like many others. Otherwise I like the design and think it will sell.
I'm not thinking multi-touch, although there could be some enhancements to the trackpad.
My way out there guess, which might be completely wrong, is that they've come up with a new kind of wireless that is very high speed at short range for a WIRELESS dock (so the wireless runs almost as fast as a normal memory bus) - now that would be cool... No need to plug anything in when you get home, just automatically sync in range - even load stuff from across the world, albeit more slowly.
If it was revolutionarily fast it could even transfer graphics data to an offboard GPU (although I'm sure it would be too laggy to be feasible). This would go nicely with an almost portless laptop ... maybe it will have a just a coupe of USB's (I'd want Firewire too to consider it though!)
I'm not thinking multi-touch, although there could be some enhancements to the trackpad.
My way out there guess, which might be completely wrong, is that they've come up with a new kind of wireless that is very high speed at short range for a WIRELESS dock (so the wireless runs almost as fast as a normal memory bus) - now that would be cool... No need to plug anything in when you get home, just automatically sync in range - even load stuff from across the world, albeit more slowly.
If it was revolutionarily fast it could even transfer graphics data to an offboard GPU (although I'm sure it would be too laggy to be feasible). This would go nicely with an almost portless laptop ... maybe it will have a just a coupe of USB's (I'd want Firewire too to consider it though!)
Tapered looks ugly and goes against all of Apple's other industrial design teams ideas. It won't be tapered.
After the Apple air banner I'm starting to feel less optimistic about the release of a new subnotebook...
darwinian
macrumors 6502a
I'm certain it's all been said in the preceding pages before, but assuming that a more portable-portable is what is being released today, here's what I would like to see:
--No optical drive, with some incarnation of an external, USB 2.0 superdrive available, obviously that would be ridiculously slim and aluminum too
--3 USB 2.0 ports (I would LIKE to see firewire, but I think USB might make a solo debut on this thing if they're going for small)
--Bluetooth
--Wireless N and no ethernet port (insert shock here) - ethernet available as a USB thing like the modem.
--If they can cram a mini-DVI on there or possibly HDMI, they will (I do not know how big the chipset is for these things). They could also go proprietary with the necessary converters if need be.
--speakers and a headphone jack, i think they'll cram an isight on there too, win the casual user points
--SSD 128 GB or 64 GB. I just can't imagine them trying to be serious with anything less.
--Some low voltage intel chip
--They're going to be shooting for the magic number here, 10 hours of battery off of a li-poly.
--Total thickness should probably be smaller than the base portion of my MBP.
--Weight? Less than the human brain but probably with less surface area.
Edit 2: regarding multitouch keypad, I think it's a bad idea and hope they don't try and implement something poorly. As independently of that judgment as possible, I just don't think they'd be that boring when the future is clearly here with iPhone/iPod touch like mulltitouch interfaces.
It would be a bit more than mildly amusing if they didn't even release a subnotebook today. 🙂
Edit: Assuming that's real (haha), then this is going to be a sleepy keynote. This is just the whole "bring your home folder with you" thing isn't it. If so, yawns for me.
--No optical drive, with some incarnation of an external, USB 2.0 superdrive available, obviously that would be ridiculously slim and aluminum too
--3 USB 2.0 ports (I would LIKE to see firewire, but I think USB might make a solo debut on this thing if they're going for small)
--Bluetooth
--Wireless N and no ethernet port (insert shock here) - ethernet available as a USB thing like the modem.
--If they can cram a mini-DVI on there or possibly HDMI, they will (I do not know how big the chipset is for these things). They could also go proprietary with the necessary converters if need be.
--speakers and a headphone jack, i think they'll cram an isight on there too, win the casual user points
--SSD 128 GB or 64 GB. I just can't imagine them trying to be serious with anything less.
--Some low voltage intel chip
--They're going to be shooting for the magic number here, 10 hours of battery off of a li-poly.
--Total thickness should probably be smaller than the base portion of my MBP.
--Weight? Less than the human brain but probably with less surface area.
Edit 2: regarding multitouch keypad, I think it's a bad idea and hope they don't try and implement something poorly. As independently of that judgment as possible, I just don't think they'd be that boring when the future is clearly here with iPhone/iPod touch like mulltitouch interfaces.
It would be a bit more than mildly amusing if they didn't even release a subnotebook today. 🙂
Edit: Assuming that's real (haha), then this is going to be a sleepy keynote. This is just the whole "bring your home folder with you" thing isn't it. If so, yawns for me.
Wow - not seen this image before
Clearly something to do with Apple TV and viewing it on the iPhone
Which is cool - problem being I have an unlocked iphone running 1.1.2 and as yet I cannot upgrade without losing the unlock I think. Hopefully will find a way round it though as my APple TV doesn't get anywhere near enough use yet!
