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triBook concept for 2009

OrangeSVTguy

OrangeSVTguy

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I searched for this but haven't found anything for it on this site. I got the Mac|Life magazine and it shows 4 prototypes they'd like to see at Mac Expo 2009. Here's a link to their site http://www.maclife.com/article/feature/future_apple_design?page=0,1.

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That looks ridiculously useless.
Not to mention, of course, that it would cost a ton of money for the low-end model.
 
but does it have FW? :p


Seriously, thats one of the stupidest ideas ive seen in a while.
 
Which is why it was prototyped on a computer. Ha I'd love to see this manufacturing process. Just imagine all the "My screen fell off my triBook, What do I do now?" threads cropping up left and right. Also the whole palm rest area for a trackpad is hideous too.

Oh and it is a NetBook Pro ;)
 
Apple needs to either shave the bezel off of the MacBook Air or forget the netbook category entirely.

Here's what they need:

13.3" MacTablet
Fully multitouch screen (Inkwell can do it easily, just create a larger system-wide gesture base that will expand and grow)
Air internals, same two setups (a larger HDD to start and a non-SSD upgrade added, though)
Slab format. None of this screen rotating crap.
$1,999 and $2,299.

Doesn't that sound Apple-y?
 
Tallest Skil said:
Apple needs to either shave the bezel off of the MacBook Air or forget the netbook category entirely.

Here's what they need:

13.3" MacTablet
Fully multitouch screen (Inkwell can do it easily, just create a larger system-wide gesture base that will expand and grow)
Air internals, same two setups (a larger HDD to start and a non-SSD upgrade added, though)
Slab format. None of this screen rotating crap.
$1,999 and $2,299.

Doesn't that sound Apple-y?
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I think something more like the iPhone as touch screen. The multi touch with every trick borrowed or handed down by the iPhone technology.

Also, I'd say a 12.2" screen. Graphics same as the Air. To be over with it, the same internals as the Air go to this beauty.

I concur with the Slab setup with a hardware 'lock' button like that of the iPhone to prevent miss clicks/types.

Networking I will say full 802.11a/b/g/n-draft with WWAN integration to the User's preference.

Keyboard, well, this one will have to go like the iPhone virtual keyboard or a probable stylus integration in order to write out. Either one is fine, although iPhone virtual keyboard is more likely.

I/O ports, I'd say a Mini-Display, 1 USB, MagSafe, Audio in/out. Probably or maybe Ethernet and an extra USB.

I also guess the battery could go either soldered or user replaceable. Ram, may also go this way. HDD could also go this way. I mean, this may be a tablet, but just because of that doesn't mean it has to be thin like the Air, so the thickness of the tablet maybe same as the MacBook's.

Edit - Forgot to point out it might include a SuperDrive

Price points? I can see two models (if done with Penryn processors):

$1599
1.86 GHz 6MB L2 cache
1066MHz FSB
2GB Ram
160GB 5400rpm HDD (SSD option 128GB or 256GB)
nVidia 9400M graphics

$1999
2.0 GHz 6MB L2 cache
1066MHz FSB
2 or 4GB Ram (depends as its high-end)
250GB 5400rpm HDD (SSD options 128GB or 256GB)
nVidia 9400M graphics
 
Those price points don't look netbook-ish at all. Lol like the poster above said, netbook pro!

And if that was the case I doubt Apple will lure a lot of the netbook people because I believe people who buy netbooks do so for two reasons: price and size.

Apple can get the size down, but can they get the price down? :confused:
 
Oh, ok. Makes more sense to call it a dvd burner, bu w/e. What are they gong to call their blu-ray drives then? Awesome Drives?
 
Tallest Skil said:
One burns DVDs, the other was outdated in 2002.
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NoSmokingBandit said:
Oh, ok. Makes more sense to call it a dvd burner, bu w/e. What are they gong to call their blu-ray drives then? Awesome Drives?
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Those 2 replies made me laugh LOL.

But what I would love to see, just for my own ***** and giggles is a 12" aluminum MacBook Pro with WUGXA screen and Blu-Ray drive in it. Yeah the fonts would be small but watching a 1080p movie on the go would be so nice on such a sharp screen.

Also, anyone know of a good CAD software for the Mac? Something with a free trial or something? I'd like to start designing my own hardware in full 3D. Kind of like the rendering in the OP.
 
Haha, I already thought that concept was hilarious (as in, hilariously terrible) but reading that it's supposed to be a netbook is even more laughable.
 
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