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Ultra-thin 12'' MacBook Pro?
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Could this finally be 1/2" thin then?
I doubt it. I think it'll still be about 1". Maybe it will be something like 0.95" so that Apple can market it as the "thinnest Apple laptop ever".
I think with they should combine the Macbook lines into a 12" 15" and 17" and make them fully expandable. There is no need for a distinction between pro and consumer when both lines are offering the same thing pretty much, just with slower chips on the macbooks, and different material obviously. So if they amalgamated both of them, the 12" could have a lower chip like a 1.83, that could be upgraded to a 2.33 ghz or whatever the speed of the C2D will be when they release the second merom wave. Also adding a nice iSight camera that swiveled around with be nice as well : )
Honestly, I don't know, especially because I have a great desktop at home...could be...as for the "fanboi" thing, the Wikipedia chapter says it all..."fanboy".
Honestly, I don't know, especially because I have a great desktop at home...could be...as for the "fanboi" thing, the Wikipedia chapter says it all..."fanboy".
Just remember that the English language is like a liquid, it constantly changes form to fit the current container. Many words are added to the dictionary, and encyclopedia every year.
It is only a matter of time before this word is to!
Then we'd be down from a choice of two different laptop designs to just one. That'd be bad
First post! Anyways...
I agree. What IS up with ppl wanting swivel iSights??? NO appreciation for Apple design. I'm pretty sure they considered it and scratched it.
i know i'm new around here and to apple and all but as much as i love this bonanza of new product models in so many different directions, i'm truly hoping more than anything apple gets a handle on their quality control. with all these new cool gadgets, they are sure to draw people in by the truckloads, but if their quality control isn't considerably checked better than the hiccups we've seen recently w/the older mbs/mbps than all these masses may go away from apple burned by the sometimes problematic stuff.
yeah this macworld will be a huge chance for apple to cash in plenty of new customers w/the iphone, newer ipods, this supposed 12" mpb, leopard, etc but they should be careful about trying to do too much too fast (such as mulling their entry into the gaming console market as rumor might have it).
but if they can pull all of this off or at least respond effectively and quickly to problems, then apple is going to hit the big time like none have seen so far. a newbie's 2 centavos.
yeah this macworld will be a huge chance for apple to cash in plenty of new customers w/the iphone, newer ipods, this supposed 12" mpb, leopard, etc but they should be careful about trying to do too much too fast (such as mulling their entry into the gaming console market as rumor might have it).
but if they can pull all of this off or at least respond effectively and quickly to problems, then apple is going to hit the big time like none have seen so far. a newbie's 2 centavos.
Agreed..the point of the current setup is so you don't need that obstruction of a webcam sticking out. Point and shoots are for photography...not webcams.
If you're tall and want to be typing as you talk to someone you can't get the screen at a comfortable angle to see it yourself to type without cutting the top of your head off.
Surely it'd be possible to mount the iSight so in could swivel yet still sit flush, kinda like the low voltage lights in kitchen cielings?
Here's where I'm going to have to pull the plug on your dreamworld, Neo, and welcome you to the real world. Your eyes will hurt, that's because you haven't used them before. I have been behind the curtains of the consumer electronics industry.
In the dream world, Apple makes Apple hardware, Toshiba makes Toshiba hardware, Sony makes Sony hardware, IBM/Lenovo makes IBM/Lenovo hardware. In the real world, everybody, and I mean everybody, farms out the manufacture, and to varying degrees the design, of their wares, these days mostly to Chinese companies like Amoi and FoxConn. Did you wonder why your iPod and Macintosh were shipped directly from Shen Zen? There are only a few manufacturers of motherboards, a few manufacturers of displays, a few manufacturers of drives, et al. Making a computer these days means selecting components, making requirements, and creating a design (and sometimes even that is farmed off), then negotiating costs based on volume. Why do you think Apple switched to Intel?
I've worked on devices carrying the brand names of Gateway, GoVideo, Netgear, and Philips -- going through my company, and manufactured by Chinese companies like the ones I listed.
Does the name PortalPlayer ring a bell? It should -- they did the iPod.
The reality is that the same company that manufactures MacBooks also makes Dells and Gateways. The reality is that Apple can choose to do things like a modular bay with off the shelf components, if it wanted to.
And YES, I will be buying the Belkin dock when it comes out.
And what is the novelty in that? This is pretty obvious, and has been obvious for Apple since those dark 90s...the fact that you outsource manufacturing doesn't mean you can just order everything you want and look nice in your budget...otherwise we would still be deciding between a Performa 475 and a Quadra 605...in terms of product lines, Apple has stretched itself a lot already; and I am sure that a dock can be made by a 3rd party, not Apple...just like the 1000 iPod accessories out there.
i agree. sony had one that swiveled and it wasn't very useful. at the end of the day, if apple came out with a 12" widescreen macbook pro, it would sell incredibly well. there are a lot of loyal 12" powerbook customers out there. i, for one, would sell my black macbook in a sec. if this does happen.
I didn't really understand your statement, but anyway...as Mr. Shaw said above, I also must be on the "right track"...after all, I've got more than 3 replies defending ugly and bulky docks in this forum...perhaps we should roll back the Duos...they had a neat mechanism, at least...
I certainly hope you are not a lawyer... hang on a sec... it is right there in your username.
So we prefer the flexibility of docks, you know, having the ability to have a small and light with no optical while on the move, and the ability to turns our machine into a workstation at home and in the office with one connection, and by virtue of that you figured that we want the Powerbook Duo. Together with its ancient processor and craptacular design.
Very good argument. I certainly hope you make more of such arguments in court.
Anyhow stick to your own opinions, nobody who matters (ie: the ones ultimately doing the design, or the other dock users) care.
I would be very surprised indeed if the same manufacturers could have produced all those 1000s of iPod accessories if iPods do not have a dock connector.
I've actually warmed up to the idea of the MBPs having a dock connector. They are pro machines, after all, and it would be one more differenentiator between the MB and MBP.
However I still disagree with the dock having an optical drive. I'd prefer something more like my work computer: a Thinkpad T42 with dock. All the IBM dock provides is a bunch of ports - no optical drive or anything.
I would definitely prefer to still have an optical drive on the 12" MBP. I think Apple is capable of producing one at 3.5 to 4 lbs., and that's plenty light.
Amen!
I've got two laptops (work and home) and I can't remember the last time I popped a CD or DVD into either. And with increasing wireless connection speeds, what's the purpose? If you really need one, how about a port replicator or just an external drive that sits at home or work?
What do you want to do on your laptop? Remember it's a *portable* device which can hook up to larger monitors at a desk in the home or office *when* (because you do) you really need that bigger screen.
For me I want lightweight (number one priority) and as long as it has a full sized keyboard and (decent battery life<smile>), surfing the net or word processing or emails can be done easily with a smaller screen (and please, make it a widescreen).
I buy most of my software over the internet and download it directly to my machine - it's the future. ;-)
I used to work at IBM and my first laptop there was an X-series. When they replaced that machine I went for a T-series because of the integrated CD/DVD but I quickly discovered how rarely I used the CD/DVD drive and then regretted not opting for the lovely lightweight X-series with an external drive (which *is* portable for those who REALLY need it every moment of the day).