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Unibody MacBook a collectors item...
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That happens in the same manner as an artist declaring one of his works a work of art. Once it's declared art, let the price speculations begin. Things are worth as much as people or galleries are worth paying for them. So in a way I do think it's perfectly sound when we declare the unibody MacBook a collector's edition. The only difference with a work of art being that we didn't actually make the MacBook. But that's just a technicality, really.Since when does declaring something yourself to be a collectors item make it so?
Considering that they may be the only aluminum clad macbooks that will ever be made, why not?
Or the only macbooks made without firewire. Maybe they'll turn out to be like the air mail stamp where the plane was printed upside down.
Or the only macbooks made without firewire.
Maybe they'll turn out to be like the air mail stamp where the plane was printed upside down.I love this whole "collectors editition" thing. This is rich! But seriously, in a couple of years your cheap "collectors edition" macbooks will be viewed as dinosaurs such as the G3 clamshell. But hey, whatever makes you sleep at night.
honestly, what are you going to with an old macbook, when you get a new one? its illogical to spend money on a "collectors edition" computer that was never really state-of-the-art and its only claim to fame was that it had the word "Pro" ommited from the bezel? At the rate apple's going, you might not even be able to run OS X 10.7 on it.
You've gotta be kidding me. Look at the differences between the 13" UMB and the 13" UMBP. If you call the UMB not state-of-the-art, the UMBP isn't far ahead at all. Sure over time computers become outdated, but for now there isn't much of a difference at ALL.
We're not trying to make calling it a collectors edition in such as serious manner as it seems like you think we are.
Lastly, I'm sure there are plenty of people that wouldn't mind buying the "collectors edition" UMB instead of the 13" UMBP because of the price difference. Used ones are going like crazy, with a substantial price difference from the new 13" UMBP's.
There is nothing wrong with having a cost effective machine, but it is silly and necessary to give it a special name.
I know you corrected this comment, I read it before you edited it. (ROFL at the whole 800/667 vs 1066 thing) Let me tell you something.
Your previous comment was borderline ignorant and blatant trolling.
Its not silly, silly is trying to justify bashing someone else's name for their property, even though the name is becoming well, widespread.
Nice fix there buddy
Your facts (before the edit) were totally off...
Haha I saw that one
Gotta love the truth behind the post that was in the e-mail I got from being subscribed to the thread.
Haha I saw that one
hehe.. yeah every once in a while, i just cant help myself and i HAVE to call some ppl out
hehe.. yeah every once in a while, i just cant help myself and i HAVE to call some ppl out
Yeah, I know exactly what you mean
But back on topic. Sure this is becoming very widespread as jav said, but you know we're very proud and satasfied with calling our MacBooks "Collector's Editions," I'm sure we can all agree on that.
Yeah, I know exactly what you mean
But back on topic. Sure this is becoming very widespread as jav said, but you know we're very proud and satasfied with calling our MacBooks "Collector's Editions," I'm sure we can all agree on that.
It's pretty nifty actually.
However, I don't need to call it any special edition or anything in order to realize that it's still a GREAT computer. I was playing with a 2.26 UMB Pro today, and it didn't really impress me that much. I for one HATE the Card Slot, and LOVE LOVE the simplicity of the ports on my UMB.
That's just me tho
EVerybody has the right to their own opinion. I LOVE my UMB and it's been consistently amazing since day 1! Still kickin' butt
It's pretty nifty actually.
However, I don't need to call it any special edition or anything in order to realize that it's still a GREAT computer. I was playing with a 2.26 UMB Pro today, and it didn't really impress me that much. I for one HATE the Card Slot, and LOVE LOVE the simplicity of the ports on my UMB.
That's just me tho
Same here. Except the whole playing with a 2.26GHz model thing....
It's pretty nifty actually.
However, I don't need to call it any special edition or anything in order to realize that it's still a GREAT computer. I was playing with a 2.26 UMB Pro today, and it didn't really impress me that much. I for one HATE the Card Slot, and LOVE LOVE the simplicity of the ports on my UMB.
That's just me tho
Right on
Only thing I've doubted was not having the backlit keyboard... but honestly I survive fine without it, I rarely ever use my MacBook in the dark.
Right on
Only thing I've doubted was not having the backlit keyboard... but honestly I survive fine without it, I rarely ever use my MacBook in the dark.
I've become VERY used to my lit keys
That's another thing I absolutely love about my mac.
EDIT: But i'm glad you're fine without the lit keys. I've gotten so used to mine, that I have a hard time using a regular keyboard even in daylight..
Sure, it's a great computer, but I don't know why you would "HATE" the card slot. The only compromise made was the joining of the audio in and out jacks into one, so unless that's a negative for you, I don't know why you would hate an extra feature.It's pretty nifty actually.
However, I don't need to call it any special edition or anything in order to realize that it's still a GREAT computer. I was playing with a 2.26 UMB Pro today, and it didn't really impress me that much. I for one HATE the Card Slot, and LOVE LOVE the simplicity of the ports on my UMB.
That's just me tho
Well, let me try to answer that for you.
AGAIN, this is just my personal opinion :d
1. For me, it ruins the simplicity of the UMB design. It just doesn't look the same.
2. Those slot cards tend to be problematic sometimes, so it's just an extra thing that can cause problems.
3. It just reminds me of my PC laptop
yuck!4. I just don't have a NEED for it, so personally, it doesn't impress me!
I've become VERY used to my lit keys
That's another thing I absolutely love about my mac.
EDIT: But i'm glad you're fine without the lit keys. I've gotten so used to mine, that I have a hard time using a regular keyboard even in daylight..
Yeah well I guess if you get the lit keys, there's never going back!
The unibody MB was out from October 08 to June 09 which is about 8 months. The PCI Graphics G4 was only out for 4 months and B&W G3 was only out 8 months as well. Sorry to say, the B&W still isn't a collectors item and I don't think the PCI G4 will ever be either.Just curious, has there ever been a shorter lived Apple computer?
Meh. If you wanna get that far into it every apple eventually becomes a collectors item, in my opinion that is. Especially compared to Windows PC's and notebooks....
they all are ...
Something better always comes out in 6 Mo. Twice as fast in 18 mos!
Something better always comes out in 6 Mo. Twice as fast in 18 mos!
You're sorta contradicting yourself in these statements... which is it?!?