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WHo Here Hates their Black Keys and Black Bezel ??
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I like the design, but I think it is a bit too contrasty (is that even a word
). The classic MBPs with their monotonous silver design look boring next to the unibodies, but I think the contrast between the black and the silver on the unibodies is a bit glaring.The perfect design, in my opinion, would be the current unibody design, but with the black on the keys and bezel replaced by a shade of gray that is a touch or two darker than the silver body.
Yeah, the all-silver MBP looks antiquated and plain next to the UMBP. Don't know about "Dell-ish", though... if there was ever a look strongly associated with Dell, it's the Inspiron 6000 series with black keys on silver...
So my initial reaction when I saw the UMBP was more along the lines of "Huh? Is Dell's 4 year old color scheme suddenly high fashion now?" Then I remembered that the Inspiron 6000 is probably a ripoff of this...
They tried to hybridize the iPhone & Tibook design and it just didn't quite work right for me and instead came off looking like all other generic PCs even though the build quality is better.
They should just extended the MBA/MBP 17" design across the line
EDIT: For the record i did have a UMB but returned it due to the terrible screen. Also my sister has a UMBP and my brother has a UMB. In other words i'm well acquainted with both machines and still have 'meh' feelings about them
They should just extended the MBA/MBP 17" design across the line
EDIT: For the record i did have a UMB but returned it due to the terrible screen. Also my sister has a UMBP and my brother has a UMB. In other words i'm well acquainted with both machines and still have 'meh' feelings about them
This is kind of a pointless question. I mean, most people are going to defend what they have. Except for the few that dont care if they have the "best" model or not.
I think the keyboard looks better, but I don't really like typing on them. I feel like they are finger oil magnets and will start looking shiny in no time. Thus, I got a keyboard cover (very thin unlike the iskin) to protect it. Now I am more fond of the keyboard.
*This was on my Macbook Air
*This was on my Macbook Air
Yeah, the all-silver MBP looks antiquated and plain next to the UMBP. Don't know about "Dell-ish", though... if there was ever a look strongly associated with Dell, it's the Inspiron 6000 series with black keys on silver...
So my initial reaction when I saw the UMBP was more along the lines of "Huh? Is Dell's 4 year old color scheme suddenly high fashion now?" Then I remembered that the Inspiron 6000 is probably a ripoff of this...
Haha, i had an inspiron 6000 17" before i got my pro. No comparison on style. I never understood the whole white trim deal. That computer is what completely burned me on windows/dell.
My sentiments exactly! My 15" has turned me off Dell forever, even with the stolen styling.
As for the current macbooks, they are beautiful! People keep saying they look like generic PC's, thats true, until you get closer than 20 feet away
My sentiments exactly! My 15" has turned me off Dell forever, even with the stolen styling.
As for the current macbooks, they are beautiful! People keep saying they look like generic PC's, thats true, until you get closer than 20 feet away
i can see a uni from like 500 ft away, usually b/c the glare or sun being reflected at me.
Wow, so many people prefer the new design. When it first came out, everyone was like wtf. Apple designs grow on you. Same thing happened with the Aluminum iMac. I thought they looked weird, but now the white ones look cheap. Leave it to Apple to entice you into buying the latest and the greatest!
I'd be first in line for one 1 week ahead of time! lol seriously I would be one of the first to get one of those! Was nice, black iphone/macbook 13".....
Hey thats the computer I just recently had to "clean" out for one of my buddies. Pain in the arse if you ask me it was.
for those of you who have their black keys pretty worned down (shiny) I guess you can always take out the white keys off the apple keyboards (wired or bluetooth) and put them on your laptops. Of course the bad part is the lettering is not transparent.
Have the last old-style model. Would far prefer the new look and feel. Just not having to clean in the rim by the ugly plastic rim would be a big plus, not to mention way easier to clean the display, again without a rim.
I would also probably go for the MB now though - not a fan of the look of the speaker grilles on the MBPs then or now, and not a user of FireWire - got an external HD with it just so as to have -something- to use it with, and it locks up Finder half the time if plugged in like that, but works fine via USB - off-topic irony.
I would say the black plastic MB was better looking again, and yes something in black and metal would be pretty cool. For now, having the black and the grey is more interesting than grey and more grey in the older MBPs.
I preferred the unibody look when it came out, but expanding to other design changes in the Mac line-up, I still think the G4 lamp iMac was better looking than the designs that have come since.
I would also probably go for the MB now though - not a fan of the look of the speaker grilles on the MBPs then or now, and not a user of FireWire - got an external HD with it just so as to have -something- to use it with, and it locks up Finder half the time if plugged in like that, but works fine via USB - off-topic irony
.I would say the black plastic MB was better looking again, and yes something in black and metal would be pretty cool. For now, having the black and the grey is more interesting than grey and more grey in the older MBPs.
I preferred the unibody look when it came out, but expanding to other design changes in the Mac line-up, I still think the G4 lamp iMac was better looking than the designs that have come since.
Has anyone done this? I would love to see pics!
I have seen a MBA with the white keys from a bluetooth apple keyboard and it looked awesome.
Iiiiiiiiiii don't think so, no. In Mac circles, beige is a derogatory term for Windows PC (even though PCs stopped being "beige" about 10 years ago, not too long after the last beige Mac G3).
