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Why Unibody?
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Why has been answered above! Why do WE call it so:
To differentiate the newer generation from the older MBPs which were also Aluminum but were not manufactured using the "unibody" process!
Infact you'll find the term UMB or UMBP quite often in this forum. Its basically for identification purposes like we previously used "White MB" or "Blackbook"!
To differentiate the newer generation from the older MBPs which were also Aluminum but were not manufactured using the "unibody" process!
Infact you'll find the term UMB or UMBP quite often in this forum. Its basically for identification purposes like we previously used "White MB" or "Blackbook"!
how long has Apple been using aluminum for their laptops? Kinda hard to differentiate the old school powerbooks with the new models by just looking at the lid.
theyve been using it since powerbooks i believe. Which is why i think it is stupid that some people say alu. macbook pro-meaning unibody. Since the last MPB gen was made from aluminum.
Since 2003!
The powerbooks were redesigned after SJ returned. They transitioned from Plastic to metal in Jan 2001 but they used Titanium for the first two years. In 2003 they used Aluminum for the first time in the 12" and the 17" models announced at MacWorld. The 15" were later ported to Al in the same year as well!
o, and you can tell by the plactic thingy that PBs had on the lid, and the PB look fatter
I just hate when people start their threads with "hey guys, I have my aluminum macbook pro..." which is like saying "hey guys, I have my macbook pro model, the one with the keyboard, and...."
I think that term was picked up from new macbook users, because until now there hasn't been an "Aluminum" Macbook model just the previous plastic ones, but there have been Aluminum Macbook Pros.
No, the 17" is available in both glossy and matte. The 15" is offered only in glossy.
Sorry that's what I meant, that the 17" comes in both, I wish they did that with the 15"
Do u guys know when they started coming out with the glowinglogo on the back of the laptops?
Maybe with Lombard (bronze-keyboard G3) but I think even a model or two before that. So late 90s. I remember it started with some light leaking accidentally through the white logo on one model, making some people think it was lit on purpose. Apple then let more light through to make a real effect out of it.
