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Apple notebook lines to see major design changes

21 points by DocSavage 19y ago

utnick 19y ago
i think the white plastic look is a good branding tool... no other laptop looks even close to a macbook
- jeroen 19y ago
  True, but the aluminium of the Pro is also quite noticable. Maybe a bit less than the white plastic, but you won't confuse it for a Dell.
- DocSavage 19y ago
  Don't forget the glowing apple logo on the lid. That unifies the look a bit, even if aluminum and "matte black" trim gets thrown in. Or you go for the 24kt gold laptop: http://www.computer-choppers.com/pics/17mbp31.jpg http://www.computer-choppers.com/pics/17mbp31.jpg :)
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inovica 19y ago
Aluminium is the way forward. I had a black MacBook but its only when I used the MacBook pro or my current MacBook Air that I really thought it was an Apple. Its about time for a refresh and I'm looking forward to what they do
erickhill 19y ago
Making the Macbook Pro slimmer would be an impressive engineering accomplishment, but don't do it simply for the sake of design and hurt the performance. The current MBP's are nearly perfect, save for the glowing white hot (aluminum) case.
- culley 19y ago
  Really hot computers are a thing of the past. The new Intel chips run cool and low watt. Check out the Air for example. No more burned testicles!
dhimes 19y ago
[snicker] should be re-assess not re-asses [snicker] And, yeah, if they could keep them from getting so hot, it would be a big plus.
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pmorici 19y ago
Why is aluminum better for the environment than plastic? Isn't there a lot of strip mining and nasty chemicals involved in Aluminum production?
- culley 19y ago
  You can recycle Al with electricity. A large portion of the Al in circulation is recycled.
samt 19y ago
Apple is just absurdly, incredibly far ahead of every other pc manufacturer out there. They'll come to market with "green" laptops just when "green" is meaningful to consumers, make a huge splash about it and get an amazing amount of free press. Meanwhile Dell can't figure out which shade of gray sells best to small business buyers on the first Tuesday of the month and HP can't load enough crapware on your pc.
tlrobinson 19y ago
Oh wow, a stainless-steel MacBook would just be sexy.

21 points by DocSavage 19y ago

utnick 19y ago

i think the white plastic look is a good branding tool... no other laptop looks even close to a macbook

jeroen 19y ago
True, but the aluminium of the Pro is also quite noticable. Maybe a bit less than the white plastic, but you won't confuse it for a Dell.
DocSavage 19y ago
Don't forget the glowing apple logo on the lid. That unifies the look a bit, even if aluminum and "matte black" trim gets thrown in. Or you go for the 24kt gold laptop: http://www.computer-choppers.com/pics/17mbp31.jpg http://www.computer-choppers.com/pics/17mbp31.jpg :)

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inovica 19y ago

Aluminium is the way forward. I had a black MacBook but its only when I used the MacBook pro or my current MacBook Air that I really thought it was an Apple. Its about time for a refresh and I'm looking forward to what they do

erickhill 19y ago

Making the Macbook Pro slimmer would be an impressive engineering accomplishment, but don't do it simply for the sake of design and hurt the performance. The current MBP's are nearly perfect, save for the glowing white hot (aluminum) case.

culley 19y ago
Really hot computers are a thing of the past. The new Intel chips run cool and low watt. Check out the Air for example. No more burned testicles!

dhimes 19y ago

[snicker] should be re-assess not re-asses [snicker] And, yeah, if they could keep them from getting so hot, it would be a big plus.

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pmorici 19y ago

Why is aluminum better for the environment than plastic? Isn't there a lot of strip mining and nasty chemicals involved in Aluminum production?

culley 19y ago
You can recycle Al with electricity. A large portion of the Al in circulation is recycled.

samt 19y ago

Apple is just absurdly, incredibly far ahead of every other pc manufacturer out there. They'll come to market with "green" laptops just when "green" is meaningful to consumers, make a huge splash about it and get an amazing amount of free press. Meanwhile Dell can't figure out which shade of gray sells best to small business buyers on the first Tuesday of the month and HP can't load enough crapware on your pc.

tlrobinson 19y ago

Oh wow, a stainless-steel MacBook would just be sexy.