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Almost every thin and light laptop on the market these days looks like a macbook replica. And iirc, macs have a 16:10 display.

by luke2m 5y ago

nightski 5y ago
It's such a tired design. I think the goals of this project is fantastic but man the macbook is getting ugly. They really need a refresh. It feels like it has been over a decade now...
- chipotle_coyote 5y ago
  Serious question: what would you expect/want in a design refresh? I'm speaking just of the industrial design, not the number and kinds of ports and such. I'm curious because while I've also thought "yeah, these are increasingly overdue for an updated look," it's hard in practice for me to think of changes that I'd really want. I'm typing this on an M1 MacBook Air, and...I'm not saying it's somehow reached the apex of perfection, but other than a wider range of colors there's nothing that immediately comes to mind as an answer to "I wish the Air had [thing]". Smaller bezels? Maybe, but it's not like they're a glaring huge problem. A different shape? Maybe, but again, this is just such a nice one. They could bring in more of the current iPad/iPhone design language, especially on the MacBook Pro rather than the Air, I guess -- which is widely expected for the next refresh, so you'll probably get your wish in that regard.
  - nightski 5y ago
    Honestly just start with colors and/or black like say the Razer Blade, iPhone, or iMac. I have a G14 with anime matrix led display and it's pretty slick looking (so cool how it lights up) [1]. I understand it's not as minimalist as a macbook but I've been blown away by the amount of comments I get on it's looks. It completely goes against Apple's design DNA but maybe it's just the super minimalist approach itself I am finding tired. I like spice & variety. [1] https://dlcdnimgs.asus.com/websites/global/Products/xccq31kw0rrpex5l/v2/features/images/medium/1x/04_designTop.jpg https://dlcdnimgs.asus.com/websites/global/Products/xccq31kw...
    - chipotle_coyote 5y ago
      That's fair. I mostly like a minimalist approach, but I'd like them to find space for just a little more whimsy than they've had in the last decade -- and I'd definitely like to see the laptops in more colors than "silver gray" and "kinda darker silver gray".
      - Dracophoenix 5y ago
        If the M1 iMac is an indication of things to come, you might get your wish.

Almost every thin and light laptop on the market these days looks like a macbook replica. And iirc, macs have a 16:10 display.

by luke2m 5y ago

Almost every thin and light laptop on the market these days looks like a macbook replica. And iirc, macs have a 16:10 display.

nightski 5y ago

It's such a tired design. I think the goals of this project is fantastic but man the macbook is getting ugly. They really need a refresh. It feels like it has been over a decade now...

chipotle_coyote 5y ago
Serious question: what would you expect/want in a design refresh? I'm speaking just of the industrial design, not the number and kinds of ports and such. I'm curious because while I've also thought "yeah, these are increasingly overdue for an updated look," it's hard in practice for me to think of changes that I'd really want. I'm typing this on an M1 MacBook Air, and...I'm not saying it's somehow reached the apex of perfection, but other than a wider range of colors there's nothing that immediately comes to mind as an answer to "I wish the Air had [thing]". Smaller bezels? Maybe, but it's not like they're a glaring huge problem. A different shape? Maybe, but again, this is just such a nice one. They could bring in more of the current iPad/iPhone design language, especially on the MacBook Pro rather than the Air, I guess -- which is widely expected for the next refresh, so you'll probably get your wish in that regard.
- nightski 5y ago
  Honestly just start with colors and/or black like say the Razer Blade, iPhone, or iMac. I have a G14 with anime matrix led display and it's pretty slick looking (so cool how it lights up) [1]. I understand it's not as minimalist as a macbook but I've been blown away by the amount of comments I get on it's looks. It completely goes against Apple's design DNA but maybe it's just the super minimalist approach itself I am finding tired. I like spice & variety. [1] https://dlcdnimgs.asus.com/websites/global/Products/xccq31kw0rrpex5l/v2/features/images/medium/1x/04_designTop.jpg https://dlcdnimgs.asus.com/websites/global/Products/xccq31kw...
  - chipotle_coyote 5y ago
    That's fair. I mostly like a minimalist approach, but I'd like them to find space for just a little more whimsy than they've had in the last decade -- and I'd definitely like to see the laptops in more colors than "silver gray" and "kinda darker silver gray".
    - Dracophoenix 5y ago
      If the M1 iMac is an indication of things to come, you might get your wish.