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I really don't see why this is the case unless you have a very strong affinity for Apple. As I said earlier, the Vaio Z is really a much better machine overall,

by tikhonj 15y ago

I really don't see why this is the case unless you have a very strong affinity for Apple. As I said earlier, the Vaio Z is really a much better machine overall, but has a price to match. The Lenovo X1 is also very good and I think looks better as well. Of course, I'm probably a little biased against Apple--although I seriously considered getting an Air as my new laptop recently--and have found their recent laptop designs a little garish. There is a gigantic, light-up logo in the back! My roommate had a Mac Book Pro last year and it would light up our room if he used it at night. I favor a more minimalistic, muted aesthetic--if I could, I'd get an all matte black laptop with no labels at all (including the keyboard), but I do not think anything like that exists. The new Vaio Z is close though.

Samuel_Michon 15y ago
"I seriously considered getting an Air as my new laptop recently--and have found their recent laptop designs a little garish. There is a gigantic, light-up logo in the back!" That's not a recent design. Apple notebooks have had a lit logo on the back of the lid for the last 13 years[1], starting with the PowerBook G3 Wall Street. In any case, this 'problem' is easily remedied by covering it up with a sticker. That's what production companies do[2] when they want to use a notebook in a TV show or motion picture that doesn't have 'promotional considerations'[3]. "if I could, I'd get an all matte black laptop with no labels at all" Apple's black MacBook[4] and Google's copy[5], the CR48, came close. Matte black, barely any labels. [1] http://denniswever.dyndns.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/IMG_0823.jpg http://denniswever.dyndns.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/0... [2] http://www.geeksugar.com/TV-Shows-Cover-Up-Apple-Logo-Mac-Laptops-Desktop-Computers-2835550 http://www.geeksugar.com/TV-Shows-Cover-Up-Apple-Logo-Mac-La... [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_placement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_placement [4] http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/MacBook.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/MacBook.j... [5] http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20025349-260.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20025349-260.html
- tikhonj 15y ago
  I don't actually keep track of Apple's designs, so I guess you're right--they've been garish all along. Covering the logo up with a sticker would make sense if there were no alternatives without annoying logos; happily, there are. I have seen the black MacBooks, and they are better than the normal ones--rather good looking, actually--but I'm not sure if they sell them any more and I was looking exclusively at thin, light laptops akin to the Air. As far as I know, matte black Airs do not exist. I remember seeing the beta Chromebook and really liking the design; unfortunately, the ones they actually sell now look different and too much like normal netbooks. Where both fall short is the keyboard--in a perfect world, there would be a version with unlabeled keys. It would match my DasKeyboard :). The Vaio Z I currently have also comes close. From my perspective when I'm using it, it's actually almost exactly what I want (except for the annoyingly omnipresent labeled keys). The back of the screen is a dark blue with a metal (not lit) logo. I rather like that effect as well, although it doesn't quite have the appeal of a completely blank laptop. Having a plastered-over Apple logo wouldn't do either--all this would ruin the effect I want. Of course, I recognize that the laptop I picture is incredibly silly and can never be more than a very niche product, but I am perfectly content being silly.

by tikhonj 15y ago

Samuel_Michon 15y ago

"I seriously considered getting an Air as my new laptop recently--and have found their recent laptop designs a little garish. There is a gigantic, light-up logo in the back!" That's not a recent design. Apple notebooks have had a lit logo on the back of the lid for the last 13 years[1], starting with the PowerBook G3 Wall Street. In any case, this 'problem' is easily remedied by covering it up with a sticker. That's what production companies do[2] when they want to use a notebook in a TV show or motion picture that doesn't have 'promotional considerations'[3]. "if I could, I'd get an all matte black laptop with no labels at all" Apple's black MacBook[4] and Google's copy[5], the CR48, came close. Matte black, barely any labels. [1] http://denniswever.dyndns.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/IMG_0823.jpg http://denniswever.dyndns.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/0... [2] http://www.geeksugar.com/TV-Shows-Cover-Up-Apple-Logo-Mac-Laptops-Desktop-Computers-2835550 http://www.geeksugar.com/TV-Shows-Cover-Up-Apple-Logo-Mac-La... [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_placement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_placement [4] http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/MacBook.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/MacBook.j... [5] http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20025349-260.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20025349-260.html

tikhonj 15y ago
I don't actually keep track of Apple's designs, so I guess you're right--they've been garish all along. Covering the logo up with a sticker would make sense if there were no alternatives without annoying logos; happily, there are. I have seen the black MacBooks, and they are better than the normal ones--rather good looking, actually--but I'm not sure if they sell them any more and I was looking exclusively at thin, light laptops akin to the Air. As far as I know, matte black Airs do not exist. I remember seeing the beta Chromebook and really liking the design; unfortunately, the ones they actually sell now look different and too much like normal netbooks. Where both fall short is the keyboard--in a perfect world, there would be a version with unlabeled keys. It would match my DasKeyboard :). The Vaio Z I currently have also comes close. From my perspective when I'm using it, it's actually almost exactly what I want (except for the annoyingly omnipresent labeled keys). The back of the screen is a dark blue with a metal (not lit) logo. I rather like that effect as well, although it doesn't quite have the appeal of a completely blank laptop. Having a plastered-over Apple logo wouldn't do either--all this would ruin the effect I want. Of course, I recognize that the laptop I picture is incredibly silly and can never be more than a very niche product, but I am perfectly content being silly.