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Join Date: May 2004
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The new de-facto macbook for the masses.
The rounded edges are very visually pleasing to me, they look more rounded than the MBP. It seems to me like the new MB has all the benefits of the MBP without the aluminum, and at a cheaper price point. Good deal. User formally known as Sh0eWax |
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Join Date: May 2004
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Ixnay on ireWireFay.
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Milwaukee
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This machine looks really ugly to me. Did it get thicker? It looks really, really thick in the images on Apple.com
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Join Date: May 2004
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Not sayin', just sayin'
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WANT. MACBOOK. NAO.
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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Interesting that they took the unibody concept of the MBP and applied it to the MB - with polycarbonate instead of aluminum.
This looks like a really nice machine. Not that it wasn't already... Do you know where children get all of their energy? - They suck it right out of their parents! |
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Stallion
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Milwaukee
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It looks like the power connector is different.
This thing looks like it ate a few too many donuts. ...and calling/e-mailing/texting ex-girlfriends on the off-chance they'll invite you over for some "old time's sake" no-strings couch gymnastics... |
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can't read sarcasm.
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Toronto, Canada
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It does look fatter, even though it's actuall slimmer ( I think).
But I'm sure the rounded edges makes it a joy to carry. Very surprised, the price is still relatively high. Greater differentiation without FW and RAM limit, should have seen this priced at $900 USD. |
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I am worthless beyond hope. Join Date: May 2004
Location: Inner Swabia. If you have to ask twice, don't.
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connector looks more like the macbook air one(?), possibly to get around common cause of the wires failing -- the cable looping behind the laptop during most use...
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Stallion
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Milwaukee
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The rounded corners do make the MBP a joy to carry, so I could see that. I like these guys but Apple should have done some better stock photography. It looks like it needs to spend a few more weeks on weight watchers.
...and calling/e-mailing/texting ex-girlfriends on the off-chance they'll invite you over for some "old time's sake" no-strings couch gymnastics... |
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guys... firewire is dead.
USB 3 will be out next year, ad hoc wireless may be sufficiently fast for all other transfers. I found it quite difficult to even buy a fw800 cable last week, the only reseller was apple. belkin didn't even list the product on their website. it sucks, but i suspect that this light peak adapter is going to make all of the current wired connectors obsolete soon... |
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Join Date: May 2004
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True, true.
And I would be *thrilled* if it did. But until it's on the *($@%$ unit, don't drop FW. :P |
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Join Date: May 2004
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So as I understand it, this is what happened:
1. Prior to the unibody models, all MacBooks had Firewire. 2. Unibody MacBooks announced, no Firewire, but Apple kept the plastic MacBooks around for those who do need it. 3. Apple shifts things around, brings Firewire back to unibody MacBooks and renames them MacBook Pro. All MacBooks have Firewire, again. 4. Apple redesigns plastic MacBook; now it doesn't have Firewire (even though the much cheaper, just-updated Mac Mini still does). Coming up next, iMacs get Firewire 400 on midrange models, Firewire 800 on top-end and low-end machines, while MacBooks built on odd-numbered days have Firewire 400 added unless it's a full moon. Mac Mini gets Firewire 3200 before the Mac Pro, but only on the $599 configuration. |
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Oy. This is the 12" iBook/12" PowerBook G4 all over again.
Now the white MacBook actually has better specs than the 13" MacBook Pro that costs $200 more. |
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awesome Join Date: Jul 2004
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I don't think it's a huge deal. It sort of was with the old unibody MacBook because there wasn't any other options with it (other than the *lower-end* old MacBook) and the idea was that the old MacBook would be phased away, leaving consumers with no FireWire portables. But now the 13" MacBook Pro is only $200 more and let's be real, anybody who even knows what FireWire is is probably going to spring for the MBP anyway. So it's not that big of a deal. This new MacBook is still better than the old one.
Maybe people's wrist rests will stop cracking now. and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Atlanta
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And I've been thinking of getting a MacBook.
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My issue with FireWire is my MiniDV video camera. FW is the ONLY way to import video from it, so when FW dies and I at some point no longer have a working computer with it, all my video will be trapped on the MiniDV tapes with no way to import it.
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Thunderbolt, fuck yeah!
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Seriously, it's not like this new MacBook is Apple's only laptop, or even their only 13" one. |
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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There's some great pics over on Engadget.
One other thing missing from the MacBook are those rubber feet on the underside of the laptop. http://www.engadget.com/photos/new-m...ds-on/2378307/ |
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