Posts by Dlux

Quote: Originally Posted by mstone You do realize that the metal is milled so thinly at one point, that an LED can shine light through the metal without any opening. The ones I'm aware of (such as the Apple wireless keyboard) uses...

Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM I'm pretty sure. News to me! Quote: I really don't care to disassemble one of the computers in question to demonstrate it. No need to do that. I've just never heard of castings used for this...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dlux I'm wondering if we're talking about the same material and process. Everything I've seen as a casting has generally been somewhat brittle in an impact. Are you sure you're talking about cast metal? (As...

Quote: Originally Posted by mstone Apparently it is easier to make a counterfeit Rolex than to copy a MacBook Air. Well, consider the quality expectations of the respective buyers...

Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM How did IBM & Lenovo do it for Thinkpad shells? For that matter, Compaq business notebooks? I've had several that were die cast shells. Really? I wasn't aware that castings could hold up to...

Quote: Originally Posted by sranger I suspect that they (if they have any sense) are going to put their time and resources toward the next generation of composite (probably carbon fiber/kevlar) materials and manufacturing. Even Apple...

Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM Other alternatives: die cast process using zinc, magnesium or some other metal. I think aluminum can be die cast as well. Casting generally doesn't yield the kinds of strength that a portable...

Quote: Originally Posted by iVlad What other materials can they turn to except plastic? (Although apparently Apple controls that technology as well.)

Bear in mind that this rabbi isn't the first person to identify the iPhone as representative of society's problems: http://commonwealmagazine.org/selling-our-souls "Previous generations fell in love with their cars or became...

This rabbi doesn't know the half of it: http://objectiveministries.org/creation/propaganda.html "Given the now obvious anti-Christian and cultish nature of Apple Computers, is it any wonder that they have decided to base their...