After seeing the new MacBook Air, what chance do you think we have of the CD drive being dropped out of the MBP in favor of some battery power or more space for new goodies ??
Zero. Though 10.7 will likely be shipped on that slimline USB drive of Apple's now.
This implies that people have the choice to go for more interesting service/price ratio but they don't because of their ...hmm... stupidity. But from a previous post it seems that this is just not possible in the US. Is it or not finally?
By that I mean disconnect from the net, cable or the phone company. You really don't have to pay the cable company anything if you don't want to.
After seeing the new MacBook Air, what chance do you think we have of the CD drive being dropped out of the MBP in favor of some battery power or more space for new goodies ??
I'd have to say the bigger the machine the less chance their will be for that to happen. Honestly I'd like to be wrong about that because I would prefer that my next MBP have slots for three or more SSDs.
The new 13" AIR is pretty close to what I was imagining, but for an ultra portable is missing one important thing, that is a 3G modem. I'd at least like to have the option in any renewed MBP. Honestly though a 3G or LTE modem doesn't take up much space, it is the the antenna that is the problem. This is probably anti Apple but I'd love to see a high performance antenna that slides out of the MBP to give us the best possible cellular performance. To me that would be very good use of the available space.
The problem you have with optical drives is that they are still used by many professionals. Personally I avoid them but that is another issue. So I'm expecting them to be in MBP in one form or another for a few more years.
Based on Jobs' comments yesterday, I expect a rapid phaseout of optical drives to begin within a year. There will probably be one MBP for a few more years which contains a DVD burner but most will lose it soon, IMO
Next year's models will probably lose the six ounce optical drive and will probably also be smaller and therefore lighter. Can't wait.
My thinking is normally wrong, but I believe that both the Optical and Hard Drives are on a short stick.
Jobs made it clear that the Air was the future of the notebook and I don't think that was an unplanned, casual comment.
Jobs also mentioned the potential of major acquisitions. While Netflix is at the top or the list for some I'm thinking more of a producer of SSD. Either as an acquisition, or as a joint venture program. Apple is going to suck up SSD at an incredible rate in the future.
Next will be integration of iOS & OS X at the consumer level. That would be the full screen apps shown, FactTime between Macs & iOS devices, with PCs joining later.
If Apple was to remove the Optical Drive another question would be what they could do with the 13" MBP in terms of upping their video offerings.
It seems like a safe bet that the MacBook will drop the optical drive before the MacBook Pro will. Therefore I expect the next redesign of the MacBook's case will drop the optical drive. The first redesign of the MacBook Pro's case following the next MacBook will then drop the optical drive.
If Apple puts IPS or PVA on a 15" or 17" model, I'll order it. It's not for pro image use, I just want a nice screen. Besides, iPad is a consumer device which has an IPS screen, so IPS doesn't have to mean professional use.
Besides I can remember that about a year ago Apple wrote a $500 million dolkar check for LCD panels. You don't throw that type of money around and not expect anything from it.
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If Apple puts IPS or PVA on a 15" or 17" model, I'll order it.
Ever since the unibodies came out I've been tempted. This might put me over the edge because I actually hate the matte screen I got now.
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It's not for pro image use, I just want a nice screen.
The question I have is just how nice will they be? You see I'm actually expecting a resolution increase. The new AIRs have rather dense displays but i wonder if Apple will go denser for the MBPs.
In a 15 or 17" screen the higher densities will impact GPU performance which may be why Aple gave up on Intel integrated GPUs. I'm not expecting them to double resolution like they did on the iPhone but a 50% increase in pixel count would be nice. It would still be a significant load on the GPU but managable.
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Besides, iPad is a consumer device which has an IPS screen, so IPS doesn't have to mean professional use.
In the computer world something is only considered professional until they get the cost down through mass production. I suspect Apple was a big factor in getting the cost of IPS screens down. Like I mentioned they are not affraid to throw money at the issue. For the notebooks far better screens would seem to be a natural next move.
Well in part, you see I'm expecting a major laptop overhaul for the next go around. As Steve said the AIRs are a sign of things to come. So it will be interesting to see what those new machines have and don't have. An update to the screens seems reasonable.
Besides I can remember that about a year ago Apple wrote a $500 million dolkar check for LCD panels. You don't throw that type of money around and not expect anything from it.
Apple has been making investments in LCD and other kinds of production for some time now, in a roundabout way. What I recall is they sent a lot of money LG's way so they can build a new plant to make the 30" screens, and that was many years ago. I think some of the big up front payments to the semiconductor industry has allowed them to expand flash memory capacity, which is just as well, I've heard Apple is the #1 buyer of flash memory chips.
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After seeing the new MacBook Air, what chance do you think we have of the CD drive being dropped out of the MBP in favor of some battery power or more space for new goodies ??
Zero. Though 10.7 will likely be shipped on that slimline USB drive of Apple's now.
This implies that people have the choice to go for more interesting service/price ratio but they don't because of their ...hmm... stupidity. But from a previous post it seems that this is just not possible in the US. Is it or not finally?
By that I mean disconnect from the net, cable or the phone company. You really don't have to pay the cable company anything if you don't want to.
After seeing the new MacBook Air, what chance do you think we have of the CD drive being dropped out of the MBP in favor of some battery power or more space for new goodies ??
I'd have to say the bigger the machine the less chance their will be for that to happen. Honestly I'd like to be wrong about that because I would prefer that my next MBP have slots for three or more SSDs.
The new 13" AIR is pretty close to what I was imagining, but for an ultra portable is missing one important thing, that is a 3G modem. I'd at least like to have the option in any renewed MBP. Honestly though a 3G or LTE modem doesn't take up much space, it is the the antenna that is the problem. This is probably anti Apple but I'd love to see a high performance antenna that slides out of the MBP to give us the best possible cellular performance. To me that would be very good use of the available space.
The problem you have with optical drives is that they are still used by many professionals. Personally I avoid them but that is another issue. So I'm expecting them to be in MBP in one form or another for a few more years.
Next year's models will probably lose the six ounce optical drive and will probably also be smaller and therefore lighter. Can't wait.
Love it. Needs to happen. Won't for at least a decade.
A decade? I'll happen next year. 2012 at the latest.
Jobs made it clear that the Air was the future of the notebook and I don't think that was an unplanned, casual comment.
Jobs also mentioned the potential of major acquisitions. While Netflix is at the top or the list for some I'm thinking more of a producer of SSD. Either as an acquisition, or as a joint venture program. Apple is going to suck up SSD at an incredible rate in the future.
Next will be integration of iOS & OS X at the consumer level. That would be the full screen apps shown, FactTime between Macs & iOS devices, with PCs joining later.
If Apple was to remove the Optical Drive another question would be what they could do with the 13" MBP in terms of upping their video offerings.
A decade? I'll happen next year. 2012 at the latest.
You say that now because of the Air. It's still wrong.
If Apple puts IPS or PVA on a 15" or 17" model, I'll order it.
Ever since the unibodies came out I've been tempted. This might put me over the edge because I actually hate the matte screen I got now.
It's not for pro image use, I just want a nice screen.
The question I have is just how nice will they be? You see I'm actually expecting a resolution increase. The new AIRs have rather dense displays but i wonder if Apple will go denser for the MBPs.
In a 15 or 17" screen the higher densities will impact GPU performance which may be why Aple gave up on Intel integrated GPUs. I'm not expecting them to double resolution like they did on the iPhone but a 50% increase in pixel count would be nice. It would still be a significant load on the GPU but managable.
Besides, iPad is a consumer device which has an IPS screen, so IPS doesn't have to mean professional use.
In the computer world something is only considered professional until they get the cost down through mass production. I suspect Apple was a big factor in getting the cost of IPS screens down. Like I mentioned they are not affraid to throw money at the issue. For the notebooks far better screens would seem to be a natural next move.
Well in part, you see I'm expecting a major laptop overhaul for the next go around. As Steve said the AIRs are a sign of things to come. So it will be interesting to see what those new machines have and don't have. An update to the screens seems reasonable.
Besides I can remember that about a year ago Apple wrote a $500 million dolkar check for LCD panels. You don't throw that type of money around and not expect anything from it.
Apple has been making investments in LCD and other kinds of production for some time now, in a roundabout way. What I recall is they sent a lot of money LG's way so they can build a new plant to make the 30" screens, and that was many years ago. I think some of the big up front payments to the semiconductor industry has allowed them to expand flash memory capacity, which is just as well, I've heard Apple is the #1 buyer of flash memory chips.