"What, no ultra portable??!! Apple sucks! They let us down again! They never come through with the products that other people tell them they're making!"
I would go macbook thin if it had a dedicated gpu and a good display, which it probably won't have neither of. I would consider a macbook if it had a dedicated gpu and a good display too. MacBookPro 15 is too heavy, but I need that gpu since I'm working with gfx and video all the time. My line, powerbook 12, is ended and not replaced. Just when I need to update. Dang...
MacBookPro 15 is too heavy, but I need that gpu since I'm working with gfx and video all the time. My line, powerbook 12, is ended and not replaced. Just when I need to update. Dang...
Check the specs. MacBook Pro 15" is only very slightly heavier than MacBook, the difference is less than 10%.
Some of you all are nuts. If you have a 10" ultra portable, you don't want a dedicated power sucking GPU that kills your battery. I want 1.5 GHz speed with 10+ hours battery life.
I don't need the rotatable screen thing, but the 7 hour battery life I could live with (10 would be better though and I would sacrifice speed for battery life).
I like the size, 8.9 doesn't sound so bad and I don't need a touch sensitive screen.
"We need to have devices that boot up very rapidly," Sean Maloney, the head of Intel's mobility group, told developers at the conference. "The same way you come off a plane and get a cell phone signal immediately."
.....because the 25 seconds it takes my MacBook to boot up is just waaaayyyyyy too slow, when i restart once every two or three weeks.....let's add a cool grand to the purchase price to (what?)- cut boot in half? [25 seconds x 25 times per year]= ~12 minutes per year now vs. 6 minutes spent restarting with flash?
I don't need the rotatable screen thing, but the 7 hour battery life I could live with (10 would be better though and I would sacrifice speed for battery life).
I like the size, 8.9 doesn't sound so bad and I don't need a touch sensitive screen.
So, yeah, like that.
I've two of these machines running XP. Must have the 3 cell battery because I don't get 7 hrs of life out ofa charged battery. Otherwise they're pretty nice so far.
.....because the 25 seconds it takes my MacBook to boot up is just waaaayyyyyy too slow, when i restart once every two or three weeks.....let's add a cool grand to the purchase price to (what?)- cut boot in half? [25 seconds x 25 times per year]= ~12 minutes per year now vs. 6 minutes spent restarting with flash?
I doubt it'll add $1000 to the price. They'll probably add 4-8GB of flash RAM, which won't cost that much. Remember that the 4GB iPod Nano is only $250. Figure closer to $150 for the RAM alone. And Apple's been reportedly preparing to double the memory in Nanos for the same price. Keep a 2.5" hard drive for regular storage. 1.8" drives are smaller but are slower, cost more and don't save much weight.
You reboot every few weeks? My 12" PB's uptime counter currently says 162 days. Okay, I never bothered updating it with the latest security updates, but still. If you really wanted to mock the article, you should note that Mac laptops reliably sleep and wake from sleep, unlike Windows laptops, so they're already good to go the moment you step off the plane.
I think this would be totally cool.... I can't wait! I love small and light laptops. Although, it would be nice to have some kind of optical drive in it just for convenience. But, I do think the most important feature of it should be having a long battery life. My dream batt life would be 8 hours but anything close to that number would be great. Man, sounds like MacWorld is going to be exciting. Almost can't wait, but i'm enjoying the BlackBook in the meantime.
Before switching I used an IBM X-Series ThinkPad - about 3 pounds. It's an excellent form factor and I would not be surprised to see Apple deliver a MacBook mini within the year. I loved the ThinkPad, but wasn't impressed with Windows and the associated malware - hence the switch. A MacBook mini would do very well - especially with university students - if it was done well.
It's interesting because I just read an article today as to how poorly the Robeson technology is working in Vista beta 2, as this is the MS OS that will support it.
Is it Robeson working poorly in Vista or is it Vista working poorly on Robeson?
Huh, reminds me of the 8" Mac tablet I have been going on about for the last four months or so?
[deadhorse mode]
8" widescreen multi-touch LCD
1.0GHz ULV Core Solo CPU
533MHz FSB
512MB NAND flash memory
2GB DDR2 SDRAM (two SO-DIMM slots)
32GB 1.8" FlashRAM HDD
Intel GMA950 integrated GPU
WUSB (wireless USB)
AirPort Extreme
BlueTooth
Quad band cell capabilities
Pivoting iSight camera
stereo BlueTooth headset w/microphone
Stylus
Mac OS X 10.5
iLife '06
iWork '06
About the size of a DVD case (which is really close to a 16:10 ratio) and half again as thick...
[/deadhorse mode]
specs may change, four months is almost an eternity in microprocessor time?
Huh?
That sounds a little similar to the Nokia 770 internet tablet... only good. I have a 770 and it is a very impressive device and meets most every requirement of an adjunct tablet that I would want from Apple (minus the userfriendliness and insane price tag... this was $300..)
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Originally posted by audiopollution
Macworld is in January.
Yeah. I was thinking about the dev conv.
"What, no ultra portable??!! Apple sucks! They let us down again! They never come through with the products that other people tell them they're making!"
Originally posted by palegolas
MacBookPro 15 is too heavy, but I need that gpu since I'm working with gfx and video all the time. My line, powerbook 12, is ended and not replaced. Just when I need to update. Dang...
Check the specs. MacBook Pro 15" is only very slightly heavier than MacBook, the difference is less than 10%.
PS I don't need an optical drive built in either.
Signed,
Hardcore MacThin dude
Originally posted by faedera
Something like this?
I don't need the rotatable screen thing, but the 7 hour battery life I could live with (10 would be better though and I would sacrifice speed for battery life).
I like the size, 8.9 doesn't sound so bad and I don't need a touch sensitive screen.
So, yeah, like that.
Originally posted by ogun7
I dub thee MacBook mini
Make mine a FlashBook
Seriously, I'm sticking a few gigs of flash into my trusty 12" PB in anticipation. Trusty and Rev. A ... what were Apple thinking?!?!
Originally posted by AppleInsider
"We need to have devices that boot up very rapidly," Sean Maloney, the head of Intel's mobility group, told developers at the conference. "The same way you come off a plane and get a cell phone signal immediately."
[ View this article at AppleInsider.com ]
.....because the 25 seconds it takes my MacBook to boot up is just waaaayyyyyy too slow, when i restart once every two or three weeks.....let's add a cool grand to the purchase price to (what?)- cut boot in half? [25 seconds x 25 times per year]= ~12 minutes per year now vs. 6 minutes spent restarting with flash?
Originally posted by aplnub
I don't need the rotatable screen thing, but the 7 hour battery life I could live with (10 would be better though and I would sacrifice speed for battery life).
I like the size, 8.9 doesn't sound so bad and I don't need a touch sensitive screen.
So, yeah, like that.
I've two of these machines running XP. Must have the 3 cell battery because I don't get 7 hrs of life out ofa charged battery. Otherwise they're pretty nice so far.
Originally posted by natec
.....because the 25 seconds it takes my MacBook to boot up is just waaaayyyyyy too slow, when i restart once every two or three weeks.....let's add a cool grand to the purchase price to (what?)- cut boot in half? [25 seconds x 25 times per year]= ~12 minutes per year now vs. 6 minutes spent restarting with flash?
I doubt it'll add $1000 to the price. They'll probably add 4-8GB of flash RAM, which won't cost that much. Remember that the 4GB iPod Nano is only $250. Figure closer to $150 for the RAM alone. And Apple's been reportedly preparing to double the memory in Nanos for the same price. Keep a 2.5" hard drive for regular storage. 1.8" drives are smaller but are slower, cost more and don't save much weight.
You reboot every few weeks? My 12" PB's uptime counter currently says 162 days. Okay, I never bothered updating it with the latest security updates, but still. If you really wanted to mock the article, you should note that Mac laptops reliably sleep and wake from sleep, unlike Windows laptops, so they're already good to go the moment you step off the plane.
[deadhorse mode]
8" widescreen multi-touch LCD
1.0GHz ULV Core Solo CPU
533MHz FSB
512MB NAND flash memory
2GB DDR2 SDRAM (two SO-DIMM slots)
32GB 1.8" FlashRAM HDD
Intel GMA950 integrated GPU
WUSB (wireless USB)
AirPort Extreme
BlueTooth
Quad band cell capabilities
Pivoting iSight camera
stereo BlueTooth headset w/microphone
Stylus
Mac OS X 10.5
iLife '06
iWork '06
About the size of a DVD case (which is really close to a 16:10 ratio) and half again as thick...
[/deadhorse mode]
specs may change, four months is almost an eternity in microprocessor time?
Huh?
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1976109,00.asp
They may not match the ideal desired here, but they are as close as they get right now. Perhaps Apple could better them.
Originally posted by melgross
It's interesting because I just read an article today as to how poorly the Robeson technology is working in Vista beta 2, as this is the MS OS that will support it.
Is it Robeson working poorly in Vista or is it Vista working poorly on Robeson?
Originally posted by MacRonin
Huh, reminds me of the 8" Mac tablet I have been going on about for the last four months or so?
[deadhorse mode]
8" widescreen multi-touch LCD
1.0GHz ULV Core Solo CPU
533MHz FSB
512MB NAND flash memory
2GB DDR2 SDRAM (two SO-DIMM slots)
32GB 1.8" FlashRAM HDD
Intel GMA950 integrated GPU
WUSB (wireless USB)
AirPort Extreme
BlueTooth
Quad band cell capabilities
Pivoting iSight camera
stereo BlueTooth headset w/microphone
Stylus
Mac OS X 10.5
iLife '06
iWork '06
About the size of a DVD case (which is really close to a 16:10 ratio) and half again as thick...
[/deadhorse mode]
specs may change, four months is almost an eternity in microprocessor time?
Huh?
That sounds a little similar to the Nokia 770 internet tablet... only good. I have a 770 and it is a very impressive device and meets most every requirement of an adjunct tablet that I would want from Apple (minus the userfriendliness and insane price tag... this was $300..)
Originally posted by iPeon
Is it Robeson working poorly in Vista or is it Vista working poorly on Robeson?
Well, that sounds a bit semantic.