Do you want a 14" and/or 15" Wide MacBook?
I really want a 15" Wide MacBook, not MacBookPro. The 13" screen is just too small, and viewing angles are not great. I've got some funds opened up (possibly), but the 13" MacBook is just not doing it for me. I've looked at the wide 14" and wide 15" PC laptop screens, and those look nice and clear to read. I'm only 28... But I have done graphic/web design, so if I get back into pixel-pushing the 13" will give me headaches and migraines, while the 15" MacBookPros have poor quality screens (ask most designers) in terms of colour, evenness, etc.
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my macbook is near perfection9.9 of 10
and why not a 10 i'm waiting for leopard
Looks like so far this poll sucks. Let's see when there are more than 6 votes
Hehh... I dish the pain out sometimes so I'll take the punches and roll with it.... Bastards!!!!!
I did some measurements though, 14" 1280x800 would be perfect for me, 13 inch MacBook is toooo small for me, oh my poor eyes.
I'm only 28... Maybe I'm getting old. I think I have close to 20/20 vision though.
Hehh... I dish the pain out sometimes so I'll take the punches and roll with it.... Bastards!!!!!
I did some measurements though, 14" 1280x800 would be perfect for me, 13 inch MacBook is toooo small for me, oh my poor eyes.
I'm only 28... Maybe I'm getting old. I think I have close to 20/20 vision though.
Ha, I voted for the 14"! The chances of this happening are so small...there just isn't any demand for this. Except for you of course.
Ha, I voted for the 14"! The chances of this happening are so small...there just isn't any demand for this. Except for you of course.
I voted for the 15" when I set it up, but I've got a crappy Toshiba on loan, I measured things out, and 14" wide 1280x800 is actually just nice for me.
I think 13" and 14" are just too close, Apple is notorious for highly targeted and differentiated models. To the point of evildoing such as the Black MacBook
But exactly what DHagan4755 said, 15" MacBook would be fracking sweet. There is a strong target market for that, moving from the unprecedented success of the 13" MacBook. I can bet you these past three months there were a ton of people that looked at the 13" MacBook 2ghz, then looked at the 15" MacBookPro, and went, WTF? and went and bought a PC laptop. These pool of customers can be successfully captured by a 15" MacBook, IMO. Whether Apple will do it, we'll see. If there is a 15" MacBook, next we'll (well, I) will be bitching about integrated graphics.
Sebastian
[I] will be bitching about integrated graphics.
Well here's the thing...
I know that Apple needs to have this 15.4-inch widescreen notebook, and it's quite the glaring gap in their product line that it almost has to happen.
But the question is how will Apple do it? Will they continue to employ the MacBook form factor for this? What will they do with all of that extra space around the keyboard? That was pretty ugly in the 14-inch iBook, and the speakers in the current MacBook 13-inch widescreen model are weak. This proposed 15-inch widescreen consumer oriented notebook from Apple needs to be compelling.
I think Apple's gotta start shifting away from the white plastic look. The look's uniquely Apple for sure, but it's getting tired. The black plastic look of the MacBook is OK, but it's really attractive of grease and fingerprints, and...it's...well still plastic. So does Apple just "dumb down" the MacBook Pro enclosure? Give the MBP the I.G. treatment; put a C2D at 2.0 GHZ and call it an afternoon? Anodize it black too, while they're at it?
I honestly think that Apple has to have a longer term, more forward-looking approach to their notebook line-up than expanding an existing design that's kind of been around the bush for awhile. I honestly believe that Apple's ready for the "next thing™" in notebook design.
Also if the rumors are true that Apple is developing a 12-inch Macbook "Thin" then they must be doing something to makeover their notebook lines. After all...the so-called reasoning Apple used the current designs for the new Intel architecture was to show the seamless transition and product stability of already established designs. The transition is complete. It's time for something new.
But I can't imagine going another 6 months with an entry level 15-inch widescreen notebook starting at $2K. Most people want the bigger display because they are older (even as research has suggested) so the last thing someone in their 30s wants to do is squint. Even at 18 the last thing a teenager wants to do is squint at their computer screen. 12-in and 13-in form factors may be good for mobility, but for most of us, lugging around a 15-inch is OK.
Notebooks are becoming really big for Apple, as they increased their marketshare on the back of the MacBook and MacBook Pro. I really hope MWSF brings a revamp of the Apple notebook offerings.
I voted "None, this Poll Sucks"
Sebastian
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Sebastian
Well here's the thing...
I know that Apple needs to have this 15.4-inch widescreen notebook, and it's quite the glaring gap in their product line that it almost has to happen.
But the question is how will Apple do it? Will they continue to employ the MacBook form factor for this? What will they do with all of that extra space around the keyboard? That was pretty ugly in the 14-inch iBook, and the speakers in the current MacBook 13-inch widescreen model are weak. This proposed 15-inch widescreen consumer oriented notebook from Apple needs to be compelling.
I think Apple's gotta start shifting away from the white plastic look. The look's uniquely Apple for sure, but it's getting tired. The black plastic look of the MacBook is OK, but it's really attractive of grease and fingerprints, and...it's...well still plastic. So does Apple just "dumb down" the MacBook Pro enclosure? Give the MBP the I.G. treatment; put a C2D at 2.0 GHZ and call it an afternoon? Anodize it black too, while they're at it?
I honestly think that Apple has to have a longer term, more forward-looking approach to their notebook line-up than expanding an existing design that's kind of been around the bush for awhile. I honestly believe that Apple's ready for the "next thing?" in notebook design.
Also if the rumors are true that Apple is developing a 12-inch Macbook "Thin" then they must be doing something to makeover their notebook lines. After all...the so-called reasoning Apple used the current designs for the new Intel architecture was to show the seamless transition and product stability of already established designs. The transition is complete. It's time for something new.
But I can't imagine going another 6 months with an entry level 15-inch widescreen notebook starting at $2K. Most people want the bigger display because they are older (even as research has suggested) so the last thing someone in their 30s wants to do is squint. Even at 18 the last thing a teenager wants to do is squint at their computer screen. 12-in and 13-in form factors may be good for mobility, but for most of us, lugging around a 15-inch is OK.
Notebooks are becoming really big for Apple, as they increased their marketshare on the back of the MacBook and MacBook Pro. I really hope MWSF brings a revamp of the Apple notebook offerings.
Tricky questions. I think the "12" Tablet" is bollocks. There will be the iPhone, and there could be the PDA/Tablet running OSX Lite but that would be like 10" or less. Apple has done 12", it's past that IMO.
Good point with the Black MacBook. White could be two models of 13", Black would be the 15" MacBook. All integrated graphics. A 15" Black Macbook design would be the solution. MacBookPros remain as they are, with bump upgrades. Audio on MacBookPro speakers are not that great. They've never been on Apple laptops.
I think the Mac designs have just evolved naturally, with the MacBook, iMac getting thinner and sleeker, and Mac Pro internal layout changes. Two reasons. 1. Focus on Intel Transition internal hardware-wise. 2. Keep the Mac look the same to say "Hey, nothing's changed, except, faster, better, sexier".
Apple product design is only going to bring out the big guns on iPods, iPhone, iTV and new products. I agree there should be a overhaul of the laptop designs, especially with the Black MacBook looking almost like a PC laptop... Not on Apple's priorities at the moment though.
I *know* Apple does NOT need to get more and more profits each year* - it could have a some growth but ease on the margins for well, more market share, wider product range to fill in a lot of existing and oncoming opportunities.
As in say 300-500 million each year, inflation-adjusted, does not need to be sequentially more and more...
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Sebastian
And they also think $2000+ for a Macbook Pro is affordable.
I want a MacBook with better graphics
then get a Macbook Pro
stop tempting my fate! i just got a black 13"
The thing about computers and a lot of other products is that the second you buy them they become outdated. It's such a great system
And they also think $2000+ for a Macbook Pro is affordable.
Macbook is the Entry level
Macbook Pro is high end
End of story
PS:Apple may just change this around a tiny bit though, I refuse to commit either way at this point
Sebastian