Why the red text?? I saw that and I was thinking we actually got some official word or something. This is nothing more than just iterating more of the same stuff we've been seeing for the past two weeks. Oh wow, some un-named source agrees with what was already out there and all of a sudden it's red text worthy?
Eh, I just want AlumiMB's - my 12" PB is need of replacement and I have little to no need for the power of a MBP (let alone the $800+ extra that I would end up spending on it)
I still cannot understand why the 15" MacBook Pro can be easily engineered to allow consumer access to the hard drive, but the 24" iMac cannot.
The MBP does not allow any easier access to the hard drive than the iMac. I think you confused it with the MacBook.
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Cause an iMac doesn't have a battery door?
The first two or three revisions of the iMac G5 allowed pretty easy access to the hard drive, two screws and the back pops off. When they went to a curved back (iSight G5 and later), that was over.
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Probably close to the $200 you can buy one for now from newegg. Apple will probably charge much more though.
Those aren't the notebook drives. The original request was for it to be in an iMac:
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I'm waiting on an iMac with a quad core Montevina chipset in it, and a blu-ray writer.
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Why the red text?? I saw that and I was thinking we actually got some official word or something.
Red text is the site software's way of noting what stories are getting a lot of reader hits.
New processors, new chipset, and new graphics, but I bet they won't change the design at all. Intel has mobile quad-cores now, but they're very expensive.
I'm hoping for a BD writer. The drives are cheap now and the movies are everywhere.
There has to be something more than speed bumped iMacs and new cases for laptops. Apple said in their last quarter's results teleconference that profit margins would be down because they're coming out with technology in September which would be impossible for Apple's competitors to compete. That's not speed bumped iMacs or removable-battery laptops.
The other telling factor is that no one can identify the agenda of the event. Usually keynote speeches have at least some idea of what's coming a couple of weeks ahead of time. Not here. Everything is strangely silent, like the calm before the storm.
If Apple has something truly revolutionary, which competitors could not duplicate, then it would be under ultra-tight wraps deep inside Cupertino. I imagine Steve has some orders regarding leaks that involve a guillotine or some other slower, more painful mechanism.
Something big is coming in Sept., and for once I hope it's a complete surprise to all of us. Let's pray for the return of "One More Thing . . . ".
You have to remove the screen to get to the guts of the aluminum iMac.
A little off topic, but is there a 3rd party industry created yet for replacing the 24" iMac glossy screen with a mat screen? The screen just lifts off and could be replaced super easy. Personally I love my 24" glossy screen but I see so many people complaining about it, why doesn't somebody start selling replacement glass?
Red text is the site software's way of noting what stories are getting a lot of reader hits.
Really? There must be something wrong with it then because the thing about the ad being pulled was never red (at least on my screen) and it got a boat load of comments on it VERY quickly as opposed to this article that's been out for hours and doesn't really have that many.
I like certain things about it, but it honestly just looks like a macbook air with black hues..infact in may be just that.... It doesnt feel MBPro-ey enough.
I've been waiting (not long) for the imac refresh - a little bit better would be good, and I'm hoping for lower power consumption, a montevina CPU, a hybrid graphic chip that can drive Crysis at 25 - 30 fps (current macs can't) and a better keyboard - extra credit if they jam one of those new glass multipoint touch screens on it, i.e. the kind that will adorn the MB pro.
I hope that all Apple laptop optical drives will be external. Not having an internal optical drive is one of the things I like most about my MacBook Air. I wish Apple would sell an 11 inch 1920x1200 MPB with external only optical.
Really? There must be something wrong with it then because the thing about the ad being pulled was never red (at least on my screen) and it got a boat load of comments on it VERY quickly as opposed to this article that's been out for hours and doesn't really have that many.
I'm just repeating what Kasper said. I have no reason to disbelieve him on this.
A lot of replies don't necessarily mean that the story itself had more hits as a story with fewer replies.
The problem with the ad story - if you look through that thread, I think you'll probably find it's mostly a handful of people arguing with each other, a long argument can jack up the length of a thread, but doesn't mean a lot of people are in it.
Does anybody like the current MBP design?? I, for one, think the current overall appearance is great. Sure the aluminum-clad PB/MBP design has been around for quite some time...but it looks great. The picture one poster put on this thread looks too close to a PC. The thing I like about my sleek, thin MBP is that it stands out from the black, grey, and white plastic-clad PCs. If any changes are made to the design of the MBP, they should be:
-user-accessible hard drive
-thinner wouldn't be bad
-a different keyboard (maybe like the MB's, but NOT black like the MacBook Air)
-more scratch-resistant
-stiffer screen(people like to point at things on my screen and I have two "bruises"...PC screens seem to be a stiff piece of plastic which would hold up to such touching)
-bring back an S-video port (yeah DVI is better & there's an adapter, but it would be very convenient)
-and a magnetic latch wouldn't be bad
These are minor things, though, and I can hardly imagine a professional-looking MBP that is clad in aluminum & black.
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Cause an iMac doesn't have a battery door?
Yeah. I wonder if an enterprising third party could make an alternate rear backplate for the 24" imac?
Is it even possible to access the HD if there was a 'back door' opening?
Eh, I just want AlumiMB's - my 12" PB is need of replacement and I have little to no need for the power of a MBP (let alone the $800+ extra that I would end up spending on it)
new
Mini
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Everything else in a minor rehash. Do something, anything with the Mini. Its just painful to witness its slow tortured demise.
I still cannot understand why the 15" MacBook Pro can be easily engineered to allow consumer access to the hard drive, but the 24" iMac cannot.
The MBP does not allow any easier access to the hard drive than the iMac. I think you confused it with the MacBook.
Cause an iMac doesn't have a battery door?
The first two or three revisions of the iMac G5 allowed pretty easy access to the hard drive, two screws and the back pops off. When they went to a curved back (iSight G5 and later), that was over.
Probably close to the $200 you can buy one for now from newegg. Apple will probably charge much more though.
Those aren't the notebook drives. The original request was for it to be in an iMac:
I'm waiting on an iMac with a quad core Montevina chipset in it, and a blu-ray writer.
Why the red text?? I saw that and I was thinking we actually got some official word or something.
Red text is the site software's way of noting what stories are getting a lot of reader hits.
New processors, new chipset, and new graphics, but I bet they won't change the design at all. Intel has mobile quad-cores now, but they're very expensive.
I'm hoping for a BD writer. The drives are cheap now and the movies are everywhere.
There's no excuse not to offer it as an option.
I also am hopeful of the new monitors this January. That's a long time coming and LED is the way I want to go.
Yeah. I wonder if an enterprising third party could make an alternate rear backplate for the 24" imac?
Is it even possible to access the HD if there was a 'back door' opening?
You have to remove the screen to get to the guts of the aluminum iMac.
The other telling factor is that no one can identify the agenda of the event. Usually keynote speeches have at least some idea of what's coming a couple of weeks ahead of time. Not here. Everything is strangely silent, like the calm before the storm.
If Apple has something truly revolutionary, which competitors could not duplicate, then it would be under ultra-tight wraps deep inside Cupertino. I imagine Steve has some orders regarding leaks that involve a guillotine or some other slower, more painful mechanism.
Something big is coming in Sept., and for once I hope it's a complete surprise to all of us. Let's pray for the return of "One More Thing . . . ".
You have to remove the screen to get to the guts of the aluminum iMac.
A little off topic, but is there a 3rd party industry created yet for replacing the 24" iMac glossy screen with a mat screen? The screen just lifts off and could be replaced super easy. Personally I love my 24" glossy screen but I see so many people complaining about it, why doesn't somebody start selling replacement glass?
Looking forward to the new products!!!!
PS: I already posted it in the other thread about Apple's next-gen MacBook Pro casing design revealed, but think this will be more frequented.
Usually a good time to buy AAPL, the stock seems to dip prior to these events.
After.
yeahhh niggasss, thats thug.. will the mb's and ipod touches definitly be out sept 9 or whaaa maa fackaaaaaaaaasssssssssss
What the....?
No Canadian gang signs, please.
Red text is the site software's way of noting what stories are getting a lot of reader hits.
Really? There must be something wrong with it then because the thing about the ad being pulled was never red (at least on my screen) and it got a boat load of comments on it VERY quickly as opposed to this article that's been out for hours and doesn't really have that many.
Just for the love of mock ups, and a little nice spam, I came across this one.
PS: I already posted it in the other thread about Apple's next-gen MacBook Pro casing design revealed, but think this will be more frequented.
I like certain things about it, but it honestly just looks like a macbook air with black hues..infact in may be just that.... It doesnt feel MBPro-ey enough.
Black keys on the iMac please. Lighted like the Air
My guess is silver keys to match the silver frame of the keyboard. White is no longer in the colour scheme.
These same keys will be used for the new aluminum MacBooks. Only one model colour...silver.
MacBook Pro's will be now all black with black keys (same as MBA's)
Just wild speculation.
And lets not forget the MBP
I hope that all Apple laptop optical drives will be external. Not having an internal optical drive is one of the things I like most about my MacBook Air. I wish Apple would sell an 11 inch 1920x1200 MPB with external only optical.
Really? There must be something wrong with it then because the thing about the ad being pulled was never red (at least on my screen) and it got a boat load of comments on it VERY quickly as opposed to this article that's been out for hours and doesn't really have that many.
I'm just repeating what Kasper said. I have no reason to disbelieve him on this.
A lot of replies don't necessarily mean that the story itself had more hits as a story with fewer replies.
The problem with the ad story - if you look through that thread, I think you'll probably find it's mostly a handful of people arguing with each other, a long argument can jack up the length of a thread, but doesn't mean a lot of people are in it.
-user-accessible hard drive
-thinner wouldn't be bad
-a different keyboard (maybe like the MB's, but NOT black like the MacBook Air)
-more scratch-resistant
-stiffer screen(people like to point at things on my screen and I have two "bruises"...PC screens seem to be a stiff piece of plastic which would hold up to such touching)
-bring back an S-video port (yeah DVI is better & there's an adapter, but it would be very convenient)
-and a magnetic latch wouldn't be bad
These are minor things, though, and I can hardly imagine a professional-looking MBP that is clad in aluminum & black.