it will be great/good if they leave the iBook name untouched like the iMac (atleast after hearing lots of compliant after macbook pro)
but "Pro" in MacBook Pro doesnot make a sense without MacBook but when we compare Mac Pro (PM's new name) there is acutally there is no Mac (mac mini, iMac yes)...
overall my guess iBook name may be untouched and left for good sake of fans!
it will be great/good if they leave the iBook name untouched like the iMac (atleast after hearing lots of compliant after macbook pro)
but "Pro" in MacBook Pro doesnot make a sense without MacBook but when we compare Mac Pro (PM's new name) there is acutally there is no Mac (mac mini, iMac yes)...
overall my guess iBook name may be untouched and left for good sake of fans!
Perhaps they'll have three lines.
The i line for consumers in white plastic. iBook and iMac (and iPod)
The Mac line for prosumers in silver/white. eg. MacBook and a new headless Mac.
The Pro line for pros in silver. eg. MacBook Pro, Mac Pro.
There's obvious flaws there. The Mac Mini should be an iMac Mini and be all white. And people might expect it to have a screen. The iBook doesn't contain Mac in the name and Jobs was after having Mac in the name of every Mac.
The i line for consumers in white plastic. iBook and iMac (and iPod)
The Mac line for prosumers in silver/white. eg. MacBook and a new headless Mac.
The Pro line for pros in silver. eg. MacBook Pro, Mac Pro.
There's obvious flaws there. The Mac Mini should be an iMac Mini and be all white. And people might expect it to have a screen. The iBook doesn't contain Mac in the name and Jobs was after having Mac in the name of every Mac.
Pretty good but...
Mac Mini and Macbook Mini
and naming a computer a mac would be too confusing, "do u have a mac or THE mac?" I dont know what it will be called but definetely not "mac". iMacBook would work for Job's naming scheme (which I approve of) but it does not flow like macbook. Maybe Mac Mini becomes Mac Nano? and MacBook Nano. And I've read people saying ibook=macbook express, I like how every macbook has something after it but EXPRESS come on thats not a very good name, express= it was rushed and not as good as normal, dont use negatives on products but to differentiate consumer and pro use nuetral/ lower positive and then bigger positive.
and naming a computer a mac would be too confusing, "do u have a mac or THE mac?" I dont know what it will be called but definetely not "mac". iMacBook would work for Job's naming scheme (which I approve of) but it does not flow like macbook. Maybe Mac Mini becomes Mac Nano? and MacBook Nano. And I've read people saying ibook=macbook express, I like how every macbook has something after it but EXPRESS come on thats not a very good name, express= it was rushed and not as good as normal, dont use negatives on products but to differentiate consumer and pro use nuetral/ lower positive and then bigger positive.
Just my .02
what do you think of Airport Express then? Actually, come to think of it, that sounds to the uninitiated like the name of a taxi company...
The i line for consumers in white plastic. iBook and iMac (and iPod)
The Mac line for prosumers in silver/white. eg. MacBook and a new headless Mac.
The Pro line for pros in silver. eg. MacBook Pro, Mac Pro.
There's obvious flaws there. The Mac Mini should be an iMac Mini and be all white. And people might expect it to have a screen. The iBook doesn't contain Mac in the name and Jobs was after having Mac in the name of every Mac.
you really think they are going to have three lines? i think since this is sort of like the "new " apple they're going to change the iBook name (and possibly design) to the MacBook, and they'll just keep the pro... i think that for the people who think the MacBook pro is "too much" (including myself), would gladly opt for the new MacBooks, because they will be improved, and probably have processors more or less equal to the old powerbooks.
"Web and Macromedia suite'. Thats not even apples and oranges thats apples and combine bloody harvesters.
1 outa 5
iWeb and Macromedia suite are not apples and oranges - they are Apples and, uh, apples?
Both are for web developemnt. One sticks consumers into a rut and pollute the internet. Macromedia are for people that actually put effort into a site, or get paid to do so.
Again, I was talking usable alternative. Given the fact that iWeb is designed to tie in with .Mac, and it is bitchy difficult to get it do anything else, i would consider the programs on equal footing.
This thread was originally about Front Row. I gotta say, I don't get it.
I have a new 20" iMac CD, and have only used Front Row a few times. In general, the actual apps perform the duties much better the FR. Wanna see a slide show? iPhoto will do it faster than FR. How about Music? iTunes is streamlined for it. Even w/1GB of RAM, FR can take a long time to load and provides limited access to files. Trying to play a slide show in FR will cause a ridiculously long lag, but in iPhoto is very fast. Why use it?
The only people that will use this feature are those who live in very confined spaces (e.g. college students & 1rm apts) where the computer is the main entertainment area. As it stands, 3 of the 4 FR apps are visually related, yet Apple has not provided a mechanism to allow me to use these on the only screen that I view from a distance-the tv. These issues will be magnified on a laptop. Unless Apple provides some broader form of connectivity, this seems like a whiz-bang gizmo that adds very little value to the majority of users.
Mac Mini - Slow but does the job - Switchers - Movies watchers
iMac - Value for money - Prosumers - Home Video Creators
Mac Pro (PMs) - Screamers - Pros - Real Movie Creators
MacBook Mini - Slow but does the job - School, students - Mobility
iBook - Value for money - prosumers - Mobility with extenability
MacBook Pro - Screamers - Pros - Just Screamers
Possible, if any one thought MacBook Pro is very powerful?, i think the graphic card there is very powerful, i do not have plan to own a 30" for atleast two years time
we might see, Books in various price points and configs
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It will be called IMACBOOK face it!
1 outa 5
but "Pro" in MacBook Pro doesnot make a sense without MacBook but when we compare Mac Pro (PM's new name) there is acutally there is no Mac (mac mini, iMac yes)...
overall my guess iBook name may be untouched and left for good sake of fans!
Originally posted by sunilraman
Originally posted by ecking
It will be called IMACBOOK face it!
He's been huffing from the Jason O'Grady bag......
Originally posted by sunilraman
holy crap shanmugam i think you are the first appleinsider member to have Oprah Winfrey as a quote
not anymore...
Originally posted by shanmugam
it will be great/good if they leave the iBook name untouched like the iMac (atleast after hearing lots of compliant after macbook pro)
but "Pro" in MacBook Pro doesnot make a sense without MacBook but when we compare Mac Pro (PM's new name) there is acutally there is no Mac (mac mini, iMac yes)...
overall my guess iBook name may be untouched and left for good sake of fans!
Perhaps they'll have three lines.
The i line for consumers in white plastic. iBook and iMac (and iPod)
The Mac line for prosumers in silver/white. eg. MacBook and a new headless Mac.
The Pro line for pros in silver. eg. MacBook Pro, Mac Pro.
There's obvious flaws there. The Mac Mini should be an iMac Mini and be all white. And people might expect it to have a screen. The iBook doesn't contain Mac in the name and Jobs was after having Mac in the name of every Mac.
Originally posted by aegisdesign
Perhaps they'll have three lines.
The i line for consumers in white plastic. iBook and iMac (and iPod)
The Mac line for prosumers in silver/white. eg. MacBook and a new headless Mac.
The Pro line for pros in silver. eg. MacBook Pro, Mac Pro.
There's obvious flaws there. The Mac Mini should be an iMac Mini and be all white. And people might expect it to have a screen. The iBook doesn't contain Mac in the name and Jobs was after having Mac in the name of every Mac.
Pretty good but...
Mac Mini and Macbook Mini
and naming a computer a mac would be too confusing, "do u have a mac or THE mac?" I dont know what it will be called but definetely not "mac". iMacBook would work for Job's naming scheme (which I approve of) but it does not flow like macbook. Maybe Mac Mini becomes Mac Nano? and MacBook Nano. And I've read people saying ibook=macbook express, I like how every macbook has something after it but EXPRESS come on thats not a very good name, express= it was rushed and not as good as normal, dont use negatives on products but to differentiate consumer and pro use nuetral/ lower positive and then bigger positive.
Just my .02
Originally posted by gar
not anymore...
aw, shanmugam, i wasn't poking fun at you... people put all sorts of stuff in their signature...
Originally posted by Flounder
He's been huffing from the Jason O'Grady bag......
heh.
Originally posted by ukieboarder
Pretty good but...
Mac Mini and Macbook Mini
and naming a computer a mac would be too confusing, "do u have a mac or THE mac?" I dont know what it will be called but definetely not "mac". iMacBook would work for Job's naming scheme (which I approve of) but it does not flow like macbook. Maybe Mac Mini becomes Mac Nano? and MacBook Nano. And I've read people saying ibook=macbook express, I like how every macbook has something after it but EXPRESS come on thats not a very good name, express= it was rushed and not as good as normal, dont use negatives on products but to differentiate consumer and pro use nuetral/ lower positive and then bigger positive.
Just my .02
what do you think of Airport Express then?
Originally posted by NordicMan
Yes, some manly colours. I would like to see black return. Also, I would like to see a deep navy blue, or a deep grey in a Mac.
There must be a black Mac coming along some time here.
they're going black no doubt about it
Originally posted by aegisdesign
Perhaps they'll have three lines.
The i line for consumers in white plastic. iBook and iMac (and iPod)
The Mac line for prosumers in silver/white. eg. MacBook and a new headless Mac.
The Pro line for pros in silver. eg. MacBook Pro, Mac Pro.
There's obvious flaws there. The Mac Mini should be an iMac Mini and be all white. And people might expect it to have a screen. The iBook doesn't contain Mac in the name and Jobs was after having Mac in the name of every Mac.
you really think they are going to have three lines? i think since this is sort of like the "new " apple they're going to change the iBook name (and possibly design) to the MacBook, and they'll just keep the pro... i think that for the people who think the MacBook pro is "too much" (including myself), would gladly opt for the new MacBooks, because they will be improved, and probably have processors more or less equal to the old powerbooks.
Originally posted by spyinthesky
"Web and Macromedia suite'. Thats not even apples and oranges thats apples and combine bloody harvesters.
1 outa 5
iWeb and Macromedia suite are not apples and oranges - they are Apples and, uh, apples?
Both are for web developemnt. One sticks consumers into a rut and pollute the internet. Macromedia are for people that actually put effort into a site, or get paid to do so.
Again, I was talking usable alternative. Given the fact that iWeb is designed to tie in with .Mac, and it is bitchy difficult to get it do anything else, i would consider the programs on equal footing.
I have a new 20" iMac CD, and have only used Front Row a few times. In general, the actual apps perform the duties much better the FR. Wanna see a slide show? iPhoto will do it faster than FR. How about Music? iTunes is streamlined for it. Even w/1GB of RAM, FR can take a long time to load and provides limited access to files. Trying to play a slide show in FR will cause a ridiculously long lag, but in iPhoto is very fast. Why use it?
The only people that will use this feature are those who live in very confined spaces (e.g. college students & 1rm apts) where the computer is the main entertainment area. As it stands, 3 of the 4 FR apps are visually related, yet Apple has not provided a mechanism to allow me to use these on the only screen that I view from a distance-the tv. These issues will be magnified on a laptop. Unless Apple provides some broader form of connectivity, this seems like a whiz-bang gizmo that adds very little value to the majority of users.
Mac Mini - Slow but does the job - Switchers - Movies watchers
iMac - Value for money - Prosumers - Home Video Creators
Mac Pro (PMs) - Screamers - Pros - Real Movie Creators
MacBook Mini - Slow but does the job - School, students - Mobility
iBook - Value for money - prosumers - Mobility with extenability
MacBook Pro - Screamers - Pros - Just Screamers
Possible, if any one thought MacBook Pro is very powerful?, i think the graphic card there is very powerful, i do not have plan to own a 30" for atleast two years time
we might see, Books in various price points and configs
There is something about the glossy black that doesn't look good to me. Maybe it's because they show EVERY smidge, smear, fingerprint, and scratch?
Originally posted by cuencap
In my opinion, I think the black iPods look horrible.
There is something about the glossy black that doesn't look good to me. Maybe it's because they show EVERY smidge, smear, fingerprint, and scratch?
Agreed. It looks good if you don't touch it and put it in a glass case.