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This tactic will eventually bite Amazon in the ass. If they hope to get into the consumer product game they cannot hide their sales figures forever. And once they reveal hard numbers they will at that point be obligated to do so from then on, otherw…
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Quote: In future articles... What - this one wasn't enough?!?
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Quote: Originally Posted by APPLEBIRD Losers :-)) Who - the people who quote the entire article and then offer a one-word retort?
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Quote: Originally Posted by walshbj I agree, 50 is better than zero. Did they think iCloud would be powered by elves?? Only if you don't have a supply of Oompa-Loompas.
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Quote: Originally Posted by wogfun With all these posts about CNC shops in the US ready to do business, it really is a shame that Apple doesn't steer some of its massive production line to them. While Apple already charges top dollar for their …
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox So Apple is the only computer manufacturer with enough profit margin, long term enough strategy and enough vertical control of processes to really go all in on something like a unibody design. Arguably IBM i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mstone I see. Well the wall still needs to be very thin as well. Perhaps, but not enough to be translucent. That's a pretty uncommon property for metal parts. But things keep developing... http://www.dailytech…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mstone You do realize that the metal is milled so thinly at one point, that an LED can shine light through the metal without any opening. The ones I'm aware of (such as the Apple wireless keyboard) uses tiny laser-c…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM I'm pretty sure. News to me! Quote: I really don't care to disassemble one of the computers in question to demonstrate it. No need to do that. I've just never heard of castings used for this sort of a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dlux I'm wondering if we're talking about the same material and process. Everything I've seen as a casting has generally been somewhat brittle in an impact. Are you sure you're talking about cast metal? (As opposed to …
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Quote: Originally Posted by mstone Apparently it is easier to make a counterfeit Rolex than to copy a MacBook Air. Well, consider the quality expectations of the respective buyers...
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM How did IBM & Lenovo do it for Thinkpad shells? For that matter, Compaq business notebooks? I've had several that were die cast shells. Really? I wasn't aware that castings could hold up to impact, but …
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Quote: Originally Posted by sranger I suspect that they (if they have any sense) are going to put their time and resources toward the next generation of composite (probably carbon fiber/kevlar) materials and manufacturing. Even Apple seems to re…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM Other alternatives: die cast process using zinc, magnesium or some other metal. I think aluminum can be die cast as well. Casting generally doesn't yield the kinds of strength that a portable enclosure requi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by iVlad What other materials can they turn to except plastic? (Although apparently Apple controls that technology as well.)
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM The problem I see is the dock cords are so short that connecting directly to the power brick means putting the device on the floor near the brick (bad idea) or the brick and device on a table, which can shorten …
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Quote: Originally Posted by hill60 Macbook plugged into power adapter using one wall socket. iPhone plugged into MacBook USB port. Hey, I've been using one socket for over three years. That Macbook and it's charger brick make for a prett…
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Quote: Originally Posted by irnchriz Twelvesouth have it all taken care of: http://www.twelvesouth.com/products/plugbug/ I was just about to post the same link, but here's an image for the tl,dr crowd: I don't understand why this …