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"I need a reason to replace my own MacBook Pro."
Don't wait. Replace it with an HP. They offer most of the features on your Wish List.
http://gizmodo.com/361001/macbook-and-macbook-pro-17-battery-life-are-actually-improved
Maybe you didn't get the update on your Newton.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/02/26/the-new-macbooks-battery-life-and-power-adapter
Yeah, that sure would be nice to see . . . oh wait . . . it's been out for a while now:
http://www.axiotron.com/index.php?id=modbook
Get a clue, buddy.
by constraints from Intel.
- Apple isn't going to offer integrated WWAN. People want
choices, and Apple isn't likely to let consumers choose which
WWAN they individually want.
- Did you seriously expect a BD drive last year? Apple may have
supported Blu-Ray, but with Steve Jobs eliminating proprietary
technology from Apple machines, it's unlikely that he'd permit
something that could potentially cause Macs to have useless
optical drives.
- NVidia's 8800 GPUs are too thich for the MacBook Pro's case.
- A biometric scanner would create a sore point on the MacBook
Pro's aesthetic, don't you think?
- Apple's preferred hinge design is hardly conducive to a tablet
mode.
I'd expect to hear of such complaints from a whiny fanboy, but from an analyst? One would think that you would make more educated complaints.
But you do not do any comparison or even mention the others. Why not? When was the last time you wrote an article that encompassed other computer manufacturers other than apple? Their numbers are certainly relevant. The computer world does not revolve entirely around apple... only 8% of it. Keep that in mind when you write again.
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- by ThE_ThInG_2 June 13, 2008 2:48 PM PDT
- Camp88, anonms, and Seaspray0...dumb trolls. This was an article written under the title "Apple's MacBook refresh ... not so fresh". It was not necesarrily intended to refer to what other companies have already done, but what Apple needs to/ should do in the near future...and what people can look for in the future. It is just listing all possibilities/desires.
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(15 Comments)Camp88... a tablet capable MACBOOK, not a different company...get a clue yourself and read what he wrote.
Anonms...you had some good points with the graphics card and BluRay and the RAM, don't get me wrong, but seriously, the tablet comment was uncalled for. It would be nice to see Apple make such things, even though this is highly unlikely since it was specifically stated by Steve Jobs that Apple would not go back into this market, in the Mac line, but regardless, Peter was just adding that to his list of what would be cool to see in the future. He isn't just some whiny fanboy..."Tablet mode--maybe not on all machines, but it'd sure be nice to see a tablet-capable MacBook".
Seaspray0...wow. As I said for Camp88, the title of this article is "Apple's MacBook refresh ... not so fresh", and thus the information is in reference to Apple; go read a review about the other companies you want to hear about so bad; not every bit of information is required to include comparisons of all parties at every given moment. Apple's notebooks are definitely among the sleekest and most capable in the notebook lines, and by simply looking at the competition, there is enough said.
Good article overall, ofcourse with parts that are a little over the top as these fine people I mentioned above decided to comment on in inappropriate ways, but it was an article made with the intention of just throwing everything out there, and you did just that.