New MacBook design in store this year?
Updated October 16, 2008: Apple has announced new MacBooks. Get all the details of the new lineup here.
It might be time for Apple to get rid of the MacBook's plastic chassis.
(Credit: Apple)Apple might be set to overhaul the design of its flagship notebooks later this year, according to a report.
AppleInsider believes that the MacBook and the MacBook Pro are due for a face-lift, but doesn't provide specific timing for the new rollout. If Apple follows through, the MacBook will get the most significant overhaul, moving from a plastic chassis to an aluminum one that's already in place on the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and iMac computers.
It would make sense for Apple to have a common bill of materials for its notebook line, and to have all the Macs look more or less the same. The substance of the design tweaks aren't clear from the report, although it does say that "thin-is-in" techniques used to great aesthetic effect on the MacBook Air will be part of the new design.
It's also expected that the new notebooks will use Intel's Montevina notebook technology when they arrive, although that would be a quick turnaround from the Penryn notebooks Apple released earlier this year. And this would also be a likely time for Apple to add the multitouch trackpad found on the MacBook Air and newest MacBook Pros to the regular MacBook.
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look goes all the way back to the PowerBook G4. The MacBooks are relatively new designs in comparison.
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laptop, and all the custom built laptops out there come in millions
of colors....nOOb
Maybe we decide we like what Apple offers and then we buy it!!!! I'm pretty sure I was never forced to choose them and told "You like this now." I'm pretty sure I went "Hmmm, I need something to video at a professional level and dont want to put up with hassle of having and Avid system that throws a fit every time I try to add a clip to the time line. I guess that leaves Final Cut Pro. Sweet I can have a personal laptop and editing computer all in one!!"
Have not regretted buying Apple on bit. Sure, I was a Windows user and wasn't supper thrilled. Try and separate me and my Mac now and I will murder you in front of a cop, its my baby.
60% better airport signal strength over it's pricier aluminum
mate. 802.11g suffers greatly, 802.11b a touch less. The
antenna is in the lid, and 2 inch plastic 'windows' on the sides
just don't cut it. If wifi is important to your laptop needs, the
Faraday cage of a MacBook Pro really hampers things.
And the plastic seems less prone to stupid user tricks. It might
crack upon dropping, but it doesn't shape deform to the point of
unusability as do the Al books. Seen a warped MacBook pro on
a table just wobble? Or a battery that won't seat in its slot?
Macs can take quite a beating -- they are one of the most
robust machines out there for taking normal daily abuse. But
the metal skins aren't all good.
would come out with new products as a result of Intel's better
performance-per-watts ratio. That was 3 years ago, a decade in
the PC timeline. It's about time he made good on his word.
But to be honest, I'm not really looking forward to the next
revision. Apple has clearly demonstrated its intention of
becoming a full-fledged consumer electronics company. The
next line will be more gadget-like rather than something useful
we could use for work.
But as the Mac Guy insinuates, work? That's for boring old men
in stuffy suits. The Mac is all about eternal youth and
neverending playtime, babeh.
the autho is suggesting multitouch to the macbook, he says it needs it just like how the mbp and air already have it.
- by laxstar90 October 12, 2008 8:33 PM PDT
- I am pretty sure that the new line of macbooks will look very similar to the macbook air. That being a black back lit keyboard, thicker design but still slim, lass exposed jacks. I am pretty sure that is what you can expect. It should be based off the macbook air.
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