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New MacBook Case Leak Rumors

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the dear-god-i-need-a-new-machine dept.

Someone noted that there are more macbook case leaks which look to all but confirm a new MacBook and possibly a MacBook Pro expected to be announced for later this week. There seem to be fewer ports, and no leaks of a 17" aircraft carrier laptop.

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  1. Boring. by LWATCDR · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Okay this is just dull. A new case? There really better be more to it.
    Things I would love to see.
    A new Mac Cube. A slightly larger mac mini with a PCIe slot for a video board ,a 7200 RPM drive, maybe room for an extra drive, and two to four dimm sockets.
    Price $499. It would kill HP and Dell in one fell swoop.
    A mac Netbook.
    Back in the day the Steves tried to make computers for everyone. Now the Steve makes them for the "elite". Kind of sad in a way.
    Yes I do like their good design work and great OS but they are making money hand over foot so why not go for a knock out?
    The Apple Volksputer.

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  2. Sorry, by Shivetya · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Nothing is going to kill Dell/HP except for themselves. The simple fact is most people buying PCs don't care about Mac because it does not have Windows on it. I know some live in a fantasy world but it is true, people don't care. If it works and they are used to it they will keep it.

    As for those specs, Apple is doing a good job of moving further away from end user friendly hardware with each and every release. Steve isn't making computers for the "elite", he is making computers that make Apple money and making Apple money means that if you want an upgrade you buy a new computer.

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    1. Re:Sorry, by LWATCDR · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I don't think you get it. People don't want Windows anymore. They want their software. I see more and more people buying Apples then running Windows on bootcamp, Fusion, and Parallels. The average home user just need a browser, email, iTunes, Quickin, and TruboTax. Maybe a few casual games.
      The average home user can already move to the Mac with little to no problem.
      The big thing is cost. If apple would come out with a Mac Mini that only cost $499 and was expandable You would see even more people buy them. The game market for the Mac would massively increase as would video card options.
      People only buy Windows machines for two reasons. They are cheap or they have to run some program under windows.
      Apple is already increasing their market share and more and more developers are porting to the Mac. Soon it will be only the the cost that keeps people on Windows.
      Heck I am a Linux guy at heart but If Apple produced a $499 expandable Mac I would buy it.

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    2. Re:Sorry, by not+already+in+use · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I work for a software developer

      Well, those are some impressive credentials. What are you, secretary? Assistant (to the) regional manager?

      So I do know windows inside and out.

      Oh, so what does this imply? That you know the .NET stack? In-depth knowledge of the Win32 API?

      Can you at least make an argument without using baseless claims and accusations? Anecdotal evidence, hard evidence, anything?

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  3. Re:Apple posts rock for two reasons by Count+Fenring · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Pompous attitude of its user base... ethical concerns over its atmosphere of secrecy and dodgey take on copyright and patent issues... I could go on.

    I'm not a Mac hater, but neither are they the shining gods of saving us all.

    P.S. It's M$. You know, because the dollar sign looks like an 'S'.

  4. Re:whoopdifriggindo by KeX3 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Difference is that apple has not released anything, nor have they confirmed that they are releasing anything, it's all just speculation - ergo not newsworthy at all. In other news: Scientists say that the sun will rise again tomorrow. Stay tuned for more information, and pre-rise photos of famous landmarks.

  5. Airplanes and cars did this transition too by ChrisA90278 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What's new here is not just another revision of an exxisting product. Apple has turned the physical structure of the notebook inside out. Older notebooks have an internal metal frame of some kind. Parts were screwed to the frame and then the case acted as a cover. What Apple has done is mde the cae out of very rigid aluminum. The parts are now screwed to the inside of the case and there is no internal frame. The case itself is the frame.

    Cars and airplanes went through this kind of transition too. In the early days of cars and planes each had an internal frame but now the skin itself is the frame.

    What we should expect is a stronger and lighter computer. Maybe better cooling too and easier to re-cycle later after it is no longer useful as a computer.