Comments on: The new Macs have landed http://gigaom.com/mobile/the-new-macs-ha/ Sun, 27 May 2012 04:22:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Henry http://gigaom.com/mobile/the-new-macs-ha/#comment-363419 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:35:18 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/the-new-macs-ha#comment-363419 I think a choice is always preferable (glossy v matte) and the only reason glossy sells more is because it is standard, most people don’t really know the difference…

]]> By: ben http://gigaom.com/mobile/the-new-macs-ha/#comment-363420 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:26:38 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/the-new-macs-ha#comment-363420 @Regular Reader

The scrap is just melted down and re-used. Aluminum is very abundant in the Earth’s crust and the most energy-dependent part of aluminum extraction is its electrolytic reduction (from Al203).

]]> By: Regular Reader http://gigaom.com/mobile/the-new-macs-ha/#comment-363421 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:22:09 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/the-new-macs-ha#comment-363421 I don’t consider myself an environmentalist but the idea of carving the entire frame from a block of aluminum seems very wasteful. I’m not in manufacturing so maybe my perception is incorrect….

]]> By: tnkgrl http://gigaom.com/mobile/the-new-macs-ha/#comment-363422 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:18:29 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/the-new-macs-ha#comment-363422 Also of note:

- The Air is now using a standard SATA interface for the hard drive, instead of the PATA ZIP interface. The drives remain 1.8″ models, probably still only 5 mmm thick.

- The MacBook is now missing FireWire altogether (the Pro features FW 800). Only the $1599 model features the backlit keyboard.

]]> By: carmen http://gigaom.com/mobile/the-new-macs-ha/#comment-363423 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:50:10 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/the-new-macs-ha#comment-363423 macbook mini MIA. macbook touch MIA. montevina MIA. quad MIA. card slots MIA

hopefuly theyre saving the innovation – nee imitation – for MSWF

]]> By: DuPlori http://gigaom.com/mobile/the-new-macs-ha/#comment-363424 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:28:16 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/the-new-macs-ha#comment-363424 i agree with the majority of whats being said around the web, all these years Apple has been holding off doing a complete refresh & this was the best they could do? wow, the shocking disappointment is being heard worldwide.

it’s funny their comment about netbooks. but the real reason they wont be releasing 1 anytime soon is because Jobs has been quoted many times saying will never release another laptop that doesnt have a full size KB in his lifetime, which unfortunately only 13″ and above can do. he is in effect punishing his customer base just to not appear as a hypocrite. it’s not the 1st time something like this has happened, their arrogance is 1 of the reasons their market share is so poor.

as netbooks soar in popularity especially in that all important youth market, and people continue to Hackintosh them. Apple will continue to lose out on millions of dollars in profit from hardware & software licensing.

]]> By: Kevin C. Tofel http://gigaom.com/mobile/the-new-macs-ha/#comment-363425 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:18:20 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/the-new-macs-ha#comment-363425 If they didn’t colorize the mic and headphone jack, how would you know which was which? Besides, I told you how to fix that for $0.99: purchase a black magic marker. ;)

]]> By: Dave Zatz http://gigaom.com/mobile/the-new-macs-ha/#comment-363426 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:42:50 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/the-new-macs-ha#comment-363426 The new MacBook looks pretty hot. But given the economic conditions heading into the holidays, I think they needed to come in with lower prices. The 24″ LCD is interesting since it’s essentially a docking station – something Apple hasn’t offered this decade. Wish they’d also offer a 21″ model a couple hundred less. And I wonder if they’ll offer some sort of miniport->DVI adapter. I still think the MSI Wind is the OS X laptop for me… if only they didn’t colorize the ports on the side – it makes me batty.

]]> By: ben http://gigaom.com/mobile/the-new-macs-ha/#comment-363427 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:34:06 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/the-new-macs-ha#comment-363427 @tivoboy

Tom’s right. Apple know’s what you need and what is best for you. Who are you to decide what you want or need? Obviously, you’re not good enough to be an Apple customer (you probably wanted a second trackpad button too, huh?).

]]> By: ben http://gigaom.com/mobile/the-new-macs-ha/#comment-363428 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:29:53 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/the-new-macs-ha#comment-363428 While they pushed out a bunch of crap ($900 24″ monitor, minimal USB ports on everything, same stupid MBA at 5 times the price of a netbook, etc), I’m really intrigued by the new macbook. I always wanted a thinner, lighter macbook with an aluminum enclosure and a dedicated GPU and they finally produced one for $1299 (the old 12″ powerbook used to retail for $1699). I’m not in the market for a notebook at the moment (have a 2-year old laptop and a new netbook), but I would definitely look into it next time around.

And the Apple comment about BluRay being a “sack of hurt” is a bag of crap. They just want to increase their hold on media distribution with ITMS.

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