Comments on Mac Predictions: Affordable 12-inch Macbook

although i like the specs and the IDEA of a cheape...

2009-05-28T02:19:08.556+01:00

although i like the specs and the IDEA of a cheaper Apple, I hate to say it but that black & white monstrosity is really fugly. I mean REALLY. Yuk.

WAYYYY too cheap. You won't see an Apple laptop u...

2009-05-26T16:28:12.747+01:00

WAYYYY too cheap.

You won't see an Apple laptop under $700.

If it was $799, that would make more sense. $599?? That's an high capacity iPod Touch.

The imminent tablet should bridge the iPhone and M...

2009-05-25T22:36:05.358+01:00

The imminent tablet should bridge the iPhone and MacBook lines in pricing and features, so the white MacBook might even be phased out altogether by 2010.

The tablet rumors are as solid as they were leading up to the iPhone in '07, and all that's holding it up is software. The Jobsian way would be to create a 9.7" screen touch-optimized OS, rather than just pouring a full OS into an anemic netbook like everyone else does.

Regarding the mockup by Anonymous on the Dutch forum,

Although it's quite good design-wise, Apple would rather eliminate the keyboard. It looks an awful lot like the Vaio P, which is grossly overpriced like the MacBook Air because of its miniaturized innards.

I expect the iTablet should have an in-house chip running a OS X derivative that will be even more objects-oriented than the conventional Leopard. One of the benefits of a proprietary chip design would be to protect the OS from being hacked and installed on 'unsupported' machines (system software would be the iTablet's most valuable asset). Since it'll be an entirely new product category, it may never need to be Intel-chips compliant.

Also, Apple would prefer to keep its full OS X running on more powerful architectures.

What about this more radical approach? http://foru...

2009-05-25T20:33:43.519+01:00

What about this more radical approach?
http://forum.onemorething.nl/album_pic.php?pic_id=23970

the white macbook looks very nice and is a cool pr...

2009-05-25T19:34:17.186+01:00

the white macbook looks very nice and is a cool product. there is nothing wrong with it, apart from the price. it would look dull to add black keys or a black display to it.

You do understand that this sort of idea completel...

2009-05-25T17:28:38.157+01:00

You do understand that this sort of idea completely ignores a major reality, right?

You have a complete redesign. Footprint, trackpad, screen - everything but possibly the keys on the keyboard (provided you didn't mean a backlit one).

And Apple will accomplish refitting the entire pipeline at a price reduction of $400?