Apple Announces MacBook Pro

[fryke]

Just think about it this way: Every MacBook sold adds to Mac OS X' marketshare in numbers, because it comes with an OS X license. Everyone who actually _buys_ a Mac could still be lured into keeping it a dual-boot experience or to later reinstall OS X completely (without Windows). And if you _meet_ someone with a MacBook which hasn't got OS X on it, you can still ask him or her: "Don't you feel stupid to have bought a secure computer and then compromising it by installing a virus, erh, I mean Windows?"

[mw84]

I just think there's that slight danger of Apple becoming best known as a designer of pretty computers rather than the creators of a brilliant OS.

In my opinion for a lot of people the initial allure of switching from pc to mac is, be it superficial or not, is the 'pretty' hardware and having that made people willing to give the OS a shot and after getting used to it they generally love it. Now a lot of these consumers who have spent their computing lives using Windows will just think what the hell, I'm not going to bother, lets just install Windows and have a pretty Mac casing.

Maybe good for Apple as a business, they'll sell more hardware but I can't help thinking it will lower or atleast not largely increase the amount of future Apple consumers who actually use Mac OS X.

[doemel]

Originally Posted by mw84

Comment I read in another forum about the new MacBooks which somehow really started to irritate me

Don't let yourself be irritated by that too much. It's the overall experience (hardarware & software) that counts. The poor ingnorants want Windows? Let them have it! I don't pity masochists either. If they are graphic designer they pretty much disqualify as such for me when they seriously consider working under Windows on a Mac. There's absolutely no point. I'm not a graphic designer myself but am friends with several individuals who are (heck, my brother is one of them and he works for a company which is regarded as being very competent and creative) and none of them would consider that option even in their dreams.
You have to realize that there's different kind of graphic designers who play on different levels of quality. Consider that Corel is also used by some so called graphic designer.

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Originally Posted by doemel

Consider that Corel is also used by some so called graphic designer.

Heh... never trust someone who claims to be a designer yet uses Corel products. :P

That's like trusting a doctor who still practices bloodletting!

[mdnky]

That kind of reminds me of a video we used to show at the department during AED classes...Mr. Bean using jumper cables and a car (car battery) to shock a guy.

[Timotheos100]

Im pretty gutted they dont have a 12 inch version.

What i like most about powerbooks (apart from the OS, which obviously all macs have) is the size and how thin it is, but theres no point in having a thin lap top when the smallest screen size you can get is 15 inch. Hopefully they will release a smaller macBook Pro.

Another down side is the lack of dial up connection, if i brought a $2000 model (close to 4k New Zealand dollars) then im not at all keen to pay another $100 (NZD) so i can connect to the internet when im home from university. (i currently use wireless while at uni)

But of course im not planning to upgrade from my 12 inch PB until i leave design school (another 3 years) so hopefully i wont ever need to have to use dial up by then.

I also perfure the lighter grey over the darker color they now have

[Ripcord]

Originally Posted by fryke

"ist teh stoopid!!11!!"? ... Yeah, I, erh, get this... And no, I don't think so.

The 5-year-old's comment aside, I agree - the rename is a very poor move. Perhaps not quite as much in the pro sector, a reasonable amount of Apple sales draw (and certainly its marketing) is the "cool factor", and "MacBook Pro" is just too awkward to be cool.

No one sitting at Starbucks would mind talking about their "new PowerBook!!". They might, however, hesitate before they start jammering about their "new MacBook Pro!!".

It seems minor, but it's not an insignificant observation to make when you note that in the various forums discussing the new 'book, about 25% of the comments are discussing the terribleness of the new name.

[gerbick]

Originally Posted by ElDiabloConCaca

Heh... never trust someone who claims to be a designer yet uses Corel products. :P

That's like trusting a doctor who still practices bloodletting!

lol. that's quite the remark.