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I decided to write Apple a letter on the MacBook...

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NeuronBasher

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I just looked back at the keynote Quicktime and you're right, I'm misremembering. Maybe I read that in a blog somewhere and got it conflated in my memory. Apologies.
 
Seasought

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I'm going to remain skeptical of the mag-safe feature until I've seen it used for several years without loss of power to the magnet.
 
hayduke

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is a state of mind.
Laser pointer...

ortuno2k said:
Hey that's a nice letter.
Something else I would have added?

"Please make the remote control work with Keynote as well."

I don't know if this can be done now, since I don't own one of the newer iMacs with the remote, but if it could happen, I think it'd be sweet!

And storing the remote in the available slot would be nice. Hey, HP and Compaq do it; why can't Apple? :)
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It should:

1) recharge in the PC-Card slot
2) have a laser pointer
3) work with keynote

Is that too much to ask?
 
Kingsly

Kingsly

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Either in front of a computer or behind a camera.
Im praying that my MBP comes with a remote holder...

As for the letter, being the self proclaimed emperor of persuasive letters, I thought it was excellent. One thing though: I had to read the second paragraph like three times before I understood it. The wording in the second half of the second paragraph was a little, uh, confusing. I cant tell of its just a typo or what, hopefully you fixed it in the final draft.
-Kingsly
http://www.mariposaprod.com
 
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0098386

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I don't like the hidden remote idea. there could be a problem transporting the remote if you travel light but thats not that answer and I certainly don't know it!

Good idea writing a letter though. I smile when I get the occasional fanmail for my games so Apple will probably smile too.


ps. I'd love a MacBook Pro. :D
 
Mord

Mord

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if only the remote had a rechargeable battery and could charge in the slot.
 
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Meyvn

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oingoboingo said:
Some areas of laptop design have gone forward. Others have gone backwards. I think the flexibility of being able to remove the optical drive and substitute an extra battery pack is ingenious, and is something which should be re-implemented into new Apple laptops.
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I wholeheartedly disagree; it would be much, much harder to find a good manufacturer to make the SuperDrives, and Apple would be stuck in the same hole we were with 15.2" screens and PPC processors: the "proprietary" hole. Not to mention the fact that we'd have to have bigger battery packs since they're currently smaller than a DVD in surface area, which would mean less real-estate inside the laptop, which is already in short supply. And having nonstandard-sized Superdrives puts us farther behind on technology, and farther behind on quality, because it requires Apple to find people willing to go to extra trouble to make a nonstandard shaped device. We already HAVE a feature on PowerBooks that allows us to swap out the battery without the computer fully shutting down, allowing us to switch out using the same slot. I'm definitely willing to sacrifice the time it takes to switch out a battery in order to have a better quality (and probably less expensive) SuperDrive.
 
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Meyvn

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hayduke said:
It should:

1) recharge in the PC-Card slot
2) have a laser pointer
3) work with keynote

Is that too much to ask?
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No. ESPECIALLY the Keynote thing. That would be amazing.
 
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janstett

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blaskillet4 said:
You know I'd be a cool idea if they released a hollow PCI express card or adapter in which you could fit the remote into...

Tha'd be innovative :cool:


Patent pending©
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Yeah, they could have done one of those credit card sized remotes, that would have fit into the card slot! But to save costs they reuse what they already have on the iMac.
 
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janstett

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Meyvn said:
Not to mention the fact that we'd have to have bigger battery packs since they're currently smaller than a DVD in surface area, which would mean less real-estate inside the laptop, which is already in short supply. And having nonstandard-sized Superdrives puts us farther behind on technology, and farther behind on quality, because it requires Apple to find people willing to go to extra trouble to make a nonstandard shaped device.
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You should check out the Ultrabay Slim devices IBM uses on their small thinkpads (I have an ultraportable X40). They are very tiny and would fit on a Macbook. Among the options are a drive bay for a 9mm 2.5" hard drive, a DVD-RW, and a 2nd battery. With my 8 cell battery and the 2nd battery in the drive bay, I can go for a full day at work on a single charge.

Measurements are 9.5mm H x 5.12in W x 5.51in Depth. Plus it would save money sharing this cost with IBM (or whoever makes these for them, such as Foxconn).

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AliensAreFuzzy

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hayduke said:
It should:

3) work with keynote

Is that too much to ask?
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Nope, that's why they've already done it.
Apple.com said:
Under Your Thumb

The Apple Remote features a minimalist six buttons. Press menu to activate Front Row and the standard transport to navigate through your media. You can even use the remote to control Keynote presentations in the all new iWork ’06.
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oingoboingo

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janstett said:
You should check out the Ultrabay Slim devices IBM uses on their small thinkpads (I have an ultraportable X40). They are very tiny and would fit on a Macbook. Among the options are a drive bay for a 9mm 2.5" hard drive, a DVD-RW, and a 2nd battery. With my 8 cell battery and the 2nd battery in the drive bay, I can go for a full day at work on a single charge.

Measurements are 9.5mm H x 5.12in W x 5.51in Depth. Plus it would save money sharing this cost with IBM (or whoever makes these for them, such as Foxconn).

IMG1119_MKT_IMG_FILENAME_1.gif
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I was going to respond in a similar way, but you've made the point nicely :)

If there's a company that can come up with a clever engineering solution to something that initially looks like it's difficult or impossible, it's Apple.

In any event it's unlikely to happen, so it's all just wishful thinking.
 
quagmire

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Overall a nice letter, but you should of mentioned to keep the Powerbook( and all of their Macs should keep the same name) name! Thats there big mistake with the Intel Macs.
 
HiRez

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GregUofMN said:
Does Apple ever write back? I still have yet to receive any kind of response, even a generic one.
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I've received responses from Apple (almost always generic ones, sometimes specific ones even asking for more particular information). If you're really serious about it, you should find the postal address (might just be 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA) and send them a hand-typed, signed letter. This will almost certainly be better received than an email, which they probably get thousands of a day. Studies over the years have shown that almost without exception hand-written/-typed, mailed letters receive more attention than emails do. I don't think you said which one yours was...
 
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GregUofMN

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quagmire said:
Overall a nice letter, but you should of mentioned to keep the Powerbook( and all of their Macs should keep the same name) name! Thats there big mistake with the Intel Macs.
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I think that I might be the only one that actually likes the new name. It would be nice to finally see a progression from all the iThis and iThat. I can foresee that Apple would alter the iBook line to simply MacBooks. In my opinion, that was getting a little old... especially since 3rd party folks and even people not in the computer business were adopting this type of "i" prefex.
 
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NeuronBasher

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Thanks, Diatribe! I thought I was losing my mind since I couldn't find a reference to it in the keynote Quicktime.
 
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Meyvn said:
I wholeheartedly disagree; it would be much, much harder to find a good manufacturer to make the SuperDrives, and Apple would be stuck in the same hole we were with 15.2" screens and PPC processors: the "proprietary" hole. Not to mention the fact that we'd have to have bigger battery packs since they're currently smaller than a DVD in surface area, which would mean less real-estate inside the laptop, which is already in short supply. And having nonstandard-sized Superdrives puts us farther behind on technology, and farther behind on quality, because it requires Apple to find people willing to go to extra trouble to make a nonstandard shaped device. We already HAVE a feature on PowerBooks that allows us to swap out the battery without the computer fully shutting down, allowing us to switch out using the same slot. I'm definitely willing to sacrifice the time it takes to switch out a battery in order to have a better quality (and probably less expensive) SuperDrive.
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What is this feature that allows us to swap out a battery without shutting down the computer? If you are referring to keeping the PowerBook plugged in and switching out a battery, well, that is hardly handy.
 
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