If Apple releases Net-book at MW 09 will you buy?

[Tallest Skil]

Read the Definition. If apple made a small computer it wouldn't be a netbook it would something totally different, thats what I'm trying to say! They won't make a netbook EVER! if they want a small computer the will make one but not cheap and with more features.

Apple has been known to completely ignore established definitions when creating their products. The iPod and iPhone come to mind.

As does the MacBook Air, which doesn't seem to fit the definition of ultraportable, yet Apple and the media continue to flaunt it as such.

 

[Tosser]

No I wouldn't.
If Apple made a "netbook" it would (of course) be their take on it: Limited (more than necessary), bulky, huge-bezelled, and would be tied-in to the iTunes Store akin to the iPhone and iPod Touch – in essence be nothing but a huge iPod Touch with a keyboard: Useless to anyone but the people that watch videos constantly but really don't "do" much else. I really don't need a 10" Touch.

Compared to a netbook sure, It's only missing a few ports not a big deal to some people. At least it has a decent screen size and a full sized backlight keyboard.

LOL, so a "fully featured" computer to you is what exactly? Since it's not "fully featured", lacking ports (really lacking ports), what do you consider "fully featured"? A full size lit-up keyboard makes it "fully featured"?

It makes me wonder what you'd call the MBP, a Thinkpad, MB, or even worse: The WhiteBook.

 

[Techguy172]

Apple has been known to completely ignore established definitions when creating their products. The iPod and iPhone come to mind.

As does the MacBook Air, which doesn't seem to fit the definition of ultraportable, yet Apple and the media continue to flaunt it as such.

The only reason we call them by those names is because there is no other suitable name. The iPhone is nothing really different from a regular smartphone except with touch screen and some better media capability. Apple never called the Air an Ultra portable it's meant to beat the ultraportable so they made something new.

 

[Tosser]

The only reason we call them by those names is because there is no other suitable name. The iPhone is nothing really different from a regular smartphone except with touch screen and some better media capability.

And you forgot: Quite a bit less capabilites in the smartphone-department.

 

[Tallest Skil]

Apple never called the Air an Ultra portable it's meant to beat the ultraportable so they made something new.

Mmmhmm...

 

[Techguy172]

Mmmhmm...

Yeah but what else does it say, "Ultra unlike anything else".

 

[cherry su]

if it has nVidia's new ion platform then i might consider

 

[Tosser]

Yeah but what else does it say, "Ultra unlike anything else".

Eh, say what?

That has absolute nothing to with them calling it ultraportable or not. If they made it green and called it "ultra green" they suddenly wouldn't have called it "ultraportable" in your book, because they also called it something else?

 

[Tallest Skil]

Yeah but what else does it say, "Ultra unlike anything else".

They're redefining the genre... just like the iPod and iPhone.

 

[Techguy172]

Eh, say what?

That has absolute nothing to with them calling it ultraportable or not. If they made it green and called it "ultra green" they suddenly wouldn't have called it "ultraportable" in your book, because they also called it something else?

They're redefining the genre... just like the iPod and iPhone.

Ok Fine your right. But it still won't happen and I wouldn't call the Air ultraportable, because it's the same size as my macbook and that's cetainly not ultraportable.

I'm getting pretty sick of arguing about something that won't happen.

 

[justit]

iPhone Netbook

If they could build a keyboard that the iPhone/Touch snaps into, I've got my "netbook"

 

[Ironic]

Ultra Uber,

 

[Tallest Skil]

Ok Fine your right. But it still won't happen and I wouldn't call the Air ultraportable, because it's the same size as my macbook and that's cetainly not ultraportable.

I'm getting pretty sick of arguing about something that won't happen.

That's my personal dislike of the MacBook Air, too; the bezel. If they could just make the fricking bezel the size of the old MacBook Pro bezel, THEN it would be a little nicer. Of course, they've increased the size of the bezel on the newest MacBook Pro, which is a farce, to be sure.

 

[Techguy172]

That's my personal dislike of the MacBook Air, too; the bezel. If they could just make the fricking bezel the size of the old MacBook Pro bezel, THEN it would be a little nicer. Of course, they've increased the size of the bezel on the newest MacBook Pro, which is a farce, to be sure.

Yeah but I'd bet that's how they can make the computer so thin, Right. They have more room to work around with. That's what would happen with the "netbook". Apple would make a small screen but it still be larger so they could fit more in it.

 

[Tosser]

Yeah but I'd bet that's how they can make the computer so thin, Right. They have more room to work around with. That's what would happen with the "netbook". Apple would make a small screen but it still be larger so they could fit more in it.

Actually, I don't think it's about fitting more as such. It's about those bloody tapered edges combining with wanting it to look "thin", making it impossible to taper it apart from outside of what's actually in it.

The bezels on the MBP isn't tapered as the MBA, but it seems like they were thinking "in order to fit this web cam we have to make a rather big forehead on the thing", and then someone thought down the line "Well, it has a big forehead and I like symmetry, so we should make the sides and bottom equally wide so it matches the top".

Btw, not only me, but your arguments as well is proving how the thinness-obsession has been taken too far.

 

[Techguy172]

Actually, I don't think it's about fitting more as such. It's about those bloody tapered edges combining with wanting it to look "thin", making it impossible to taper it apart from outside of what's actually in it.

The bezels on the MBP isn't tapered as the MBA, but it seems like they were thinking "in order to fit this web cam we have to make a rather big forehead on the thing", and then someone thought down the line "Well, it has a big forehead and I like symmetry, so we should make the sides and bottom equally wide so it matches the top".

Btw, not only me, but your arguments as well is proving how the thinness-obsession has been taken too far.

Yeah things don't need to be that thin, About the webcam thing that's what I meant It would stupid it it wasn't symmetrical.

The Tapered edges do look nice but I would rather have a smaller computer. On my Brothers 12" the bezels are very small and I really wish apple would do that.

 

[Tosser]

Yeah things don't need to be that thin, About the webcam thing that's what I meant It would stupid it it wasn't symmetrical.

The Tapered edges do look nice but I would rather have a smaller computer. On my Brothers 12" the bezels are very small and I really wish apple would do that.

Yeah, it would certainly make it look good again. But then again, they have now putten the bezels to use: How else would you get that oh-so endearing black glossy frame to stick?

 

[Techguy172]

Yeah, it would certainly make it look good again. But then again, they have now putten the bezels to use: How else would you get that oh-so endearing black glossy frame to stick?

Yeah, I don't really mind it so much on the New MacBooks, but on the Air you can tell it's just too much.

 

[rjphoto]

Me, I would use an Apple Netbook. Whether I buy one depends on Apple's Price point and configurations.

I played with a buddy's Dell Mini9 and didn't have any objections to it's functionablity, usability or configuration.

I can see the market for the road warriors that needs more functions than a smart phone but lighter than a laptop.

Fully functioning programs for presentations and document creation and modification on the go.

I've spent a lot of time in meetings and needed to pull up things off of the network to show on the big screen. An iPhone won't get it in that situation.

My little ole PB12" has served me well in those cases. The Mini9 did fine for the same purpose. I was impressed. When I used it I told my buddy I wished Apple would make one of like it.

 

[GoCubsGo]

I would consider it, but then it seems that my Air would sit around doing nothing so I am not entirely sure I'd blow my wad on a netbook now.

 

[Pixellated]

I'm fine with my Acer Aspire One Hackintosh. It's got:
160GB HDD
3.3GB RAM
Leopard 10.5.6
Logic Express etc...

It just works...

 

[rjphoto]

I would consider it, but then it seems that my Air would sit around doing nothing so I am not entirely sure I'd blow my wad on a netbook now.

sell the air and pocket the difference.

 

[dschiller]

I'm fine with my Acer Aspire One Hackintosh. It's got:
160GB HDD
3.3GB RAM
Leopard 10.5.6
Logic Express etc...

It just works...

I wouldn't get one for a similar reason: I got bored with waiting for Apple to release a netbook, so now I'm running OS X Leopard on an MSI Wind. 10'' LED screen, 1.6GHz Atom processor, 2GB of RAM, 250GB HDD, fully functioning audio, WiFi, etc. More than enough for surfing the internet and checking emails when I'm away from my iMac. And it actually has three times as many USB ports as the MBA!

 

[The Toddfather]

LMAO! Since when is the air considered "full featured"?

Are you an MBA owner?

 

[MatLane]

I dont think i would buy a net book



And i cant really see a point in apple releasing a Netbook