New Macbook Pro specs

[Digital Skunk]

Actually it was more a list of an updated PISMO powerbook and if I remember correctly they were the most well received powerbook ever.

Correct, but sadly times have changed. I would like to have a removable optical drive that could be replaced with a battery but only if they make it useful, practical, and inexpensive. I'd rather have an optical drive that can be replaced by a second HDD. I need more space inside my machine, batteries can always be replaced in typical fashion.

does upgrade ability really make it a PRO machine? ram and windows formatted drives could be PRO conserns, as far as easy to replace/switch. the optical drive seems like a pipe dream for those concerned with the rise of HD, but is this a pro concern now? where is the majority of HD content created, on notebooks? more likley high end desktops. so this is more a "viewer's" concern to have the HD opticals in the notebooks.
how useful do you all think the current "expandable" macbook is?

the hindge has got to be changed. the current model does not open far enough and if the power cord gets under the bottom rear lip when the lid is opened it will actually lift the lapt top up, ventilation?
also if the latch button is pressed when the MBP is on edge the screen flopps open and hits the table.

with the new leds, HDD hybrids, hd optics, and changing chipsets, how long will the term "upgradeable" retain it's meaning/usefullness.

I don't know about the hinge issue people are talking about. Bending the monitor down flat isn't a luxury nor is it something that should be considered standard. So the F*** what your screen can't be fat and bulk with a huge hinge that allows some couch sitter to bend his knees up and use his book. I really think they should do their back a favor and learn good posture. I really hope the hinge isn't detracting people from getting a better OS and good looking machine. They should really get a clue.

Using the power cord snagging issue and other situations that don't apply to everyone as an excuse to fix problems that don't exist isn't the way to troubleshoot. The only design issue I see with the MBP is the latch, and that's just nit picking. The MacBook's latch is far superior and easier to use, and that's the only reason why it would be nice to see it in the MBP.

I hear on you the cutting issue, the rule of thumb for serious editors is "Never cut on a laptop" and that is a fact. Cut on a desktop workstation no matter what. But there is a time when you have to cut on a laptop ever now and then, usually when you can't afford to ship a 20 pound MacPro and 23" display. That's when we bring the laptop and the decks and external RAIDs. Now that we have external portable RAIDs and Direct To Edit boxes, we have an even lighter load. Now that laptops can get up to 4GB of RAM and 200GB HDDs, we will start to see more mobile editing and it will be done more efficiently. And at that point, we want to be able to burn a Blue-Ray or HD-DVD master copy of our work. Sending footage back to the studio from a remote location would be so much easier for those that do it (not me) and backing up raw HD footage to a 25 or 50GB disc would be amazing (that's me) and would save time and money. Yes... I want Blue-Ray/HD-DVD as BTO.

In reality... keep the book as is for me. The only thing Apple can really do to improve the MacBook Pro is continue giving me faster Intel chips, faster nVidia GFX cards (the fastest possible), improve the batter life, screen quality, and give me state of the art optical drive standard or BTO. Oh yeah, and give me the latest in really fast, large capacity 2.5" HDDs as standard or BTO.

Other than that I am fine. Adding ports and card readers can be done with Express Card 34 and the ports we have now. It'd be nice to have a built-in eSata, but i'd get more use out of an extra FW400 or 800 port since eSata works just fine through the EC34 slot.

 

[machatch]

Macbook Pro

- Black Aluminium
- Removable DVD bay with optional battery
- Easy access Hard drive like macbook
- New hinge design like Lenovo Thinkpad
- SD Slot
- Removable CPU for upgrades
- 3 USB Ports
- Fingerprint reader
- Lower price

Why not? Lenovo does it, so does every other laptop manufacturer. Its time for a macbook pro redesign. I say.

Thoughts?

Hmmm..I give you some thoughts
- black would be cool,i also want it to have different colour options - silver,white,black,green,yellow,dark grey..he,he..i rather prefer dark grey..

- Removebole dvd bay?i rather see a bluray drive with write options(expensive..not hd dvd drive..They could just make it a option to install blueray ore not

- great

- it would be cool

- sd slot make little sense.you could just use a memory stick in the usb.even though they could just have it if lenovo haves it

- Removable CPU for upgrades.Good idea!then people can stop being worried about when to buy a new macbook pro.even though i doubt it will ever hapend and the garuanty for the macbook's will be a major issue..ore not..And with the possibilty to change proccesors why not the possibily to change the graphics?
There you see the difference between mac and pc.
Apple's policy is to make things simple.They do the job for you.

- there are 3 usb ports on the current mackbook pro 17".Only 2 on the 15.They rather should have at least 4.
- great
- lower price?the dells top laptops are pricy to..That shurly depends on the market..And if they can do it without loosing money..hmmm..clearly apple is high brand.Even though they stated products before shares..(not consumers before product?

 

[The Stig]

Not going to happen. I click on this tread for nothing. Thanks for wasting all our time.

TS

 

[machatch]

For extra storage...an eSATA port and then a nice portable eSATA external drive. Another battery... buy a second battery and keep my notebook thin.

Another nice feature would be some sort of HD DVD drive and an HDMI out port. Especially if they bring HD to iTunes. Those will be some fun download times for most lol...

No.I rather have blueray..not hd dvd..hd dvd sucks...

Sorry, but there isn't a feature in that list that would make we want to buy a Lenovo or any other machine.

What I need in a MBP is:
- Dual HDD or 200GB 7200 rpm and Western Digital 250GB 5400 rpm as BTO
- Dual Core 2.8GHz (from iMac)
- Blu-Ray or HD-DVD as BTO
- Internal Broadband
- forget about USB... eSata
- a second FW400 port, take off the other USB if necessary
- Magnetic latch from MacBook. Keep the keyboard the same and the hinge the same, PCs are fatter because they can't design hinges at all.
- Just plain old longer lasting battery. 17" MBP w/6+hours of battery with heavy use (iLife, iTunes, web surfing, iWork, external HDD running at same time).... okay maybe 4 hours.

Keep the price the same, or make a 13.3" MacBook Pro with backlit keyboard for the users that want something cheaper in a pro model, and the users that want something with more power in a small notebook.

yeah the hardisk needs to be bether 200 gb at 7200 rpm.
Blueray not hd dvd.
eSata is the future

 

[Digital Skunk]

Okay... from what I have seen and what should be in the next revision of the MacBook Pro.

- Definitely eSata.
- Either Blue-Ray, or HD-DVD, but Blue-Ray at least.
- No one needs 3 USB ports, three is enough and you can get buy with two if you have to use two thumb drives. Either one more FW400 and 800 should be added.

- Latest and fastest HDDs.
- Latest and greatest graphics cards.

What's out:
- upgradeable CPU/graphics cards... would make machine bulky
- replaceable optical drive for same reason
- battery that fits in empty hole of optical drive for same reason and would probably create an issue with having to buy two separate batteries for 17" since it's battery is already huge.
- Plethora of USB ports... same reason and USB is okay but not that great
- Anything that would make the MBP a PC laptop since it's not and no one wants a plastic, fat machine in the Mac world.

 

[CalBoy]

Macbook Pro

- Black Aluminium

Black is present in the consumer model already, and for the most part, Apple likes to keep the pro models more "professional" looking by using a silver/steel themed look. While it isn't impossible, I just don't see Apple changing the color of the macbook pro at this time because it's still a very good looking notebook.

- Removable DVD bay with optional battery

Apple never has too many customer-modifiable parts. If you notice, Apple tries to do as much for its customers as possible. Apple's marketing theory of making things ultra easy for the consumer would be in conflict with this product, not to mention the fact that it would add unneeded bulk to the notebook.

- Easy access Hard drive like macbook

Yes. There is no good reason Apple can't do this right now. It needs to be changed quickly, though I doubt we will see it changed.

- New hinge design like Lenovo Thinkpad

Why? As far as I can tell, the macbooks and macbook pros have some really nice tucked away hinges. Aside from the handful of people who sit in awkward positions and want their screen to lay in a horizontal manner, this would be a somewhat useless change.

- SD Slot

Would be nice.

- Removable CPU for upgrades

Not going to happen. Like I said, Apple does not like customers to do things on their own. Not to mention the fact that this would interfere with AppleCare.

- 3 USB Ports

I can see why some people would want this, but honestly, when my notebook is being used as a portable, I never need more than one. More USB ports are really useful for people who intend to use their notebooks in lieu of desktops, and there are hubs for that

- Fingerprint reader

Useless, ugly, and a waste. No, I'm not talking about Brittany Spears. Finger Print readers are only good for a handful of people and they will bring down the overall design of the macbook pro considerably. I personally don't want one.

- Lower price

Would be great, but I don't see it happening. The macbook pros are priced around what one would expect for a notebook of its class, so we can't too expect much. Perhaps if they were updated 3 or 4 times per year instead of just twice, it would make buying them easier.

Why not? Lenovo does it, so does every other laptop manufacturer. Its time for a macbook pro redesign. I say.

Think Different

Thoughts?

Not alot of intellingence out there I guess.

If you're going to ask people for their thoughts, don't call them unintelligent when they disagree with you. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions.

 

[macenforcer]

I can't believe all the people saying that a removable dvd drive will make it thicker. How do you figure? Adds bulk? Not true. Take a look at the T4x serries thinkpads. 1" thick. Same as apple. Some facts need to be checked for sure.

 

[Digital Skunk]

I can't believe all the people saying that a removable dvd drive will make it thicker. How do you figure? Adds bulk? Not true. Take a look at the T4x serries thinkpads. 1" thick. Same as apple. Some facts need to be checked for sure.

Could you post a link, their site is giving me a headache with all of the random information floating here and there?

 

[macenforcer]

Could you post a link, their site is giving me a headache with all of the random information floating here and there?

The lightweight (5.4-pound) T42 is incredibly thin--just 1.1 inches tall with the 14.1-inch screen closed--and offers IBM's great keyboard with both eraserhead and touchpad pointing devices, each with their own smoothly working mouse buttons. The ThinkLight, an LED in the lid that a keystroke combination activates to shine a light on the keyboard, is a useful feature that helps when working in dim light.

A slim combination DVD-ROM/CD-RW optical drive came with our test model, but you can opt for a DVD burner ($349 extra) instead or buy a second hard drive to swap into the Ultrabay Slim modular bay. The modular bay also takes a secondary battery, but with the high-capacity, 9-cell battery that comes standard with the configuration we looked at, you won't need it. This super-duper battery, which extends the footprint by about an inch in the back, gave us a little over 5.5 hours of valuable working time in our tests. On the performance side, the T42 was a little less impressive but still within reasonable boundaries for its processor. Our 1.8-GHz Pentium M 745-equipped unit earned a WorldBench 5 score of 77, compared with a score of 80 earned by a Dell Inspiron 700m with the same processor.


now if you are going to quibble over .1" then...

 

[Digital Skunk]

The lightweight (5.4-pound) T42 is incredibly thin--just 1.1 inches tall with the 14.1-inch screen closed--and offers IBM's great keyboard with both eraserhead and touchpad pointing devices, each with their own smoothly working mouse buttons. The ThinkLight, an LED in the lid that a keystroke combination activates to shine a light on the keyboard, is a useful feature that helps when working in dim light.

A slim combination DVD-ROM/CD-RW optical drive came with our test model, but you can opt for a DVD burner ($349 extra) instead or buy a second hard drive to swap into the Ultrabay Slim modular bay. The modular bay also takes a secondary battery, but with the high-capacity, 9-cell battery that comes standard with the configuration we looked at, you won't need it. This super-duper battery, which extends the footprint by about an inch in the back, gave us a little over 5.5 hours of valuable working time in our tests. On the performance side, the T42 was a little less impressive but still within reasonable boundaries for its processor. Our 1.8-GHz Pentium M 745-equipped unit earned a WorldBench 5 score of 77, compared with a score of 80 earned by a Dell Inspiron 700m with the same processor.


now if you are going to quibble over .1" then...

I am not going to quibble over a tenth of an inch. If all i have to add is an inch to the MacBook Pro to get a modular bay that I can stick another HDD into when I please, then sign me up. Macenforcer... I will give you that one.

Shoot, if Apple can do it then bring it on.

 

[zioxide]

The ThinkLight, an LED in the lid that a keystroke combination activates to shine a light on the keyboard, is a useful feature that helps when working in dim light.

The Macbook Pro keyboard has backlighting, which is better and looks cooler than having a light that shines on the keyboard.

The lightweight (5.4-pound) T42 is incredibly thin--just 1.1 inches tall with the 14.1-inch screen closed--and offers IBM's great keyboard with both eraserhead and touchpad pointing devices, each with their own smoothly working mouse buttons.

If you like the Thinkpads so much, then go buy one. Apple is not Lenovo. Apple doesn't want to make a laptop that has tons of removable parts and stuff. It makes it look tacky and also adds more places where something can break. A removable DVD drive for an extra battery would add another latch on the bottom of the laptop to pop the drive out, and you'd probably would end up with a crappy tray drive instead of the nice slot loading drive.

And what's the advantage of this? Nothing. You can buy another battery, charge it up, and when your first battery dies, just put your laptop to sleep, switch out the batteries, and power it back up.

Apple's also not going to add card readers and stuff for a couple of reasons: (1) its just going to clutter the outside of the laptop more, (2) there are too many different types of cards. Get an EC34 card reader.

The only thing on your list that I think will happen is an eSata port. Oh, and it will probably get a replaceable hard drive like the Macbooks.

 

[TheStu]

The lightweight (5.4-pound) T42 is incredibly thin--just 1.1 inches tall with the 14.1-inch screen closed--and offers IBM's great keyboard with both eraserhead and touchpad pointing devices, each with their own smoothly working mouse buttons. The ThinkLight, an LED in the lid that a keystroke combination activates to shine a light on the keyboard, is a useful feature that helps when working in dim light.

A slim combination DVD-ROM/CD-RW optical drive came with our test model, but you can opt for a DVD burner ($349 extra) instead or buy a second hard drive to swap into the Ultrabay Slim modular bay. The modular bay also takes a secondary battery, but with the high-capacity, 9-cell battery that comes standard with the configuration we looked at, you won't need it. This super-duper battery, which extends the footprint by about an inch in the back, gave us a little over 5.5 hours of valuable working time in our tests. On the performance side, the T42 was a little less impressive but still within reasonable boundaries for its processor. Our 1.8-GHz Pentium M 745-equipped unit earned a WorldBench 5 score of 77, compared with a score of 80 earned by a Dell Inspiron 700m with the same processor.


now if you are going to quibble over .1" then...

Right, but looking at Lenovo's site reveals that there is no more T42. I couldn't locate the info on Lenovo's site pertaining to the dimensions of the T61, but I have heard that it is good.

However, lenovo and apple are two different companies with two different focuses.

 

[Arsonic]

Macbook Pro

- Black Aluminium
- Removable DVD bay with optional battery
- Easy access Hard drive like macbook
- New hinge design like Lenovo Thinkpad
- SD Slot
- Removable CPU for upgrades
- 3 USB Ports
- Fingerprint reader
- Lower price

Why not? Lenovo does it, so does every other laptop manufacturer. Its time for a macbook pro redesign. I say.

Thoughts?

If you want all these features then why don't you just buy a Thinkpad? Sounds like you'd love one.

 

[Marky_Mark]

Nothing wrong with ThinkPads (well, apart from Windows). I have a T43 with a hi-res screen that's really great for spreadsheet work, and it's a nice looking box. The keyboard is lovely and it has a removable DVD writer that's really slim - the machine is the same 1" all round as the MBP. The hinge is okay too, at least you can lounge on the sofa with your feet up and have the screen back. Don't get me wrong, I love my MBP, but the hinge is the thing that pees me right off. A lot.

 

[Digital Skunk]

Nothing wrong with ThinkPads (well, apart from Windows). I have a T43 with a hi-res screen that's really great for spreadsheet work, and it's a nice looking box. The keyboard is lovely and it has a removable DVD writer that's really slim - the machine is the same 1" all round as the MBP. The hinge is okay too, at least you can lounge on the sofa with your feet up and have the screen back. Don't get me wrong, I love my MBP, but the hinge is the thing that pees me right off. A lot.

So all we have to do is get Apple to port Mac OS X over to PCs and everyone wins!

 

[Butthead]

Correct, but sadly times have changed. I would like to have a removable optical drive that could be replaced with a battery but only if they make it useful, practical, and inexpensive. I'd rather have an optical drive that can be replaced by a second HDD. I need more space inside my machine, batteries can always be replaced in typical fashion.

Get an Alienware, either single 320GB 5.4k rpm drive in the 15.4, or dual Raid 0 for 640GB in the 17in model. And if you need faster STR go for the 64GB SSD Samsung option...in the 17in, you can do Raid 0 for 128GB.

I don't know about the hinge issue people are talking about. Bending the monitor down flat isn't a luxury nor is it something that should be considered standard.

Nothing wrong with having a stronger, one that doesn't over time become looser such that you can't have it tiled backwards from horizontal while place on a wedge support on a desk, hinge/LCD screen frame.

I hear on you the cutting issue, the rule of thumb for serious editors is "Never cut on a laptop" and that is a fact. Cut on a desktop workstation no matter what. But there is a time when you have to cut on a laptop ever now and then, usually when you can't afford to ship a 20 pound MacPro and 23" display. That's when we bring the laptop and the decks and external RAIDs. Now that we have external portable RAIDs and Direct To Edit boxes, we have an even lighter load. Now that laptops can get up to 4GB of RAM and 200GB HDDs, we will start to see more mobile editing and it will be done more efficiently. And at that point, we want to be able to burn a Blue-Ray or HD-DVD master copy of our work. Sending footage back to the studio from a remote location would be so much easier for those that do it (not me) and backing up raw HD footage to a 25 or 50GB disc would be amazing (that's me) and would save time and money. Yes... I want Blue-Ray/HD-DVD as BTO.

You are mistaken. The NBC TV series, 'Scrubs' was edited in 2003 on the original 17in Alu PB, by two of the show's main editors, one on the westcoast and one on the eastcoast (while in his underwear no less, TMI IMO ). I was at the lafcpug meeting for the DVExpo in Dec 2003, where they discussed this. Using two 17in PB they were able to meet very hectic daily/weekly deadlines for production of this Emmy winning series, many times submitting the finished final cut just days before airtime. It can be done. Sure a MP is more potent, but not necessary for all 'pro level' uses. So none of what you have listed above is a necessary requirement, a standard MBP will do fine for some 'pro level' applications in video editing.

http://www.lafcpug.org/meeting_11_19_03.html

In reality... keep the book as is for me. The only thing Apple can really do to improve the MacBook Pro is continue giving me faster Intel chips, faster nVidia GFX cards (the fastest possible), improve the batter life, screen quality, and give me state of the art optical drive standard or BTO. Oh yeah, and give me the latest in really fast, large capacity 2.5" HDDs as standard or BTO.

And add SSD 64GB (later next year 128GB SSD option), 8GB RAM option on the 17in MBP, replaceable GPU & CPU.

Other than that I am fine. Adding ports and card readers can be done with Express Card 34 and the ports we have now. It'd be nice to have a built-in eSata, but i'd get more use out of an extra FW400 or 800 port since eSata works just fine through the EC34 slot.

It is too bad Apple/Sony goofed on getting mass adoption of FW, would have been nice to get FW1.6 & FW3.2k...alas we'll just have to wait for the inferior USB3.0 standard being touted by Intel for later next year.

 

[Digital Skunk]

Get an Alienware, either single 320GB 5.4k rpm drive in the 15.4, or dual Raid 0 for 640GB in the 17in model. And if you need faster STR go for the 64GB SSD Samsung option...in the 17in, you can do Raid 0 for 128GB.




Nothing wrong with having a stronger, one that doesn't over time become looser such that you can't have it tiled backwards from horizontal while place on a wedge support on a desk, hinge/LCD screen frame.



You are mistaken. The NBC TV series, 'Scrubs' was edited in 2003 on the original 17in Alu PB, by two of the show's main editors, one on the westcoast and one on the eastcoast (while in his underwear no less, TMI IMO ). I was at the lafcpug meeting for the DVExpo in Dec 2003, where they discussed this. Using two 17in PB they were able to meet very hectic daily/weekly deadlines for production of this Emmy winning series, many times submitting the finished final cut just days before airtime. It can be done. Sure a MP is more potent, but not necessary for all 'pro level' uses. So none of what you have listed above is a necessary requirement, a standard MBP will do fine for some 'pro level' applications in video editing.

http://www.lafcpug.org/meeting_11_19_03.html

And add SSD 64GB (later next year 128GB SSD option), 8GB RAM option on the 17in MBP, replaceable GPU & CPU.



It is too bad Apple/Sony goofed on getting mass adoption of FW, would have been nice to get FW1.6 & FW3.2k...alas we'll just have to wait for the inferior USB3.0 standard being touted by Intel for later next year.

I agree with you in every aspect. And I heard about the NBC editors on that show, it was either scrubs or another one that I remember, but they cut it like that because they were mobile, one guy was in a hotel room for weeks. Unless this is another project that I am thinking about. Either way... it still supports what I said, don't cut on a laptop unless you are mobile. I am sure that the editors still had their decks and preview monitors while editing.

The only reason I am asking for a 17" MBP is because I will be moving a lot between now and at least 2 yrs from now, so i want to carry the biggest Apple laptop screen I can. If Apple made a 19" or 21" MBP I might have considered those (somethings are just too big to carry).

The biggest issue most cutters have with editing is the RAM and graphics. And even in the days of the underpowered G4 laptops, the hardware would get so hot that they started to act up. Trying to render even uncompressed SD in FCP or Motion with 2GB of RAM is agonizing. I am sure the mobile editors carried render boxes with them in some form if they cut with Avid.

I am not going to sign onto SSD until both the capacity goes up past 128GB in one drive, and the price comes down to at least $2 a gig. I'd rather have faster spinning 2.5" drives, like 2.5" Raptors or something. Or, I would only use SSD if they could just be used as system drives, and I can have the 2.5" HDD as scratch. I configured an Alienware that way and almost pulled the trigger, trying to convince myself that Vista wasn't that bad..... then I came to my senses.

 

[powermac_daddy]

Macbook Pro

- Black Aluminium
- Removable DVD bay with optional battery
- Easy access Hard drive like macbook
- New hinge design like Lenovo Thinkpad
- SD Slot
- Removable CPU for upgrades
- 3 USB Ports
- Fingerprint reader
- Lower price

Why not? Lenovo does it, so does every other laptop manufacturer. Its time for a macbook pro redesign. I say.

Thoughts?

is this a joke?

i want one with 8 core and 1GB ram of video card. 500GB hard drive, 8G of ram. 4 usb ports. i don't think this is too much to ask.

 

[cervaro]

I finally bought my 17" MBP three weeks ago, and was pleasantly surprised to find out when Leopard was officially announced that I'd get a copy for £5.95 instead of the expected £70-£80 I'd allowed for when buying. Got my iLife 08 up-to-date disc for a tenner. Saved £300 as it was on offer. Applecare cost me £100 from a US eBay seller. Will upgrade to 4Gb soon via Crucial for £150. So all in, I'll have a fully specced machine with 3 years cover for the same as full list price from the Apple site!

Was going to wait for the Penryn upgrade, but after careful consideration, and several visits to this site, I came to the conclusion that any upgrade in January won't be that relevant to my needs. Had I not sold my iMac in September, I might have hung on until 2008 to see what arrives, but I have no regrets about buying now. Maybe if there's a major upgrade next summer, I'll be questioning myself, but apart from the usual speed bumps and chipset changes, the only thing I'd really like in the MBP is easy hard drive upgrades. My old Toshiba laptop allowed this with the removal of 2 screws from the underside panel cover, and swapping over the hard disc cage to the new drive. The MBP should have had this feature well before now, and given the underside isn't on view, it would hardly have given the machine an image crisis!

None of these black/alu hybrid Photoshopped images appeal to me in any way. Look more like a dress suit ready for a night out at the opera, etc. than a laptop. The current design is ok, and doesn't look dated in any way.

 

[machatch]

is this a joke?

i want one with 8 core and 1GB ram of video card. 500GB hard drive, 8G of ram. 4 usb ports. i don't think this is too much to ask.

..in your dreams pedro..

 

[machatch]

I finally bought my 17" MBP three weeks ago, and.... .

Congrat's..hope you like you're new laptop

 

[Plymouthbreezer]

After using my new MBP for a few days, the main things I'd like to see improved in the next revision are:

• Better battery life, of course.... But even another hour would be good.
• Magnetic latch from MB!!
• Easy HD access... Maybe somehow make more features user upgradable by having the keyboard come off, like in the TiBooks.
• Another USB port, please. Most of us do have more than two USB devices.

Aside from that, this is a lovely machine, which I hope will last me for the next 4 years or so.

 

[Brianstorm91]

2" think. Please. Look at any lenovo thinkpad. T61 goes 1.2 to 1.4 with every one of these options. I can live with .4" difference for more options. My Thinkpad T42p is 1" thick all over and still has all these options. Not alot of intellingence out there I guess.

Enough to see who's an IBM fanboy

 

[Digital Skunk]

After using my new MBP for a few days, the main things I'd like to see improved in the next revision are:

• Better battery life, of course.... But even another hour would be good.
• Magnetic latch from MB!!
• Easy HD access... Maybe somehow make more features user upgradable by having the keyboard come off, like in the TiBooks.
• Another USB port, please. Most of us do have more than two USB devices.

Aside from that, this is a lovely machine, which I hope will last me for the next 4 years or so.

USB is nice, but I'd rather have more FW ports, or a built-n eSATA port. You can get a wireless mouse and FW HDDs, so that only leaves a thumb drive that uses the USB. If you have to plug in three of them all at the same time then you might just have to juggle them around.

Okay... a thumb drive and a digital camera and an iPod.... I see your point... for 15" users that only have two ports this may be a problem.

 

[dgdosen]

I agree

We can only pray it will be nothing like you wish it were.

Most of those things would clutter up an otherwise excellent design.

What we need is a super thin, DVD-free, ultra-thin notebook with a 64 GB SSD HD. I'd also like the keyboard to be removable bluetooth keyboard so that we end up with something that could act like a tablet but would more act like a larger iPhone evolved a bit...

Make it so