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| leph555 |
An Apple insider told Wired today that the company's new ultraportable, expected to be seen in public for the first time tomorrow, has an extremely thin profile and is shaped like a teardrop when closed — thicker at the top behind the screen, tapering at the bottom behind the keyboard.
"It's unbelievably thin," said the source.
The device is made of aluminum and glass, and uses the same design language as recent Apple consumer products: black on silver.
Sadly, we don’t have details on pricing, specs or availability. Expect reality to disagree with our photoshops.
Is this cable-free design the face of things to come? Our own Charlie Sorrel pointed out earlier today that the rumor mill hints of a new MacBook utterly devoid of cables. However, he wouldn't speculate on its physical dimensions. But now we've got the, uh, skinny on what this new ultra slim, ultra portable actually looks like thanks to one source who says they saw this device in the wild.
Steve Jobs is widely expected to reveal a new MacBook at Macworld on Tuesday morning, and with the rumored name being "MacBook Air."
Most people are expecting a conventional sub-notebook — a super-thin, lightweight laptop that ships without an optical CD/DVD drive. The MacBook Air may also dispense with a wired Ethernet port, according to rumor. It will be a purely wireless device, relying solely on Wi-Fi or other wireless technology for its connectivity — hence the "Air" moniker.
But the Air seems more like a ultra portable with a physical keyboard and multi-touch screen, according to our source (who we promised not to name but confirmed works at an Apple third-party vendor).
We'll see tomorrow.
Source: http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/...ing-macboo.html
looks hot! |
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| nchs09 |
| Looks the same as the new one no:conf: |
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| leph555 |
| Just to update: thats not exactly what it will look like, those are photoshops based on speculation |
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| Ted Promo |
| I think I'll keep mine, depending on the actual specs :p |
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| Ted Promo |
| also, are they ever going to upgrade beyond 2 USB ports? |
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| _Nut_ |
How often have rumors proven true before their big announcements?
Rarely... |
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| Ted Promo |
| quote: | Originally posted by _Nut_
How often have rumors proven true before their big announcements?
Rarely... |
This is from Wired magazine, which is slightly more credible than most. |
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| Ivand |
| yes, there will be an ultraportable, but it wont be as revolutionary as the rumor mill says |
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| jupiterone |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ted Promo
also, are they ever going to upgrade beyond 2 USB ports? |
I got 2 USB hubs today with 4 ports each. $9.99 at Walmart! |
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