HP Updates MacBook-Imitating Envy Range
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I still don't know why other computer companies don't try and design beautiful machines that have minimalistic design principles.
Here are some earlyish examples I was talking about, but there are plenty more from other companies who I have long since forgotten: http://www.pliniusaudio.nzld.com/photolibrary/photo.asp?id=h...
At a minimum they should credit Rams and Braun for that.
Then again Porsche Design did the same thing for mobile phones years before Apple or any other consumer electronics company did - my personal opinion is that Porsche did most of the innovation in this area.
Errm, not really, there was at least the Panasonic toughbook and lots of other ruggedized laptops before it.
Maybe I'm wrong though, as I said it's long ago.
When I look at that laptop I immediately think "MacBook". Then as I look at it more some of the details don't seem quite right and it becomes obvious that it is not a MacBook, but probably a copy of one.
Other's that I have talked to about this though don't see anything but the faintest resemblance to a MacBook. I suppose it's all a matter of perspective.
Or is there some feature in particular that was copied that I'm not seeing?
I like Apple, but not everything they do is original either.
I am sure the threat of dropping out of some "incentive" program that ensures lower prices for Windows OEM licenses is enough to prevent many manufacturers from providing adequate Linux support.
As for the bootcamp thingie, I've seen Windows ruin my Linux boots more times than I can count. I am not sure it is considered a bug or a feature.
Back in the Vista beta process (I was a beta tester) I filed a bug complaining about having to rebuild my lilo boot after installing Vista, but, AFAIK, it was never fixed.
I must assume, therefore, it's considered a feature.
It's not the copying that he'd probably find offensive -- it's the screwing it up (hinges and what's up with the keyboard recess)
With my hp mini the adapter is like 3/4th the size of the laptop itself. It's those details (a pretty big one in this case) that makes Apple products so good. Apple's MagSafe is awesome.
I have both a 2004 model iBook (pre-intel) and a brand new 2010 MacBook Pro and the adapters look the same.
It's a similar story for the Envy 13 ( http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-envy-13-review/ ). 2 hour battery life (estimated 5 hours with the huge battery). No optical drive. Terrible trackpad.
No optical drive but I literally never use CDs so I don't care. The trackpad doesn't bother me that much. I'd say it isn't the greatest, but its multi-touch and works fine.
It's also quiet and fast. Not sure how much of that (if any) is due to the SSD or my other particular specs.
• Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo SL9600(2.13GHz, 6MB L2 Cache)w/512MB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 4330 Graphics • 3GB DDR3 System Memory (1 Dimm)
By trying to make a product too similar to an Apple product a manufacturer would open the door wide open to valid criticism about being an Apple knockoff company. By doing something different, they have claim to their own identity. But since (almost) nobody can beat Apple at design, that difference manifests itself more in getting more performance per doller (=cheap construction) or lots of products with special features (e.g. gaming machines).
Also it takes time to develop mass production capacity for something with a very different manufacturing process.