Apple is just absurdly, incredibly far ahead of every other pc manufacturer out there. They'll come to market with "green" laptops just when "green" is meaningful to consumers, make a huge splash about it and get an amazing amount of free press. Meanwhile Dell can't figure out which shade of gray sells best to small business buyers on the first Tuesday of the month and HP can't load enough crapware on your pc.
Aluminium is the way forward. I had a black MacBook but its only when I used the MacBook pro or my current MacBook Air that I really thought it was an Apple. Its about time for a refresh and I'm looking forward to what they do
i think the white plastic look is a good branding tool... no other laptop looks even close to a macbook
True, but the aluminium of the Pro is also quite noticable. Maybe a bit less than the white plastic, but you won't confuse it for a Dell.
Don't forget the glowing apple logo on the lid. That unifies the look a bit, even if aluminum and "matte black" trim gets thrown in. Or you go for the 24kt gold laptop: http://www.computer-choppers.com/pics/17mbp31.jpg :)
Making the Macbook Pro slimmer would be an impressive engineering accomplishment, but don't do it simply for the sake of design and hurt the performance.
The current MBP's are nearly perfect, save for the glowing white hot (aluminum) case.
Really hot computers are a thing of the past. The new Intel chips run cool and low watt. Check out the Air for example. No more burned testicles!
Why is aluminum better for the environment than plastic?
Isn't there a lot of strip mining and nasty chemicals involved in Aluminum production?
You can recycle Al with electricity.
A large portion of the Al in circulation is recycled.
[snicker] should be re-assess not re-asses [snicker]
And, yeah, if they could keep them from getting so hot, it would be a big plus.
Oh wow, a stainless-steel MacBook would just be sexy.