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I thought this article was going to be about my cofounder's MBP. It, too, has been nicknamed the Macbook Brick, but for a much different reason.
Why has it been, then?
A 12" x 12" x 1.5" block of aluminum costs more than $200. Not a very efficient method of making a computer case. I think maybe the article might be missing a few details!
216 cubic inches, 0.098 lb/cu in, 21 pounds. Aluminum is running about $1/pound. That sounds like $20 to me. I think they can find room to bury that in the price tag. You could spend around $200 to buy a single 12"x12" plate from a metal retailer on line, but I think Apple would buy in volume. Actual volume of a macbook is 123 cubic inches, so it is even less. I suppose I could be wildly wrong about the price of what…
Pure alloys (not mixed and cast by melting scrap), even common ones like 6061 still seem to be $5-$10/pound even in large quantities. If you know of a way to get 61 or 52 for less than that we would greatly appreciate the tip.
The first 21st century telepathically assisted alien technology computer factory is pretty good too though.
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216 cubic inches, 0.098 lb/cu in, 21 pounds. Aluminum is running about $1/pound. That sounds like $20 to me. I think they can find room to bury that in the price tag. You could spend around $200 to buy a single 12"x12" plate from a metal retailer on line, but I think Apple would buy in volume. Actual volume of a macbook is 123 cubic inches, so it is even less. I suppose I could be wildly wrong about the price of what…
That looks like the current scrap price. Its at about $.80 at this very moment, down from a high of $1.10 earlier this year. Pure alloys (not mixed and cast by melting scrap), even common ones like 6061 still seem to be $5-$10/pound even in large quantities. If you know of a way to get 61 or 52 for less than that we would greatly appreciate the tip.
haha keep chasing the "high end" apple. you'd think losing 50% share price would shake some sense into you. let me summarize: 2008: COMPUTERS ARE DISPOSABLE you need to start thinking about $399 laptops, not $3999 laptops what do i or anyone else really care if the laptop case is designed to last a decade? i am going to be using this thing 24 months, not 24 years apple's competitors would be stupid to chase this poin…
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Why has it been, then?
Because it's been in and out of the Apple store ever since he bought it, and generally is about as functional as a brick.
I've owned four Apple computers (ibook G3, ibook G4, imac G5, macbook), and despite skipping first revisions and treating my computers very well, every single one of them has had several minor defects and all my notebooks have broken completely within a 3 year time frame.
In my personal experience, Apple is a hardware bimbo - pretty but useless. I only come back for OS X, which is the nicest desktop 'nix. I wish apple were still apple computers, not apple media.
I'm waiting for the next mb/mbp's, but if anyone has tips for alternatives, I'd love to hear them.
That article is a little garbled. What it seems to be saying is that Apple is going to CNC machine MacBook cases from a solid block instead of stamping (or maybe even hydroforming) them. This seems like an incomplete part of the story, since it would be near-impossible to CNC machine aluminum to the very thin dimensions they currently have with their stamped cases. It would also be very difficult to machine a block w…
haha keep chasing the "high end" apple. you'd think losing 50% share price would shake some sense into you. let me summarize: 2008: COMPUTERS ARE DISPOSABLE you need to start thinking about $399 laptops, not $3999 laptops what do i or anyone else really care if the laptop case is designed to last a decade? i am going to be using this thing 24 months, not 24 years apple's competitors would be stupid to chase this poin…
You are wrong. I generally buy a new laptop every 3 years. I tend to buy a bit up the curve and get 1.5 years where the beast is fast, one year where the beast is "adequate" and half a year where the beast is "slow". To me, it is not about performance in laptops. It is about keyboard stability, robustness and weight. I have a blindingly fast desktop-computer and my laptop is for when I am not at home or when I want t…
I like 9to5Mac the best out of all the other rumor sites. They definitely have some good relationships with Apple employees since I've seen corp info (both real and fake) leak multiple times.
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You are wrong. I generally buy a new laptop every 3 years. I tend to buy a bit up the curve and get 1.5 years where the beast is fast, one year where the beast is "adequate" and half a year where the beast is "slow". To me, it is not about performance in laptops. It is about keyboard stability, robustness and weight. I have a blindingly fast desktop-computer and my laptop is for when I am not at home or when I want t…
i can safely say that you, seeking not performance but "keybaord stability" in a laptop, are a market of one. its so sad to see the fanbois try to justify their iSlavery, almost like a battered wife telling the judge she reaaaallyyyy stiiiill loooooves hiiiim.