Apple's new MacBook is Mm Mm good

Looks like Apple spent a bit too much time on its brick manufacturing process and not enough on key sorting. It's certainly not the first time we've seen Apple make such an Airror.

[Thanks, Mark V.]

[Orpheus @ Oct 20th 2008 8:19AM]

Pff who needs 'b's anyway? Good riddance, I say.

[L @ Oct 20th 2008 8:22AM]

Yeah - MacMook sounds much metter anyway...

[From My Cube @ Oct 20th 2008 8:26AM]

Im sure it will end up on ebay...just put "Jesus took my B" and youll make boatloads

[fred @ Oct 20th 2008 8:26AM]

I'm perfectly happy with this new, intuitive layout. apple's eye for elegance has come through once again, and it the reason why I bought two this weekend.

If the Steve-O didnt think it would make sense, he wouldn't have done it!

[Macdelaney @ Oct 20th 2008 8:29AM]

moar like, "Jesus took my /b/!" amirite?

[Joe R @ Oct 20th 2008 8:34AM]

Un B lievable .... get it?

[vvtopkar @ Oct 20th 2008 8:40AM]

Silly Macbook! B's are for kids! Not for you!

[bidur @ Oct 20th 2008 8:47AM]

my name starts from 'b' ....

[Jonathan @ Oct 20th 2008 8:58AM]

The "b" is on a dongle.

[Ryan @ Oct 20th 2008 9:01AM]

You'll need a 'b' if you want a backwards 'd'

d(>_

[Kiwi616 @ Oct 20th 2008 9:06AM]

Thank God it wasn't a "W"....hahaha

[From My Cube @ Oct 20th 2008 9:15AM]

The b is actually an optional add-on...didnt you see steve jobs "One more letter" conference?



"Also, you can Add the B to the keyboard,brilliant! Shipping this week, in stores by saturday"

[Zack @ Oct 20th 2008 9:24AM]

@Macdelaney

You do not talk about /b/

You do not talk about /b/


....and yeah, that's now a meme as far as I'm concerned ;-)

:P

[NNTPgrip @ Oct 20th 2008 9:26AM]

So this new macbook obviously does not like mudkips...

[Konstantin @ Oct 20th 2008 9:51AM]

Yet another intrusion by Apple onto the modern lexicon. Now, not only do we have to add "i" in front of almost any noun, we have to say "noom" instead of "noob" and "moom" instead of "moob!"

I have a serious case of iHate!

[Guillermo @ Oct 20th 2008 9:52AM]

Steve Joms says:

"Actually, all of the new words of the past few years use M."

[Matt @ Oct 20th 2008 10:44AM]

I tolerated Apple phasing out old technology they didn't think was needed anymore, but phasing out old letters? Even the Apple fanmois are going to complain about this one.

[Fist Fuck Chuck @ Oct 20th 2008 10:45AM]

But, but, we need 'b' for boobs!

[biohazard @ Oct 20th 2008 11:16AM]

@ fist fuck chuck, i'm pretty sure YOU need the b for boobs... but some people out here can actually see them without needing the internet...

[UnixSystemsEngineer @ Oct 20th 2008 11:25AM]

pssh, whiners. All you have to do is hold down control while hitting 'n', and it types a 'b'. How hard is that?

[Christopher Chin @ Oct 20th 2008 4:30PM]

you dont need the "b"

here I show you ( . )( . )

[Christy McGrory @ Oct 20th 2008 12:04PM]

Mastards! This is Nullshit.

[Joseph @ Oct 20th 2008 12:30PM]

seriously, if you need a B, just plug your nose when you type M.

Be careful, because if you are sick then all of your Ms will turn into Bs.

[mick @ Oct 20th 2008 1:48PM]

FAKE FAKE open with notepad to see for yourself

[Kiwi616 @ Oct 20th 2008 2:34PM]

Maybe you have to hit Command 'M' to get the B???

[Pep @ Oct 20th 2008 2:50PM]

Don't you know the new feature? The "b" is emulated if you tap the touchpad with seven fingers...

[WickedEast @ Oct 20th 2008 3:02PM]

Yeah, they are just a nag of hurt!

[Mike P. @ Oct 20th 2008 3:13PM]

B for Beelzebub, eh?

[conCERN @ Oct 21st 2008 1:42AM]

oh "b" is on a dongle! I don't know if it is my love of the word dongle or how they seem to like to out just about everything on them these days. DAMN that's funny..

[Poom @ Oct 21st 2008 4:14AM]

lol these comments are frigging hilarious. good jom, you all.

[jperry2010 @ Oct 21st 2008 11:36AM]

Well, it appears that apple was so adamant against adopting Blu Ray, that they don't even want you to be able to type it....A little extreme, don't you think?

[danroderic @ Oct 20th 2008 8:20AM]

Nice try Bill, obvious photoshop.

[Mike @ Oct 20th 2008 10:27AM]

I opened the pic with notepad, cofirmed it to be a photoshop image (version 3.0 at that)

[Ariel @ Oct 20th 2008 1:14PM]

Upon checking the images, there was no meta data indicating Photoshop. However, they no doubt did go through some image processing software, as the meta data says "Copyright Notice: Mark Vogelzang" (though maybe he automatically has his image importer software affix this?) Either way, it'd be plenty easy to clone the key with just about any imaging software or even to take one key out of one MacBook and put it into this one. But it's hard to believe that the keyboard would really have that kind of Mm, Mm good flop.

[Joseph @ Oct 20th 2008 2:39PM]

jpg artifacts do not match. pretty smart PS job.

[Mark Vogelzang @ Oct 20th 2008 9:47PM]

Folks, Mark V. here. Sorry, busy day and wasn't able to reply earlier. As the new owner of this MacBook, I was happy to see your interest in this. Yes, it's legit. And yes, it did come through Photoshop, but no manipulation at all. I actually use PS3 regularly and could see where it looks like a forgery. But Adobe Lightroom 2 is my standard way of downloading pics, and I have a standard copyright insert in the metadata. I took a few shots with the Canon PowerShot SD1100 last night, with a crummy flash, because I couldn't quite believe my eyes when I tried to enter our password for the home Airport network, and saw the extra M. I posted to the Apple support website, but didn't get any answers at the time. My nephew in Chicago (hey Luke Vogelzang!) has the new 13' MacBook, so I sent the image to him. He cleverly pointed out that on my MacBook the F5 and F6 keys are also missing their other function symbols! Hmmm.

At any rate, I thought the Engadget community would appreciate the irony of the funny key arrangement. And yes, we did get a nice phone call and email from Apple Cupertino today. One of their customer support execs asked if we'd like to send it back for a new one, since the engineering team would like to see how this happened. They've sent me the case or tracking number, and I'm planning on sending it back for a replacement. Let me know if you have any questions. Mark Vogelzang, Jericho, Vt. Vermont Public Radio. mvogelzang at vpr.net

[jakem @ Oct 20th 2008 8:19AM]

Another great example of Apple's QA.

[tom @ Oct 20th 2008 8:21AM]

People in China don't know engaaaalish

[macserv @ Oct 20th 2008 11:08AM]

No, Q and A are both there...

[purezerg @ Oct 20th 2008 11:10AM]

OUUU!! I love that flash hotspot on the screen. it makes it so readable outdoors. yum. another "great" apple product.

[Joseph @ Oct 20th 2008 12:35PM]

Here is another great example of Apple's Mistake
http://www.grabup.com/uploads/20f911792e77971649280a6b9f5bb90e.png?direct

[ScooterDe @ Oct 20th 2008 4:56PM]

another example:
http://imajr.com/mmm-1257654

[Mike @ Oct 20th 2008 8:20AM]

Apple fan boy defense in 3...2...1

[Andune @ Oct 20th 2008 8:47AM]

It's not a problem, it's a feature. With fever letters it's much easier to type, for example, now you just have to write fanoy, imagine how much time you will save.
Good? MacMook?
Aww, i can't do a fanboy defence.

[G @ Oct 20th 2008 8:50AM]

"the new MacBook increases your 'M' efficiency by 100%"

[NHAnimator @ Oct 20th 2008 10:12AM]

The headline of this post has got to be the ultimate Engadget spin. I almost ignored the story as another orgasmic glowing review of the MacBook.

[utahnkid @ Oct 20th 2008 12:09PM]

I know you guys are "joking" and everything... But the fact still remains there's over 100 comments on a story about Apple misplacing a B on a keyboard.. I mean is everyone really that witty? Do you all have your WAY FUNNY quips out yet?

OMG APPLE NO PUT B KEY!!! MMM MMM MM HAHAH AHAH!! ME SO FUNNY!

Get a fuckin life.

[Backlin @ Oct 20th 2008 3:18PM]

Steve Jobs did it to add a degree of separation between PCs and Macs.

As you may be able to tell, I'm not using a Mac!

[mick @ Oct 20th 2008 3:21PM]

^^ haha so tru. its more sad that its the most commented post on engadget today

[SaNcTuS @ Oct 20th 2008 8:20AM]

The bottom row : ZXCVNMM
correct bottom row : ZXCVBNM

Silly Apple!