Apple's new MacBook is Mm Mm good
By Thomas Ricker 
posted October 20th 2008 8:16AM
posted October 20th 2008 8:16AM
[Thanks, Mark V.]
posted October 20th 2008 8:16AM
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Pff who needs 'b's anyway? Good riddance, I say.
Yeah - MacMook sounds much metter anyway...
Im sure it will end up on ebay...just put "Jesus took my B" and youll make boatloads
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!
moar like, "Jesus took my /b/!" amirite?
Un B lievable .... get it?
Silly Macbook! B's are for kids! Not for you!
my name starts from 'b' ....
The "b" is on a dongle.
You'll need a 'b' if you want a backwards 'd'
d(>_
Thank God it wasn't a "W"....hahaha
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"
@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
So this new macbook obviously does not like mudkips...
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!
Steve Joms says:
"Actually, all of the new words of the past few years use M."
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.
But, but, we need 'b' for boobs!
@ 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...
pssh, whiners. All you have to do is hold down control while hitting 'n', and it types a 'b'. How hard is that?
you dont need the "b"
here I show you ( . )( . )
Mastards! This is Nullshit.
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.
FAKE FAKE open with notepad to see for yourself
Maybe you have to hit Command 'M' to get the B???
Don't you know the new feature? The "b" is emulated if you tap the touchpad with seven fingers...
Yeah, they are just a nag of hurt!
B for Beelzebub, eh?
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..
lol these comments are frigging hilarious. good jom, you all.
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?
Nice try Bill, obvious photoshop.
I opened the pic with notepad, cofirmed it to be a photoshop image (version 3.0 at that)
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.
jpg artifacts do not match. pretty smart PS job.
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
Another great example of Apple's QA.
People in China don't know engaaaalish
No, Q and A are both there...
OUUU!! I love that flash hotspot on the screen. it makes it so readable outdoors. yum. another "great" apple product.
Here is another great example of Apple's Mistake
http://www.grabup.com/uploads/20f911792e77971649280a6b9f5bb90e.png?direct
another example:
http://imajr.com/mmm-1257654
Apple fan boy defense in 3...2...1
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.
"the new MacBook increases your 'M' efficiency by 100%"
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.
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.
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!
^^ haha so tru. its more sad that its the most commented post on engadget today
The bottom row : ZXCVNMM
correct bottom row : ZXCVBNM
Silly Apple!