White MacBook last MacBook standing
By Nilay Patel 
posted June 8th 2009 7:28PM
posted June 8th 2009 7:28PM
posted June 8th 2009 7:28PM
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Thank god for this article, with the 2 non apple stories before this, I was getting worried.
Apple had a major event today, you know. We didn't see you complaining last week when we blew out E3 and the Palm launch.
Hey !! this is an unbiased, honest, and true-to-facts mac blog ....
oh .... wait ...... no .... i mean .....
Obviously, Nilay, you should have covered Apple *during* E3 and the Pre launch.
Nilay, I understand the gravity of today's event (never mind the fact that I consider the new phone underwhelming), but there's at least 2 avoidable articles today.
iPhone 3G vs. iPhone 3G S: the tale of the tape & Video: iPhone 3G S looks the same but it's not, really are essentially the same. In fact in both, you guys say "hey, we don't know crap, but here's what we think we know". Meh. And that video tour of the new phone? Aww, come on.
In any case, it's end of the day and I want to eff around with people's sentiments.
@DirtyVegas: I wouldn't say "avoidable" as much as... pointless.
F**k you, Engadget! Where's all the N97 coverage?
Exactly!
Only joking.
Lets see here...
E3 = 4 articles by engadget
WWDC = 17 articles by engadget
Yeah sounds fair, considering all the amazing innovations by apple today
Today is Apple's day. Resume reading tmrw if you don't like it.
Personally, I think it's odd that they have an entire product line (i.e. MacBook) dedicated to a single product (i.e. white plastic MacBook).
If they kill off the white plastic MacBook, and they probably will, then would all MacBooks be "Pros"? Makes you wonder if Apple is going to replenish the "MacBook" product line with something entirely different sometime this year... netbooks/ultraportable/tablets anyone?
Why don't you just skip the article?
Nilay and co, I hope you keep doing what you've been doing. This stuff is being covered in a way that's appreciated. Fuck the squeaky wheels.
I'm a proud and new Mac convert! Just got the new 2.53 GHz 13" MacBook Pro with an SSD!
@a13xx94: Congratulations, you paid $350 to upgrade from a 250GB Harddrive to a 128GB SSD that can be bought normally for
stupid comment system! That was supposed to say "that can be bought normally for less than $300"
Yeah, I was worried, too. I think that at least every other article should be about Apple products. Engadget should cover the world's best products and forget about those other crap products that companies are trying to sell.
In Engadget's defense, this article seems more of knocking Apple than praise.
Nilay: For such a major event... nothing major actually happened.
iphonerulez: Where the hell were you? I don't remember seeing a single comment from you on the 3GS articles :D
"F**k you, Engadget! Where's all the N97 coverage?"
If you haven't noticed, Engadget is an American blog. Americans are highly anti-Nokia. Thus, Engadget = anti-Nokia.
I wonder if they are clearing the macbook line out for a netbook or tablet line
I have a feeling that there is a reason for this, I definitely think there is a new MacBook coming, would be kinda weird to leave the white all alone.
Dunno but Apple needs a $599 entry point.
@Cellien, That's called the "no commitment but still bend over for AT&T" iPhone.
More like they need a $799 entry point, which sounds more likely. I want but don't expect Apple to release a tablet for anything less than that.
I'd like to see them put their Iphone hardware & OS into a 12" form factor and have that be their netbook entry.
I'm glad that difference was made. Now it's easy to discern what model is a Pro machine or not.
Look, that laptop was not PRO yesterday... it will not be more PRO today because Apple say so.
Cheap screen, slow drive, no firewire or esata or whatever... slow processor, no memory, high price.
Consider a Studio 15, way better for the money. Reviews are stellar and it look great. You can install OSX on it if you want.
um ... firewire IS there, also the new pro battery ....
Firewire there... ok. Its a bit better. You need Firewire for any HDV work or plug your external hdd.
@Boards of Canada
What you talking about, its got the same screen as the 15", has a Firewire 800 port, upto 8GB ram and 3.06Ghz cpu; same as 15 and 17". To be fair, It does need dedicated graphics to make it a Pro though. For clarity, how different was the 12" Powerbook to the 15" Powerbook?
This fugly piece of dirty trackpad junk needs to be discontinued. Longline the aluminium!
i have a aluminium macbook with 2 months that means i have a macbook pro
Sorry to burst your bubble, but yours is only a lame aluminum unibody macbook. If you want it to be pro you will need to buy a new one and get raped by apple. :)
@fernando, sorry to burst your bubble man, but your's is still an old MacBook. That SD card slot in the new MacBooks makes it a "pro".
I have a non-unibody (multibody?) MacBook Pro and my sister has the unibody MacBook. The only reason I thought the MacBook Pro was better is because the LED screen is much more clear, crisp, and less washed-out. Does the new Unibody 13" MacBook Pro have a better screen or are they pulling a GM and just rebadging the 13" unibodies?
They did a mild upgrade of the screens a bit ago, but i do wonder that too. But they did make some nice changes to them, like sd slot and firewire 800.
It's a rebadging, but with SD card slots and slight specs bump.
Here's what's changed since the original unibody MacBook in October:
1) 4GB RAM standard for higher 13" unibody configuration
2) $100 less
3) Improved screen (even better than the original unibody 15" MacBook Pro screens)
4) SD card slot
5) Firewire 800 (compatible with Firewire 400 devices with adapter)
6) 7 hr battery life (from non-removable battery however)
7) Base 13" unibody now gets backlit keyboard (as opposed to the higher configuration only)
I'd say there were some significant changes.
Yup, it is merely a rebranding.
it has a better screen :)
Macbook Mini or Macbook Touch is coming. Thus the loneliness.
Good point. I think that is one of the biggest news of the day. I don't see Apple keeping a single product in the Macbook line. I think it lays room for Steve to announce a Macbook touch or netbook at the end of the month.
I wish they'd just got rid of the white and called them all MacBooks. (minus the pro bit)
I wish they would bring back the black MacBook since a black MacBook would be more in line with the current stylings of nearly every other product they make now. Plus the iPhone and MacBook would match, just like bffls.
This leaves an opening in the MacBook lineup to introduce a netbook for his holiness' return.
wish they announced ipod touch 3gs:( their phones are way too expensive for non-contract versions, wouldnt mind a new touch, i've got a 16gb v1 atm.
"...blur the line between consumer and professional machines."
What constitutes a "professional" machine? That it's made out of aluminum? Or you are referring to a higher price with same specs to other cheaper PCs?
i believe they may be referring the the lack of a dedicated graphics card
It seems someone is taking a shot with bitter sarcasm since Apple Pro models are a bit more than they can afford. Some people's wallets are better suited for $250 netbooks.
"Still, it's not hard to tell one from the other on the outside, at least: MacBooks are plastic and MacBook Pros are aluminum. We all straight?"
Unless it happens to be one of the original aluminum Macbooks, in which case it is still a Macbook.
Confusing as ever. Would you expect any less?
I wonder if they changed their video output this time... (Micro Display Port, anyone?)
Confusing?
They added three letters to the front, bumped up he processor speed, and changed a few holes on the side. Understanding that there are some models out there that are very similar--yet slightly inferior--isn't a difficult task. Plus, who doesn't want the "pro" label?
=D
Are you guys going to be doing a first look, or hands on of the MacBook Pro 13? I'm very interested to see how the new screens on both the MBP13 and MBP15 stand up...