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☖ Forums → Discussion Forum → MacBook Wheel + CES thread
MacBook Wheel + CES thread
2009-01-05, 9:35 PM #1
first

http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/05/macbook-wheel-revealed-by-the-onion-news-network/

Second, CES is just around the corner! Post cool stuff you've heard about.
一个大西瓜
2009-01-05, 9:40 PM #2
lol onion

2009-01-05, 10:38 PM #3
Horrible...
Nothing to see here, move along.
2009-01-05, 10:54 PM #4
loller
2009-01-06, 9:47 AM #5
Haha... The Onion is amazing. :neckbeard:
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2009-01-06, 12:32 PM #6
Hahaha, that was good.
2009-01-06, 12:55 PM #7
I'll buy almost anything if its shiny and made by Apple.
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2009-01-06, 3:30 PM #8
On a related note (it's from Macworld not CES but it's in the spirit of unveilings), Apple releases the MBP 17" for $2800 base configuration.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/apple-unveils-all-new-17-inch-macbook-pro/


Quote:
$2799:

  • 1920 x 1200 LED-backlit display
  • 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 6MB L2 cache
  • 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 memory
  • Nvidia GeForce 9400M
  • Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT / 512MB
  • 320GB hard drive
  • Slot-loading SuperDrive


As for CES --

HP is on a rampage and revealed the dv3 (13.3" entertainment ultraportable for $799+), Firebird with Voodoo DNA ($1799 and up) dv2 (12.1" pseudo-netbook with ATi's new Neo chipset + optional bluray for $699), and freakin' awesome Mini-Note 2140 (Updated fast/cool/10" version of ****ty/slow/hot Mini-Note 2133).
一个大西瓜
2009-01-06, 4:11 PM #9
I hate apple just about as much as I love the Onion. These are both very large numbers, people.
Warhead[97]
2009-01-06, 4:13 PM #10
New 17" MacBook Pro sounds nice... Till you find out that you can no longer easily get to the battery, hard drive, or memory. And they charge you $50 extra for a matte display now... Something that used to be a standard laptop feature.
2009-01-06, 4:29 PM #11
It is nice that iTunes will be offering DRM free music in the near future. That is long overdue.

Not that it matters a lot to me, as I don't use iTunes, but they shouldn't have forced DRM files in the first place.
"Flowers and a landscape were the only attractions here. And so, as there was no good reason for coming, nobody came."
2009-01-06, 4:34 PM #12
Originally posted by Darth:
New 17" MacBook Pro sounds nice... Till you find out that you can no longer easily get to the battery, hard drive, or memory. And they charge you $50 extra for a matte display now... Something that used to be a standard laptop feature.


Why would you need to get to a battery that has an 7-8 hour charge? And unless they shifted things around, the HD and RAM is ridiculously easy to replace on the newer MacBooks.
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2009-01-06, 5:24 PM #13
OMG

NETBOOK TABLET
2 LBS WITH GPS AND TV TUNER

*JIZZ*

It's an 8.9" screen rather than a 10" one but who cares
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/eee-pc-t91-convertible-tablet-lives/
一个大西瓜
2009-01-06, 5:30 PM #14
Originally posted by Darth:
New 17" MacBook Pro sounds nice... Till you find out that you can no longer easily get to the battery, hard drive, or memory. And they charge you $50 extra for a matte display now... Something that used to be a standard laptop feature.


Amusingly enough I remember when the standard practice was to charge extra for glossy screens hahah
一个大西瓜
2009-01-06, 5:37 PM #15
Glossy screens are a gimmick. They are less color-accurate and have terrible glare even in modest lighting conditions.
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2009-01-06, 8:26 PM #16
TV tuner in a netbook/laptop? lolwat?

First of all, is it even going to be a digital tv tuner, as analog broadcast stops in like a month, second, how are you possibly going to use a digital tv tuner without an aerial on the roof? this would literally only work if you are like out in a field standing on a hill.

That's just a really pointless feature that will add to the cost of what is supposed to be a minimal-cost gadget.
2009-01-06, 9:08 PM #17
I want Eee PC with 3G network.

2009-01-06, 10:22 PM #18
Originally posted by Connection Problem:
how are you possibly going to use a digital tv tuner without an aerial on the roof? this would literally only work if you are like out in a field standing on a hill.


Umm, my digital tuner is built into my TV and I get digital channels just fine.
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2009-01-07, 3:06 PM #19
Screw the TV tuner (although as noted it'll work perfectly fine as an on-the-go/quick TV tuner when you're walking around in the middle of the city or something and need to catch local news or whatnot) ... the important thing is that it's a netbook-sized tablet which is pretty much exactly what I've been waiting for for school.

And omg there is a 10-inch version and they fixed the stupid keyboard/shift key thing! Asus is on a freakin' roll.

Originally posted by TheNewKid:
I want Eee PC with 3G network.
I think some of them already do or will / there are a ton of netbooks with 3G chips in em right now (e.g. HP Mini 1000, Acer Aspire One)
一个大西瓜
2009-01-07, 3:52 PM #20
I had some one, I swear to god, came in to the shop asking when we were going to start stocking them, It took me 10 mins to convince them that it was fake and a bit of a laugh.
I mean some people... :p
Flying over there some were...
2009-01-07, 4:37 PM #21
Originally posted by SiliconC:
Umm, my digital tuner is built into my TV and I get digital channels just fine.


Where do you live? Is your tuner connected to an antenna on the roof?

In Canada, digital channels are broadcast at a very weak signal. In urban areas, it is impossible to get a signal without an antenna (on the roof). I get stronger signal from some Buffalo TV stations vs some Toronto stations, and I live in Toronto.
2009-01-07, 5:07 PM #22
Originally posted by Connection Problem:
Where do you live? Is your tuner connected to an antenna on the roof?


I live in Fargo, ND, and no, it's not connected to any outside source. I bought the TV, turned it on and started receiving digital channels just fine. Maybe you're right about it being different elsewhere, but a built-in tuner works fine here.
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2009-01-07, 5:44 PM #23
Yeah, it should work just fine... The antenna is probably built into the screen housing like most WiFi antennas, and the screen of a laptop is about the right size for a UHF antenna (most DTV stations are broadcast on UHF instead of VHF).

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