New MacBooks?
Well, came across this report of possible new MacBooks from Apple (via tuaw).
Reasons to be excited:
· They are considerably slimmer than current MacBook and even a bit more than MacBook Pros
· The screen reaches much closer to the edges than current MacBooks but is the same size as current MacBooks - indicating a somewhat smaller footprint
Dig that, lookin’ for something small… but bummer for me:
· While they are dense, overall they are lighter than the current MacBooks
I’m looking for something in the 3lbs range - I mean less would be great, but I’m not counting on Apple for that. If this is being compared with MacBooks, that means it’s going to be closer to 4-5lbs. Bleah.
Things I’d like to know - is the “something strange about the touchpad” mean multi-touch is coming to the MacBook? I’d also like to know if we’re going to start seeing some solid state drives in these bad boys. And will they be using that crazy port smushing patent that Apple filed to help get them as slim as they are?
Who knows if this is a true rumor and even if it is when we’ll actually see these, but damn, if Apple does come out with an ultraportable, I might be swayed into laptopdom. What’re you looking for in a laptop? For me, it’s all about the weight.
