Comments on: Live: Apple laptop event

By: JY, warren, nj

JY, warren, nj — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:57:37 +0000

I agree with DV

no firewire = no sale

we've finally got powerful notebooks for HD video editing in the field and Apple takes away the only way to input the video??

By: Marmot Makibaka, Stockton, CA

Marmot Makibaka, Stockton, CA — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:28:52 +0000

I like the Macbook. It's small, light, affordable and all I need. I use one for my audio business. The new model with its 256mb VRAM is a killer machine, if it had Firewire. Hopefully Apple will put FW back in future Macbook models. Until then, I won't buy an Apple laptop.

By: DV, Charleston,SC

DV, Charleston,SC — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:27:04 +0000

(regarding new MacBooks) No Firewire = No Sale.

$1300 for a notebook with only 2 USB ports!! I used to be a staunch defender of the Mac, but there is no defending this.

By: Ed, Rochester NY

Ed, Rochester NY — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:06:05 +0000

Who gives a crap!!

By: JAy., Houston, TX

JAy., Houston, TX — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:07:38 +0000

For those of you who are criticizing my previous post – I have worked in both machining and manufacturing. Trust me, if any plant I worked at had to recycle 90% of our raw material, the plant would have been completely redesigned.

I am not saying aluminum is bad. I like aluminum. I like recycling. I dislike the concept of buying material and then selling 90% of that raw material back for pennies on the dollar after running my high-end machining equipment on it for hours.

And, Bob Shettel, as for auto, motorcycle, and aircraft manufacturers, I assure you that they do not send 90% of the metal they buy back to the forge!

By: Michael, Long Beach, CA

Michael, Long Beach, CA — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:52:34 +0000

Where is the 17" Inch Model?

By: AJ, Irvine CA

AJ, Irvine CA — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:28:06 +0000

Jay,

Not sure if you noticed but they did basically say that the new notebooks will be landfill-friendly; which is by FAR more environmentally friendly than any other notebook out there.

Quote from Article:

Jobs says Apple is just as proud of the things they left out of these products – specifically, toxic chemicals. They’re Arsenic free, BFR free, Mercury free, PVC free, highly recyclable, and it has 37-percent smaller packaging.

By: Bob Shettel, Redstone, CO

Bob Shettel, Redstone, CO — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:08:24 +0000

Jay from Houston.. CNC milling of delicate, precise parts along with the attendant recycling already IS the most environmentally friendly way to produce what you're after. If you castigate Apple for this, be aware that you're castigating every auto, motorcycle, and aircraft manufacturer for the same thing..

By: Juan-John, Arlington, VA

Juan-John, Arlington, VA — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:48:44 +0000

Apple should have priced the $1299 laptop at $999, and the entry-level one at $699.

If they had done that, I woulda bought the new model RIGHT NOW. But since they didn't, I'll have to think about it a little more.

By: TR DSM, Iowa

TR DSM, Iowa — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:27:30 +0000

Aple Mac… Id rather own a 1970 Pinto