NxtUp...Apple
Upgrades Laptops minus Blu-Ray
Apple's Steve Jobs called Sony's Blu-Ray format a "bag of hurt" during a keynote speech. "Blu-ray is just a bag of hurt. It's great to watch the movies, but the licensing of the tech is so complex, we're waiting till things settle down and Blu-ray takes off in the marketplace."
"Two new laptop computers, available for sale today. The updated MacBook Pro and the updated MacBook share a new unibody aluminum "brick" manufacturing process; black, backlit keys (on the Pro and higher-end MacBook only); a new, buttonless multitouch glass keypad that supports up to four finger gestures; and a faster video chip from Nvidia.
The new MacBook Pro gets a second discrete video card from Nvidia, while losing the FireWire 400 port for a FireWire 800 port. The new MacBook eschews FireWire entirely.
Both machines have glossy screens with no matte finish and no Blu-Ray drive for watching high-definition movies. Both also use Apple's new display plug, the "Mini DisplayPort".
boing-boing
The LED Cinema Display was slick too. I wonder if a 30" or 32" is in the pipeline?
ReplyDelete