bennetsaysargh said:...and in large concentrations in LA, and britney spears' tour bus
johnnowak said:I wish they'd go back to plastic. It feels better and doesn't scratch nearly as easily. And maybe go back to black too. Black is a good shade for computers methinks. Or brown. Mm.
I hope not. They would be really expensive, and they wouldn't handle the heat very well. I think they'll be aluminum, or some other not-too-expensive metal.frem001 said:Heard a rumor that apple could be using carbon fibre casings for the new powerbook g5. Given Jonathan Ive's use of new materials this could be possible. Lets hope they come out soon along with a new version of vectorworks.
JimNoble said:I always knew Britney was a robot...
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gemio17 said:So after my mini shipping date was just pushed back to May 6 from April 15th (I ordered on march 25th) I called Apple - the guy actually used the "global aluminum shortage" as an excuse for why it's gonna take 5-6 weeks for mini to get here.....WHATEVER
a few micron of "sprayed" aluminum?... so what now we have aluminum paint? stop the fud.canadianmacguy said:I completely agree.. the "aluminum" machines from Apple are probably just aluminum coated, so just a few microns of sprayed aluminum..
603 said:MacOSRumors suggests that the next PowerBooks will be made of carbon fiber... might be neat, who knows. what's next, ground effects... ? copy and paste: macosrumors.com/41004A.html
they might be wrong about carbon fiber casings, but they're right about the "Armani Suit" bit. i second the recommendations for going back to black. think not of the dull off-gray of a Dell or IBM machine... more like an inverse iBook, glossy and dangerous. it would look totally stealth.
If it breaks, it splinters too. I wouldn't want those inside mevisor said:It can also break if hit on a plain straight surface.
603 said:MacOSRumors suggests that the next PowerBooks will be made of carbon fiber... might be neat, who knows. what's next, ground effects... ? copy and paste: macosrumors.com/41004A.html
fdml said:The only problems with aluminium are that its production consumes an gigantic amount of energy and that it is very bad for the environment.
Since the US consumes by far the largest amount of energy and did not sign the kyoto protocoll (to protect the environment) there should be not problem with that.
carbonmotion said:a few micron of "sprayed" aluminum?... so what now we have aluminum paint? stop the fud.
bennetsaysargh said:iRecycle a your local apple store
ships starting in May...
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Which is why Aluminium smelters are usually next to big rivers so that they can use hydroelectric power.fdml said:The only problems with aluminium are that its production consumes an gigantic amount of energy...
rdowns said:WHat is your 'tar?
Looks like a cross between the Ally McBeal dancing baby in an epilleptic seizure and the dancing iPod girl.
As a chemistry teacher I'm appalled.iBrodie said:Maybe if we send Apple enough alumnium cans they will send us some free powerbooks Next thing your going to hear is there is a shortage of silicone
fdml said:The only problems with aluminium are that its production consumes an gigantic amount of energy and that it is very bad for the environment.
Since the US consumes by far the largest amount of energy and did not sign the kyoto protocoll (to protect the environment) there should be not problem with that.