{"id":3949,"date":"2008-10-14T13:27:06","date_gmt":"2008-10-14T18:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.small-laptops.com\/?p=3949"},"modified":"2016-07-08T23:31:27","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T04:31:27","slug":"apple-notebook-event-2008-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.small-laptops.com\/2008\/10\/14\/apple-notebook-event-2008-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Notebook Event 2008 – Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Apple<\/a> Some notes and thoughts about the notebook event that Apple held today. I like the new MacBook<\/a> design, and keeping the price low enough was very important (redesigned MacBooks start at $1299, older-style at $999). Steve Jobs also left the door open for netbooks in the future.<\/p>\n

The new designs:<\/strong>
\n– They are moving the MacBooks<\/a> and MacBook Pros to the same design \/ construction as the 13.3″ MacBook Air<\/a>
\n– MacBook Pros are getting a hybrid graphics system, similar to certain Sony models (although the Sony VAIOs using Intel and NVIDIA side-by-side – Apple’s solution is NVIDIA for both). Uses an NVIDIA 9400M and 9600M GT.
\n– The new MacBooks are getting an LED-lit display, along with the new NVIDIA graphics, a faster bus speed, and faster memory (DDR3).
\n– For the time being, you can still buy the older style 13.3″ MacBook<\/a>
\n– Firewire was dropped from the redesigned MacBooks
\n
\nSome comments from Steve Jobs:<\/strong> (via Engadget<\/a>)
\n– Steve Jobs on Touchscreen:<\/strong> “so far it hasn’t made a lot of sense to us”.
\n– Jobs on netbooks:<\/strong> In terms of netbooks, that’s a nascent market that’s just getting started.
\n– Jobs on glossy vs matte displays:<\/strong> We’re going all glass — we won’t offer another version.
\n– Jobs on Blu-Ray Drives \/ BRD: <\/strong> “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.” (Phil Schiller goes on to mention buying \/ renting HD content through the iTunes store)
\n– Jobs\/Schiller on HDMI \/ Display Port:<\/strong> HDMI is limited in resolution” “for typical computer use, display port is the connector of the future.”<\/p>\n

Steve also made light of his health concerns, showing a slide with his blood pressure listed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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