Comments on: Black Mac Rims http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/2008/10/15/black-mac-rims/ Mon, 14 May 2012 08:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sam http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/2008/10/15/black-mac-rims/#comment-536 Sam Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:51:12 +0000 http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/?p=357#comment-536 Hi Scott! Thanks for your kind words about the site :) Yeah, there does seem to be a lot of people who hate the glossy displays (and the black rims). For the work I do it hasn't been a problem at all, but I know photographers mostly find the glossy screens impossible to work with. Offering the option of glossy or matte would have been a good move, especially for the Cinema Displays. Hi Scott! Thanks for your kind words about the site :)

Yeah, there does seem to be a lot of people who hate the glossy displays (and the black rims). For the work I do it hasn’t been a problem at all, but I know photographers mostly find the glossy screens impossible to work with. Offering the option of glossy or matte would have been a good move, especially for the Cinema Displays.

]]> By: Scott http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/2008/10/15/black-mac-rims/#comment-535 Scott Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:20:06 +0000 http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/?p=357#comment-535 Sam, I love your site, great info all around...but I have to disagree about the new style directions of Apple. As a photographer, the glossy screens are impossible to work on with all that glare. They're great for casual video,web surfing, but for critical photo work-useless. The good news is that the last gen MBP's will now be going on sale and a bit cheaper. I was waiting so long to get a new MBP but now will have to settle for the last gen. Also can't really stand the black around the edges thing. Looks too Windoze to me. Thought the last gen MBP was perfect in almost every way...but speed. Don't get me started on the Cinema screens...I have so many photographer friends that are jumping ship now trying to scramble to find any remaining Cin displays that aren't gloss. A great update to some is a deal breaker for others I guess. Keep up the great work! Sam, I love your site, great info all around…but I have to disagree about the new style directions of Apple. As a photographer, the glossy screens are impossible to work on with all that glare. They’re great for casual video,web surfing, but for critical photo work-useless. The good news is that the last gen MBP’s will now be going on sale and a bit cheaper.

I was waiting so long to get a new MBP but now will have to settle for the last gen.

Also can’t really stand the black around the edges thing. Looks too Windoze to me. Thought the last gen MBP was perfect in almost every way…but speed.

Don’t get me started on the Cinema screens…I have so many photographer friends that are jumping ship now trying to scramble to find any remaining Cin displays that aren’t gloss.

A great update to some is a deal breaker for others I guess.

Keep up the great work!

]]> By: Sam http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/2008/10/15/black-mac-rims/#comment-534 Sam Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:00:07 +0000 http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/?p=357#comment-534 Damn, those things are popular already! And where's this Credit Crunch we're hearing about? Not in the Mac Fan World that's for sure :D Damn, those things are popular already! And where’s this Credit Crunch we’re hearing about? Not in the Mac Fan World that’s for sure :D

]]> By: Jon Moss http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/2008/10/15/black-mac-rims/#comment-533 Jon Moss Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:00:39 +0000 http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/?p=357#comment-533 LOL! Well, ALL stores are sold out today - I have rung Manchester, Sheffield, Regent Street, the lot! Hoping for more stock & Regent Street for Sunday! LOL! Well, ALL stores are sold out today – I have rung Manchester, Sheffield, Regent Street, the lot!

Hoping for more stock & Regent Street for Sunday!

]]> By: Sam http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/2008/10/15/black-mac-rims/#comment-532 Sam Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:51:13 +0000 http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/?p=357#comment-532 Hope you get the Mac you want soon, Kenneth. I wish I could stop thinking about the MacBook range. This always happens after an event so I'm hoping it passes, haha. Who else is walking around their house and wondering what they can sell to help fund [and justify] their [Mac] addiction? Hope it's not just me :P Hope you get the Mac you want soon, Kenneth.

I wish I could stop thinking about the MacBook range. This always happens after an event so I’m hoping it passes, haha. Who else is walking around their house and wondering what they can sell to help fund [and justify] their [Mac] addiction? Hope it’s not just me :P

]]> By: Kenneth http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/2008/10/15/black-mac-rims/#comment-531 Kenneth Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:13:51 +0000 http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/?p=357#comment-531 I also love the black rimmed design (aka panda eye IMHO). Before the announcement, I thought about the MacBook Air. If the MacBook Air can hold 4gigs of memory, I will more likely to grab the 2nd gen model. Black rim, check; Glossy display, check; glass touchpad, check; backlit keyboard, check. I really really want to get my parents a new Mac Book. They deserve a better computer. =P I also love the black rimmed design (aka panda eye IMHO). Before the announcement, I thought about the MacBook Air. If the MacBook Air can hold 4gigs of memory, I will more likely to grab the 2nd gen model.

Black rim, check;
Glossy display, check;
glass touchpad, check;
backlit keyboard, check.

I really really want to get my parents a new Mac Book. They deserve a better computer. =P

]]> By: Sam http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/2008/10/15/black-mac-rims/#comment-530 Sam Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:11:16 +0000 http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/?p=357#comment-530 So excited for you, Jon! I hope you can get one when you're in London next week. I'll be looking out for that very exciteable tweet ;) *fingers crossed* So excited for you, Jon! I hope you can get one when you’re in London next week. I’ll be looking out for that very exciteable tweet ;) *fingers crossed*

]]> By: Jon Moss http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/2008/10/15/black-mac-rims/#comment-529 Jon Moss Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:22:48 +0000 http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/?p=357#comment-529 Well it WAS going to be an Air, but it looks so dated now, and having felt and used the new machines yesterday at the Sheffield Store... All I can say is WOW! The quality is just stunning, so it's going to be a new MBP with 4Gb RAM me thinks! Just need to find one now! Well it WAS going to be an Air, but it looks so dated now, and having felt and used the new machines yesterday at the Sheffield Store…

All I can say is WOW! The quality is just stunning, so it’s going to be a new MBP with 4Gb RAM me thinks! Just need to find one now!

]]> By: Sam http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/2008/10/15/black-mac-rims/#comment-528 Sam Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:58:33 +0000 http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/?p=357#comment-528 Great <strong>Chris</strong>, something to look forward to. I don't see myself spending large amounts of anything in the foreseeable future so the money I do accumulate will be sitting there just incase Apple decide to refresh the iMac design late in 2009. But, I hope they don't lose the black rim otherwise the MB/MBP's are going to look all out again. Let's hope they don't refresh the iMac range until 2010 - I'd be happy with that :) Ooh nice, <strong>Missty</strong>. Are you thinking of going for the MacBook soon? My iMac has my *life* on it. My PowerBook just has my personal e-mail pretty much and nothing of terrible importance as it's literally just the bed/sofa surfing machine. Great Chris, something to look forward to. I don’t see myself spending large amounts of anything in the foreseeable future so the money I do accumulate will be sitting there just incase Apple decide to refresh the iMac design late in 2009. But, I hope they don’t lose the black rim otherwise the MB/MBP’s are going to look all out again. Let’s hope they don’t refresh the iMac range until 2010 – I’d be happy with that :)

Ooh nice, Missty. Are you thinking of going for the MacBook soon? My iMac has my *life* on it. My PowerBook just has my personal e-mail pretty much and nothing of terrible importance as it’s literally just the bed/sofa surfing machine.

]]> By: Missty http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/2008/10/15/black-mac-rims/#comment-527 Missty Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:02:58 +0000 http://www.fruitbytes.co.uk/?p=357#comment-527 I'm waiting for a new 30", but i think i'll probably go for a new MacBook to change my "old" one. i have my iMac 24" for my work, but i keep the MacBook for everything like Mail, web and stuff like that, it's the good way to keep private and pro life separated when your work at home :) I’m waiting for a new 30″, but i think i’ll probably go for a new MacBook to change my “old” one.
i have my iMac 24″ for my work, but i keep the MacBook for everything like Mail, web and stuff like that, it’s the good way to keep private and pro life separated when your work at home :)

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