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I'm happy with my 15.4" MacBookPro's looks. However, I'm extremely disappointed that I cannot change out the hard drive without voiding my Apple warranty and risking damage to the MBP. Reportedly, this is an easy thing to do on the MacBook and doesn't void the warranty.
Mac case designs: Nirvana achieved?
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jonathanchambers 
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Posted 18 April 2008 - 12:29 AM
Despite some of the comments in this thread, I see no logical reason why Apple should start to offer a variety of colors. There's already a small industry based around customization, so that option is always there for anyone who cares. Added to this, Apple still charges a premium for the black-versus-white Macbook, so creating more color options would just confuse customers.
Someone brought up the fact that enduring case designs mean that older Macs are sometimes practically identical to newer models. They stated that this is a good thing for Mac owners, but isn't it also a good thing for a Mac retailer who's trying to move old stock?
The cheaper/further you go down Apple's product line, the more colors they offer, eg. iPod shuffles & nanos. The less 'disposable'/more expensive products are offered in fewer colors. I still remember an Apple sales rep in NY who did a great job of selling me a crappy gold iPod mini - that was the first color that ever disappeared from the iPod lineup - obviously they weren't selling. Why would Apple want to get stuck with unwanted colors of premium products?
The cases and the colors are part of the iconography of the brand. When you see an 'old' Apple in a movie or a TV show it still looks new.
I still can't really work out why so many people like to look at ridiculously cluttered/busy designs on so many PCs. What's really great about Mac design was summed up by Jonathan Ive as, "Essential."
Someone brought up the fact that enduring case designs mean that older Macs are sometimes practically identical to newer models. They stated that this is a good thing for Mac owners, but isn't it also a good thing for a Mac retailer who's trying to move old stock?
The cheaper/further you go down Apple's product line, the more colors they offer, eg. iPod shuffles & nanos. The less 'disposable'/more expensive products are offered in fewer colors. I still remember an Apple sales rep in NY who did a great job of selling me a crappy gold iPod mini - that was the first color that ever disappeared from the iPod lineup - obviously they weren't selling. Why would Apple want to get stuck with unwanted colors of premium products?
The cases and the colors are part of the iconography of the brand. When you see an 'old' Apple in a movie or a TV show it still looks new.
I still can't really work out why so many people like to look at ridiculously cluttered/busy designs on so many PCs. What's really great about Mac design was summed up by Jonathan Ive as, "Essential."
