What Are You Looking For In The Next MacBooks/MacBook Pros
October 13, 2008 by Juan Magdaraog
Filed under Computers
With a little over a day till Apple updates its notebook line, the question I’m asking myself is what do I really want in the next generation of Apple’s portables. Features that would really make me think about upgrading from my current 17″ MacBook Pro.
I’ve been thinking of selling my current MacBook Pro and going to an iMac/MacBook setup.
The iMac isn’t really a pro-grade computer but with the work I’m doing, I’m thinking it’s quite enough already. I don’t really need that much computing power that would necessitate buying a Mac Pro, in fact the power of my MacBook Pro is more than enough. I do however want a smaller portable to take with me on the go at the same time when I’m at home to have a nice desktop to work on.
Hence, for the next MacBook/MacBook Pros, I’m looking at a good balance between portability and power. The MacBook Air would have been nice, size wise but it’s just too under powered for my needs. I do love the aluminum finish it shares with the MacBook Pro. I haven’t really embraced moving to a MacBook due to the plastic material it uses. I’ve grown to love the aluminum finish of the MacBook Pro and I can’t think of going back to a plastic one.
Power is key as well. I don’t necessarily need a thoroughbred but I’d like something with enough power to do work while being mobile. A machine that can tackle Photoshop pretty well. Something that has everything together as well. I don’t want too much external peripherals.
An aluminum 13 inch MacBook that’s just a tad thinner and with a more powerful video card should be the sweet spot for me. I don’t mind losing the firewire port since I hardly use it. That goes for the expansion slot. I would like to keep the optical drive.
With the looming announcement of the new notebooks, what would you like to see?
