I'm kind of bummed that Apple decided to discontinue making 12" screened MacBooks.
I would have gotten a 12" MacBook Pro, if it was in existance.
Anyone else?
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Why discontinuation of 12"?
I agree. If Apple decided to make a much smaller laptop, or even a netbook, I would be among the first to buy!
Yeah, I always thought the 12" PowerBook was exactly what a notebook computer should be: compact and portable for on-the-road work, but powerful enough to be a main computer that you could hook up to a bigger screen if needed.
But I admit a 13" wide screen has MUCH better appeal with mainstream consumers, and that is one crazy big slice of pie that Apple should rightly want in on. Heck, I was pretty much satisfied with giving up my 12" MacBook Pro dreams when Apple came out with the unibody MacBook. I clearly remember how much I wanted my 12" PB to have one of the fancy new 13" wide screens popping up on PCs at the time...
But I admit a 13" wide screen has MUCH better appeal with mainstream consumers, and that is one crazy big slice of pie that Apple should rightly want in on. Heck, I was pretty much satisfied with giving up my 12" MacBook Pro dreams when Apple came out with the unibody MacBook. I clearly remember how much I wanted my 12" PB to have one of the fancy new 13" wide screens popping up on PCs at the time...
I'd feel the same way if there was an "actual" 13 inch MacBook Pro.
I'm just saying it isn't as powerful as the 15 and 17 inch MacBook Pros, which is a big downer :(
I LOVED my 12". I hated to give it up. It was a work laptop that I had to give back when I left one of my jobs.
I think the 13" unibody MacBook is a great replacement. Just a slightly bigger screen. And if Apple was going to join the Netbook foray, they would need to go down to 10"-11" screens,
I think the 13" unibody MacBook is a great replacement. Just a slightly bigger screen. And if Apple was going to join the Netbook foray, they would need to go down to 10"-11" screens,
I recently sold mine, with an 867 MHz proc and 1152 MB of RAM to a serious and reasonably knowledgeable machead for $350 with plenty of defects and have seen them for go for $500 on Craigslist. People love the 12"ers...
The 12" powerbook was really thick! Also, I never used one personally, but I think it would be a deal breaker to have to use that tiny screen for mainstream applications, if it's just to read e-mail and chat most of the time then I would just get a smaller, thinner netbook.
i'm using a 1.33Ghz G4 12 incher just now :o) may be up for sale when i get my new mac pro... :o)
