The new MacBook looks cool, though I kind of suspect that paying a premium for pretty design is the kind of thing people become disinclined to do in a recessionary environment. In a larger sense, I’m a bit surprised they’re moving to the aluminum shell. In my experience of using both MacBooks (plastic) and MacBook Pros (aluminum) the plastic shell is actually substantially more durabe. The aluminum ones pick up all kinds of random dents and so forth.
The new MacBook seems to be modeled on the “look” of the iPhone and the iMac more than on the MacBook Pro and it’s possible that that design is hardier than the aluminum I’m used to (certainly the iPhone is pretty durable), but if not this could be a step in the wrong direction.
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