I am not a mac person, therefore forgive my ignorance. What does unibody mean (as in aluminum unibody macbook-pro)?
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The body is one piece.
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Before the unibodies came out last year, Apple made aluminum Macbook Pros as well, but they were not laser cut from a single block of aluminum. Thus the unibody name is also there to help distinguish the older models from the newer models.
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Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING
I love the video below , watch it in HD and fullscreen.
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Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING
The only thing i have seen getting laser cut is the speaker grill holes.
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The term "unibody" is borrowed from the automotive industry term of the same name which denotes a construction technique that supports structural load by using an object's external skin as opposed to using an internal frame or truss that is then covered with a non-load-bearing skin.
Which is to mean that the external surfaces are not merely a covering, but actually the entire support structure and covering as one piece, hence "uni" and "body" as one component.
Typical notebook/laptop construction uses a frame and many "skin" components that comprise the external surfaces. By using a unibody concept, the design is not only simpler, but actually stronger and more rigid as there are no weaknesses or potential loosening created by attachment points.
The unibody construction also yields aesthetic charm with a very smooth surfaces with little or no gaps or seams. The only panel openings on the Macbook is a main access panel on the current model, and an additional battery door on the previous generation unibody MacBooks. -
masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook
the only reason we use the term unibody is to differentiate from the classic macbook pro machines, whose form factor stayed essentially the same for about a decade.
the design changed significantly just recently. -
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i watched this when these unibodies first came out and i ended up buying mine in november 2008....
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Here's the video of actual Macbook unibodys being made. The other video is not a Mac, it goes way to slow
http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/design.html Video is on the right side. -
Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING
Your right, it`s not the current uni-body most likely a pro-type but it`s the best video i have seen , I have see the video you posted, liked months ago, that where you see the speaker grill being cut out by the laser and was discussed here a few posts ago.
It`s still fantastic to watch.
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Not even a prototype, Apple would never show that, it's just some one making a copy. The video I posted was the video shown at the keynote for the first Macbook unibodys. -
Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING
OK , find me a HD quality video of the unibody being machined and post it here, I would love to see it.
Also how do you know the video i posted is not a prototype? -
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Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING
If you look at the picture i am posting, you are saying this DATRON company is making and publishing on youtube , extremely similar unibodys to apples and they do not get sued to death.
Just compare the key placement to the video you just posted they are virtually identical, even down to the power button in the top right corner.
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Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING
I give up, you win
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These videos are just fantastic. For those of us obsessed with build-quality, design and aesthetics pretty much have only one choice of notebook maker.
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Why would they? "Monocoque" and "unibody" are virtual synonyms. Apple is free to use either term, perhaps they simply made the right choice. (being facetious) LOL -
Apple doesn't have the expertise to make all metal prototypes, so most likely they outsourced the work to a company/shop with the expertise and the machinery to make an all metal body prototype. Nor does Apple have the experience of working on this material on a large scale, nor do they make the machinery.
And don't underestimate the German engineers. They don't have the fourth largest GDP without having a lot of experience. -
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Rather I would be reading about independent benchmarks. While HP's Elitebooks not only claim to be durable, but they have been TESTED to be durable. -
Yup, a multi-billion dollar company can't have the expertise to do prototyping in house. LOL If Apple couldn't do it, no one could. -
the new hp envy 15 runs waaay too hot imho and the multi touch buttons do not work as advertised from what i read on engadget... -
This guy is a designer. He's not a whole iteration process. -
Its similar to a friend of mine who is an interior designer. She just doesn't make things look good, she knows the inner workings of what goes into an interior. What materials are fire safe, building codes, how heavy a door should be for easy opening whether swinging or sliding.
Obviously there are more people in a team to develop something, but these designers aren't there just to make things look good.
what does unibody mean?
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