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    Apple to launch $800 Laptop

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by plasma., Oct 9, 2008.

  1. plasma.

    plasma. herpyderpy

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    From the Inquisitr http://www.inquisitr.com/4834/exclusive-apple-to-launch-800-laptop/

     
  2. zerosource

    zerosource Notebook Deity

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    i will put your name on death note for a plastic apple.
     
  3. Han Bao Quan

    Han Bao Quan The Assassin

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    AFAIK the Macbooks are all plastic (cheap, crappy) made.
     
  4. plasma.

    plasma. herpyderpy

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    But i have the Death Note! (i wish)

    Yeh, but the new ones will be aliminium. ALIMINIUM!











    ..ALIMINIUM!
     
  5. Red_Dragon

    Red_Dragon Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Too Bad N was better.....anyway it looks ok
     
  6. DickyCheung22

    DickyCheung22 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Good job apple, I will draw the macbook in the Death Note
     
  7. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    They will have a hard time competing with the similarly sized but better performing dell inspiron 13. People will likely be still paying for the over rated name unfortunately.
     
  8. mrXniick

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    800 dollar apple laptop.. i could care less.

    i do think a 500 dollar apple netbook would be an interesting idea...

    wont happen though