All MacBooks have had the battery gauge, but it's always been on the bottom of the unit, on the battery itself. I wasn't sure if the new MacBook redesign (not MacBook Pro, just regular $999 white MacBook) got that meter moved to the side, or taken off entirely.
On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:21 PM, Nicolai Svendsen <chojiro1...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi, > > I sometimes use the visual button myself. Even the non-pro Macbooks have > this, actually, so it's not exclusive. > > As for the redesign, I'll be honest here. I've never seen a Mac Mini > before. Never. I've only seen a Macbook. Never an iMac, not a Mac Pro, or a > Mac Mini. Macbook pros are similar to the regular Macbooks, if not entirely > the same except slightly different hardware. I want to see the difference > between a Mac Pro and an iMac as well. The Mac pro is the crazy Mac that can > hold about 16GB of RAM, I think. Or is that the iMac? I'd think the Mac Pro. > > Regards, > Nic > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk > AIM: cincinster > yahoo Messenger: cin368 > Facebook Profile<http://www.facebook.com/people/Nicolai-Svendsen/509197277> > My Twitter <http://twitter.com/chojiro> > > On Apr 16, 2010, at 7:47 AM, Rob Lambert wrote: > > Remember that, like the iPhone, the iPad requires a sync to iTunes the very > first time it boots, so you'll need a Mac to get started with it (or a PC > running iTunes). > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 10:43 PM, Jessica and Goldina < > sanginsista3...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I think the mini is kind of irrelevant, especially with the iPad coming on >> the scene and the bluetooth keyboard support coming in 4.0. Why does there >> even need to be a mini when one can just hook up their bluetooth keyboard to >> their iPad or phone/touch? I guess because the mini runs mac OS instead of >> iPhone OS, but I think as the iPad is developed further mac OS and iPhone OS >> are gonna become increasingly similar and the mini will become obsolete. >> especially since the mini doesn't have a battery or anything that makes it >> portable without having to be plugged in. I think portable, use it wherever >> computers are the direction things are heading. >> >> peace and positivity >> Jessica and Goldina >> On 2010-04-15, at 10:26 PM, Rob Lambert wrote: >> >> > Since VoiceOver, and the Mac Mini have been around since 05, this will >> be relevant. What is your take on a full redesign of the Mini? Aside from >> the back, and insides, the overall system itself hasn't budged in the last >> five years. I think the design is starting to get stale, but what do you >> think? I also have an idea for the MacBook Pros. You know on the side that >> there's a button that is essentially a visual battery checker? Well, for >> those who don't know, you push the button & lights will light up. HOw much >> do you think it would be to create a more tactile version of this? I only >> ask because low vision users with enough vision, and fully sighted people, >> can press a button while the computer is off and get the battery status. I'd >> like to see VoiceOver users get this convenience as well. >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<macvisionaries%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> > For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<macvisionaries%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<macvisionaries%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
