Comments on: Apple To Stick Optical Drive On Bottom Of Macbooks? http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/01/25/apple-to-stick-optical-drive-on-bottom-of-macbooks/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:45:47 -0500 hourly 1 By: Elodie http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/01/25/apple-to-stick-optical-drive-on-bottom-of-macbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-77477 Elodie Fri, 26 Jan 2007 05:33:46 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/01/25/apple-to-stick-optical-drive-on-bottom-of-macbooks/#comment-77477 I use my optical drive quite a bit. I would be quite annoyed by that kind of system! wouldn't a slot-load be as small? I use my optical drive quite a bit. I would be quite annoyed by that kind of system! wouldn’t a slot-load be as small?

]]> By: Tom Scheinfeldt http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/01/25/apple-to-stick-optical-drive-on-bottom-of-macbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-77129 Tom Scheinfeldt Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:20:24 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/01/25/apple-to-stick-optical-drive-on-bottom-of-macbooks/#comment-77129 I don't know... This looks to me like old news. If you look closely at the drawing, the computer looks an awful lot like the original G4 ("Ti-Book") PowerBook -- it has those ugly protruding hinges, for example. That suggests this is something Apple was contemplating 4 or 5 years ago, not something they're working on now. I don’t know… This looks to me like old news. If you look closely at the drawing, the computer looks an awful lot like the original G4 (”Ti-Book”) PowerBook — it has those ugly protruding hinges, for example. That suggests this is something Apple was contemplating 4 or 5 years ago, not something they’re working on now.

]]> By: webonics http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/01/25/apple-to-stick-optical-drive-on-bottom-of-macbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-76865 webonics Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:18:31 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/01/25/apple-to-stick-optical-drive-on-bottom-of-macbooks/#comment-76865 This is all speculation, but what if this patent is really intended for the mythic and elusive Mac tablet (iTablet). It seems to me that a "rear-entry" would be applicable and usable with that type of product. This is all speculation, but what if this patent is really intended for the mythic and elusive Mac tablet (iTablet). It seems to me that a “rear-entry” would be applicable and usable with that type of product.

]]> By: Dave http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/01/25/apple-to-stick-optical-drive-on-bottom-of-macbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-76692 Dave Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:28:14 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/01/25/apple-to-stick-optical-drive-on-bottom-of-macbooks/#comment-76692 I think this is a good idea. It would allow a smaller notebook or allow for a larger size battery or multiple batteries for 10+ hours of computing. The CD isn't used that much now that USB FLASH memory devices allow large file transfers via sneaker nets when needed. I think this is a good idea. It would allow a smaller notebook or allow for a larger size battery or multiple batteries for 10+ hours of computing.

The CD isn’t used that much now that USB FLASH memory devices allow large file transfers via sneaker nets when needed.

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