Comments on: Rumors: No Santa Rosa Macbooks But OLED On the Way

By: Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:02:49 +0000

Can you not read? Instead of second guessing the editor maybe try reading what he said again:

“Editor’s Note: Our source says OLED. Organic LEDs. Not LED”

It certainly wouldn’t be the first time Apple’s surprised everyone tech wise.

By: Sid the Sloth

Sid the Sloth — Thu, 10 May 2007 14:29:54 +0000

Nothing for months? How about the iPhone?!!!

By: Macrumors

Macrumors — Thu, 10 May 2007 03:48:07 +0000

I think you meant LED. Come on, do a little research will ya?

By: OLED_Taiwan

OLED_Taiwan — Thu, 10 May 2007 01:56:25 +0000

Tom is right. No way an iBook can have an OLED main display anytime soon. The largest OLED display that has been manufactured in mass quantity so far is 4″. An 11″ OLED TV is soon to start making its entrance later this year, but at a reportedly 1,000sets/month. Wait for another 5 years before you see any laptop with an OLED main display (if the production technology ever reaches that stage of development)

I also believe OLED would be perfect for iPod, but at this time, no one can supply such huge demand.

By: Tom Brusky

Tom Brusky — Wed, 09 May 2007 21:48:28 +0000

Thanks Peter, LED-based macbooks make a lot more sense.

In the next 12-18 months however I would expect ( based on nothing more than an educated guess) that we may see OLED-based ipods. As a technology, OLED is highly compatible with everything Apple stands for as a business…with substantial reductions in energy usage, more attractive appearance, unlimited viewing angles, etc.

By: michal frackowiak

michal frackowiak — Wed, 09 May 2007 21:29:15 +0000

OLED? There are no rumors about OLED technology in Macbooks. Just LED Backlit LCDs.

By: Peter Ha

Peter Ha — Wed, 09 May 2007 20:58:08 +0000

Tom- Maybe you should give this a whirl.

By: Tom Brusky

Tom Brusky — Wed, 09 May 2007 19:16:44 +0000

Rumours about OLED displays in Apple products are so old that my grandfather heard some of them in during World War 1.

If there will be an OLED in a macbook, it will be a minor subdisplay, not the main display. I don’t think any of the OLED manufacturers are at a level where they could reliably mass manufacture sufficiently large screens.