Black Apple Hardware / Accessories

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  1. 1. Would you like to see more Black Versions of Apple's Hardware/Accessories?

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Grand Master

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Emos? You are joking right? Electronics across the board are mainly black by default. Does that make every geek emo? :rolleyes:
Hell Yeah, A Black iMac, Black Mighty Mouse and Black Keyboard would do nicely :D

The only reason I paid for the most expensive MacBook was because it was Black... so is my wallpaper (as in the walls of my room), and so are all my clothes :D

Same reason I bought the Black MacBook too.

My clothes too :D

+1 on the clothes and black MacBook :p

nuff said :p

Ill stick with the white hardware :D

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Fine, you get +3. But then I can point at the white Macbook and laugh at it for having inconsistent white colours between the case and the keyboard. I'm sorry but that's one of the sole reasons why I got black. The white paint job is fugly.

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Fine, you get +3. But then I can point at the white Macbook and laugh at it for having inconsistent white colours between the case and the keyboard. I'm sorry but that's one of the sole reasons why I got black. The white paint job is fugly.

yeah I would get a black Macbook don't get me wrong. But whats best is that you buy the black one and everything else is white. Apple wins because emo's buy the blackbook and make them buy white accessories. Its pure genius!

:D

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I think the Black MacBook looks the coolest but if I could I would get the MacBook Pro why don't they have a black aluminum version :[

For the current time, Apple views their Pro line as a very distinctive appearance line and doesn't want to dilute the brand recognition by adding colors.

When you see a Brushed Metal Notebook, 99% of the time it's a MacBook Pro and people have been trained to think that way. :)

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My vote goes to a No on this one.

Apple prides itself on having a limited number of SKU's which make product selection easy for its customers. If Apple started adding Black Accessories then you'd also start seeing the desire to have Brushed Aluminum accessories or whatever color that is released in the future which could potentially triple the number of products that Apple would need to manufacture as well as provide stock for.

K.I.S.S. (Keep it stupidly simple)

So, Apple customers are too stupid to be allowed to pick out what colors they like..?

Grand Master

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This is one reason why Apple PC's (yes PC's thats all they are.. dont be brainwashed by commercials on tv) will never become as mainstream as IBM based PC's... there is really little choice... if your a pro you have to have brushed metal! if your an amature here have cheap black or white plastic! thast all you get!

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So, Apple customers are too stupid to be allowed to pick out what colors they like..?

Try re-reading what I posted, no where did I say that...

This is one reason why Apple PC's (yes PC's thats all they are.. dont be brainwashed by commercials on tv) will never become as mainstream as IBM based PC's... there is really little choice... if your a pro you have to have brushed metal! if your an amature here have cheap black or white plastic! thast all you get!

And if you buy a Dell (Until E-Series) you had cheap Plastic, or HP had Cheap Plastic, or Acer or a dozen others... The only manufacturer in the major arena that had a non-plastic enclosure standard is Lenovo with their Aluminum/Magnesium case... So I fail to see your argument's point there...

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Try re-reading what I posted, no where did I say that...

You said Apple limits its product selection in order to make choices easy for their customer, including limiting the available colors, which is the basis for this discussion. So, paraphrasing here, Apple makes choices easy on customers, by not giving them any? Or is it that they believe their customers are incapable of making choices on their own, even in regards to color selection of peripherals? Call me crazy, but if I don't think someone has the capability to select colors on their own, either I don't think too highly of them, or I believe said individuals should be eating applesauce through a straw.

So which is it?

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Try re-reading what I posted, no where did I say that...

And if you buy a Dell (Until E-Series) you had cheap Plastic, or HP had Cheap Plastic, or Acer or a dozen others... The only manufacturer in the major arena that had a non-plastic enclosure standard is Lenovo with their Aluminum/Magnesium case... So I fail to see your argument's point there...

Yet my HP workstation is made out of metal... that is my point! MacBook pro is a "workstation" quality system... so is the MacPro... I wasn't talking about just notebook computers here...

You have way more choices with it comes to designs on the Non-Mac based side... I don't know how you couldn't see that point? I can choose color, shape, size, weight... Apple it's here's 3 models of each type basically and here's the 3 options we give you to choose from hardware that is "compatable" with it... heck if i wanted something i could littearly throw around I could go to a panasonic toughbook... no mac replacement for that yet ;)

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You said Apple limits its product selection in order to make choices easy for their customer, including limiting the available colors, which is the basis for this discussion. So, paraphrasing here, Apple makes choices easy on customers, by not giving them any? Or is it that they believe their customers are incapable of making choices on their own, even in regards to color selection of peripherals? Call me crazy, but if I don't think someone has the capability to select colors on their own, either I don't think too highly of them, or I believe said individuals should be eating applesauce through a straw.

So which is it?

Apple doesn't have to make the exact Mac everyone on the planet individually wants, they provide a specific lineup which hits major demographics and therefore keeping their production costs and component requirements down making the choice process more streamlined where a customer can chose the best machine for their use. :) This doesn't imply a customer is not capable of deciding, it simply says that Apple makes it a much more streamlined process by providing a carefully selected, branded, marketed, and designed product lineup. :)

Yet my HP workstation is made out of metal... that is my point! MacBook pro is a "workstation" quality system... so is the MacPro... I wasn't talking about just notebook computers here...

You have way more choices with it comes to designs on the Non-Mac based side... I don't know how you couldn't see that point? I can choose color, shape, size, weight... Apple it's here's 3 models of each type basically and here's the 3 options we give you to choose from hardware that is "compatable" with it...

I agree with you on the first point, 'Workstations' are a different aspect all together. :) Professional quality machines demand a higher level of material construction than your average consumer product. Mac Pro is a perfect example of a workstation vs desktop. :)

With the 3 Apple Notebook types you chose from Color (White/Black/Silver), size (13/15/17-inch), and weight...I don't know any machine that choses shape...that is a new one on me.

Once you've made the selection from Apple's base lineup you then customize it just like you would a Dell/Lenovo/HP... So that is where I don't see where you are coming from...

Your edit about the Toughbook...COMPLETELY different product line, until Dell entered the market with their rugged model no one else had a product like that. Apple does not have a product in that field, no.

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Apple doesn't have to make the exact Mac everyone on the planet individually wants, they provide a specific lineup which hits major demographics and therefore keeping their production costs and component requirements down making the choice process more streamlined where a customer can chose the best machine for their use. :) This doesn't imply a customer is not capable of deciding, it simply says that Apple makes it a much more streamlined process by providing a carefully selected, branded, marketed, and designed product lineup. :)

I agree with you on the first point, 'Workstations' are a different aspect all together. :) Professional quality machines demand a higher level of material construction than your average consumer product. Mac Pro is a perfect example of a workstation vs desktop. :)

With the 3 Apple Notebook types you chose from Color (White/Black/Silver), size (13/15/17-inch), and weight...I don't know any machine that choses shape...that is a new one on me.

Once you've made the selection from Apple's base lineup you then customize it just like you would a Dell/Lenovo/HP... So that is where I don't see where you are coming from...

Your edit about the Toughbook...COMPLETELY different product line, until Dell entered the market with their rugged model no one else had a product like that. Apple does not have a product in that field, no.

Lots of companies had "Toughbooks" panasonic wasnt the first and them and Dell currently arnt the only ones making them... as for a little history... Motorola made them, Toshiba, Symbol makes them, Mobilis, lots of IHV's sell them right now...

as for apple only makes certain ones to streamline the production process... that is what is going to get them in trouble someday... their market gets too big they will be a "monopoly" on their own products

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Lots of companies had "Toughbooks" panasonic wasnt the first and them and Dell currently arnt the only ones making them... as for a little history... Motorola made them, Toshiba, Symbol makes them, Mobilis, lots of IHV's sell them right now...

as for apple only makes certain ones to streamline the production process... that is what is going to get them in trouble someday... their market gets too big they will be a "monopoly" on their own products

I was only aware of Dell, Panasonic, and Toshiba public marketing 'Toughbook' style machines. :) I didn't know about the others, however, this is still a very specialized market that isn't a general consumer area. :)

Apple will adjust to the demands of the customer as the market-share continues to grow, I do not worry to much about becoming a Monopoly anytime soon so long as Dell is around! ;)

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