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I'm sorry, but I do not see how that is a copy of a MacBook. I have seen a lot of laptops that look more similar to that than that looks to a MacBook.

nailer 16y ago
Apple seems to have been the first to use a unibody metal design specifically for a laptop. Since Apple did it first, HP could be considered to have copied by some people. Then again Porsche Design did the same thing for mobile phones years before Apple or any other consumer electronics company did - my personal opinion is that Porsche did most of the innovation in this area.
- jacquesm 16y ago
  > Since Apple did it first Errm, not really, there was at least the Panasonic toughbook and lots of other ruggedized laptops before it.
  - nailer 16y ago
    I always thought the Toughbook (or at least the ones I've seen) was a multi-panel ruggedized laptop, rather than single chunk of metal.
    - jacquesm 16y ago
      It's been a long time since I last saw one, I don't even know if they're still being made, but I recall the case being milled out of a chunk of magnesium alloy. Maybe I'm wrong though, as I said it's long ago.
      - mbenjaminsmith 16y ago
        They're made out of magnesium and are multi-part. The trick is they make the internals somewhat waterproof (at least water passes through quickly) and suspend the entire mobo on rubber shocks.
thmz 16y ago
The first thing I noticed: it looks like a HP laptop. So I agree with you.
cakesy 16y ago
Really? The first thing I though was that it was a cheap chinese copy of a macbook, just as they copy the iPhone. It is not as sleek as a macbook. Lets see if they get the track pad right. One of the greatest features of the macs is the huge, multi-touch track pad, better than the mouse for a lot of things.
markkanof 16y ago
It's interesting to see the different ways that people respond to design. When I look at that laptop I immediately think "MacBook". Then as I look at it more some of the details don't seem quite right and it becomes obvious that it is not a MacBook, but probably a copy of one. Other's that I have talked to about this though don't see anything but the faintest resemblance to a MacBook. I suppose it's all a matter of perspective.

nailer 16y ago

Apple seems to have been the first to use a unibody metal design specifically for a laptop. Since Apple did it first, HP could be considered to have copied by some people. Then again Porsche Design did the same thing for mobile phones years before Apple or any other consumer electronics company did - my personal opinion is that Porsche did most of the innovation in this area.

jacquesm 16y ago
> Since Apple did it first Errm, not really, there was at least the Panasonic toughbook and lots of other ruggedized laptops before it.
- nailer 16y ago
  I always thought the Toughbook (or at least the ones I've seen) was a multi-panel ruggedized laptop, rather than single chunk of metal.
  - jacquesm 16y ago
    It's been a long time since I last saw one, I don't even know if they're still being made, but I recall the case being milled out of a chunk of magnesium alloy. Maybe I'm wrong though, as I said it's long ago.
    - mbenjaminsmith 16y ago
      They're made out of magnesium and are multi-part. The trick is they make the internals somewhat waterproof (at least water passes through quickly) and suspend the entire mobo on rubber shocks.

thmz 16y ago

The first thing I noticed: it looks like a HP laptop. So I agree with you.

cakesy 16y ago

Really? The first thing I though was that it was a cheap chinese copy of a macbook, just as they copy the iPhone. It is not as sleek as a macbook. Lets see if they get the track pad right. One of the greatest features of the macs is the huge, multi-touch track pad, better than the mouse for a lot of things.

markkanof 16y ago

It's interesting to see the different ways that people respond to design. When I look at that laptop I immediately think "MacBook". Then as I look at it more some of the details don't seem quite right and it becomes obvious that it is not a MacBook, but probably a copy of one. Other's that I have talked to about this though don't see anything but the faintest resemblance to a MacBook. I suppose it's all a matter of perspective.