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    New apple remote

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by booji, Oct 20, 2009.

  1. booji

    booji Notebook Deity

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    booji, Oct 20, 2009
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  2. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    they look cool! though I am surprised to see buttons and removable battery! :D
     
    Xirurg, Oct 20, 2009
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  3. Luke1708

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    i'm jealous!!!they are now made up of anodized aluminum!!!!
     
    Luke1708, Oct 21, 2009
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    ah! easily removable battery, at last!
     
    wobble987, Oct 21, 2009
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    The battery in the old remote was easily removable too. :/ Dunno what you guys are talking about. There is a small dimple on the bottom of the old remote and you press the button with a 3.5mm headphone plug and the battery pops out.
     
    J12, Oct 21, 2009
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  6. Luke1708

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    yeah i saw it but never removed mine from its plastic...
     
    Luke1708, Oct 22, 2009
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  7. JWest

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    I still don't understand why they'd release a new remote, but then release a macbook with no IR port. Doesn't really make any sense. The new Macbook is the first Mac in a long time to not have an IR port (save for the Mac Pro).
     
    JWest, Oct 22, 2009
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  8. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    The Remote is also no longer white. It's aluminum which matches the MBP's and iMacs. Apple most likely did this so that people wouldn't confuse things and think they could use it with the new Unibody MacBook.
     
    Khris, Oct 22, 2009
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  9. Luke1708

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    oh too bad they've removed the remote in the macbook...anyways, the screen is far too small to be able to use a remote far from the laptop as the user won't see anything on the screen.
     
    Luke1708, Oct 22, 2009
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  10. Xirurg

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    it's a joke man! :D did you notice that new apple notebooks have irremovable battery? :D :D
     
    Xirurg, Oct 22, 2009
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