benefits of the aluminum unibody case?

If people donate $1000 to me I will go buy a macbook and test it's strength

 

LOL, I was thinking the same thing ... but mine isnt a unibody

 

Since when is properties of aluminium and the anodisation process considered "IMO"? The only "IMO" i used was that I consider Apples anodising to look and feel cheap compared to, say, boat masts, anodized bike stems and my Artemide Tolomeo lamp. The reason I say that is that I have seen a lot of macs with pitting handrests and that when compared to properly anodised aluminium it both looks and feels cheap. Hell, even iPod Minis in store had their anodising going off because it simply wasn't done properly (a properly done anodising wouldn't wear off after a fortnight). Everything I have said about aluminium's properties are true.

Crossing what line? That I make the point that anecdotal evidence is anecdotal and thus bear little to no weight? Uhoh, yes, I'm certainly crossing a line there

Ha ha ha!! Are you fricking kidding me? So, you ARE saying that those people can tell the build quality of a car by opening and closing the door. CEOs doesn't even play into the equation. Do you think something like that will sway anyone?

Sure, and from sitting in the cockpit of a boat, you can tell how well it would cope with storms and a coral reef.

Sure. I take it you deduced that by pressing the ctrl-key, right.

Yes, as witnessed by anyone with a 1st gen MBA

Wow! Do you not understand that I drew a parallel!? I used an analogy, for crying out loud.
You were saying that because you dented exhibit A then exhibit B must not dent easily.
In order to show you how badly put-together an argument you were using, I tested it with reductio ad absurdum. It didn't hold up, as you can see.

Also, do you think that people only transport laptops to and from work in a backpack?

You realise that that argument totally displaces anything that has to do with build quality? That it totally voids the meaning of the term? If that argument was to be used, no matter what happened to anything you bought could be down to "careless using". In effect, you're trying to say that one should stop acting like they do with other laptops and let the laptop (in this case the MacBooks) dictate what they can and cannot do. And that that is perfectly fine, even though that means you can't do what you do with other laptops.

 

guys,I got an idea! lets close apple sub-forum! if it is going to be like this,I don't really want to be here! Why should someone tell us that we are fanboys(even tho most of us also own couple of PCs)/biased/blind Steve followers and that we can't provide facts,overpay for macs,etc, etc, etc! happened to apple forum?I remember that it was "quietest" and one one of the most intelligent sub-forums on NBR. posters were REALLY helping each other!I want that back!

 

There is no visible-screw on the Unibody Mac ^^!

 

First off, I'm not a native english speaker, so the grammar mistakes are there for a reason. Secondly, you're not that hard to understand. You're pretty clear. Alas, your arguments doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

Good idea. Let's close the forum and make sure that only people who are willing to pad each other on the back on spew non-factual nonsense get to post there.

See directly above if you wonder why I called you out on that one. You want a closed forum in order for you to only hear positive things.

This isn't a thread asking for help in any way, shape or form, nor was it intended to be. If so, the OP would have asked for help with something. The OP would have been looking for a solution of some sorts. The OP would not have made such an opening post had he asked for help or a solution.

Edit: I can't help but notice how you have chosen to give up your pseudo argumentation. Also, already in post 4 of this thread, people talk about "manufacturers" (i.e. plural), and not just Apple. So I guess those two things in combination spells the end of your efforts to move the goal posts as you see fit.

 

I would of assumed that since the op had asked what the possible benefits where of the unibody macbooks that he was in some way asking for help.
Now after 6 pages I would have thought that these benefits would be pointed out and the op could therefore make and determine wether these benefits where worth it in his/her own eyes.

@Persnickety
From your very first post you "appeared" to have a negative attitude against the aluminium macbooks. Rather than pointing out any type of benefits as the op had asked for you immediately took the stance that the manufacturing process was cheap and apple was out to cut corners on this process if they thought they could get away with it.
Now, yes there are fanboys on this forum..... Their are fanboys on most forums but why continue on with a pointless debate...... Iron sharpens iron and in the end no one will back down and everyone will continue to "think" they are right.... Just let it go.

 

Some of you really need to learn how to respect other people's opinion and not just start scrutinizing every sentence they post because you disagree and can vaguely back it up it with an example that is totally unrelated to the thread and which, quite frankly, no one cares about.

It is very clear that the OP is asking about the improvements of the Aluminium Macbooks to the previous gen non-Aluminium Macbooks, not how the Aluminium used in the Macbooks compares to Cevlar or Diamond or the aluminium used in spaceships or some other material that is never used for laptops unless it's targeted at very niche markets. And it also seems the OP has got his answer and has left the thread.

Also, note that repeat offenders will be banned.