New Tiny MacBook

The new tiny MacBook is still in development but what is released so far is semi-interesting. The notebook is smaller, lighter, and I would think tougher in exterior to prevent most accidents – like spilling water, accidentally dropped, etc.

The ones familiar with the new MacBook mention the missing optical disc drive. This is something new and I am quite at a loss as to why. Are they planning something new, possibly revolutionary in placement for the missing disc drive? Or do they simply think that it is no longer needed? After all, more people are becoming increasingly aware of the flash drive and that is possibly what the ones in charge with the MacBook are going for.

It is mentioned that the new MacBook is expected to have an onboard NAND Flash. With this there is no longer needs for a USB interface and treats the flash memory as part of the system’s disk drive. Apparently this way you won’t have to go through all that trouble just to eject your flash drive from the system. Of course I was told by my brother that Ubuntu Linux works that way in their latest version, all you have to do is unplug your flash drive from the computer/laptop and your data is still safely stored into your USB device.

There will be some things that people will find odd like the fact that there isn’t an optical drive, but there are ways to get around that. With the new technologies available, there really isn’t a complete need for optical drives because of external hard drives, flash devices, and the internet. However, I am sure that people find something disconcerting about the new MacBook like the fact that without the optical drive, people will wonder just how exactly they can download their games – at least those unavailable for download online. The Mac is not the best system to use for gamers in general, because some gaming companies just don’t make it for their system.

I am not sure if Japan will be completely taken with the new MacBook, but at least it will be compact and holds something new for the consumers to enjoy.