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Apple Patent Gives Lightweight Notebooks a Bulletproof Skeleton

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The folks at Apple wanna redesign the ultraportable as we know it. Well, its insides at least. They wanna give it an enclosure that'll keep them from flexing, but not add any weight.
You see, the enclosures inside most notebooks have mechanical assemblies with parts that are screwed or fastened on. This makes for sturdy notebooks, but also heavier, bulkier systems. Rather than use screws, Apple wants to bond enclosures electrically or with glue/paste. This will make them sturdier than today's ultraportables, but also lighter than your typical notebook. No word on when we'll see such an animal (or if such an enclosure would work), but as an ultraportable fan, I hope this makes them a little tougher than what's out now. – Louis Ramirez
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Scary

Hope it doesn't break!
 
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The concepts are looking pretty interesting. Some rumors so far:

-bulletproof, screwless skeleton
-no optical drive (or optical drive on the bottom)
-SSD in place of hard drive
-LED backlighting
-ultraportable (small) design
 
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drewschlosser said:
Hope it doesn't break!
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I agree. Sounds like a nice idea in principle, but more bonds = less screws = harder to repair. Either you end up having to replace large portions of the system that are bonded together, just to replace the small component that is actually broken, or they break all the bonds and then charge you 3x as much because they need to rebond it all back together.
 
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Sturdy yes. I agree with Thyamine, If I have the same luck that Im having with my macbook put me down for a new replacement unit every other month...
 
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good! now that stupid sniper will stop trying to shoot my MacBook...hes aiming right now...
 
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Thyamine said:
I agree. Sounds like a nice idea in principle, but more bonds = less screws = harder to repair. Either you end up having to replace large portions of the system that are bonded together, just to replace the small component that is actually broken, or they break all the bonds and then charge you 3x as much because they need to rebond it all back together.
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Their goal is probably to make RAM the only thing that is user-upgradable.
 
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some sort of

latch system maybe?
 

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