A Nonny Moose Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 $150 extra for the color black on a shiny new MacBook. Is it truly worth $150, when you can get the same effect with a can of spray paint? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Haha - I wondered when someone would bring up the black/white "racism" thing. But hey, like Michael Jackson said, it's doesn't matter if you're black or white. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-114530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted May 17, 2006 Author Share Posted May 17, 2006 It obviously matters if you're a black MacBook. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-114533 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernalzero Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 I'd rather drop the money on upgrading the RAM or atleast getting an ipod nano ...getting black isn't worth $150 to me. Besides the fact that the thing looks like a thinkpad with an apple logo on the lid. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-114557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Apple is just trying to get people to pay more to get a Mac laptop that looks like a PC notebook. I would really just stay with the white Macbook. It looks more "Macish" to me. That black one looks like a Mac clone more than a real Mac. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-114576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bond Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Not sure if it's just me, but I'm not really liking Apple's new black/white colour scheme. I can settle for maybe a black iPod (my favourite is still the U2 pod, which looked really nice with the red highlights), but I'm just not liking it in a Mac. And the extra price tag would be an obvious deterrent... I say, bring back the clamshells! (Or, perhaps someone is feeling daring, and would like to casemod a Macbook for me?) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-114647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
non sequitur Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 i would most definitely trade my mbp for a CLAMSHELL mbp. clamshells ftw! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-114706 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taruga Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Are you sure the difference is just about the color ? It seems to have a bigger hard drive too... black have them bigger Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-114811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqualeviathan Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Are you sure the difference is just about the color ? It seems to have a bigger hard drive too... black have them bigger $150 is already factoring in the $50 HDD upgrade. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-114815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabr Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Haha... I thought that Black was going to look very snazzy, but it's actually having the opposite effect. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-114826 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radoslav Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Why racism. Apple released a black laptop and now rasicm. I think there was racism before when there were only white ones. And hey what dont you stop with the racism. Everytime there is black and white you talk about racism.ARhhhhhhhhhhh. And just to fire up the racism I love the white and I think the black is {censored} Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-114849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
John the Geek Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Why racism. Apple released a black laptop and now rasicm. I think there was racism before when there were only white ones. And hey what dont you stop with the racism. Everytime there is black and white you talk about racism.ARhhhhhhhhhhh. And just to fire up the racism I love the white and I think the black is {censored} The only color that matters here is Green. Apple knows that we're all sick of "Kitchen Toaster White" on our Macs and that people are going nuts over the black ones. (So if you want to draw a racial analogy, the black ones are more popular and therefore better in Apple's eyes) so they can charge more for them and milk our desire for a Mac that doesn't look like a toaster. =) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-114990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofors Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Why racism. Apple released a black laptop and now rasicm. I think there was racism before when there were only white ones. And hey what dont you stop with the racism. Everytime there is black and white you talk about racism.ARhhhhhhhhhhh. And just to fire up the racism I love the white and I think the black is {censored}:pirate2: Of course Apple is racist, why do you think they made iPods white? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-115092 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyNameIsSam Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 iPods were white, until the U2 edition and then the Nano, and now the Video. Apple is just starting to deal with the fact that we won the civil war. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-115458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takuro Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 I heard the computer that's replacing the current PowerMac line is going to be yellow and have a very advanced firewalling system. Apple is a people-computer. Now lets all unify under the Apple logo in a diversely unified division. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-115466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hw52715 Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 iPods were white, until the U2 edition and then the Nano, and now the Video. Apple is just starting to deal with the fact that we won the civil war. I heard the computer that's replacing the current PowerMac line is going to be yellow and have a very advanced firewalling system. Apple is a people-computer. I thought they were also gold, silver, pink and green before getting black... Wonder how that goes with that theory? Also, I remember some weird colors when iMacs first came, as the first iBook did too... I haven't seen anyone with grey skin till yet... wait, yes I have: Wacko Jacko or blue, or tangerine? And there already were some black Apple laptops before... and that's only 6 years ago... short of mind? see here: Powerbook G3 Firewire Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-115588 Share on other sites More sharing options...
John the Geek Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 The whole idea that Apple is racist is a load of {censored}. People aren't white or black, even though the terms are used that way. The color (or lack of color) chosen for a machine has nothing to do with racial bigotry. Only selling MacBooks in predominantly caucasian neighborhoods would be an example of Apple being racist. picking white or black as the color for your computer is an aesthetic thing. When Apple releases brown and sand colored MacBooks and puts the brown ones in the back of the store so no one sees them you guys can shout racism from the tallest buildings and I'll support you. Until then, this is just a joke. Besides, the black one seems to be more popular... where's the racism there? =) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-115678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouch Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Did you just completely miss the tongue-in-cheek nature of this thread...? Nobody was seriously suggesting racism, just that the price difference was odd. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-115721 Share on other sites More sharing options...
John the Geek Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Did you just completely miss the tongue-in-cheek nature of this thread...? Nobody was seriously suggesting racism, just that the price difference was odd. Sorry, yeah... just got carried away. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-115724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofors Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 The whole idea that Apple is racist is a load of {censored}. I am sorry, Steve Jobs isn't fooling me with his black turtle necks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-115728 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernalzero Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 I'm surprised they didn't give it a unique edition name like they did with the black/red ipod being dubbed the u2 ipod... throw some marketing at me atleast. tell me it'll make my apple stand out when everyone else has just the white one just something. personally i'd take whitie without any problems and drop the $150 on upgrades Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-115759 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofors Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 i'd take whitie without any problems Racist! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-115803 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullMetal Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 We already haz da segregation o’ da White Macbooks an’ da Black Macbooks on da Apple website. meh would no way be surprised if’in Apple waz rascist. This translation brought ta ya’ll by: http://www.writtenhumor.com/ebonics.html Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-115823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofors Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 We already haz da segregation o’ da White Macbooks an’ da Black Macbooks on da Apple website... What about the fact that there are no Apple Stores in Ethiopia or Nigeria but six in Japan? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-115852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
John the Geek Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 What about the fact that there are no Apple Stores in Ethiopia or Nigeria but six in Japan? Ethnicism!~ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17708-racism-at-apple/#findComment-115854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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