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#1 2007-11-10 8:57 pm
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Blackbooks come with what?
I was at the Apple Store last week getting some stuff for school fixed. Idly curious, I asked the Genius if Black Macbooks came with matching black power adapters.
Apparently, they don't?
This seems awfully un-Apple-like, I think.
(I know, economy of scale, blah blah. I'm usually the one who points that out.)
Still, too bad. 
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#2 2007-11-10 9:09 pm
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Re: Blackbooks come with what?
They don't. Same with apple remote.
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#3 2007-11-10 9:42 pm
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Re: Blackbooks come with what?
Seems that since the intro of the iPhone, Jobs and Apple have let other concerns slide. Is Apple getting sloppy?
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#4 2007-11-10 10:54 pm
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Re: Blackbooks come with what?
yeah....
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#5 2007-11-10 11:56 pm
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Re: Blackbooks come with what?
I wish my black ipod came with black earbuds and cable. But I don't lose sleep over it.
i don't understand most things
i don't really want to
i just want the strength
to keep fighting it
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#6 2007-11-11 12:03 am
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Re: Blackbooks come with what?
It's uniform in that I think all Apple cables are white. Headphones, usb cables, power adapters, all of it. The MacBook Pro's and the iMacs don't come with silver cables.
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#7 2007-11-11 5:35 pm
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Re: Blackbooks come with what?
I had always tought about that. I think it's strange, but it doesn't bother me too much.
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#8 2007-11-11 5:36 pm
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Re: Blackbooks come with what?
iZoe wrote:
Seems that since the intro of the iPhone, Jobs and Apple have let other concerns slide. Is Apple getting sloppy?
Eh? Even when the iBooks and iMacs and whatnot came in different colors the cords were always white (or transparent depending).
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#9 2007-11-11 5:37 pm
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Re: Blackbooks come with what?
I think the white, especially the white headphones, has become a well-known symbol for Apple.
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#10 2007-11-11 10:22 pm
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Re: Blackbooks come with what?
NAG wrote:
iZoe wrote:
Seems that since the intro of the iPhone, Jobs and Apple have let other concerns slide. Is Apple getting sloppy?
Eh? Even when the iBooks and iMacs and whatnot came in different colors the cords were always white (or transparent depending).
When the powerbook G3/G4 adapters were recalled, the units they were replaced with were the unweidly white hockey pucks.
Really, it's been going on for a while. But back in the day, the adaptor matched the laptop.
Having a "Get off my lawn!" moment, I guess.
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#11 2007-11-12 12:06 am
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Re: Blackbooks come with what?
You me back when the powerbooks were black? Those were the only power adapters I can think of that weren't white. Apple has been going with the white thing for a really long time now.
PS: They were called yoyo adapters. 
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#12 2007-11-12 9:57 am
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Re: Blackbooks come with what?
NAG wrote:
You me back when the powerbooks were black? Those were the only power adapters I can think of that weren't white. Apple has been going with the white thing for a really long time now.
I live in the past. They like me here.
PS: They were called yoyo adapters.
I never did like popular usage. 
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#13 2007-11-12 10:32 am
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Re: Blackbooks come with what?
NAG wrote:
PS: They were called yoyo adapters.
Yeah, Hockey puck was the iMac mouse.
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#14 2007-11-12 10:56 am
Re: Blackbooks come with what?
Was there any doubt as to the reason those thing were called yoyo adapters though. My BIL had two prematurely fray and short out.
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#15 2007-11-12 7:18 pm
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Re: Blackbooks come with what?
thelegendofjohn wrote:
It's uniform in that I think all Apple cables are white. Headphones, usb cables, power adapters, all of it. The MacBook Pro's and the iMacs don't come with silver cables.
mac pros do
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#16 2007-11-12 7:25 pm
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Re: Blackbooks come with what?
mrreet2001 wrote:
thelegendofjohn wrote:
It's uniform in that I think all Apple cables are white. Headphones, usb cables, power adapters, all of it. The MacBook Pro's and the iMacs don't come with silver cables.
mac pros do
My mac pro definitely came with white ones. 
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#17 2007-11-12 8:44 pm
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Re: Blackbooks come with what?
NAG wrote:
You me back when the powerbooks were black? Those were the only power adapters I can think of that weren't white. Apple has been going with the white thing for a really long time now.
PS: They were called yoyo adapters.
I have a yoyo adapter (came with me Pismo) I like it; I can wind up the power cord.
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#18 2007-11-13 7:01 am
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Re: Blackbooks come with what?
maleko wrote:
mrreet2001 wrote:
thelegendofjohn wrote:
It's uniform in that I think all Apple cables are white. Headphones, usb cables, power adapters, all of it. The MacBook Pro's and the iMacs don't come with silver cables.
mac pros do
My mac pro definitely came with white ones.
on our mac pro the part that plugs into the computer is a dark grey
2.66Ghz QuadCore-Nehalem w/24"LED CD ---2.2Ghz BlackMB---15" 2.4Ghz MBP(work)
Dual 2.3Ghz G5 (4G Ram, 2x 250G HD)(10.5 server)--- 400Mhz G4 PM (10.4 Server)
1.5GHz Powerbook---1.6Ghz G5 iMac
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#19 2007-11-13 7:13 am
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Re: Blackbooks come with what?
My Mac Pro came with a white power cable as well.
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#20 2007-11-13 8:52 am
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Re: Blackbooks come with what?
mrreet2001 wrote:
maleko wrote:
mrreet2001 wrote:
mac pros doMy mac pro definitely came with white ones.
on our mac pro the part that plugs into the computer is a dark grey
ugg never-mind ... the plug for the 30" cinema screen and the mac pro got switched at some point.
so yeah ... the plug for our apple cinema screen is dark grey.
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