| I would hate to see a MacBook without Airport, especially since the PC Card slot is gone. Bluetooth I can lose. Turning off Airport with software is allowed, but apparently not the camera.
On a side note, I think Apple also made a HUGE mistake removing the modem, the PC Card slot and to a lesser extent, the s-video. I used to be able to just carry around my digital camera, an s-video cable, and phone cord. I had a compact flash memory adapter in the card slot. Now I have to carry around a modem, an s-video -> DVI adapter, and a card reader (or a cable for the camera). My portable is a lot less portable. Apple is traveling down the wrong road, and is forcing us to carry too much extra equipment down that road.
Also, why in the world FW400 over FW800. A FW400 to FW800 adapter is only 410, or people can get a new cable. Very odd.
All in all, I'm disappointed with the MacBook. Hopefully there will be new configurations in the next 12 months.
Thanks,
Allan Marcus 505-667-9531
On Jan 11, 2006, at 4:47 PM, Peter Link wrote: LLNL uses an authorized reseller who performs some of the final computer configuration. One of their tasks is to make sure there isn't a wireless card in any computers. Requiring that they modify the computers (Macs, Dells, etc.) would be under their contract with LLNL.
I have also talked with our Apple account rep about a special configuration; in this case for DOE. She said that Apple wants a commitment for 1000 computers before they will change the production line. DoD is much larger than DOE and would carry much more weight if they asked Apple for a special configuration (no iSight, no Wireless/Bluetooth, etc.). My initial contact with Apple was for diskless Macs, which is easy in an iMac and Powermac and could be done by a reseller. It isn't easy in a Powerbook or MacBook Pro and should be offered by Apple.
I have not received any information from Apple about the previous iMac with iSight configuration although I was told they were working on an official removal guide that would not violate the warranty (see http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300205 for iMac G5 w/o iSight). If the iSight is easy to remove, then the reseller should be able to do it for less money than having Apple change their production line (Apple's suggestion).
Who wants to push the request for a special configuration for government and enterprise users through Apple? There have been special educational configurations so it's not totally out of the question.
Same boat here. Can't use the new MacBooks unless the camera is disabled, and preferably not with software. Also, still need to maintain the Apple warranty, so we can't just open the case can cut wires or anything (which is probably very difficult anyways). Our reseller is looking into possibilities. MacBooks may single handily kills Macs in many government agencies.
Thank you,
Allan Marcus
CCN-1: Departmental Computing
Computing, Communications, and Network Division
Los Alamos National Laboratory
505-667-9531
On Jan 10, 2006, at 11:45 AM, Rich Trouton wrote:
I haven't seen pictures of the new MacBooks yet, but I understand that they have an iSight built in. Is it a BTO option to get it removed?
Rich
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