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October 30, 2006
MacBook Pro C2D's Hidden iSight Indicator
Those owners of the previous MacBook Pro should notice a tiny dot is missing from the new MacBook Pro. Yes, with the previous MacBook Pro, there was a dot right next to the iSight built-in camera.The dot turned into green light when you turn ON your iSight, to tell the camera has been activated.
With the new MacBook Pro, the green light will illuminate from within the aluminum bezel!
You may think there must be tiny holes around that area. Well, maybe ....But even if so, the holes are too small to recognize. When the light is off, you won't be able to tell. It may be a tiny detail, but Apple is one of the few company who would make things better even at this level.
Posted by jasonogrady at October 30, 2006 12:24 PM
Category: MacBook Pro
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although apple can now manufacture "transparent aluminum", they apparently can't handle magnetic aluminum, since the macbook pro still doesn't entertain the elegantly simple latch mechanism of
the entry level macbook
Posted by: retiarius at October 30, 2006 12:45 PM
This is nothing new - the sleep lights on G3 iBooks shine/pulse through the featureless metal bevel at the front of the machine next to the lid release button. I always thought that was a pretty neat trick and wondered why they didn't use it on the PowerBooks/MacBook Pros.
Posted by: David S. at October 30, 2006 3:28 PM
"This is nothing new"
The iBook is shining an LED thru translucent grey plastic-a neat trick but immediately obvious how it works. The new MBP has an LED that seems to appear on the surface of an opaque metallic textured surface. Its not the same effect at all, imho.
Posted by: macbookuser at October 30, 2006 4:22 PM
