There isn't exactly a lot of design freedom in a black rectangle with a screen a keyboard and a touchpad. A real Macbook copy would include Macbook misfeatures, like:
reply- control key in wrong place - camera notch - half sized arrow keys
>There isn't exactly a lot of design freedom in a black rectangle with a screen a keyboard and a touchpad
replyNo, every laptop does not look exactly the same and they are not all macbook clones.
The ones that look more different are generally made of plastic and/or eschew minimalism.
replyminimalism as a design choice far predates Apple, and constrains design choices substantially.
It doesn't look exactly the same. Sure, if it had a tiny touchpad with separate buttons or missing indent so that it's inconvenient to open the lid or didn't have stereo speakers or was really thick then it would look even more different than an MBP... If one company nails some design elements before others, why should everyone who gets those elements too be blamed for copying it.
replyIt doesn't. It looks like a slick laptop, but it is as similar to Macbook Pro as it is to a modern Thinkpad. The hinge in particular stands out and looks like a Thinkpad hinge as opposed to the hidden hinge of a Macbook. Other than that, there is not much design freedom left when the whole industry has kinda agreed that a big trackpad and rounded corners is the way to go.
replyI think in reality it will look/feel a fair bit different due to the ceramic-coated material.
replyAsus has similar materials in recent models I believe; I rather like it.
What a boutique criticism
replyAnd what design would you rather them emulate?
replywhy?
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