Comments on: No remote; no big deal

By: Yakir

Yakir — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:29:45 +0000

a remote came with my MacBook I bought in January 2007. I’ve used it twice. Maybe I could see the point with a 24″ iMac across the room, but who controls a 13″ screen laptop from 12′ away?

By: xmattingly

xmattingly — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:21:14 +0000

I see the reasoning for not including if remotes aren’t being used by a wide margin, but how about meeting consumers halfway on price? $1089 (instead of $1099) for the entry model would be more justifiable. After all, the laptops STILL include the RF sensor. I see that move as possibly meaning a few things: 1. they see the remote as not being popular enough to include, so they found a justifiable way to cut a little cost, 2. they believe Front Row is popular enough on a laptop that people are willing to pay a little extra for the remote, and/or 3. Apple will soon be releasing an updated version of the remote.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:39:00 +0000

Before you bought it, if you went out and baught an RF remote I might have felt guilty about the waste, now it gives me a choice, from which I am happy.

By: DL Byron

DL Byron — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:35:45 +0000

I was just commenting to a co-worker that I’ve never once used one of those remotes and I’ve got a drawer full of them. So what? Also, I looked back at a 17 MBP I bought 2 years, almost the same price for a lot more computer. What I think the fan boys miss is that the 17 has stayed the same price for what 3 years now while consistently offering a better computer.