“In April Patently Apple posted a report titled “Apple’s Future MacBooks Likely to Introduce Next-Gen Hinge,'” Jack Purcher reports for Patently Apple.
“A supply chain report stated that Apple’s next generation MacBooks would once again be thinner due to an all new metal injection molding (MIM) process,” Purcher reports. “A company by the name of Amphenol, who created the dynamic fulcrum hinge for Microsoft’s Surface {Book], was allegedly getting the first orders.”
Purcher reports, “Now a new supply chain report published today states that notebook hinge maker Jarllytec may actually be Apple’s supplier (though it’s possible that Apple has two suppliers.)”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Hear ye, hear ye, Apple’s irresistible MacBook Pros doth loom!
SEE ALSO:
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Thinner, lighter 2016 MacBook Pro may feature OLED display touch bar and Touch ID – May 24, 2016
Apple to launch new ‘ultra-thin’ MacBooks soon, may feature metal injection molding-made hinges – April 15, 2016
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
“Hear ye, hear ye, Apple’s irresistible MacBook Pros doth loom!”
Can we say the same about new expanded line Mac Pro’s yet? No? Huh.
MIM parts are typically only used in low cost or low quality items. Since Apple had a reputation of avoiding either of those, I’d keep quiet about MIM parts.
Yeah, I was going to say. The hinges on the PowerBook WallStreet were injection moulded and they SUCKED. I went through three of them.
Yeah, those screens were so ‘floppy.’
I’m waiting for OS X/iOS…
Four years later, my 2012 Mac mini is still faster than the latest offering. Now dear Apple, kindly do us MM fans a favour and make the new on four core i7?