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Save the “B”’s! New MacBook can’t spell its name

October 21, 2008 by Dr. Macenstein
Filed under: Hardware, MacBook, bugs

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Engadget reader Mark got a bit of a surprise when he opened his new MacBook, or, should we say, MacMook?

Looks like Apple got a good deal on “M”’s. Actually, now that I look at it, it looks like it is even a little more screwed up than it looks at first. They didn’t just replace the “N” with an “M”, they pushed the “N” down as well eliminating the “B” completely. I had actually heard that the “B”’s were in danger, but I hadn’t realized it had gotten this far.

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11 Comments on Save the “B”’s! New MacBook can’t spell its name

Mike on Tue, 21st Oct 2008 8:02 am

The missing ‘B’ and the “N’ are in the wrong place. If this isn’t a Photoshop job than it’s a production blunder…

ssj2_goha on Tue, 21st Oct 2008 8:09 am

Wouldn’t it be MacNook then? Not MacMook, seeing as the “N” is now where the “B” is to be?

Zorin on Tue, 21st Oct 2008 9:23 am

I wonder if the Apple Store keeps extra keycaps on hand to let a customer fix this problem without having to resort to leaving the laptop for a few days.

It’d be nice if whoever took this photo would post how Apple resolved the issue. Knowing the way some companies work, they might turn what should be a two minute fix into a multi-day spam without the laptop…

Jonro on Tue, 21st Oct 2008 9:50 am

I prefer the aluminum keys of the previous MacBook Pro. The black keys are not an improvement.

Fritz on Tue, 21st Oct 2008 10:21 am

The MBP keys are aluminum-colored plastic, actually. I’m a little skeptical of the chicklet keyboard myself, but I haven’t given it a fair trial yet.

Scott on Tue, 21st Oct 2008 10:31 am

This new report was brought to you by the number “7″

lime on Tue, 21st Oct 2008 2:42 pm

apple stores have piles of extra keys. just bring it in and they’ll swap it out. they did it free for me when my cat thrashed my keyboard.

Schorschie on Tue, 21st Oct 2008 3:11 pm

OMG,

he or she should realy stick to that laptop. I heared of misprinted stamps which turned out to be very expensive

Jeremy on Tue, 21st Oct 2008 4:40 pm

If the keyboard is the same as the one on the old MacBook, and the “thin” Apple desktop keyboards, it is by FAR the worst keyboard I have ever used, basically unusable for typing, and is a total show-stopper in terms of buying the computer.

I’m just glad I got the last rev MacBook Pro, before they mandated a crappy keyboard and a glossy screen.

rudy on Tue, 21st Oct 2008 6:00 pm