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CJM

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So, what do you want to see in the 2013 Macbook Air?

My hopes:
Some kind of IPS-quality screen.
The new Haswell CPUs with the good version of the IGPU.

If these appear, I'll be selling my iPad in a flash.
 

ChristianVirtual

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May 10, 2010
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I really would like to see the keyboard goes external and the MBA turns to a real tablet ... Of course Mac OS would need to get some "touch" functionality
 

Robyr

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These threads are annoying, but I'll put my two cents in.

I'd like to see the Air take design cues from the Retina Pro and have a thinner-than-the-Retina chassis, but use the increased volume and fill it with more battery capacity.

I'd take a Haswell 11" MBA that is ~.7in all around that gets 9, 10, 11 hours of battery life over just about anything. Hell, have the battery cells mould under the logic board and such for extra awesome.
 

paymonGT

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These threads are annoying, but I'll put my two cents in.

I'd like to see the Air take design cues from the Retina Pro and have a thinner-than-the-Retina chassis, but use the increased volume and fill it with more battery capacity.

I'd take a Haswell 11" MBA that is ~.7in all around that gets 9, 10, 11 hours of battery life over just about anything. Hell, have the battery cells mould under the logic board and such for extra awesome.

...yet you give the longest, most thought out response. Hmm.
 

KPOM

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I really would like to see the keyboard goes external and the MBA turns to a real tablet ... Of course Mac OS would need to get some "touch" functionality

Touch isn't happening, not in 2013. Maybe eventually, but not until Eddy Curry and Jony Ive have figured out a way to make it useful, and not just a gimmick. Remember, most Windows Ultrabooks and notebooks have awful trackpads. That's why touchscreens are marginally more useful on Windows 8 than OS X.
 

Robyr

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Feb 21, 2010
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...yet you give the longest, most thought out response. Hmm.

If I care enough to post about a complaint, I care enough to at least attempt to answer the thread.

Think of my post as complaint and eye-roll first, and the thoughtful comment as simply an extra ;)
 

Nimravus

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This is a tough one. What I want is different from what you want which is different from the next person. I want it thinner, some want it thicker, etc. whatever they end up doing, it'll make some happy, make some not so happy. But they will still sell like hotcakes.

For me, I don't want it thicker... If I wanted more battery life or better screen I'd just get the MBP? The purpose of the MBA is to be as thin and light as possible? Idk.
 

hkim1983

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Feb 5, 2009
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Better battery life and an IPS screen. I would be happy with just that, and I think it's reasonable to expect that with Haswell's alleged power efficiency improvements and the marginal chance we'll see "retina" screens on the Air this year.
 

liketom

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I'm waiting for the next release to replace my 11" 1.4

feeling it will not be retina - reserved for the pro line, but i would like to see a cheaper version of the air

11" £699 basic model 64GB SSD 1.8 ish CPU 4/8 GB
13" £849 128GB SSD Faster CPU 4/8 GB
13" £999 Faster CPU 256GB SSD 4/8 GB

Pro Line then with retina starts at £1149- £1249 with retina on all models and ram at 8GB +

my thoughts ;)
 

JoshMKB24

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bogatyr

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IPS display, 7+ hours of real world usage on 11", black border around LCD to match Pro line, single pane over the LCD to match Pro line, larger LCD and less bezel.
 

thelookingglass

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Where would Macrumors be without completely redundant threads? :)

I want 10 hours battery life, an IPS screen and minimal fan noise or heat in the exact same form factor. Not happening, I know, but a guy can dream.

As to OP's assertion that this can replace an iPad, not a chance. I'm not looking for a slimmed down MBA, I'd rather have a beefed up iPad spec-wise. The iPad (mini's) form factor is just about perfect.
 

Saturn1217

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In my dream world:

A mix between the 13" screen size and the 11" portability. Say a 12" 1280x800 screen with very little bezel and great battery life (9+ hrs). And a 2nd thunderbolt port (so when I am plugged in and using one thunderbolt port I still have room for a bulky usb flash drive grrr.) I would gladly give up the wedge shaped form factor if the physical footprint of the machine were more compact.

Back to reality:

Just bought my first MBA and it is really nice. Maybe 1-2hrs more battery would be great. 8gb standard on the higher end model. Whatever screen tech is currently used in the regular MBPs (non-retina) so that the color gamut is the same although now that I have a color profile I like this is low priority to me.
 

seveej

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Dec 14, 2009
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So, what do you want to see in the 2013 Macbook Air?

Same as in (almost) all laptops:
4:3 screen.
1280X960 in 11"
1440X1080 in 13"
(1600x1200 in 15" standard, 2000X1500 hi-res)

Better yet, the wizards at apple could come up with a way to allow a pivotable notebook screen :)

Think I'm crazy? Take a look at this:
macr_16_10_1.jpg


Even with 16:10, there's a bunch of wasted space both left and right, whereas up&down would really need more space. The 16:9 screen of the 11" makes it a no-starter for me...

RGDS,
 

iPhysicist

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Nov 9, 2009
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It wont, but you could easily zoom in if the input window is to small. This is my read of your problem. If I am wrong don't bother ignoring my advice. I use the zoom options whenever it comes in handy.
 
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