Apple Reportedly Sourcing Thinner Components for 2013 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro

[zedsdead]

I can't wait for the retina 13" pro. Looking to swap out my 2010 MacBook Air.

[thermal]

Originally Posted by summitRun

RE: MBA...its hard to improve on perfection. Cant imagine it being a much better machine than it already is

How about a 15 inch version?

[1 iron]

I sneaked a prototype out of Foxconn. Incredibly light, monster specs, bendable. Truly revolutionary in every which way.

[D.T.]

Originally Posted by jrswizzle

One of these days I'll convince my wife to let me buy a new MBA....

Although I suppose the new house was enough for this year

Looking forward to Apple continuing to bolster their macbook line. I love the way they've gone (MBA and MBR) and have been coveting a 13inch Air for quite some time. Maybe by the time I'm able to get one, this size reduction will have happened!

Hahaha, I want to buy one for the wife but she's so uninterested if what she has ('10 MBP 13") still works.

"No, I like my machine ... and I don't want to set everything back up" (obviously I told her about Time Machine and how hassle free it would be).

"Yeah, but this is _lighter_, and it has SSD so it boots and load apps super fast, and the screen has higher resolution!!!"

"Oh, that's OK, you want a new monitor, just go buy yourself that ... "

[sazivad]

So… Apple wants to make stuff thinner?

Interesting.

[HurryKayne]

Oh wow..,no Imac2012 but 2013 Laptop leaks,sweet,wonderful

[Corrosive vinyl]

Originally Posted by MacRumors

Kyle Wiens from iFixIt speculates that the added thinness for the keyboard may help prevent the keyboard leaving residual marks on the screen when the laptop is closed.

I thought I was crazy.. random dirty screen for no apparent reason. Might be interested in this.

[MacRumorUser]

Originally Posted by nick_elt

yeh the macbook air is far too thick.........

Much like most of the boy racers I see out and about in their Honda Civics on a friday night.

Oh sorry my mistake... that's not thick, that's a learning difficulty..

[limesmoothie]

Am currently experiencing mass indecision about which model needs to replace my 2009 MBP. This is just making me think, stick some more RAM in it and hang fire until next year. Will buy an Apple TV and new screen. The MBA 11' is so darned cute, though...

*sigh*

[mertyz]

I'm actually afraid of breaking my MBA because of its thinness.

I don't think I could dare to touch it if it was thinner.

[macnerd93]

making something thinner doesn't bother me, I couldn't care less about that, performance is everything.

[jrswizzle]

Originally Posted by D.T.

Hahaha, I want to buy one for the wife but she's so uninterested if what she has ('10 MBP 13") still works.

"No, I like my machine ... and I don't want to set everything back up" (obviously I told her about Time Machine and how hassle free it would be).

"Yeah, but this is _lighter_, and it has SSD so it boots and load apps super fast, and the screen has higher resolution!!!"

"Oh, that's OK, you want a new monitor, just go buy yourself that ... "

Lol we bought an mid-2011 21.5" iMac back in January - now I'm wishing we had a 27" TB display and matching MBAs....lol

[maril1111]

great, hope they will stop at this thinness otherwise we may slowly end up having to use a microscope in order to use our airs.

[numlock]

Originally Posted by Yamcha

Thats great and all, but what about the iMac?

the what?

[DVD9]

Kuo say:

13" Retina Macbook Pro "agessively priced below $1,300" coming in September or October 2012.

WHERE?

[lobster68w]

You know, there comes a point when being thin takes the centre stage over functionality and I think we are at that point, especially with the latest MBP.

[MacDav]

What about the MacPro? Where is it? When is it coming? These two were upgraded not too long ago.

[Hands Sandon]

Time to get a life. Thanks for the thinly veiled reminder.

[thermodynamic]

Originally Posted by mojojojo333

"Apple will reduce the thickness of light guide plates for the illuminated keyboards in its MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models from 0.4mm currently to 0.25mm in 2013, according to sources in Apple's supply chain."

Tim Cook - "Yeah, we're doubling down on secrecy."

That's a pretty damn specific leak, Tim.

It's just a song and dance.

They can't find a ways to replace the "rumors" that are put out in "professional" news sites to leak out new features, so they're trying to extend the life of the current cajoling by putting on this stunt.

Expect more "rumors" of "leaks" to follow, only more carefully crafted.

It's all marketing. Who said the best products stay? The best marketed ones to drive the largest customer audience do that, and the best marketed products are rarely the best-made or mos-innovative... it truly is about the marketing and ability to sound pretty to your customer base. Apple knows that, so does Microsoft, and so does every other successful entity.

And when the prettiness dies down, you have a backup plan - often with predatory licensing policies (Microsoft got caught and slapped in 1994, but the damage to the market was done) or misuse of patents... if anyone thinks ours is truly a "free market" they've done everything except pay attention... unfortunately...

[Stately]

Who cares about the air? There's still no reason for it . . Years have gone by and since it's release, I have yet to find something that puts it in it's own category as far as functionality is concerned. What differentiates it from the crowd?

[thermodynamic]

Originally Posted by mertyz

I'm actually afraid of breaking my MBA because of its thinness.

I don't think I could dare to touch it if it was thinner.

While Apple could concentrate more on strength, a workaround is to get a case. Speck makes some decent hard plastic cases...

And, as someone said earlier to this article, the thinness could have more to do with space for batteries... or airflow... those never hurt...

Originally Posted by macnerd93

making something thinner doesn't bother me, I couldn't care less about that, performance is everything.

It might bother you if the thinness negatively impacted performance... and higher temperatures lead to lower performance, and lower lifespan long-term...

[cgk.emu]

Originally Posted by applesith

Where are the iMac and Mac Pro rumors??

You just missed them. They were on their way out as you came in.



Seriously. Why did you comment on a rumor that is clearly about the MBA and ask about something else?

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Originally Posted by Stately

Who cares about the air? There's still no reason for it . . Years have gone by and since it's release, I have yet to find something that puts it in it's own category as far as functionality is concerned. What differentiates it from the crowd?

Thin and light, more portable than "traditional" laptops. If you are still struggling to find a use for it, then it is obviously not for you.

[modular]

it's hard to imagine the mba getting much thinner. i mean, the usb port height is as thin as it can get unless they decide to remove those.

but it would be smart to use the extra space for added features, weather it be a new type of screen, or battery, or whatever.

[cycomiko]

Originally Posted by cgk.emu

Seriously. Why did you comment on a rumor that is clearly about the MBA and ask about something else?

because people are sitting on their stockpiles of money, awaiting the updates, while all rumors continue to float around about notebooks.

[lwapps]

MacBook Pros are gorgeous. I cannot wait for the upgrade so I can get one.

The soldered RAM and SSD are putting me off a lot though It means we have to save our pennies and by a near-maxed out MacBook just so it's future proof.

I hate spending money on RAM for Apple. It isn't super-RAM so it shouldn't be 4x the price.

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Originally Posted by cgk.emu

You just missed them. They were on their way out as you came in.



Seriously. Why did you comment on a rumor that is clearly about the MBA and ask about something else?

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Thin and light, more portable than "traditional" laptops. If you are still struggling to find a use for it, then it is obviously not for you.

The Air is an engineering marvel.