Let's hope they bring the 13" rMBP out with dedicated graphics, I'll be all over it like a rash.
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Notebook Refresh to Be Highlight of WWDC, Non-Retina MacBook Pro to Continue?
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If you live in a country that uses optical disks instead of the internet, chances are that the cMBP is worth at least a one-year salary, so likely, you won't buy neither a cMBP, nor an rMBP or even an entry-level 10" MBA.
If Apple is going to keep the cMBP, it's because they can't offer the rMBP at the same price yet.
If Apple is going to keep the cMBP, it's because they can't offer the rMBP at the same price yet.
$1199
MBP is the best machine for $1199 ~ Still darn good upgradeable machine. I wish they bring down to $999. Still there is too much premium price @ $999
MBA - secondary machine
rMBP - Too much $$$ money and power for most of us.
MBP is the best machine for $1199 ~ Still darn good upgradeable machine. I wish they bring down to $999. Still there is too much premium price @ $999
MBA - secondary machine
rMBP - Too much $$$ money and power for most of us.
You may put a retina display on the Air, and that would require a redesign. There are some factors that should be taken into consideration: (1) Haswell will consume less battery than Ivy Bridge and, should Intel be believed, far less battery, so there will be spare battery for the display; (2) Apple can cut corners of the MBA and reduce the bezel to make its body lighter, so it can handle a bigger battery without gaining any weight; (3) Apple can use improved display technology (which was not available last year) to make the display consume less battery (such as IGZO); (4) Apple could (although it probably won't happen) use lighter materials than aluminium.
Your number 2 reason makes no sense. The bezel on the Air is larger to accomodate a larger battery. Cut the bezel off the Air, and there is less room in the body for a battery.
As for the USB issue being fixed, I think we can take that as a given.
As for other issues with the chipset, there are no known issues and that is what Apple will have to base its decision to ship on.
this year:
-drop the the high end non Retina non SSD 13 inch model.
-offer one 13 inch non retina non SSD model.
-lower the price of Retina models.
-$999 for non retina 13 inch model.
-$899 start for Macbook Airs.
-$499 start for Mac Mini
next year:
-drop both 13 inch and 15 inch non Retina models.
-offer Retina on Macbook Air
-drop the the high end non Retina non SSD 13 inch model.
-offer one 13 inch non retina non SSD model.
-lower the price of Retina models.
-$999 for non retina 13 inch model.
-$899 start for Macbook Airs.
-$499 start for Mac Mini
next year:
-drop both 13 inch and 15 inch non Retina models.
-offer Retina on Macbook Air
Buy non Retina and a display for price of Retina
With the over $1000 you save by buying a non-Retina 15" with 16GB of ram and a fast big drive, you can add a Thunderbolt display, and have a screen that is MUCH more enjoyable than a Retina display, and STILL pay less!
(You'll actually have 2 screens, which as a pro Photographer, is the only way to fly!)
With the over $1000 you save by buying a non-Retina 15" with 16GB of ram and a fast big drive, you can add a Thunderbolt display, and have a screen that is MUCH more enjoyable than a Retina display, and STILL pay less!
(You'll actually have 2 screens, which as a pro Photographer, is the only way to fly!)
The optical drive is not the only reason why many people still buy cMBPs. I'll probably be in the market for a new Mac laptop in the latter part of this year and the ability to buy an SSD configuration and replace the SuperDrive with a big-ass hard drive for data is far too tempting and if Haswell cMBPs do indeed come, this is what I'll most likely opt for.
It probably will be, along with OS X 10.9. However, in terms of hardware announcements, this makes sense. The timing is right, and with Mac sales flat, a refresh might be a good idea. Obviously the rMBP is a year or two away from becoming mainstream, given the rapid price cuts, so continuing the cMBP makes sense. The rMBP appears to be where the Air was in 2009.
I would definitely go with the rMBP, as it has everything I expect in a laptop these days, including the ultra-high resolution display...
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While this is probably true, there are ways to cut corners off the MBA and to better take advantage of the space inside the laptop.
What corners are left to cut? Oh yeah, they could solder chips for the SSD onto the logic board instead of having the SSD be a blade.
There is nothing really left to cut in the Air. Also the phrase "cut corners" has the meaning of "to do something in the easiest, quickest, or cheapest way, often harming the quality of your work". Do you really want the quality of the Air to suffer?
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The biggest annoyance from Apple enthusiasts is that Apple doesn't put forth enough efforts to the Mac and OS X. iOS is doing well, the Mac and OS X could use a huge upgrade. Let alone the Mac has always been the main event at WWDC. Let me guess, you're a Windows user?
Most people that have both a Mac and an iOS device are pretty excited to see both products forthcoming at WWDC.
Lol everyone would go ape!
iOS 7 is going to be the star of the show IMO.
Plus looking forward to more tweaks to OSX to improve MBPr function.
Hope this is not correct. I need a new laptop. I've been put off the current Retina MBP by the high cost and all the problems they've had with it. I was hoping they would introduce a Retina MBA as a cheaper alternative. At a push if they don't bring out a Retina MBA I would have to go with the Retina MBP but they better have sorted out all the issues. I would be furious if I spent over 2 grand on a laptop that still had the same problems as before.
FYI, I seriously thought about the retina MB Pro but because of it's endless problems and the non user replaceable battery or ethernet port or dvd drive, that's why I still have the machine in my sig and am very glad they are still selling the machine in that spec along with the new RMBP.
As for iOS 7, if Apple don't announce it I can actually see the shares dropping even further because the investors damn well know iOS devices are what make the majority of money for Apple.
Why? And what are you looking for?They'd better have something new in May, not June....
So you would carry around a USB Optical drive just in case?
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When new models come out, the previous is not "obsolete". No one here is telling you that. In the computer world, updates happen. Will my 2012 Air suddenty become obsolete once the 2013's arrive? No.