11.6-Inch 'MacBook' Headed to Manufacturing?

[linux2mac]

HP 8740W EliteBook. S-IPS, 10 bit, RGB Led.

"What a piece of junk!"
(Luke Skywalker to Han Solo in Episode IV on seeing Millenium Falcon for first time)

I don't envy the person taking that through airport security. I'll stay with my 13" MBP.

 

[diddl14]

If Apple merged the MBA and Macbook it would not be too surprising. The Macbook is pigeonholed into too narrow a corner. The MBA is in a only slightly less narrow corner. They'll go back to being coupled similar to how the PB 12" was somewhat coupled with the iBook.

Think there are two options for the Air:
1) converting it to a low-cost device for the Netbook market, smaller and cheaper than the current MacBooks.
2) keeping it a premium device by adding the latest technology into the smallest form factor with max battery life. Fastest possible CPU, SDD-only and "Retina-like" display (full HD on 11.6"). If they really go over the top than a touchscreen and build-in A4 chip for a seamless OSX AND iPad experience would make it a truly magical thing (just dreaming a bit here...).

 

[pr5owner]

i wonder if apple will try and be competitive this time, 11.6 sure as hell sounds like a netbook to me (netbooks are below 12", laptops are above 12" that is what was decided AFAIK from reading articles on engadget)

currently similar sized netbooks contain the following

only costs $500

D525(1.80GHz) Dual Core Atom (this is not slow by any means considering the battery life)
12" LCD 1366x768 LED backlit
nVidia ION Graphics with Optimus
2GB Ram
250GB HDD 5400RPM
Webcam
RJ45 LAN
BGN wireless
Bluetooth 3.0
USB 3.0 and 2.0
HDMI + VGA out
SDHC slot
~3lbs
6Hrs battery

a cheaper version is $399

N550(1.50GHz) Dual Core
10" 1024x600
1GB Ram
250GB HDD
Webcam
RJ45 LAN
BGN wireless
Bluetooth 3.0
VGA out
~2.7lbs
13Hrs battery

Steve indicated netbooks were

1 - Slow (all netbooks to date have faster cpu's than the ipad and N450+ cpus can run 64bit applications)
2 - Cramped keyboards (larger than the ipad since you dont have to share your LCD real estate with your keyboard, seriously? cramped? the ipad KB is running on HALF of the 9.7" screen)
3 - terrible software - (Win7 Ultimate 64bit runs fine on the netbooks mentioned above, you put in a Sandforce controled solidstate for $150 and it will boot and do all things faster than the ipad)

so what will he say now about netbooks?

 

[pr5owner]

"What a piece of junk!"
(Luke Skywalker to Han Solo in Episode IV on seeing Millenium Falcon for first time)

I don't envy the person taking that through airport security. I'll stay with my 13" MBP.

yes an IPS display is SOOOOOOOO important , i thought they were for accurate color reproduction, why do you need a workstation grade display on a tablet/netbook?

just to be cool? while sacrificing all other functionality? some people need to sort out their priorities.

its not like the color is so bad on my dell netbook that i cant tell blue from green, i doubt most of you people couldn't even tell unless the displays were side by side under close scrutiny

 

[KnightWRX]

yes an IPS display is SOOOOOOOO important ,

Your rant is useless. It's again only moving goalposts on the actual conversation that took place oh so long ago now. The original comment was this :

Find me a notebook computer with a non TN panel. I want to be amazed.

I did find one. Poster wasn't amazed, quite the contrary, he was rather flustered that he got proven wrong so easily. There is not much more to it.

 

[carsteve]

Definitely want one of these.

Use my current MBP 15" as basically my desktop since I bought an iPad.

Using the iPad for a few months, I am missing the keyboard for casual couch browsing and such.

The smaller MBA would be absolutely perfect. We plan on replacing the 15" MBP with a 27" iMac at some point. My significant other will get the iPad and I'll get the new MBA and we'll be all set. MBP 15" = too big for casual browsing, not powerful/big enough for desktop. iMac and MBA fixes that. Would be great if they came out with this!

 

[markelim]

Definitely want one of these.

Use my current MBP 15" as basically my desktop since I bought an iPad.

Using the iPad for a few months, I am missing the keyboard for casual couch browsing and such.

The smaller MBA would be absolutely perfect. We plan on replacing the 15" MBP with a 27" iMac at some point. My significant other will get the iPad and I'll get the new MBA and we'll be all set. MBP 15" = too big for casual browsing, not powerful/big enough for desktop. iMac and MBA fixes that. Would be great if they came out with this!

any1 have a percentage of this new 11.6 MBA actually being a reality this year ?

 

[diddl14]

any1 have a percentage of this new 11.6 MBA actually being a reality this year ?

87,5%

 

[marshallbedsaul]

It would all depend on the price/specs. If not 13 is a standard for me now.