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12" Retina MacBook Air and Low-Price iMac Likely in 2014
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I agree. I think it makes sense. Of course with down sides. Apple using their own custom chips can cut down the cost of a chip and design the chip around the whole system. Of course you lose x86 compatibility which is why you start with the low end, consumer lines, and models where low power is a top feature. My concern is will it still include thunderbolt? Not sure how tightly Intel controls that tech.
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Apple didn't chase the low end in this case. They just replaced the iPhone 5 with something cheaper to produce that offered something they never offered before.
People were expecting something different :/
He was clearly being sarcastic
Apple didn't chase the low end in this case. They just replaced the iPhone 5 with something cheaper to produce that offered something they never offered before.
People were expecting something different :/
He was clearly being sarcastic
Agreed! As long as the front bezel matches the backside color. That's what irritated me about the 5c design
iMac can't replace a Mini. Two different products. Eliminating a stand alone Mac would be a huge mistake.
Maybe it's time to upgrade your MacBook. Tapping is just fine on my MacBook Air. That being said, I second you on the track pad button. Instead of removing the button they should just make it customizable for another function like Mission Control. But I understand why they're doing it, to make it thinner.
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The 13 inch MacBook Air is fine. I don't see why they need to shrink it down. It's the perfect size. The size of the screen and the bezel surrounding it. They don't need to change anything. The only change should be a black bezel and a retina screen.
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Hey! Just wait until it is released before bashing it. I can't imagine that Apple would not release something that is better than what we currently have.
I bet not everybody will like it but I bet it will provide new functionality and that many people who try it will be excited about a future time when it will be in all MacBooks (MBA and MBP).
Right now, the trackpad has a button. A pressure sensitive device would be better if you get a tactile feel. I bet there are new things possible (that PC makers will eventually copy, too).
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Maybe it's not for you, then!
I'm still pretty happy with my 2010 MBA. If it gets that performance level I'll be happy.
(I will let mine do handbrake encoding over night).
Has anyone seen a comparison between the A8 chip and the intel baytrail processor? Those things are dirt cheap and don't require a fan.
If they are going to have a low cost iMac and Macbook Air with no fan, then they would almost have to put an A8 chip in those. That would shock everyone.
As a matter of fact, I'm going to BET that's what they do. If the A7 was already 64-bit desktop class, and the A8 were twice as fast as the A7, surely that would compete or surpass anything Intel has right now.
They were hiding a desktop computer in the iPhone 5S all along...
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No how would anyone know how fast the A8 chip is when it hasn't been released or announced?
As a matter of fact, I'm going to BET that's what they do. If the A7 was already 64-bit desktop class, and the A8 were twice as fast as the A7, surely that would compete or surpass anything Intel has right now.
They were hiding a desktop computer in the iPhone 5S all along...
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No how would anyone know how fast the A8 chip is when it hasn't been released or announced?
Don't forget, though, that it is supposed to he remarkably thinner, too. I bet battery life will be about the same as the current MBA. (But if it has an A8 chip then you should get insane battery life...I certainly don't want that!)
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I don't play that many games. To me the R & D work I do is actually fun, and, in that way, its like a game.
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Scary thought!
But, did they say the new MBA would be inexpensive? I sure hope it is not !
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Intel's chips cost hundreds of dollars. The new Broadwells probably will cost close $300 or $400 (but hopefully not).
Apple's own AX chips are surely less than $50 each.
You just may be right, but would Apple use an Atom processor?
And according to AnandTech, the 5s' A7 gave the Intel Baytrail chip a run for it's money.
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Low cost iMac? Great idea! There could be a huge market out there for such a product. Think volume, Apple.
sorry, A7 or whatever the current best one they have is.
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well intel is going to have the next iteration out soon, so unless the A8 chip was significantly faster than next intel chip, Cherry Trail, I don't see why they would move off of intel.
As for would Apple use an Atom, I think the target market for this device wouldn't know the difference. They see quad core and some high GHz number and are happy. Being that this is supposedly a new product category it wouldn't be a step back since there is nothing to compare it to.
