Me too, especially after Phil made the comment during the presentation, regarding space inside for the battery, "We don't want to sell air!!"
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Apple Announces 12-Inch Retina MacBook With Revamped Trackpad, Starting at $1,299
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One USB port?!
As each year passes, Apple get more out of touch with what their customers actually want and need.
As each year passes, Apple get more out of touch with what their customers actually want and need.
In your scenario why wouldn't you get the USBc adapter and just plug your existing home setup into it, then you just connect one cable and all the things you mentioned will work!?!?!?
The ghost of Steve Jobs. This is the MacBook HE always wanted. Jony Ive just executes HIS vision.
oh okay. i would think thinks is since their 13 inch retina was getting 8 hours and they claimed that there was more space for battery that wouldve been issused. Also, how long have they have been making retina displays? shouldn't have they by now; had a remedy for a battery drain from a retina display? Also, the processor power is quite low. But maybe, im insane. I miss Steve Jobs.
1) Definitely not for me as I need something with a lot more power on a normal basis.
2) This new MacBook Air is Apple directing this particular Mac model towards consumable devices such as the iPad.
The shift in the consumable direction, that is, a low-powered computer that is more capable than a tablet, is great for 80% of the population. I just hope they don't forget the remaining user base that needs the hardware to make the content intended for consumption.
2) This new MacBook Air is Apple directing this particular Mac model towards consumable devices such as the iPad.
The shift in the consumable direction, that is, a low-powered computer that is more capable than a tablet, is great for 80% of the population. I just hope they don't forget the remaining user base that needs the hardware to make the content intended for consumption.
Thank you. apple has the best marketing. i wonder if they have a department that makes up these phrases. lol.
This computer should be designed (like all others) so that it can be operated with the CPU maxed out 100% of the time with no adverse issues other than faster battery drain and/or CPU throttling. If it can't safely do this within the thermal constraints of the chassis then it is extremely poorly designed.
Certain CPU bound tasks in which there is a directly proportional relationship between duration of the task and available CPU will always max the CPU no matter how weak or strong the CPU. Tasks such as compression/decompression and media encoding are examples of tasks like this.
No, it is underpowered. Core-M powered Windows machines were good for general web browsing and general usage, but that was their limit. Core-M isn't really significantly better than an Atom CPU in the real world, no matter what Intel's daft marketing materials would have you believe.
yeah, i wonder whats lighter than air??? a macbook. I wonder if it will float away, if i threw it?
This is soooooo tempting... but I'm still disappointed they didn't do anything with the 15" MBP.
Chips aren't ready yet!
Very conflicted
Pros:
* Finally the screen a 11/12" machine needs.
* Unlike the iPhone, I actually do still find the 11 inch Air heavy enough that it affects my shoulder sometimes. There's value to making it lighter.
* It's pretty attractive.
* I think I could actually live with USB-C.
* Whichever idiot in pre-production thought it was a good idea to put the power button where the escape key is has clearly been fired out of a cannon.
Cons:
* Core-M, Core-M, Core-M! Only Apple could give us the choice between a Macbook Air with loads of power but the worst screen in the industry or a device with a lovely screen and nowhere near enough power to run it. Arrrrghh.
*I'm slightly worried that they keyboard will be awful to actually type on no matter how clever it is.
* One USB-C port is just idiotic when it's used for charging. It needs two. It clearly, clearly needs two.
* And it doesn't even ship with a passthrough connector for the power supply? Wait, Apple doesn't even MAKE a passthrough connector for the power supply?
Jesus H. Christ.
I don't know. I suspect the second edition of this machine will be MUCH better. It'll have Skylake, and I suspect the idiot who decided on one USB port will be fired out of the same cannon as the escape key cretin.
It just depends on if that comes quickly before my 2011 Air dies.
This would be much less of an issue if they'd fixed the screen on the new Air...
Pros:
* Finally the screen a 11/12" machine needs.
* Unlike the iPhone, I actually do still find the 11 inch Air heavy enough that it affects my shoulder sometimes. There's value to making it lighter.
* It's pretty attractive.
* I think I could actually live with USB-C.
* Whichever idiot in pre-production thought it was a good idea to put the power button where the escape key is has clearly been fired out of a cannon.
Cons:
* Core-M, Core-M, Core-M! Only Apple could give us the choice between a Macbook Air with loads of power but the worst screen in the industry or a device with a lovely screen and nowhere near enough power to run it. Arrrrghh.
*I'm slightly worried that they keyboard will be awful to actually type on no matter how clever it is.
* One USB-C port is just idiotic when it's used for charging. It needs two. It clearly, clearly needs two.
* And it doesn't even ship with a passthrough connector for the power supply? Wait, Apple doesn't even MAKE a passthrough connector for the power supply?
Jesus H. Christ.
I don't know. I suspect the second edition of this machine will be MUCH better. It'll have Skylake, and I suspect the idiot who decided on one USB port will be fired out of the same cannon as the escape key cretin.
It just depends on if that comes quickly before my 2011 Air dies.
This would be much less of an issue if they'd fixed the screen on the new Air...
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Price is within expectations and it ships with a 256GB drive standard. Solid. But how does well that Core M processor perform? Also, what does the keyboard feel like? I'm sure the trackpad is a home run though.
I can't say it's an instant purchase, but I certainly can't wait to try one in a store.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8515/quick-look-at-core-m-5y70-and-llama-mountain
Anandtech did a review of a reference tablet with the same processor and integrated GPU. It's performance is pretty good for a fan less design.
It beats the crap out of a Surface Pro with a 15W TDP and it only has a 4.5W TDP.
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This is not supposed to be a replacement for the 13" Pro. It's supposed to be a replacement for the 11" Air.
But even Apple know the processor is a bit too embarrassing to actually sell it like that, so they're keeping the Air for a year or two.
hey, but if you put lipstick on a pig. its a modern pig. No?
If they gutted the pig and stuffed a sheep in there leaving it looking like a pig on a diet ,it'd still be a pig from everyone's perspective except for the surgeon/farmer.
I'm pretty sure design dictates engineering at Apple.
I don't buy this for one second and i'm pretty sure you have nothing to back this claim up. Ports will be one of those things users never really appreciated until they were taken away from them.
Off the top of my head, the following extremely common tasks will not be possible without an adapter (assuming Macbook is plugged in):
1. Use of an external display.
2. Use of external hard drive or USB flash drive for data or time machine backups.
3. No wired printer or scanner connectivity
4. No wired keyboard or mouse connectivity
5. Cannot charge iPhone, iPad or other USB device.
6. Cannot import photos from camera using SD card.
7. Cannot get wired networking.
And Skylake is being released second half of this year. I can't help but wonder if this machine will be updated in the October iPad/Macbook event with new processor.