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Apple Announces 12-Inch Retina MacBook With Revamped Trackpad, Starting at $1,299
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http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/922000?baseline=1061742
Core M vs A8X
Couldn't believe that the iPad Air 2 actually has a higher Geekbench score than the upcoming retina MacBook!
Intel Core M-5Y10 @ 998 MHz
1 processor, 2 cores, 4 threads
vs
ARM @ 1.50 GHz
1 processor, 3 cores
No matter what Intel tells you a hyperthreaded Core Series CPU is not better than an equivalent core count CPU. That and notice the single core score....
Senator, I've driven a Mustang GT. I know Mustangs. The Mustangs I looked at inside the dealership last weekend are phenomenal automobiles. Senator, this MacBook is no Mustang.
You're right, it is form-over-function. So let's hope Apple customers are smart enough to leave this on the shelf. If no one at Apple is willing to curb this endless obsession with thinness, the market will have to decide. So it's up to us, the consumers, to say yes or no. I'll be saying no, just like I did when the they added a mirror-like sheet of untreated glass in front of every iMac's screen back in 2007.
Your tone is one of personal grievance, using language like "if I'm paying..." and "my outrage".
My point is that you're not "paying" and you're not "having to buy an adapter" because you're not going to buy the machine because it doesn't meet your requirements, end of story.
As an aside your whole argument does fall down slightly on the fact that you're prepared to buy an extra screen, mouse, keyboard and external storage devices. Where's your outrage at the fact that your current laptop doesn't come with all those things to let you use it how you want?
Agree 100% just another sneaky way for them to sell adapters, and I was thinking of getting the 8/512 but for $1600 Really I do not need to spend more money on silly adapters, so not worth that, I will just order a new MBA 13 8/512 for similar amount of $
My laptop is my only computer. Under normal circumstances, it is connected to a monitor, speakers, and a USB 3 hub for a couple of hard drives. That amount of connections is not possible for the new MacBook. I do occasionally disconnect but not often, at the time the 15 MacBook pro made more sense than an iMac. This laptop is not meant for people like me. I can't understand why someone wouldn't buy a MacBook air which is still thin and light with a better processor and more ports.
with the adapter, you can plug into AC, a usb port, a monitor...and use the headphone jack for your speakers. done!
I use my MBA 13" 2010 base model in my sales job, and I use the USB port only for TimeMachine backups and using my SuperDrive occasionally. Wishing I had held off getting my bargin iPad Air a few months ago.
I think they will
I am not sure, but I will make a guess here.
I think that Apple will sometime this year, probably about September/October update the Macbook pro 13" and 15".
When they do I think that they will bring them both in line with the design and overall 'Language' of the new Macbook 12"
So for instance they will share the same new Unibody design and the same approach to Battery design as well as probably being slightly thinner and lighter. They both will share the same new USB-C Port
This is my opinion because I don't see Apple making this amazing new Macbook and saying it is "The future of the Notebook" only to make it a Product on it's own.
it makes sense that they will at some point bring the rest of their Macbook range in line too.
This means I think they will start to retire the Macbook Air
as otherwise their product line in the Macbook range will be too complex and too many. Here then is what I think will be the line up by later this year
12" Macbook -> For those who want a ridiculously thin and light Notebook.
13" Macbook Pro -> for those who want a more powerful Notebook with slightly bigger screen
15" Macbook Pro -> for those who want a more powerful Notebook with a far bigger screen
The Macbook Air will still be on sale for a year or two with reduced price point for those who want a Macbook but can't quite afford the others.
The Macbook Pro 13" and 15" will both be available in the 3 Colours...Space Grey, Silver and Gold and will have the new Force Touch Trackpad.
This makes choosing a Notebook far easier and better with less complexity.
I though could be wrong but we will see in a few months.
Overall though I think it is amazing and very good piece of engineering.
I hear the keyboard is not as good as regular MacBooks in terms of the travel though that I am sure will just be something people need to get used to and once they do will be ok with it, same with there Force Click.
Can't with for Apple to release a 15" Macbook Pro with all the features of the 12" Macbook and in the same 3 colours, then i am upgrading my 2013 Macbook Pro
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Only on the 13" Macbook Air, the 11" Macbook Air is nearly the same in every area.
I am not sure, but I will make a guess here.
I think that Apple will sometime this year, probably about September/October update the Macbook pro 13" and 15".
When they do I think that they will bring them both in line with the design and overall 'Language' of the new Macbook 12"
So for instance they will share the same new Unibody design and the same approach to Battery design as well as probably being slightly thinner and lighter. They both will share the same new USB-C Port
This is my opinion because I don't see Apple making this amazing new Macbook and saying it is "The future of the Notebook" only to make it a Product on it's own.
it makes sense that they will at some point bring the rest of their Macbook range in line too.
This means I think they will start to retire the Macbook Air
as otherwise their product line in the Macbook range will be too complex and too many. Here then is what I think will be the line up by later this year
12" Macbook -> For those who want a ridiculously thin and light Notebook.
13" Macbook Pro -> for those who want a more powerful Notebook with slightly bigger screen
15" Macbook Pro -> for those who want a more powerful Notebook with a far bigger screen
The Macbook Air will still be on sale for a year or two with reduced price point for those who want a Macbook but can't quite afford the others.
The Macbook Pro 13" and 15" will both be available in the 3 Colours...Space Grey, Silver and Gold and will have the new Force Touch Trackpad.
This makes choosing a Notebook far easier and better with less complexity.
I though could be wrong but we will see in a few months.
Overall though I think it is amazing and very good piece of engineering.
I hear the keyboard is not as good as regular MacBooks in terms of the travel though that I am sure will just be something people need to get used to and once they do will be ok with it, same with there Force Click.
Can't with for Apple to release a 15" Macbook Pro with all the features of the 12" Macbook and in the same 3 colours, then i am upgrading my 2013 Macbook Pro
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The Air has:
- longer battery life
- usb ports
- thunderbolt
- sd card
- magsafe! ( I cannot believe they expect people to go back to cord tripping
)
- cheaper
- larger screen
Only on the 13" Macbook Air, the 11" Macbook Air is nearly the same in every area.
Having not sampled them, and being very happy with the current versions of both, I am not seeing them as positives (nor, to be fair, as negatives.)
I currently run a 240GB SSD as boot drive, apps and some files, I use an external drive for all other data including iTunes, also on My MBP I use the display port for an HDMI cable I connect to a TV in my RV so that I can watch all the movies on my external drive. So having one port and the need for Power, HDMI, USB 3.0 kind of dampens me getting a new MB
I cant tell if you are trolling or not lol.
The point is the reason you pay more for a similarly specd machine is because it also offers portability and can be used elsewhere.
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This isnt for everyone, me included.
But there are plenty of people who's use this would fit ideally.
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Way to miss his point much lol
And those type of people will buy from Apples existing line of laptops that have those ports. Can please everyone all the time.
I have a deep understanding of those types of systems. Just because somethings cached in memory does not mean its being used at the time. It just keeps it in memory until its used.
You didn't just mention a chromebook did you...lol.
But you don't have a problem with all those connectors you want to use in all those ports you claim are missing.
Yet Scott Forstall was fired for bad design decisions.
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My MBA 13" 2010 does OK as my repurposed work computer for my sales job. My lament is that I didn't wait for a custom build with 4gb ram. For my "sloppy" use I am finding more lag between switching between apps.
After the announcement yesterday, I can see this new MacBook being a good balance between work and pleasure. The issue becomes one of how many devices does one need?
My MBA sits at work mostly when I am off. The iPad Air is the main "computer" I use when at home or on pleasure travel. Have a MBPr that is my desktop computer, that serves more as a server because of the iPad. And the iPhone 6 Plus adds confusion to the mix....
Please don't tell that to the base 13" MBP, which is also $1299, and offers more posts, a larger screen, more powerful processor, faster graphics, more options available (such as faster processors, more memory, more storage), larger battery... get the idea?
The problem with Apple has always been that there's no real choise. There's some outdated and overpriced model that lacks the most needed feature of the new thing. To get the new feature, you loose 3 old.
Why people buy new iPhones? Mostly because the big screen. Why new macbook? I thinks it's the same. Weight and dimensions play a little role here, they are so close to each other between MB and MBA, that you can make the difference only in numbers and ads. I did use a powerbook a decade ago, which had 1440 px wide screen. I didn't like it, why would I like it better now, when there are 3-4k screens in laptops and living rooms (not connected to new MB by hdmi...)?
If there would be MBA with retina, there would be a real choise.
If there would be rMBP with blu-ray, there would be a real choise.
If there would be 17" MBP with matte retina, there would be a real choise.
If there would be an iPad with matte screen, there would be a real choise.
Instead of giving option for buyer to choose how the display is finished, they give options for case color. This shows who macs are now targeted to: customers who value form-over-function. But also like to hear magical techno language, which they understand or not, but gives the impression that there's lots of magic inside of the product.
Every time Ive says in their commercials that aluminium is so tough, I can't think of anything else than it's pretty much the softest metal used in manufacturing. Which is fine by me, when I dropped a mug to my mbp, it didn't crack, it just got a dent and bended just a little (but enough for the hdd under the dent to malfunction). But when Ive has to mention toughness every time he says aliminum remands me what Apple's main product is: money for share holders.
Seeing how this is a laptop, meaning its use-case is to be able to move it, I'm not sure you need a laptop then if you always use external drives for other things. When you sit in your sofa, for instance, do you bring both of those external drives and plug them in, leaving them beside you in the sofa with cables running across your lap? Or when you bring the laptop on the train/subway/bus, do you have cables running across the seats because you need your external drives plugged in?
HDMI is not needed since there's tons of streaming-devices that lets you stream your media to your TV. Therefore DisplayPort is no longer needed as well. If you use DP for external screen, then you should probably look for another laptop or a stationary computer.
Again, if you need external display to get a more stationary computer-setup, or if you need to connect to TVs (other than occasionally), this laptop isn't meant for you, hence the absence of ports is not relevant.
I really don't see this as an issue. And if other people do, then obviously this machine is not for them. There's already the rMBP with a ton of ports for those who use them frequently. I don't see the need of having a port that's always there even though you only use it, as in my case, very few times.
Why are the macbook air and pro prices higher in europe now? Much higher
Strong dollar right now...
The insanely high power user scenario of plugging in a USB stick and the power adaptor *at the same time*???
that's just how i lost my son!!! Stop laughing at me!!!!!!
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I'm a developer and have constant use of the ports and SD reader. But, I've never used my headphone jack. We seem to be at an impasse.
What are y'all going to do to connect your iphone to the macbook to back up via itunes? Especially since Apple RECOMMENDS backing up your iphone to itunes via USB in order to increase storage space.
Oh, I forgot ... "buy more icloud space ..."
Oh, I forgot ... "buy more icloud space ..."
USB mice, my iPhone/iPad, external memory cards, printer (on occasion) and external storage (USB drives as well as ext hdd) for me
you listed all this
stuff,in your signature will NEVER be irrelevant to you or me!We are invested