Sorry, LOL is not at you, it at the specific number 14 and in the case of India 13 is the unfortunate number, how about that now?
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Apple Considering 14-Inch MacBook Air to Focus on Asian Markets?
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Sorry, LOL is not at you, it at the specific number 14 and in the case of India 13 is the unfortunate number, how about that now?
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Also Solid State Disks and raw power of CPUs are making it 17" MBP redundant.
I think we should see really two lines of laptop one 11" and another one either 14"/15" and get rid of everything else.
Mobile
iPhone
iPad
Laptop
11/12" MBA
14/15" MBA
15" MBP
Desktop
iMac
Mac Pro
that is it, make the line up simple. Any laptop + external Monitor is winner.
Also Solid State Disks and raw power of CPUs are making it 17" MBP redundant.
I think we should see really two lines of laptop one 11" and another one either 14"/15" and get rid of everything else.
Mobile
iPhone
iPad
Laptop
11/12" MBA
14/15" MBA
15" MBP
Desktop
iMac
Mac Pro
that is it, make the line up simple. Any laptop + external Monitor is winner.
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Couldn't they just keep the 13" form factor and add a larger 14" panel without changing the design of the rest of the laptop? Seems cost effective and a larger screen, smaller bezel, and same form factor would be better for the line overall. I actually think the 11" is the best form factor for the Air personally (if I'm getting a really thin laptop, it might as well be small and ultraportable, and the overall footprint makes it more convenient than the thickness anyway to me) so seeing a 13" form factor with more screen real-estate would be awesome.
One of the more laughable rumours I've read on here over the years...
Retooling for an extra 0.35" (0.88cm) on either side of diagonal? I think not. Also since when did Apple pander to customers preferences, never mind a specific geographic market?
15" MBA/novo-MBP? Definitely.
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Makes me shake my head when I look at my retired PowerBook Titanium from over a decade ago and see it's wafer-thin bezel.
Retooling for an extra 0.35" (0.88cm) on either side of diagonal? I think not. Also since when did Apple pander to customers preferences, never mind a specific geographic market?
15" MBA/novo-MBP? Definitely.
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I recall someone with both MBAs and a pair of digital calipers showed that theoretically it's possible to have a 13" display in the 11-MBA and a 15" in the 13-MBA, just by addressing that stupidly thick bezel.Or they could get rid of that fugly bezel and give us a 12" and 14" MBA
Makes me shake my head when I look at my retired PowerBook Titanium from over a decade ago and see it's wafer-thin bezel.
How so? Is there an issue with sticking the high end hardware of a MBA into a flat 17" chassis? After I posted I thought that the screen size would be an issue.
Agreed. But situation with RIM is completely different. Lack of overall product innovation and not catering to regional market demands are not quite the same thing.
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Do we know if DigiTimes has been right about anything that wasn't obvious or already being reported by others? Maybe MacRumors should stop reporting on their crazy theories for a while unless it actually passes a sanity check.
There's a way this could work.
What if Apple did a simple "Macbook" line (I know we've heard this before), but with 11", 14", and 17". Three inches difference between each model. The shape of the current Air and, for the few that want an optical drive, you can just plug one in.
If they upped the resolution, the new 14" wouldn't just replace the 13" but also do a fine job of getting rid of the 15" too. We'd go from 5 different shapes they have to manufacture for all their laptops down to 3. That's fewer SKUs thanks to the 14" Macbook – not more.
What if Apple did a simple "Macbook" line (I know we've heard this before), but with 11", 14", and 17". Three inches difference between each model. The shape of the current Air and, for the few that want an optical drive, you can just plug one in.
If they upped the resolution, the new 14" wouldn't just replace the 13" but also do a fine job of getting rid of the 15" too. We'd go from 5 different shapes they have to manufacture for all their laptops down to 3. That's fewer SKUs thanks to the 14" Macbook – not more.
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Yes, I think Apple's new hires are working on this 14" MacBook Air.
As well as the matte-screen Air, 4.5" iPhone, MacPro G5, iPad running OS X Snow Leopard, Mac mini-tower...
Although the guy working on 14 well won't be working tomorrow.
The '13" MacBook Pro' is actually 13.3". Most 15" laptops are 15.7", but I do own a 15" MBP to check.
Personally, I believe there is a lot of wasted screen real estate because MacBooks have a larger bezel. I would like to see a reduced bezel, with the current (or MacBook Air) form factor. I believe this change is more likely to be implemented across all the models rather than the introducing an intermediate model.
Personally, I believe there is a lot of wasted screen real estate because MacBooks have a larger bezel. I would like to see a reduced bezel, with the current (or MacBook Air) form factor. I believe this change is more likely to be implemented across all the models rather than the introducing an intermediate model.
That is what i was wondering. There is room in the current 13MBA for a bigger screen
The whole planet uses metric, except the USA and UK...
And older Canadians.
Heh. Actually, in the UK we use a complete mix. Miles for distances and speed signs, metres and yards are quite interchangeable. Inches for TV, but iPads are measured in cm for thickness. As for weights, we mainly use Kg, unless talking about our own weight, when we use stone. Totally screwed.
Apple needs to lower the price on the 17 inch. Its a complete ripoff right now. An extra 2 inches doesn't justify it being 700 more than the 15 inch. Its still 300 more than even a 15 inch with the same specs. I know what lcd's for these things cost. (I replace lcd panels in laptops all the time) The difference in price between the two models for the screen is less than 20 dollars. Even the 15 inch is way overpriced.
Actually, Apple has done something like this before.
In 1997, Apple released the ultra-portable PowerBook 2400 primarily to serve the Japanese market (though the machine was also sold outside of Japan(.
Then, a year later, an upgraded Powerbook 2400 model (2400C) went on sale only in Japan.
Apple is all about efficiency. It is extremely rare, if ever, that they had created a product just for 1 region's market (Asian market in this case). Apple prefer to make products that they can ship to all markets. Spending resources for a product only for a specific region is a waste of resources and goes against Apple's high margin.
Case point of iPods. Regardless of which country where you buy an iPod, it's the same iPod. Every countries that Apple ship iPods to get the same lineup and models. Compare that to Sony that cherry pick their Walkman models, with different models being released in different regions. Convoluted, confusing, inefficient. Guess who dominates the market now (there are other factors or course, but just to point out Apple's business strategy). I can make the same comparison with iPads vs Samsung Galaxy tabs (which has different lineup, models/spec for different regions).
Case point of iPods. Regardless of which country where you buy an iPod, it's the same iPod. Every countries that Apple ship iPods to get the same lineup and models. Compare that to Sony that cherry pick their Walkman models, with different models being released in different regions. Convoluted, confusing, inefficient. Guess who dominates the market now (there are other factors or course, but just to point out Apple's business strategy). I can make the same comparison with iPads vs Samsung Galaxy tabs (which has different lineup, models/spec for different regions).
You realise that "the one specific market" of asia could probably consume more machines than apple can supply in total?