looking forward to the update to the Air. i might just get me one this time. please give us 4 gb of ram standard!
4GB Standard and Backlit keyboard and my credit card will jump out of my wallet!
looking forward to the update to the Air. i might just get me one this time. please give us 4 gb of ram standard!
probably not too likely from a company who's ceo wears the same clothes every day.
I am just hoping they wont put Intel graphic card as they do in 13 inch MBP.
Regarding the backlit keyboard as a deal breaker...
Do you guys know that the letters F & J have a little bump? Do you know why? The reason is so you can find them quickly in the dark by your sense of touch, place your index fingers on them, and you are set to start typing.
No need for a backlit keyboard to write in the dark.
I don't see why they couldn't manufacture the Airs and then hold them in a warehouse until the keychain drive with Lion on it is ready, which is probably added as part of the final packaging step anyway. Then at least they could have a large number pretty much ready to ship the day the final Lion build goes out. They probably have a way to quickly copy the OS onto the internal SSD rapidly.
If the macbook airs were ready, why didnt Apple just release them with the current OSX and then just offer everyone who bought them a free download of LION when it was ready? Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I hope there is an option for a matte screen.
I want my apps on my laptop, I use 60% of my computer time with app like programs and 40% on others like InDesign and the likes. But I would love to have a 3G capable MB Air so I can really be mobile when I need to.
Now I carry my Macbook, iPad & iPhone so please Apple, help your aging users to carry around less stuff instead of more![]()
The longer they push the release date the less incentive I have to buy the MBA and simply wait for the new redesigned MBP that they are gonna release next year... and yes I know they want to ship it with LION preinstalled but not all apple users are idiots, some of us know how to upgrade our system software... I WANT MY SANDY BRIDGE MACBOOOK AIR AND I WANT NAWWWWWWWWW!
If the macbook airs were ready, why didnt Apple just release them with the current OSX and then just offer everyone who bought them a free download of LION when it was ready? Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!
live4mark said:The latter half of 2011 is shaping up to be a rather eventful time for Apple. I'm looking forward to all of the new developments.
Did your magic ball tell you this? SB is obvious, 8GB is certainly possible, but Thunderbolt is also a given as it is Apple's newest I/O standard that will be in all their computers from now on. No idea why you think it won't be added.
Uh, they are priced below a thousand.I bet that if they have the MBAs priced below a thousand.. they would sell close to 8 million. I would buy one.. and my church would buy a bunch.
Most MacBook Air sold are of the 11.6-inch model. Why having less battery and power? Because in this kind of computer people want mobility. That is why a 7-inch (or so) MacBook Air will outsell any other MacBook.
I disagree - price is a v important reason for ppl purchasing the 11inch MBA (rather than the 13 inch) - there is a 470 USD difference between base 11inch and base 13inch where I live.
Nope. If price was the key, then people would buy a MacBook instead of an expensive underpowered MacBook Air.
The real advantage of the Air is the weight and the size. Actually, when only the 13-inch MacBook Air was available, some people said that a lighter and smaller model was not a good idea, yet sales have proven the contrary with the MacBook Air 11-inch outselling the larger one. I would pay up to 6,000 USD for a 7-inch MacBook Air (400 to 600 g). Even with 2 h battery or so.
Uh, they are priced below a thousand.
The entry-level 11" MBA is listed at $999. You and your church can go nuts.
I think ghostlyorb means more than just the base 11" MBA, which can hardly count as a proper laptop for an institution.