Is it the usual 10AM PST and 1PM EST?
The thin taped edge means that it slips into a briefcase. A fat, blunt edge would not do this.
The knife-like profile really contributes to the portability of the Air.
C.
And that's worth trading away all the battery space that would fit into the space? I'm happy using my fingers to make a space and getting double the battery runtime.
Will there be a live stream for this event?
One hasn't been announced yet. Anyone remember when that was announced for the last media event? I don't recall how much notice they gave us.
jW
if you didn't own the OS at the time (i started with Puma), then just use teh google:
if you didn't own the OS at the time (i started with Puma), then just use teh google:
Panther = 10.3
Cheetah = 10.0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X#Versions
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Ahhh so glad all of this iOS mumbo jumbo stuff is out of the way.
But what I am hoping for is a new MacBook Air.
Verizon iPhone doubtful
And obviously a new Mac OS what it will be called I can only guess Mac OS X Lion.
Hopefully a new iWork and iLife. I downloaded the 30 day trial of iWork 09 and its great.
I do wish Mac OS 11 *insert cat family name here* would get here tho......![]()
What a load. Of course the footprint matters.
All you're doing is trying to justify your purchase decision after you made it, regardless of its wisdom (look up cognitive dissonance). What do they say about a fool and his money?
But I know I'm wasting my keystrokes on you here. Reason, logic and evidence is something you obviously reject.
Anything think that the white iPhone will make an appearance?
Is it the usual 10AM PST and 1PM EST?
In my post I go out of my way to say what anyone wants to buy doesn't matter, that's their business. Did you read that bit? It's a question of why someone would buy the MBA when it's so poorly spec'ed and not much more portable than a MBP 13". Do you have anything to say on that subject? Do you have anything to say other than to call me names, because that doesn't relate at all to the subject of the MBA.
Anything think that the white iPhone will make an appearance?
Anything think that the white iPhone will make an appearance?
No, nothing.
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It's not quite "the end of the year" yet. Come back later!
But I'd hate for people to make the wrong decision and their decision should be based on fact rather than clever marketing.
I travel quite a bit and I really want to be able to carry my computer everywhere with me. An iPad or iPhone or iPod touch doesn't cut it. So I was very disappointed with the MBA when it was released. It is lighter and that's great but the fact that they kept the same footprint just so they could have these silly tapers that made the machine look thinner was extremely annoying. It's Apple as it's worse, designing form over function (think Cube).
I will be the happiest person on earth if they come out with an 11.6" model tomorrow. The proper size for a truly portable computer is no wider than the keyboard, because you need a full sized keyboard to do proper work.
They got rid of the CD drive which is a great idea. It's hardly used and definitely not used enough to justify having to carry it around all the time. They got rid of the HD drive which is another great idea. SSDs are faster and much smaller. I think having the Ethernet via USB is acceptable as long as it works smoothly. Soldering the RAM onto the board is a good idea but they need to make it 4GB because it's a minimum if you want to run a virtual PC, which most people do.
I really hope that the 11.6" model is not wedge shaped. Thinner is better but I don't see the advantage of having a back to front taper. You still have to squeeze it into a space according to its thickest point. The trade off with thinness is of course battery capacity, and possibly heat dissipation which brings us to the processor. I hope they don't use a low-voltage processor that runs at 1.4GHz or something. Battery size is a tough one since the more portable a machine is the longer you want the battery to last but of course a larger battery decreases portability. Personally I could live with 3-4 hours which is what I'm guessing they will aim for in a small machine.
Apple tend to charge less for the smaller laptops and because of that they tend of suffer in the specs. I hope that isn't the case. An 11.6" MacBook which was crazy thin with a proper processor would be worth paying a premium for.