Hey that things is reported to be a 13 incher!![]()
Hey that things is reported to be a 13 incher!![]()
It's also a prototype from April.
It is? Bugger! How can you tell?
Also, it's apparently running the same Core 2 Duo SL9400 processor of the current generation MacBook Air -- possibly further proof that this is a very early prototype (our source says the model dates back to at least April)
Meanwhile someone took the time to measure the size of the components on the Engadget picture. It fits the rumoured 11,6" so no evidence of an upcoming new 13".Hey that things is reported to be a 13 incher!![]()
Meanwhile someone took the time to measure the size of the components on the Engadget picture. It fits the rumoured 11,6" so no evidence of an upcoming new 13".Hey that things is reported to be a 13 incher!![]()
Meanwhile someone took the time to measure the size of the components on the Engadget picture. It fits the rumoured 11,6" so no evidence of an upcoming new 13".
I wouldn't trust the screenshot as the About this Mac information is pulled from a config file, not from the actual hardware. It's pretty easy to put in whatever you like. Being a prototype, it could very well be that they did a copy/paste of the original Air config and only updated the hw revision.
That mockup looks amazingly realistic.![]()
Meanwhile someone took the time to measure the size of the components on the Engadget picture. It fits the rumoured 11,6" so no evidence of an upcoming new 13".
On the top left there is something that looks like the SSD daugther board. It shows the 4 flash chips and the controller. Its impossible to read however by comparing the layout of whats printed on the chip, it looks like its a Toshiba T6UG1XBG as used in the Kingston SSDNow V+ G2.
This has a performance of 230MBps read, 180MBps write with TRIM support. See http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=393&Itemid=60
(and yes, I'm aware that TRIM is not supported by OSX...)
Guess that depends on what you assume is the power plug? If you take the small plug on the top left, than you're probably right. If you take the larger thing on the top right (same position as on original Air), than everything becomes a bit smaller.If you measure the power plug socket and extrapolate it comes to the width of a 13" machine. This is not the 11.6".
Guess that depends on what you assume is the power plug? If you take the small plug on the top left, than you're probably right. If you take the larger thing on the top right (same position as on original Air), than everything becomes a bit smaller.
Taking the USB port on the left as reference (12mm), I'm getting a width of 230mm or 9" which is even too small for a 11'6" screen. A 10.1" screen would however be a perfect fit. In that case we might end-up with a netbook sized Air after all
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It's not the math but the selection of the reference plug we don't seem to agree on. You choose the connector on the top left, I choose the larger connector on the right and assumed it is an USB port with 12mm. Based on your math that port would be about 17mm, which is a bit large for a USB.I measured the plug on the top right of the picture in pixels, then I measured the width of the machine in pixels. Pixel for pixel its almost exactly 320mm. I think your maths is off.
Agree. Initially I though the upper left was DisplayPort. Than I realized that Apple typically locates power and video in immediate proximity for docking. Either the top left or the bottom right is Displayport. As the bottom port on the right differs from the one on the left, I don't think both are USB. The left I'm pretty sure its USB.The display port is not going to be full sized so the thing you mark as display port is probably a usb (or maybe even ethernet) and the possible audio is the right size for mini displayport. Audio would have to be deeper to accommodate the plug.
The lack of GPU in the original Air caused much more heat problems. I doubt that the new air won't come with discrete graphics, especially since a GPU was added to the 2nd gen.The thing you mark as graphics is more likely the IO chip (north/south bridge) I very much doubt they would have discrete graphics because of heat issues.
If all is true, I shall be getting one of these to replace my iPad. (Will be throwing it out of the window - 4th floor).
I'll be outside waiting to catch it![]()
Too funny. LOL
It's not the math but the selection of the reference plug we don't seem to agree on. You choose the connector on the top left, I choose the larger connector on the right and assumed it is an USB port with 12mm. Based on your math that port would be about 17mm, which is a bit large for a USB.
Agree. Initially I though the upper left was DisplayPort. Than I realized that Apple typically locates power and video in immediate proximity for docking. Either the top left or the bottom right is Displayport. As the bottom port on the right differs from the one on the left, I don't think both are USB. The left I'm pretty sure its USB.
The lack of GPU in the original Air caused much more heat problems. I doubt that the new air won't come with discrete graphics, especially since a GPU was added to the 2nd gen.
My 1st gen Air gets very, very hot when playing video and doing other graphic intensive stuff as it lacks a discrete GPU (unless you count an Intel X3100 as discrete GPU). The 2nd generation has a NVIDIA 9400M with full hardware acceleration, keeping the CPU substantially cooler.The assertion that there were heat problems because of a lack of one doesn't make any sense at all.
No, that would obviously be stupidThe bottom right cannot be display port. Are you saying, after having mini displayport on all their laptops that apple are suddenly going to use a full sized displayport?
If it's $800 or less with a matte display and fast CPU, lots of RAM, big SSD, and more than one USB port, I'll buy it immmediately.
Otherwise I'll pass.