I only wish Apple managed to squeeze an SD card slot into the 11" this time. Other than that...i totally agree.
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I only wish Apple managed to squeeze an SD card slot into the 11" this time. Other than that...i totally agree.
Although I agree with the pricing to be ridiculous... you need a better teacher if you think thats 2 x the US cost :S
i7 gives you multi-virtual cores (hyperthreading) which few programs use and which you won't notice most of the time. I think it will help in Final Cut, but probably only a little and it might actually be a performance hit for most day to day tasks. It seems that some people disable hyperthreading except for the rare situations where it might make a difference.
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You're free to start your own computer company and put whatever you want into your base builds. If Apple has left a hole in their lineup, you should jump in and fill it.
You're free to start your own computer company and put whatever you want into your base builds. If Apple has left a hole in their lineup, you should jump in and fill it.
Laptopmag.com did it for you.
11 MBA Benchmarks Geekbench = 5,040 (1.6 GHz i5)
13 MBA Benchmarks Geekbench = 5,860 (1.7 GHz i5)
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I see the white MacBook in the refurb section of the U.S. Apple online store. $849 for the 2.4GHz model originally released in May 2010.
Good on him, The students I work with didn't have the chance and now are running around trying to get them from where they can... The spec is good, but the real estate you loose on the screen makes a lot of difference
any reason you prefer Snow Leopard than Lion?
or just waiting for few revision? 10.7.2 or 7.3?
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=128+ssd
http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=256+ssd
Whoops, forgot to do the currency conversion. My bad.
Good comment, in fact the other companies will enjoy the extra custom they'll get... Although nowhere as cheap as a PC equivalent, to knock off a reasonable screen real estate (11" cannot be compared to a 13") all the rest will be rubbing their hands in glee, fair play. In this age of cutbacks and lack of cash, Apple has just made PC manufacturers life a lot more rosy
PS Not you I know, but I'll add that anyone who suggests the iPad as a replacement for a real OS is a fool
PPS After contacting Apple we've found that the white MacBook will still be available for 'Academic Institution'... Phew!
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Exposé is the biggest one. I just used Exposé for the first time after using Lion for a few days and I was like "WOW it works", when compared to Mission Control.
To be honest, Apple's hardware does not entice me at all what so ever. I feel like I am turning into another LowEndMac user. I do not see any reason to upgrade my MacBook to Lion or buy another Mac.
Apple is well, boring. There was a time where all this was exciting but now I am just apathetic to it. I get to be the boring old man now, at 26.
OK I'll submit, It's not 'twice' the amount, but it's still a significant difference. However after contacting Apple we've found that the white MacBook will still be available for 'Academic Institution'... Phew!
Doesnt that mean Uni's or colleges can buy a large quantity of them and place them in class rooms? Or can they give them to students or sell them on to students?
PS: After contacting Apple we've found that the white MacBook will still be available for 'Academic Institution'... Phew!
the new air is great, but I don't like the idea of ditching the macbook. the entry level laptop was already overly expensive for what you got, but the entry level air at same $999 is not an option as most peoples primary computer. at least as long as it's only equipped with a 64gb SSD.
now you're better off to jump to the Mac pro line and get the $1,199 offering... and I don't have to buy the superdrive.
I love Mac's, it's all I own, but by doing this you're not even pretending to offer an entry level computer anymore. I've convinced a number of friends to make the move to Mac's and a number of them went with the cheapest offering and were happy.
I guess we'll see what happens
now you're better off to jump to the Mac pro line and get the $1,199 offering... and I don't have to buy the superdrive.
I love Mac's, it's all I own, but by doing this you're not even pretending to offer an entry level computer anymore. I've convinced a number of friends to make the move to Mac's and a number of them went with the cheapest offering and were happy.
I guess we'll see what happens
Looking at this: http://ark.intel.com/compare/54617,54620 there is a difference but I think the question you're asking is. Is it worth the price? I don't think so.
Here is a summary of the differences between the i5 and i7:
100mhz on stock clock speed.
1mb L3 cache
Everything else is the same. I think apple has done well choosing the i5 here. If you look at the price from intel, its a retail difference of $67.
Apparently its down to about 4:46 hrs per Laptopmag.com They say the prev gen 11 MBA got 5:18 in the same test.
But I'm not sure if they conditioned the battery first (full charge, then full discharge, then full charge again.).
Are you comparing a 2008 C2D at 2.4G with an i7 @ 1.8 and saying that you prefer the 2.4?
You might want to spend a little time on the intel site or Arnand before you buy a new machine...
Be really interested to see if the display has improved on the 13" over the 2010 model. I sold mine for two reasons 1: Missed the Backlit Keyboard & 2: The viewing angles and colours were awful. Obviously the keyboard is now solved but I may get back on a 13" MBA if the screen has improved from last year.
That's my rationale. The only thing that takes up space is itunes. I'm hoping the rumored time capsule itunes server eventually comes out and then i'll have tons of space left over for the usual stuff.
The cost of the upgrade to 256 is hard to justify. Also, i'm not convinced that these the HDs in these ones will be any harder to upgrade then the previous models. I'm pretty sure nothings changed, but I guess we will have to wait for a tear down to be sure.