I wonder if the 'super nano' turned into the 5th-gen that released in '09. That thing was crazy with the cameras and everything - takes me back.
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Apple Worked on Mac Tablet, 15-Inch MacBook Air, and iPod 'Super Nano,' Internal Email Shows
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I would still love a 15” MBA, especially with Macs going Apple Silicon now. All I really need is the power of an M1, but the screen real estate of my 15” MBP is very much needed for me.
The 15”/16” MBPs are so expensive too. The only reason I got mine was that I was able to get an Apple certified refurbished one for $2,000 instead of the $2,800 new price.
The 15”/16” MBPs are so expensive too. The only reason I got mine was that I was able to get an Apple certified refurbished one for $2,000 instead of the $2,800 new price.
Guess if depends on what is considered "super nano". Does that mean super big or super small? Remember it went insanely small for the 2010 model.
swingerofbirch
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The iPad development predated the iPhone even though the iPhone came out first, so the fact that they were considering a Mac tablet to me means either 1) The original plan was to use a fork of Mac OS on the iPad rather than iOS or 2) There were going to be two separate products, both iPad and Mac tablet.
I think option 1 is more likely, because it's kind of audacious to think that one let alone two new tablet products would work. It seems like they ended up deciding a version of iOS was better suited for the tablet.
I think option 1 is more likely, because it's kind of audacious to think that one let alone two new tablet products would work. It seems like they ended up deciding a version of iOS was better suited for the tablet.
Yeah like fuel cell powered MBP & iPhone devices and macOS running on AMD & Power8 architecture and Round Apple Watch designs and lightning cables running at USB 3 speeds and lossless wired ear buds.
I definitely think a 15" Air would sell today and its one valid criticism of their product line, that if you want a larger-screened laptop you have to spend about twice the price of the 13" Air?
I find the informality of this process very strange for such high level meetings. Just a bulleted email from the CEO for the agenda "document"? This from such a huge company? Wow...interesting. I don't feel so bad about my organization's meetings now
...huh, I'm apparently completely wrong—I always thought the original Macbook Air was the 11" model! That was when Steve Jobs did the thing with the manilla folder, right? Surely that the 13" model wouldn't have fit?
The lack of a cheaper 15” laptop in their lineup is a glaring weakness.
Steve Jobs introduced the MacBook Air during Apple’s keynote address at the 2008 Macworld conference on January 15, 2008.[5] The first generation MacBook Air was a 13.3" model, initially promoted as the world's thinnest notebook at 1.9 cm (a previous record holder, 2005's Toshiba Portege R200, was 1.98 cm high).[6][7] It featured a custom[8] Intel Merom CPU and Intel GMA GPU which were 40% as big as the standard chip package.[9] It also featured an anti-glare LED backlit display, a full-size keyboard, and a large trackpad that responded to multi-touch gestures such as pinching, swiping, and rotating.[10]
MacBook Air - Wikipedia
Apple needs to make large-size phone & laptop options for their budget devices too.
Will have to go through the box of very early iPod prototype boards I have from that era. One of them might be a super nano.
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Darth Tulhu
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I like the format of the page - leaving lots of room for notes. I imagine this is evidence because the agenda listed opening up Apple's software?