Sad this has to be said. Just like yesterday with the Watch ad story which turns out to be much about nothing.
http://forums.appleinsider.com/t/18...h-ad-platform-may-not-fly-at-all#post_2658155
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Apple's 12-Inch Retina MacBook Air Shown in Artist's Renditions
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Sad this has to be said. Just like yesterday with the Watch ad story which turns out to be much about nothing.
http://forums.appleinsider.com/t/18...h-ad-platform-may-not-fly-at-all#post_2658155
and while I'm whining about a single USB, who puts a half-wide escape key right next to a double-wide sleep button. That will end well.
Dang otherwise this laptop is beautiful IMHO
Dang otherwise this laptop is beautiful IMHO
Because 11 is just too small, and 13 is absolutely enormous.
Question: if you had to choose between two computers that had the exact same footprint size/chassis.... one had a 11in screen with larger bezels.... the other had 12in screen with smaller bezels...
are you saying you would choose the 11in?
Agreed. That's my only gripe so far. And I really hope that the loss of magsafe doesn't find it's way to the Macbook Pro.
Because 11 is just too small, and 13 is absolutely enormous.
It's safe to assume if this happens it will replace the existing models. If you really want 13" you'll go to a MacBook Pro Retina. If you liked the 11" Air, you'll appreciate the extra real estate in a machine of identical size.
Apple, please give us a Macbook Air 14". I hate the idea of downgrading screen size from my current 13".
Still have one, fire it up from time to time.....
I bought it because at the time (being a photographer) it was actually cheaper to buy the laptop and a couple of CF cards, than it was to buy enough CF cards to allow me to do a digital job out of the studio. A 512mb CF cost £100 at the time!
You sound like some of the people over here on MacRumors back when Apple announced the iPod. I have a feeling you'll be eating your words.
I still think the rumored iPad Pro and the 12" MacBook Air will end up being the same thing. Like a larger iPad with proprietary keyboard, which will house limited ports. I would be surprised if all they have up their sleeve is a giant iPad and a thinner MBA, with stripped down connectivity and a new charging system.
Judging from the comments here, I'm gonna guess people don't realize this is not actually a real Apple product. It's an artist rendition of some sketchy rumors about a product we're not even sure will run OS X or iOS.
But heck, why not just make up some stuff and put it up for people who don't read to comment about it.
But heck, why not just make up some stuff and put it up for people who don't read to comment about it.
I'm not convinced that part is correct. I'd think the wide key would be escape and the power key would be at far right.
Apple wouldn't make the speaker arrangement so ugly.
They also wouldn't be dumb enough to put the power button in the same spot the escape key has been for decades, leading to inadvertent sleeps and shut downs!
They also wouldn't be dumb enough to put the power button in the same spot the escape key has been for decades, leading to inadvertent sleeps and shut downs!
Because 11 is just too small, and 13 is absolutely enormous.
Ask anyone who has one, and they will absolutely think that of the other. I have an 11", and the 13 looks like a dinosaur when people pull it out next to me. They think my 11" is worthless because it is too small.
Or usb drives for that matter... you will need an adapter to interface with pre-USBC devices.
type C and usb 3.1 can carry a lot of power and a lot of bandwidth so it looks quite useful... functionally it can replace thunderbolt (though only half the speed still). Perhaps an adapter would be possible.
Because 11 is just too small, and 13 is absolutely enormous.
Obviously Apple has to distance the MBA from the 13" rMBP somehow, with retina no longer being unique to the rMBP.
I doubt anyone will complain about the loss of the 11" because this new 12" should have smaller bezels to make it have the same footprint. It's also easier to have just one model to pick from rather than two.
One advantage of using smaller USB ports is so you could get more of them in a smaller amount of space. So I don't see why they'd use a smaller USB port and then only have one of them.
Even if you had to use dongles to simulate different ports... a single port is a real bummer. Especially if that single port is also for power.
Raise your hand if you've ever plugged your Macbook Air in for power.
Now raise your hand if you've ever plugged your Macbook Air in for power and you also had USB devices plugged in at the same time.
I realize this is just an artist's rendition... but the artist must be an idiot.
Even if you had to use dongles to simulate different ports... a single port is a real bummer. Especially if that single port is also for power.
Raise your hand if you've ever plugged your Macbook Air in for power.
Now raise your hand if you've ever plugged your Macbook Air in for power and you also had USB devices plugged in at the same time.
I realize this is just an artist's rendition... but the artist must be an idiot.