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Apple's 15" Ultra-Thin Notebook Due in March 2012
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A thinner than MBP laptop would also mean no Ethernet port right?
From looking at my MBP's ports, it seems that the Ethernet port is the biggest port, and seems to be responsible for keeping the MB at its current thickness (apart from optical disc and HDD).
Edit: woops, sorry folks, meant optical disc, not blu-ray.. haha
From looking at my MBP's ports, it seems that the Ethernet port is the biggest port, and seems to be responsible for keeping the MB at its current thickness (apart from optical disc and HDD).
Edit: woops, sorry folks, meant optical disc, not blu-ray.. haha
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huh?
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Aside from Ethernet, they NEED to put the optical audio out back into the 3.5mm socket, paying 15" money and getting no digital audio isn't going to fly.
That's a massive problem in the airs that you need a USB DAC or sound card to get acceptable audio out.
This doesn't make sense at all. I think the part you don't get, is that many people like having the small form factor. People aren't buying the 11" because they're cheaper, they're buying it because they are awesome. Which is exactly why people are buying an ultra book in the first place.
Not all of us have the "disease of more" or drive an SUV...
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Blu-ray MB??? ............got some bad news for you bro
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I'm hoping for a 1080p screen as default, or at least as an option. I have a current 15" MBP and game a lot, so a resolution upgrade would be nice
I'm hoping for a 1080p screen as default, or at least as an option. I have a current 15" MBP and game a lot, so a resolution upgrade would be nice
You are probably young enough that you don't consider burning DVDs with irreplaceable family photos.
Currently selling my 2009 15"er to help pay for this hypothetical new one. Hopefully the rumour is true. I am so close to getting a 13" Air but I know I won't be satisfied with the smaller screen.
Photos can be backed up in online storage or in removable hard drive, no need for a superdrive for this...
I think the iMac uses standard SATA, or some Apple proprietary SATA connection for SSD rather than SSD blade which uses PCI connection. Only MacBook Airs use SSD blade.
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I'd love a new 13" MacBook something with the best of an Air and Pro.
From the Air I would like:
More affordable SSD
(adding it via apple.com to a MBP makes the price go way up, and adding it separately apparently eliminates TRIM support, I've been told)
Slightly thinner design
(but cooling is still important)
No optical drive!
(I have a SL disc stuck in mine now, it got stuck the first time I used the drive, but I don't use the optical drive anyways now so I never got it fixed, lol)
Higher screen resolution
From the Pro I would like:
The Pro's faster processors
4 GB RAM minimum standard
The glossy screen with black border (I know most probably disagree with me on that, but I like the black look, and the glass is easy to clean)
The Pro's higher screen quality
From the Air I would like:
More affordable SSD
(adding it via apple.com to a MBP makes the price go way up, and adding it separately apparently eliminates TRIM support, I've been told)
Slightly thinner design
(but cooling is still important)
No optical drive!
(I have a SL disc stuck in mine now, it got stuck the first time I used the drive, but I don't use the optical drive anyways now so I never got it fixed, lol)
Higher screen resolution
From the Pro I would like:
The Pro's faster processors
4 GB RAM minimum standard
The glossy screen with black border (I know most probably disagree with me on that, but I like the black look, and the glass is easy to clean)
The Pro's higher screen quality
Finally i sold my macbook air rev A and i bought a 11" macbook air yesterday, 1,6/4/128ssd, i was impressed with the speed, the power, the design is a work of art, a masterpiece.
The 11 and the 13 are blazing fast, i believe the 15" air models, will be sky high in performance and battery life.
can't wait to get my hands on one.
The 11 and the 13 are blazing fast, i believe the 15" air models, will be sky high in performance and battery life.
can't wait to get my hands on one.
I haven't had a single moment of regret after selling my 15" MBP and buying a 13" MBA. I'd have a hard time going back to a 15" form-factor, even if it was a 15" MBA.
Not again.
You've said that before, not going to happen.
Don't start again, we know what YOU want but is that what others want?
If Apple doesn't go forward then where do we end up?
Although I understand that there are still quite a few people around here that need those ports I think there are more and more people which don't need them and settle with USB and thunderbolt.
Would I like plenty of ports?, yes but I also recognize that for technology to go forward Apple needs to get rid of old technology like optical drives for instance.
With reasonably garbage screen?
With reasonably garbage keyboard, trackpad?
With reasonably garbage chassis material?
With reasonably garbage camera?
Well .. suit yourself .. I'd install Windows 8 on this new Macbook Air just to piss you off, cheers
If minidisplay was anything... Apple could just give us another reason to buy another dongle.
MiniEthernet anyone?
You didn't even read my post.
You can fit a 13.0" screen on the current Macbook Air, most likely. If not you'd have it increase its size by a TINY percentage. They put a bezel around it so if people wanted a bigger screen they would buy a more expensive computer(the 13.3").
I personally like the form-factor of the 11, it's perfect. Why can't they fit a 13" screen in there? It's certainly possible.
If they do that, then the 13" can dissapear and be replaced by a 15".
Low end model, High end model. Simple.
Absolutely nobody in the entire world prefers a 11.6" with a huge bezel to a 13.0" with no bezel. Look at the current trends in consumer TVs (Samsung).
Everyone wins, except your wallet.With reasonably garbage screen?
With reasonably garbage keyboard, trackpad?
With reasonably garbage chassis material?
With reasonably garbage camera?
Well .. suit yourself .. I'd install Windows 8 on this new Macbook Air just to piss you off, cheers
The current MBP line was designed in stone age, it's bulky and heavy by today's standard.
An ultra-thin 15" MacBook doesn't need to be as thin as the Air, just make it slimmer and lighter, will be enough to make me buy one!
An ultra-thin 15" MacBook doesn't need to be as thin as the Air, just make it slimmer and lighter, will be enough to make me buy one!
1. Thinner design would be sweet
2. SSD would be cool
3. I hope they would keep ethernet. I use it in my dorm room because of spotty wifi, and dont want to buy an adapter.
4. USB 3.0
5. I hope they keep an optical drive, maybe blu-ray support.
2. SSD would be cool
3. I hope they would keep ethernet. I use it in my dorm room because of spotty wifi, and dont want to buy an adapter.
4. USB 3.0
5. I hope they keep an optical drive, maybe blu-ray support.
I don't like the look of this. Who wants to bet that the SSD is soldered straight on to the logic board?
Ok, you use a winblows pc that doesn't work and we will use Macs that do!
Sadly, this is no longer true.
Lion is the one that doesn't quite work, and when's the last time you've used "Winblows"? Ever tried Winblows 7? Gives Lion a real run for its money.
All the more unlikely. Which business is Apple going to sell all these "pro" laptops to? Some business in your mom's basement that runs off a Mac Mini "server"?