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Apple's Ultra-Slim 12-Inch MacBook Air Rumored to Enter Mass Production in Early 2015
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Me too. In the meantime, I maxed out the RAM to 8GB and swapped out the HDD with a SSD. Works like a new machine now!
What will the screen format be 4:3, 16:9, 16:10???
I still think this will be a IOS device or there will be a IOS device launched at the same time.
Next thing on my brain is make a Mac Mini type box that runs IOS and add a good controller system. This would be the best replacement for the Apple TV.
I think the Alienware Alpha has the right idea. I know its a full windows box but
it has done what no living room box has done so far.
Does anyone at Apple play games, where is the apple version of this box.
I still think this will be a IOS device or there will be a IOS device launched at the same time.
Next thing on my brain is make a Mac Mini type box that runs IOS and add a good controller system. This would be the best replacement for the Apple TV.
I think the Alienware Alpha has the right idea. I know its a full windows box but
it has done what no living room box has done so far.
Does anyone at Apple play games, where is the apple version of this box.
"Ultra-Slim."
Ok, can we please jump off the "everything must get thinner" wagon now? Don't get me wrong I love how technology is evolving, but I don't think I have EVER heard anyone say "I wish it wasn't so thick though..." when talking about their MacBook Air. Actually I hear quite the opposite: "I can't believe how thin it is."
I just think their are other ways Apple can start pushing the limits of technology instead of marketing how thin a device is now.
Ok, can we please jump off the "everything must get thinner" wagon now? Don't get me wrong I love how technology is evolving, but I don't think I have EVER heard anyone say "I wish it wasn't so thick though..." when talking about their MacBook Air. Actually I hear quite the opposite: "I can't believe how thin it is."
I just think their are other ways Apple can start pushing the limits of technology instead of marketing how thin a device is now.
seems pretty standard fare, unless apple being at the forefront of this kind of accomplishment bothers people..? all companies are going thinner. it's not that they're obsessed with it, the evolution you mention just includes it. the end goal is desktop quality on a sheet of transparent 'glass' with an embedded touchscreen - always has been.
Except most other companies have not made sacrifices to other pieces of the technology just to get thinner.
That is the issue. The issue isn't they get thinner. The issue is they make sacrifices to other things just so they can. Most other companies haven't reached that yet.
Really hate the bezel on the Air. Looks so cheap, especially as the rest of the design is so beautiful.
Unlikely, but I'd love for them to use the weight savings elsewhere to put a glass screen on the new Air (like the MBP) so that they can have the black border design for antenna and iSight camera, etc.
Unlikely, but I'd love for them to use the weight savings elsewhere to put a glass screen on the new Air (like the MBP) so that they can have the black border design for antenna and iSight camera, etc.
I have to disagree. If Apple can make a notebook thinner than the current MBA whilst still allowing the keys to have a decent amount of travel and get more than 7 hours out of the battery I will be all over it. And to make it smaller and lighter they will (hopefully!) have to get rid of the chunky bezel around the screen. Plus Broadwell (and Skylake later in 2015) will allow for fanless CPU's so Apple could produce something amazing if they really want to.
The fanless Core-M CPU's are not powerhouses though. They will be more than adequate for internet usage and general day-to-day tasks but these CPU's are not in the same league as those found in the MacBook Pro's for example.
Well, on my part, I would go for this ultra-thin 12" product, if and only if it has a retina screen and will last not less than 9 (preferably, 10) hrs. with normal/standard usage (internet surfing, mailing, office stuff) at 33% of screen brightness. (That's what do with my late 2012 Ivory Bridge 13" rMBP, and indeed squeeze out that 7 hrs. indicated...). With these low power Core-M Broadwells they may achieve this unless the case will unreasonably thin and that they have to axe down the battery capacity (size), I guess. But I really wouldn't like to carry out my charger with me, what-so-ever.
This is going to be a big seller. The MBA is what many of us wanted but it just was missing a few key features or hardware components. Extremely cool. It's going to be hard for to NOT buy one, that's for sure. 
Basically yes. I love my 11" but the productivity suffers on it. So portability of the 11" and productivity of the 13" and you'd have the perfect laptop. For quite a few including myself.
The difference between 11" and 13" in terms of portability is significant. Where the footprint of the 13" is that of a MBP 13" the 11" is more like an iPad. After getting the 11" I stopped using my iPad Mini.
Funny thing is that the 13" is the one that doesn't make sense to *me*. The size difference between the MBA 13" and MBP 13" isn't that big, but they are when it comes to performance.
One things for sure, if the rumours are true about the 12" with the portability of the 11" and the productivity of the 13" it will be one great machine for many people. Imo - it's a no brainer.
Agreed on several points.
I will add this also, for people like my wife who used a white 13" MB for years for work (very large spreadsheets, complicated database windows, statistical modeling and Word) she chose the 15" MBP over the 13" MBA this summer.
I think they need a 15" MBA and this 12" MBA or just rename these the MacBooks and do away with the Air line and then keep beefing up the Pro.
Yes, that's what they will do.
Fanless design is not possible yet.. Not with Broadwell U-series, which the next MBA will be based on. We won't see fanless for 2-3 years (and frankly it's not really necessary in a full performance laptop, as it doesn't fix any particular problem).
Another thing Apple won't do is build the next MBA on Core M ULX Broadwell CPUs - they are underpowered and would be a huge step backwards in terms of performance.
So what will most likely see is a Broadwell U upgrade with retina and 12" screen.. Same thinness and similar form factor to a current 11" MBA.
Yes, exactly. I'd much rather have a laptop with a fan on the CPU, than a slow and hot running laptop without a fan. A no-brainer really...
This sounds like an excellent upgrade to the MBA line. Looking forward to upgrade my 2010 MBA...
This sounds like an excellent upgrade to the MBA line. Looking forward to upgrade my 2010 MBA...
um... let's just say i highly disagree. look at best buy.com for 5-10 minutes and tell me that again. nearly all companies make sacrifices, & many do so in a way that make them unpopular and less enjoyable to use - at least meaning a company has hits or misses based on what the free market demands. the whole premise of any laptop, tablet, or phone is 'compromising on desktop quality to attain portability & added convenience.' and everyone is going 'thinner' with emphasis on marketing. because it's the very clear future of tech.
there are really only two categories - 'affordable' and 'luxury' - both of which have ever-shifting pros and cons.