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Both 13-Inch and 11-Inch MacBook Air Models Next Week?
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I never thought the MacBook Air was a bad product, it was just released before the technology was available at a price point to make it a viable consumer product. The idea itself was always very sound to me. An ultra-light, thin laptop with a ssd for fast booting and wake times. It was the price of the ssd at the time that ruined the product. With a few hardware upgrades and a more alluring price point, this laptop could be huge.
I could see them replacing the old the old white Macbooks with the Air.
I love my iPad, but also have the desire for a laptop so i can have the whole Mac osx experience in a portable package. At the same time I think the MacBook pros are too large and powerful for my needs. A loptap with size and weight comparable to the iPad would be perfect for me.
I could see them replacing the old the old white Macbooks with the Air.
I love my iPad, but also have the desire for a laptop so i can have the whole Mac osx experience in a portable package. At the same time I think the MacBook pros are too large and powerful for my needs. A loptap with size and weight comparable to the iPad would be perfect for me.
The thing is, it's not a netbook. I don't know why people keep saying that.
Netbooks have smaller keyboards. The 11.6" widescreen would be the smallest a laptop could go before they would have to downscale the keyboard.
It may not be marketed as a netbook but if it quacks like a duck it's either a duck or an ugly dude in black and red flannel with a whistle and shotgun. Either way it's a netbook or a something pretending to be a netbook.
You think I'm wrong? Tell me how. Other than price and a 2-3" larger screen the MBA's functionality is pretty much the same.
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Heh. And then they can look up the word "rumor."
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Heh. And then they can look up the word "rumor."
Probably cost-prohibitive and there may be supply issues (i.e., lack of parts in sufficient quantity).
Also, OS X does not appear to be optimized to handle double-resolution displays.
Not to be a "Retina" display it doesn't. Hint, it sits farther away from your face, so the retina effect requires a lesser density of pixels.
Why insult him when it's clearly you that doesn't understand Apple's marketing buzzwords that don't actually mean anything tangible ?
Why not likely? And, no, won't run Windows WELL in a Parallels environment with only 2GB.
Let us work backwards
Intel Core i7 6M Cache (or i3 with lower cache) 2.0GHz- Low Voltage CPU + Mobo + IGP = $300
SDD - let us take the smallest - 80 GB - $100
RAM - Single or dual stick - 4GB - $100
Screen - 11"/13" High density IPS - $100
OSX and everything else - $100
it is $700 dollars and make it $350 profit it is going to be either - $999 or $1099, mostly it is going to be $1099.
for $1099 you will get SSD and 4GB RAM and better screen compared to current MBA at $1499 (the base model 2GB RAM, 120 GB mechanical HDD ).
I see there is a possibility of additional USB port and ethernet port.
and make the external USB Super Drive cheaper or include with the $1099 like the HP and others ...
Intel Core i7 6M Cache (or i3 with lower cache) 2.0GHz- Low Voltage CPU + Mobo + IGP = $300
SDD - let us take the smallest - 80 GB - $100
RAM - Single or dual stick - 4GB - $100
Screen - 11"/13" High density IPS - $100
OSX and everything else - $100
it is $700 dollars and make it $350 profit it is going to be either - $999 or $1099, mostly it is going to be $1099.
for $1099 you will get SSD and 4GB RAM and better screen compared to current MBA at $1499 (the base model 2GB RAM, 120 GB mechanical HDD ).
I see there is a possibility of additional USB port and ethernet port.
and make the external USB Super Drive cheaper or include with the $1099 like the HP and others ...
also the main difference between netbook and smaller notebook ATOM CPU ($50) versus the Low Voltage CPUs ($200) and GPUs comes with the two systems...
No, it is an outdated prototype. The final product looks different, and is already @ Apples HQs.
Excerpt from my blog -
http://umbraclaw.blogspot.com/2010/10/app1-apple-premonition-part-1.html
...What I think Apple will surprise the market with, is to offer not one but three sizes of the Macbook Air. An 11.5", a 13.3", and a full 15", thus defining a completely new market for worksize ultrathins. The expected specs should provide enough grunt to give many if not most users sufficient power to perform most tasks, while simultaneously offering the sleek, low-weight and sharp profile of the Air. Instant new market killer.
The 11.5" will be entry level, and might even replace the current Macbook if Apple can keep production cost low enough on the smallest Air. However, with the current market trends, I don't think Apple will discontinue the Macbook straight away, as having a clear entry level machine is good common sense until the new Air has carved a significant enough chunk out of the market.
Expect the 13.3" to take over the ultraportable business/premium segment which the current Air occupies at the moment, but with the potential to conquer a larger stake with less compromise demanding components.
Depending on Apple's pricing strategy, the 15" Air will either be for the high premium/envy segment, or maybe a more approachable, wider slot if Apple decides to aim for volume. But unless they switch strategy altogether, this is doubtful.
Whatever the price level, I sure would love to get my hands on a 15" Macbook Air.
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http://umbraclaw.blogspot.com/2010/10/app1-apple-premonition-part-1.html
...What I think Apple will surprise the market with, is to offer not one but three sizes of the Macbook Air. An 11.5", a 13.3", and a full 15", thus defining a completely new market for worksize ultrathins. The expected specs should provide enough grunt to give many if not most users sufficient power to perform most tasks, while simultaneously offering the sleek, low-weight and sharp profile of the Air. Instant new market killer.
The 11.5" will be entry level, and might even replace the current Macbook if Apple can keep production cost low enough on the smallest Air. However, with the current market trends, I don't think Apple will discontinue the Macbook straight away, as having a clear entry level machine is good common sense until the new Air has carved a significant enough chunk out of the market.
Expect the 13.3" to take over the ultraportable business/premium segment which the current Air occupies at the moment, but with the potential to conquer a larger stake with less compromise demanding components.
Depending on Apple's pricing strategy, the 15" Air will either be for the high premium/envy segment, or maybe a more approachable, wider slot if Apple decides to aim for volume. But unless they switch strategy altogether, this is doubtful.
Whatever the price level, I sure would love to get my hands on a 15" Macbook Air.
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well having more models gives consumers more choices, but i thought steve chose for us? but it really needs 4 gb of ram though
less than 3 days to go!
it would be disappointing only MBA are going to be refreshed, hopefully there is some kinda of refresh for 13" MB, MBP as well.
and of course 10.7 LION ...
it would be disappointing only MBA are going to be refreshed, hopefully there is some kinda of refresh for 13" MB, MBP as well.
and of course 10.7 LION ...
Nothing of note until next year. The IGP part looks good but the CPU side is going to be lackluster for some time.Eidorian, good to see you around
what is that AMD has to offer for low power CPUs? (like intel's Ultra Low Voltage CPUs) and what is that makes AMD better than intel if AMD has one?
So by your definition, my 12" iBook is a netbook. He'll, at 1" larger, the standard MacBook is a netbook. The Sony Vaio is a netbook. etc... etc...
Of course the functionality is the same. Windows XP is the same on a netbook as it is on my HP tower. By your twisted definition, there's no way you'd accept otherwise.
Tell me then, what separates the 12" iBook and MacBook Air from netbook status? You must believe every bit of poor marketing you see if you think the only reason the Air is a netbook is because it's marketed that way.
I can't stand people that they're right no matter what.
This.
If a net book quacks, the MBA roars like a lion and is easily capable of gobbling up your duck. You only need to have used one for something more than just Facebook to understand this. MBA remains uniquely in a class of its own: beautiful by design and very capable with OSX and all its glorious software. I think I just spotted that net book sinking to the bottom of the pond - quack.
I don't know why people are having a go at AMD, they make same pretty powerful & affordable processors. I'm guessing most people here aren't very hardware savy.. Just because Intel is well known company doesn't necessarily make it better then AMD..
If you know anything about hardware then you know when the Athlon XP's were out they were blowing the P4's away, in terms of price and performance. It was pretty amazing stuff, now intels at the top again, but like I said before building an AMD system is much more affordable, and you still get performance very close to the Core I Series at a fraction of the cost..
I build PC's so I've had the opportunity to push both AMD and Intel to the limits with overclocking and stuff like that.. and the Phenom II's perform and overclock very well, about the same as Intel's Core I series..
Anyway I would not mind seeing Apple using AMD processors.. But I don't think its gonna happen yet..
If you know anything about hardware then you know when the Athlon XP's were out they were blowing the P4's away, in terms of price and performance. It was pretty amazing stuff, now intels at the top again, but like I said before building an AMD system is much more affordable, and you still get performance very close to the Core I Series at a fraction of the cost..
I build PC's so I've had the opportunity to push both AMD and Intel to the limits with overclocking and stuff like that.. and the Phenom II's perform and overclock very well, about the same as Intel's Core I series..
Anyway I would not mind seeing Apple using AMD processors.. But I don't think its gonna happen yet..
It's a great product & I'm on board but apple continues to short change us. 4GB should be the standard limit on all laptop's by now. Macbook Pro's 13" standard processor should have been an I3 with a I5 as an upgrade. Really!
iBook? Where did I mention an iBook. A MB has a built-in optical drive, and entire array of inputs, and is 4lbs. No, that is a real notebook computer.
If you can't stand people that think they are right no matter what then you best start by looking in the mirror. I asked you how I was wrong that a MBA wasn't a netbook. You can't give me any real difference besides screen size. Hate to break it to you but Dell sells a 12" netbook -- the Mini 12.
MBA:
Ultra light - check
Limited inputs - check
Weak processor - check
Useful mostly for web and office apps - check
Sounds like a netbook to me.
i think the unknown port (if this is real) might be the light peak technology that intel's workin on. especially since the machine they tested it with was a hackintosh, implying that apple might have put them onto this, and let them build a hackintosh