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How many of you would sell your 2010 MacBook Air if new 13 MBP comes out
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And this!
The MBPs just look and feel so bulky now, and all those ports I know I'll hardly use. No doubt hotter running on the new processors, whereas I've been no less than amazed at the Air's 'cool runnings' - damn good film incidentally.
Soon it won't be the 13" mbp is garbage. Anyone with a sense of technology should know this
The average buyer will be just fine with the 13" MPB. Mac buyers are used to paying a premium, and now the current model has the latest CPU rather than an old one on its last legs. The IGP is slower, but the average buyer doesn't really care about that.
My sentiments exactly. We all know that the new MBPs will sell like hotcakes regardless of the comments of the macrumors community. I really don't understand why one Apple product has to be considered bad for another to shine.
If the MBP 13 inch would have been like that one in the Intel ad and close to the weight of the 13 MBA, SSD from the start, no optical drive, well, than it would have been another story. But with ca 0.7 kg more than the Air, Intel graphic card with shared memory... I guess my old refurb MBA (rev C I guess, original design WITH backlit key board) will go for another couple months. Lets see how the future of the MacBook really will be.
I am coparing it to the MBA 13" and The facts are the specs of the "new" 13" mbp. Res for this PRO is lower than the MBA? WTF is up with that? Gpu is intel? Haha. The only plus is the processor and a port that isn't even possible to use at this time
There's no point in arguing about this I have my opinion and you have yours
You've obviously overlooked the single most important feature on the 13" MBP that easily offsets all the shortcomings that you mentioned... the 13" MBP has a back-lit keyboard!1!
Yea i'm in a pickle. I have an Ultimate 13"MBA bought a week ago with a return date of 3/1. I was hoping/curious that the new MBP's would make me want to return/exchange my MBA. I'm not too sure any of the new MBP's really make me want to switch except for high end 15" with SSD option and high res which is at least $600 more than my MBA. Its hard not to like the MBA when you get used to it and the SSD. Sounds like people are having problems with heat on the new MBP's anyways, I like to keep my balls cool and fresh.
P.S.: Dont all of you know how to touch type? What's with the backlit keyboard gripe? I'm all about more options/features, but that would never be a "dealbreaker"
P.S.: Dont all of you know how to touch type? What's with the backlit keyboard gripe? I'm all about more options/features, but that would never be a "dealbreaker"
You've obviously overlooked the single most important feature on the 13" MBP that easily offsets all the shortcomings that you mentioned... the 13" MBP has a back-lit keyboard!1!
Haha
and there's that for all you die hard back lit keyboard fans. Sorry I missed that
13" MBP is no match to 13"MBA at all - that's a fact (unless you can't live without keylights & HDD )
I miss 15" Hires a bit (both 1680x and it's gamut), but I was fullscreening apps all I could even on MBP, and with Lion I'll finally get rid of menubar and be perfectly happy
(unless you can't live without keylights & HDD )I miss 15" Hires a bit (both 1680x and it's gamut), but I was fullscreening apps all I could even on MBP, and with Lion I'll finally get rid of menubar and be perfectly happy
You've obviously overlooked the single most important feature on the 13" MBP that easily offsets all the shortcomings that you mentioned... the 13" MBP has a back-lit keyboard!1!
The keyboard on the MBP feels like there's a thick layer of rubber or cheap silicone behind the keys, if you compare it with the sturdiness of the MBA-keyboard. But at least the MBP-keyboard is backlit. It was hard for me to let go of that feature (backlighting) until I actually had tried both keyboards side-by-side. Once you have a really good keyboard for typing - you don't give a fxxx about backlighting.
whats with everybody complaining about the lack of back lighting on the keyboard for the air?
i rarely ever look at my keyboard when i type, and u can turn the mba screen bright enough that you can see the keyboard if you need to look at it...
it probably saves some battery life too
i rarely ever look at my keyboard when i type, and u can turn the mba screen bright enough that you can see the keyboard if you need to look at it...
it probably saves some battery life too