My question is, Are the rumors of a new macbook air in june with sandybridge/thunderbolt probable? Or is it just another crazy theory? And if they are even slightly true would buying a 11" air be worth it now?
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Most likely just crazy talk. They just went through a major redesign. If they wanted to add sandybridge, they would have built that into their launch roadmap. Apple went with the MBA's current processors because they sip power while faster processors would greatly diminish MBA's battery time.
I shopped for a MBP for months, then jumped on the MBA Ultimate at launch. I always go for a max'ed out machine, but finally realized the MBA did everything I needed it too.
Untrue... The Core 2 Duo's have been completely discontinued, with only a few being manufactured until the end of Q1 2011.
http://www.cpu-world.com/news_2010/2010060901_Intel_to_discontinue_Core_2_Mobile_processors.html
Apple will have to move to Sandy Bridge at some point in the next year. Some may argue is special and intel will continue manufacturing things for them, but the thing is they have to move all their fabs to the 32 nm process.
Expect them in June or Sept.
http://www.cpu-world.com/news_2010/2010060901_Intel_to_discontinue_Core_2_Mobile_processors.html
Apple will have to move to Sandy Bridge at some point in the next year. Some may argue is special and intel will continue manufacturing things for them, but the thing is they have to move all their fabs to the 32 nm process.
Expect them in June or Sept.
Sorry for sounding dumb but sometimes its hard to sift through people who truly know what they are talking about, and the people who defend Apple's decisions to the point that they make up justifications on why something "can't" be done. (ie, "The Macbook Air lack a backlit keyboard and quality webcam because its so thin" is bogus and we're sure to see it next gen)
So is there any solid reasoning for why sandy bridge CANT be put in the Air as a spec upgrade in June? Does the chip run hot or is it too big or something? I had the latest 13" Macbook Air but returned it because, for the price, the specs simply were way too out of date for a $1000+ computer. But drop in an i3 Sandy bridge and i'll buy.
So is there any solid reasoning for why sandy bridge CANT be put in the Air as a spec upgrade in June? Does the chip run hot or is it too big or something? I had the latest 13" Macbook Air but returned it because, for the price, the specs simply were way too out of date for a $1000+ computer. But drop in an i3 Sandy bridge and i'll buy.
Nope, none. Sandy Bridge didn't make it when the Air was last refreshed simply because they weren't available at the time.
Next iteration of the 13" Air will get the i7 2629M and i7 2649M (and therefore HD3000 instead of nVidia 320m). MiniDisplay port will be replaced with the Thunderbolt port.
Backlit keyboard and higher res webcam are technically possible but subject to Apple's generosity.
No other changes will occur except perhaps a reduction in price due to SSD getting cheaper over time (hopefully... unless Apple continues to be greedy bast***s, e.g. SSD upgrades in Feb '11 MBP are still the same price as April '10 MBP, I mean seriously? wtf!)