But you cannot get a Core i5 + GT 330M in a 13" form factor (well not without a thicker device and/or less battery life).
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I'm just more and more impressed with these new MBA's every day now. Apple really did a cracking job on them. Just a shame there's no black bezel. Goddamn. Just that last finishing touch is missing!
Longer warranty terms in the UK maybe? Plus price protection against a fluctuating currency, it's for Apple's benefit not yours.
There are higher costs, plus hedging fx to a certain extent too, but we're talking 11-12% here which is pretty painful. I suppose Apple have to pay for that expensive Covent Garden real estate somehow
!Cheers,
jahman
Think I'm just going wait until the 2011 Macbook Pros. They'll be lighter, come with Flash/SSD (I know you can upgrade to SSD now) and maybe even better battery. I'd like a good upgrade from my 2008 MBP (2 hour battery ugh) thats portable but can still play StartCraft II (for example). The airs won't run that.
The higher price for Apple stuff in the UK is on-going. They can do what they want. If you don't like it, don't buy it. I hate it that they do it, but if you want your Apple fix, gotta pay the price.
The higher price for Apple stuff in the UK is on-going. They can do what they want. If you don't like it, don't buy it. I hate it that they do it, but if you want your Apple fix, gotta pay the price.
Ib was going to to originally get the 13" MBP but changed my mind after seeing it at the Apple store. I couldn't believe they had a Maxed Out 13" at my local Apple Store which saved me the frustration of waiting for it to be shipped.
Peppy little device!
Peppy little device!
Seeing how people with 9400m run StarCraft II, the air with the more powerful GPU will. Maybe not on full settings, but it will run.
I agree, there is just little since in comparing a MBA to a MBP.
Definitely a MBA 11 is a great alternative to an iPad since it's a real computer and can do real computer things with real computer software. I would bet that some people have spent more on their iPad/wireless keyboard/fake laptop folding thingy than a real MBA 11 costs.
The difference between the Air and a Pro is what you're dragging around with you. If it's spreadsheets and scheduling the Air would be fantastic. If one needs Photoshop, Aperture or Final Cut away from home then a MBP is mandatory.
Apple has wisely set up two lines of portables for different users, three lines if you add the iPad for the "here's a new picture of little Billy" crowd.
Definitely a MBA 11 is a great alternative to an iPad since it's a real computer and can do real computer things with real computer software. I would bet that some people have spent more on their iPad/wireless keyboard/fake laptop folding thingy than a real MBA 11 costs.
The difference between the Air and a Pro is what you're dragging around with you. If it's spreadsheets and scheduling the Air would be fantastic. If one needs Photoshop, Aperture or Final Cut away from home then a MBP is mandatory.
Apple has wisely set up two lines of portables for different users, three lines if you add the iPad for the "here's a new picture of little Billy" crowd.
Indeed. However, since I've remembered that Apple did a Black Friday in the UK last year, I think I'll wait and see. Should be towards the end of November so it's just a month or so away. Might save a few hundred if I'm lucky.
Cheers,
jahman
this MBA can do that perfectly to. On the go, the higher screen resolution is going to be much better than the MBP for Photoshop.
CS5 runs on much older computers that are less powerful than this Air. People need to get it out of their heads that this thing can't do Photoshop, Illustrator and other higher end software packages.
Couldn't agree more. My 2008 MacBook with the Intel X3100 integrated graphics can run CS5 and edit AVCHD video in Final Cut Express adequately, with a 5400rpm Hard drive and 2GB of RAM.
I'm guessing patience will be rewarded with a "Pro Air" equipped with a Sandy Bridge Core i5 or i7.
That said, I'm not patient. I have an order for a "maxed out" 13" MacBook Air.
I must confess it's been a mystery to me why Apple didn't replace the optical drive in all MBs with an additional hard disk or extra batteries years ago, given how few people actually need them anymore.
Especially given their historical behaviour; I'm sure there were a lot more people who missed not having any removable media for the original iMac in 1998 than there would be people who'd miss a DVDRW in a MBP today.
My wife has a "Rev B" 2.13ghz MBA which we bought late last year (if I remember correctly - or was it early this year?). When you first boot it up it seems OK, but the problem is that even just surfing the web or maybe watching a video, the fans kick in and the machine gets hot. I mean the fans really start whirring away, to the extent that my wife, who basically doesn't know anything about computers and doesn't care, even notices and is annoyed by it.
Then the real problem is that it seems that the machine actually throttles the CPU when this happens. It gets slow. Slow enough, again, that my non-computer inclined wife notices. I'm talking about some kind of subtle throttling, not just even shutting down one core (which also happens if the machine gets really hot).
It happens in both osx and bootcamp/windows. In my mind it makes the machine nearly unusable. I basically, literally, hate this computer. I tried to convince my wife to go buy a 13" MBP, but she really really likes the small / thin form factor.
So my questions is - has anyone noticed this with the new MBAs? Did they solve this problem?
Then the real problem is that it seems that the machine actually throttles the CPU when this happens. It gets slow. Slow enough, again, that my non-computer inclined wife notices. I'm talking about some kind of subtle throttling, not just even shutting down one core (which also happens if the machine gets really hot).
It happens in both osx and bootcamp/windows. In my mind it makes the machine nearly unusable. I basically, literally, hate this computer. I tried to convince my wife to go buy a 13" MBP, but she really really likes the small / thin form factor.
So my questions is - has anyone noticed this with the new MBAs? Did they solve this problem?
I just went to the store and check this beauty out! Its amazing!
Safari launches faster, Itunes, launch faster on the 13inch then 11 inch, and the instant on, actually turns on, instantly! I wish i could really buy one right now. but i just can't
Safari launches faster, Itunes, launch faster on the 13inch then 11 inch, and the instant on, actually turns on, instantly! I wish i could really buy one right now. but i just can't
I wonder why you included iLife 11 with your purchase details above, since iLife 11 is included with all new Macs.
You didn't pay extra for it. Did you?
That's funny, for me, there is no reason for an 11" MBA when there's an iPad available.
Certainly no knock against the new MBA, but for couch surfing, emailing, and movie watching, why on earth would one need a "real" keyboard, a flip up screen, and half the battery life?
That's funny, for me, there is no reason for an 11" MBA when there's an iPad available.
Certainly no knock against the new MBA, but for couch surfing, emailing, and movie watching, why on earth would one need a "real" keyboard, a flip up screen, and half the battery life?
Because trolling forums by typing on an on-screen keyboard that hides half the display is crap.
Laptops remain much better ergonomically to type away. The Internet isn't a read-only medium.