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... only that the Air has an optically coated glossy display that is superior to a standard (i.e. etched) matte screen!
if the rumors are true and the new MBA 11" gets at least the Core 2 Duo, 320M, and 4GB of memory, it will be a great machine to play SC2 with.
That might be true, but reflections are still distracting when you are using it somewhere outside...
I'm in the same boat as you. Just bought a 13inch Macbook pro because i needed it for school. I really wanted the portability of an Air. If tech specs are similar to the 13inch MBP, i will be selling my MBP stat.
I would really want an 11inch Air for carrying around to the library and coffee shops (i take online classes) especially if it has the same resolution or greater of the current MBP.
Just get your nerd porn elsewhere. Seriously, what instruction did Intel introduce in the Core iX series that Core 2 Duos can't execute and that is absolutely required for your Assembly class ?
I'd rather this thing have a C2D with nVidia IGP than a Core iX with a damn Intel graphics POS.
4 GB RAM, high res, nVidia/ATI graphics and a good price and this might replace my aging Macbook.
They're very distracting inside as well. Very. Apple tried to cram glossy down everyone's throat once already, when they pulled matte as a choice from MacBook Pros awhile back.
Then finally after lots of customer push back, they did one of their sneaky "silent moves" when putting it back as a choice in the Apple store (without announcing it) only to pull another one of their greedy moves by charging extra for what was once standard. Not content to keep all customers happy, they are taking another run at "shiny toys sell" and their right. Shiny Toys Sell.
Many of the Apple faithful would rather look at themselves in the display, than use it for computing anyway, it's a world class mirror.
That said, you gotta give Apple credit, for the obscene profits they make and the way many of their customers fall all over themselves to suck it up and brag about it. You'd think _they_ were making the money, instead of giving it all to Apple...
If they can't fit an Intel GPU + discrete graphics in the larger 13" MBP, I don't think it's going to fit in the smaller 11.6 and 13" MBA; unless using this SSD card has freed up enough space to do so.
The GPU in Sandy Bridge Intel CPU is not bad from anandtech reviews, more or less comparable with current nVidia offering(s) ...
Yeah I know, maybe they'll find a way to fit an i3 in, but you can't have two integrated GPUs though can you?
Maybe so, but it isn't as good as the GeForce 320M.
Have a look at the FPS for CoD MW2 with the Intel GPU; it's on low at 1024x768 and then have a look at the FPS for CoD MW2 with the GeForce 320M (1280x800). Intel GPUs are no doubt getting better but they are still lacking.
So next year, when it comes out, Intel will have caught up with nVidia's offering from last year. Great...
And people wonder why Intel graphics are loathed so much.
What if?
My idea is this:
They drop the plastic macbook (the oddball non-aluminum of the macs)
and replace it with the macbook air at $999.
This way, they go all-unibody and also force you to bump up to macbook pro for an internal disc drive. It sounds very apple-esque to me.
My idea is this:
They drop the plastic macbook (the oddball non-aluminum of the macs)
and replace it with the macbook air at $999.
This way, they go all-unibody and also force you to bump up to macbook pro for an internal disc drive. It sounds very apple-esque to me.
Just a note, main purpose of the MBA is not gaming, ( i am not saying you should not game, majority of the user may not game on MBA).
So next year, when it comes out, Intel will have caught up with nVidia's offering from last year. Great...
And people wonder why Intel graphics are loathed so much.
but you have to see GPU in a CPU and separate IGP, when things get merged and smaller, of course there is going to be some trade off.
it is OK for MBA, may not be good for MBP.
Like it or not eventually over the years, all the Integrated Graphics market going to be on CPU(+GPU) market. Intel doing it and AMD doing it.
Apple also used IGP even in a premium computers, so there are not going to be left out on this CPU+GPU strategy
Maybe so, but the GeForce 320M is the next step up from the 9400M; I think the Intel graphics are even a slight step back from the 9400M.
What I'd like
What I actually expect
I know that the prices would run counter with White MacBook and low-end MBP, but I just don't see a $799 portable Mac happening in my lifetime.
- 4GB RAM standard
- Intel ULV Core i5
- nVidia 320M (being realistic)
- 13.3" screen
- $799
What I actually expect
- 2GB 11.6"/4GB 13.3" (no way to upgrade RAM)
- Some sort of "high-end" IGP
- C2D (even though with IGP i-series would be possible)
- $999 (11.6") / $1199 (13.3")
I know that the prices would run counter with White MacBook and low-end MBP, but I just don't see a $799 portable Mac happening in my lifetime.
Based on the mockup details, it works for me. Along with the discussion about GPU ATI/nVidia, so maybe still C2D, but we'll see. Would love it to have the glass cover screen as in the mockup - they did a great job with the pic imo.
It's the 20th in 8 hours here ... shame that doesn't count for anything ><.