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More Claimed MacBook Air Specs: 8-10 Hour Battery, NVIDIA 320M, Upgradeable RAM and SSD
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Who else is wondering how Apple is going to squeeze 10 hours of battery life out of a 2.4 GHz processor + 320M GPU when the laptop is ~2 times thinner than the MBP13 at its widest point and tapers off even more? I realize it lost the HDD and Optical Drive, but damn the whole thing must be one giant battery if that's going to work.
if you look at the prototype, 2/3's of the laptop is battery, so it is very possible.
A Core i5 processor.
A 320M or equivalent.
10hr advertised/6-7hr real world battery
If it has those specs, I will definitely buy one before the end of the year.
If it has anything less than that, I will pick up an Alienware M11x.
A 320M or equivalent.
10hr advertised/6-7hr real world battery
If it has those specs, I will definitely buy one before the end of the year.
If it has anything less than that, I will pick up an Alienware M11x.
Oh crap, you and I agree on something....
OSX is cool, but some of us have to use Windows only programs too. 4 to 8 gigs of ram please.
At least two USB ports, for USB key and an interface cable.
Matt screen for working outdoors.
What is the stock SSD on the higher end MBA likely to be? I would only be comfortable with around 200 GB, but I'm not familiar with SSD prices, and so I don't know if this is a feasible hope.
No, it still shows reflections so I won't buy it. I want matte. (What do you mean by "etched"?"
The Alienware really shows that Apple has been slacking when it comes to the MBA. There is so much more they could be doing but don't.
Are you serious ? An M11x is nothing like a Macbook AIR. It weighs a ton compared, and should be compared to a Macbook Pro (and even that is far fetched).
No, but it does give hints to what we might see in a 11.6" air, especially screen wise. 1366x768 resolution and WLED.
If they plug in a nVidia 320M and a led-lit keyboard, my VISA is getting some more bonus points!
I don't know about the 1366x768. Apple likes the high density Resos and 1366x768 wreeks of budget laptop or gamer trash laptop.
Screenwise you've certainly got a point, hoping for a good resolution on that screen as well. Graphics wise, I still doubt a 320M would fit any MBA in terms of keeping it cool (combined with a cpu and a chipset : 3 chip solution instead of 2 chip before, minding all the known issues the previous MBA had with cooling).
ooh, a little over a pound more... yawn. For that I can swap components with relative ease, I could have discreet video, more memory (EIGHT GIG), more storage... yeah I suppose you could compare it to a FIFTEEN inch notebook
2gb memory limit of the MBA makes it as useful to me as a Touch. It was a joke when it came out and still is a joke today. The fixation on weight when you get into the sub 5 area is really silly, by the time I load up my laptop bag the weight of the laptop is not really a concern, let alone a pound difference. throw in the fact it is either sitting on a table or the tray all its life and I would notice the weight even less. I am only concerned by its size.
why do people think we will be seeing a 16:10 format screen, the most likely resolution will be 1280x800 if not pushing to 1440x1080 if we are really lucky
LOL, suggest you pick up that Alienware quickly then, as Apple (in general, not only with MBA) will not fit your requests in the next lifetime
Wait what ? They do ? A 1440x900 15" laptop is a high density resos ?
1366x768 on a 11.6" screen is 135 ppi. It's higher resolution than even the MBP 17".
Uh ? The 320m is a 2 chip solution. CPU+Chipset. The 320M is an IGP.
The current Air has the same architecture essentially. The 320M is simply a better 9400m.
The m11x does it. They could bump it up to a 13" display on that thing though. The bezel is huge.
Hence why we were talking about the m11x's screen in the first place. 11.6" (just like this rumor) at 1366x768 (awesome resolution) and WLED for a backlight.
I'm pretty sure if the 11.6" rumor holds true that it's going to use the same screen.
I'm still hoping for 1440 x 900 on a 13" model. 1280 x 800 is so 2003.
11.6" is stuck at 1366 x 768 unless you want to go the Sony route.
I just ordered the 11.6" MacBook Air 128 Flash, 4GB and 1.6 processor. It cost less then the Lenovo X201s I returned early this week. Ships 1-2 days.