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New MacBook Air Due This Wednesday?
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This should be updated in the story, arn. This is officially page 2 news, or reclassified as iPhone only. More waiting for Airs I guess...
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That said, if it is true, it is big news in itself, since Apple has never sold unlocked iPhones in the US.
Definitely big news worthy of some type of announcement...at least at WWDC last week...
This actually seems to be the direction they are going. When the MacBook Air is updated, its specs will make it far above the level of the white MacBook. MacBook Airs as the base and MacBook Pros as the high end. There really isn't that much of a price difference between the two. $999 vs. $1199
I have a 13" MBP.
The problem on the MBA for me is not the processing power, it's the screen size. You can say all you want but 13" is small, especially on OSX with its dock taking space like hell.
I'm not saying 17" is best, cause those are huge beasts for me, but 15" would be ideal.
The problem on the MBA for me is not the processing power, it's the screen size. You can say all you want but 13" is small, especially on OSX with its dock taking space like hell.
I'm not saying 17" is best, cause those are huge beasts for me, but 15" would be ideal.
I know what you mean. I had a 13" MacBook Pro, but found it worked best when I auto-hid the dock. Gave me more real estate, but Lion should fix that!
My dream apple laptop is actually a 17" Macbook Air. I doubt it will ever see the light of day, though.
Please tell me how the hell it's a "super premium feature" that you have to pay ANOTHER $1000 for....?
Please clarify...
Actually, you can get a RAM upgrade on the base model now. Not sure if you can in stores, but you can on the website.
I don't think 2GB was sufficient 2 generations ago. At minimum I expected upgrade options that only arrived with the current gen. If they bump the base to 4GB don't expect the 8GB upgrade to remain a $100 option (or even an option at all on the cheaper model).
I could live with 4GB, I would pay for 8GB.
Here's hoping that Intel does not have custom or new chips in the bag at the LV 25W TDP. That line only contains two i7 CPUs now and they are the best candidates for the 13". I could easily live with the lower i7 and probably would not pay for the higher unless I am forced to because of other features (backlighting).
As long as we have options at the time of the purchase. Once you purchase you cannot upgrade on the Air. Different from other Macs.
Fair enough. The instant on, instant to where you were, going from full screen app to full screen app features are said to use the SSD a lot. Instead of keeping all that stuff in RAM, they keep the info in SSD. Without an SSD (like with a hard drive) these switches will not be so instant.
At least that is what I read. If it is true, it also means that Lion will be very efficient with RAM, so Apple might not feel the need to offer 4GB as default.
I don't disagree with the fact that many people might prefer the current MB. But the trends point in a different direction. Stronger body construction, portability are becoming more and more important. SSD is becoming more important. CDs are going out of style. iCloud will give us more off site storage. This is a big disappointment of mine. I was hoping I can just keep all my music, movies/videos, pictures, documents, books up there, but it does not seem to be the case at launch. But imagine if you could. Wouldn't 32GB be enough on site? Storing non-immediately needed stuff in the cloud is where we are heading.
Now consider who is running the company. Didn't Steve Jobs tell people based on less compelling reasons that you actually do not need something (like a CD, hard drive or a bigger screen).
Besides, if you want a CD, buy one. If you want a bigger screen the Air and 13" Pro is not much more expensive. And if you want more storage, iCloud will sell you an upgrade for the low price of... by the way, have you heard of our Matching service?
Not to mention I am sure Apple just loves dealing with another manufacturing process (that they really should not have to). Haven't you heard they just recalled a bunch of plastic MB parts? Not to mention, how many people are rubbing their hands saying, as soon as that next plastic thing comes out, I'll upgrade. Everyone is salivating over the aluminium products, even if they cannot afford it. But if an extra $200 causes a problem for you, you will 1, buy refurbs (if you know of them), 2, keep what you have longer and 3, buy whatever they offer at the lowest price point.
With all due respect to your specific preferences (which are very legitimate), you are in the minority and there is no reason to keep the MB alive from a technology, vision and business perspective. I'd like to hear your thoughts based on these arguments.
Actually, while everyone tossed out that Apple already said Lion will be free, nobody is answering the why question. Here's why:
Apple does not want people to hold off their purchase to save the price of the OS. Not to mention, if you buy the laptop now, you are forced to dig into the Mac App Store. The latter is actually a compelling reason to release hardware BEFORE Lion comes out AND offer the upgrade free.
So much? We are looking at an arguable downgrade of graphics, a decent upgrade of CPU and RAM is seriously lagging behind all products. Thunderbold? WTF is Thunderbolt. Does anyone know how to use it?
(Yeah, I am salivating over the prospects too, but lets face it, it comes with 0 utility to us now.) But could could end up being right. Lets hope not.