New MacBook Airs to Feature Minor Processor Update

[PatriotInvasion]

Apple has done this before. A minor spec bump a couple of months before a major update...

Guess waiting for a Retina Air isn't over yet!

A Retina Air has existed since October 2012 when the 13" rMBP was released. Do you realize that the 13" rMBP is only 0.03" thicker than the 13" MBA and weighs only 1/2 lb more? You'll be waiting years to save 3 hundredths of an inch and a half a pound. Never understood the Retina Air desire when you compare it to the rMBP...especially after the price decreases.

 

[ChrisCW11]

Apple hasn't gone Web 2.0 yet?

You don't have to "take down" a website to update product info anymore.

 

[teknikal90]

You don't have to "take down" a website to update product info anymore.

what even is 'web 2.0'

 

[yegon]

Still an excellent laptop, but I'm struggling to stifle a yawn.

 

[claus1225]

pointless update. people want retina display, not insignificant speed bump.

 

[WaxedJacket]

What's the point of this?

To update the CPU of a popular laptop.

 

[Eduardo1971]

I think I'll hold on to my 2013 MBA and wait for what's coming after this very mediocre upgrade.

Only a wealthy porno producer/loan shark would make this type of statement.

 

[Woyzeck]

4GB of RAM, 128GB SSD. It's 2010, right ?

 

[brand]

1.3GHz to 1.4GHz? This is going to cannibalize Mac Pro sales for sure

No one ever claimed that an ultra book would cannibalize workstation sales.

The MacBook Air is an ultra book.
The Mac Pro is a workstation.

 

[spb3]

-The purpose of this meeting is to discuss customer demands. We have a large group of people demanding we launch mini tomorrow.
-But we are not even...
-I do not want to hear it. We are launching. And you better be done tomorrow.

 

[Onimusha370]

I still want my backlit wireless keyboard....

Been waiting 4 years, I guess we'll have to wait a bit longer...

 

[itsOver9000]

didnt they do the same thing with the rMBP last year?

this. not sure why so many are complaining about the small update

 

[Nautilus007]

Been waiting 4 years, I guess we'll have to wait a bit longer...

Soon I'm going to buy the Logitech k811

 

[Onimusha370]

No one ever claimed that an ultra book would cannibalize workstation sales.

The MacBook Air is an ultra book.
The Mac Pro is a workstation.

your understanding of sarcasm is exceptional

 

[seble]

I still want my backlit wireless keyboard....

This, the current wireless keyboard has been around for what 7 years now?

 

[brand]

your understanding of sarcasm is exceptional

I don't see how comparing the sales of an ultra book to a workstation class computer can be considered sarcasm.

 

[wlossw]

Perhaps it will come with a price drop.

 

[ugahairydawgs]

Why bother with such a lame update.

You'd rather someone in the market for a new laptop not get the latest hardware just because it isn't a revolutionary update? That's like saying a car manufacturer shouldn't come up with a new year model of a car just because the only thing changing in it is a bit better fuel efficiency.

 

[iMcLovin]

finally those 6 months of silence from Cupertino pays off. wow!

 

[Rudy69]

They could at least give us thunderbolt 2 :/

 

[Rogifan]

pointless update. people want retina display, not insignificant speed bump.

And you know this update means no retina display? My guess is it will be a silent update, not something Apple will make a big deal about. Plus a MBA with retina would be saved for an event, not launched on a random Tuesday.

 

[Wiesenlooser]

Man... those 4Gb Ram are no less than a shame

 

[coolfactor]

I still want my backlit wireless keyboard....

Wireless, with a power cord to power the backlight?

 

[justperry]

Wireless, with a power cord to power the backlight?

LED's don't use much power.

 

[coolfactor]

And you know this update means no retina display? My guess is it will be a silent update, not something Apple will make a big deal about. Plus a MBA with retina would be saved for an event, not launched on a random Tuesday.

I doubt any event time would be given to announcing an Air with a Retina display. It's "common" tech now.

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You don't have to "take down" a website to update product info anymore.

The online Apple Store is more than just a website, its a complex piece of machinery. Plus, taking it down helps to build anticipation of what's new.