You are right, it is not a hardware change, but you are wrong in thinking that calibration does nothing.
Panel color calibration is one of the most important tasks for anyone doing graphics, design, or photography. Without it , your printed colors will be off.
Regardless, these are still TN panels sadly.
The MBP does not use the same panel as the Macbook.
Take a look at this article were all 3 are compared. Granted it does not have the brand new air, however I doubt that the LCD has changed on the new models that much.
This thread is 1 year old as was my response... but i'll agree my response was a little over the top. I was just expressing how disappointing it is that you have to use the color calibrator within the software to improve upon what you see on screen. It's much nicer seeing a screen come from the factory with nice native settings.
Jay
