Selling 11" for 13" ?

The refresh is still 5-9 months away and it won't be too large of a difference, it's not really worth the wait
only new things that may come are:
- cheaper storage (get 256gb for the price 128 is right now)
- nVidia graphics again (those were the best!) or just Intel HD 4000
- ivy Bridge (not too major, the real upgrade was from C2D to Sandy in 2011)
- possibility to custom order with 8gb ram and 512gb ssd

I think the 2011 is still a keeper though, I think you should go on with your purchase of the 2011 13' and use an external hdd for your media storage e.g. music, movies

 

I am one of those who JUST CANT wait to get my hands on anything that I am looking to buy If I want it, I want it NOW.

Having said that, I would still suggest waiting for the refresh. You have the 2011 Air and white MB. Alleviate the storage issue by buying an external HDD (you'll need that even if you do buy a 13" 2011). Sure, the refresh might not be equivalent compared to the move from C2D to SB, sure you might not use the improved graphics, but you will benefit from a cooler and more power efficient processor. So yeah, control that urge

 

The main benefit to Ivy Bridge, for me, would be the option of having USB 3.

Of course there's no guarantee that Apple will offer it even if the chipset offers USB 3, but I can't see why not. Especially because of the lack of third-party thunderbolt accessories.

Every time I go into PC World there's a huge selection of USB 3.0 drives, at nearly the same price as USB 2.0 ones. All that's available for Thunderbolt is high-end stuff with massive prices I can live with USB 2 speeds now but not in a year or two.

But I agree it will be at least may/june before we'll see one, Ivy bridge is not out until at least April and I think it's safe to say the Pro will get the exclusive for a few months.

I don't think there's a chance of getting nVidia graphics, they're still not making sandy/ivy bridge chipsets and dedicated graphics is just not going to happen in a laptop this size.

 

I'm going the other way! Had a an 11" C2D and now own a 13" SB and real estate is not something I feel like I have really gained on (it wasn't really a problem for me on the 11") but I am missing the portability of the 11". But had to choose the 13" for battery life. If the IB comes with at least 7 hrs on the 11", then you have a great package IMHO. The SB is plenty powerful in terms of processing power but can't comment on the integrated vs. discrete graphics performance because I am not a gamer

 

Since you are not too shy from selling your Macs, it is likely worth it to just purchase the current model - and selling it after or just before the new one is available. I imagine that the MBA 2011 13" base will still sell for around 900 locally if not a little more when 2012 model rolls around. It is just a matter of whether or not it is worth your time and effort.

 

if you decided to sell, one final bit of advice...I suspect you probably know this already but one last thing if you decide to sell your machine make sure you wipe it properly. The first thing to do is de-authorise the computer. You do this by booting into the partition by keeping R (or it could me command R, play around) pressed whilst the machine is booting. There you will get several options, go to the Disc utility one and from there chose Erase. Before you click the Erase button, I suggest that you click the nearby Security Options button.

Here you have a couple of options, each of which is progressively more secure than the previous. I decided to go for the 7-pass erase, which took about 5 hours to do!! Apparently it met the now obsolete US Department of Defense 5220-22M standard for securely erasing magnetic media by erasing the drive index files and writing over the data seven times. This hasn't been the standard since 2007 but if it was good enough for the Pentagon, then it's good enough for me!!

 

Paranoid, are we Sure someone isn't tracking you down?

 

Congratulations And remember to proudly 'show off' your new air in your sig

 

Aren't we all?

 

I never thought about it, but a lot of people do that huh? I've seen people list the consoles they have too...why???

 

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It's narcissistic and a plea for attention.

 

Everyone is a little proud and happy about the stuff they own, aren't they? nothing wrong in listing your devices in your sig... after all, no one is rubbing it into your face, why look into it so much! Relax people and go grab a beer

 

No one does that.

 

lol

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Grass is always greener?

I handled my cousins 11" and now wish I had given serious thought to then 11" before buying the 13".

My first Mac, and I did not even consider the 11". Had a Dell 12" and dismissed the 11 as being too small. I now think it's great. Oh well, at least I get a better battery life with the 13.

 

If you plan on selling it on Ebay, I wouldn't worry too much about the refresh. The resale value on these is not much affected by that.

The resale value is as good as it gets. People want the latest and greatest true, but these aren't like other items. Go and look for yourself.