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The All New Macbook (Air?) 1Q 2012
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Nice job.I think you need to change your battery life to about 45 minutes though.
And add that fact that you could use your MacBook Air to cook steaks after using it for 10 minutes
.Personally I think Apple might consider merging the Air and Pro lines into just a 'Macbook' line within the next few years. This would allow for people to buy powerful and affordable Macs.
I would buy YOUR Mac's sir. Macs with these specs and prices would blow the competition away. Ah well, I'm happy with my (third) MacBook Air (2011).
I will not update my 2011 MBA until they give me the ability to go beyond 4 GB. Not all users will benefit, but my page outs sit at around 10 GB at the end of the day.
Where did you find that screenshot? Because Apple are going to get a warrant to search your home and have you arrested
Eventually, I can see them dropping the "Pro" and "Air" names, and just having 11, 13, 15, and 17" MacBooks. 13" pro is not needed, and by dropping the 13" MacBook this summer, Apple has shown they aren't afraid to drop unnecessary products.
So I think 11 and 13 airs will stay the same, 13" pro will be discontinued, and 15" pro will lose optical drive, becoming something between an air and a pro. But all the names will be dropped, and they will just be called MacBooks.
So I think 11 and 13 airs will stay the same, 13" pro will be discontinued, and 15" pro will lose optical drive, becoming something between an air and a pro. But all the names will be dropped, and they will just be called MacBooks.
OP, you got a +1 from me because of the effort!
+1 for effort here too lol
Is there at least a BTO option for more than 4GBs of RAM?
LMAO! Good work. Though I'm pretty sure I'll be dead before we see 512GBs of flash storage for those prices.
No. I would have even happily paid Apple tax to upgrade.
If they made them all into Air like machines, there isn't much they could do to truly differentiate performance. Apple will still be restricted to the ultra low voltage cpus in such a form factor, and I doubt they'd be able to implement a discrete gpu. Given that they'll still be stuck to the ultra low voltage cpus for at least another year or two in the Air form factor, I'm not sure why they would completely remove their performance option. The Airs aren't terrible or anything, but they do choke on some stuff. The gpus are probably further behind than the rest of the machine.
I wonder how many Pros sell 13vs15vs17. If 13 is the best seller I dont think they will discontinue it...
However I would LOVE a matte black aluminum color. So damn sexy. My friend put a black skin over his MBA and it looks unreal.
Seriously can't wait
I cannot wait until (if) apple releases a 15" MBA like notebook. It looks very sleek, but unsure if the mac would have a 512 flash because of the cost.
I cannot wait until (if) apple releases a 15" MBA like notebook. It looks very sleek, but unsure if the mac would have a 512 flash because of the cost.
Sony managed to make some neat and thin machines (current gen) with full voltage CPUs, decent GPUs, and arguably, a more effective cooling system (in actual use).
13 - Z2, SA
15 - SE (basically, a big SA with a 1080p panel).
So no reason I don't see Apple pushing the limits again when Ivy Bridge launches (and Apple seems to get first dibs on new Intel CPU, anyways
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Seems early results are out on the Ivy Bridge architecture.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Benchmarks-Intel-Ivy-Bridge-CPU-sandy-bridge,14144.html
Not much of a jump in the CPU area compared with Sandy Bridge, and the Intel HD 4000 results are shady since they're compared to the HD 2000 rather than the current 3000 IGP. Looks like we'll need that dedicated NVidia GeForce 525M on the 13" if we want to see some real improvements in the graphics area.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Benchmarks-Intel-Ivy-Bridge-CPU-sandy-bridge,14144.html
Not much of a jump in the CPU area compared with Sandy Bridge, and the Intel HD 4000 results are shady since they're compared to the HD 2000 rather than the current 3000 IGP. Looks like we'll need that dedicated NVidia GeForce 525M on the 13" if we want to see some real improvements in the graphics area.
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there's no stopping the press. That's why @wrinkster22 diagnosed infertility (laptop generating excess heat. on your lap. near your vitals. geddit?) One of the funniest posts on MRs
Releasing the 15" MBA in Q1 before Ivy bridge is available just doesn't make sense. I don't know though, could apple have a deal with Intel to have it ready earlier for them?? All i know is that if it has 4gb of RAM and 512GB flash drive, i'm sold. I will literally get this the day it comes out.
Just a thought I wanted to ask other people. I saw an article an article several weeks ago (9to5mac i think) how the 15" MBA was originally going to be released in 2010 with the others but in the late stages of testing, the hinges did not properly support the screen's weight so they scrapped it. Does anyone else think it's kind of weird that it took them 2 years to fix something as simple (or maybe it isn't so simple) as a hinge?
Just a thought I wanted to ask other people. I saw an article an article several weeks ago (9to5mac i think) how the 15" MBA was originally going to be released in 2010 with the others but in the late stages of testing, the hinges did not properly support the screen's weight so they scrapped it. Does anyone else think it's kind of weird that it took them 2 years to fix something as simple (or maybe it isn't so simple) as a hinge?