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The new 2018 Macbook Air
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No not just you. I was thinking all the way through the presentation that they seemed to have forgotten that 3.5 years ago they released the MacBook with many of these same 'innovations'.
I'm mostly interested in its performance benchmark vs the early 2015 MBA 11", which I think was the last great portable this company put out. 
That machine had the core i7-5650U @ 2.2 GHz. 2 cores, multicore geekbench benchmark at 6739. https://browser.geekbench.com/macs/375
That machine had the core i7-5650U @ 2.2 GHz. 2 cores, multicore geekbench benchmark at 6739. https://browser.geekbench.com/macs/375
The Apple site states the following:
1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz, with 4MB L3 cache
And also Intel UHD Graphics 617?
Which doesn't match my link so I have no idea tbh.
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1200$ for a rMBA is pretty steep when we were promised one for 800$. I just picked up a 2017 MBA for 650$ less than 6 months ago so at 1200$ I am thrilled with my 650$ purchase. It's amazing.
The machine looks fantastic until you see the prices...
Dual core, 128GB SSD for $1200? Pass! The 'Apple Tax' gets more and more ridiculous every year....
Dual core, 128GB SSD for $1200? Pass! The 'Apple Tax' gets more and more ridiculous every year....
so the question is
16gb ram and 256gb SSD or
8gb ram and 512gb SSD or even just
8gb and 256gb ssd....
16gb ram and 256gb SSD or
8gb ram and 512gb SSD or even just
8gb and 256gb ssd....
I feel it might’ve replaced it. They didn’t say anything about it replacing it though so I don’t know, they might have two almost identical laptops in the lineup now.
Can't be, then it would be quad core, not dual. Apple also states Intel HD 617 as the iGPU.
no 1TB option seems strange, forcing you to 1.5TB if you need more than 512.
I was all set to buy one except for the keyboard.
I honestly believe putting that keyboard with its reliability downgrade into the main stream laptop could be a huge issue in terms of the MacBook Air reliability and the brand reliability with mainstream customers
I honestly believe putting that keyboard with its reliability downgrade into the main stream laptop could be a huge issue in terms of the MacBook Air reliability and the brand reliability with mainstream customers
Yeah, that's really disappointing if it's a 5w CPU. Decent tech with a weedy CPU - not good.
I also believe that the mere fact that they created a keyboard with touch ID but no Touch Bar means the Touch Bar is dead in the future
I need to purchase a new laptop for my high school senior to take to college and was waiting until this event to see what Apple would offer. Assuming we have decided to go Mac, am I better off getting him the new Air or the 12" MacBook. The MB is $100 more but comes with a 256GB SSD vs the MBA's 128GB.
Is the 8GB of memory sufficient (on both the MB and MBA) or do I need to upgrade to 16GB?
How much storage space does the base OS take up? Is 128GB of storage enough?
Apple's upgrade prices for SSD are ridiculous, if he needs more space can I get him an external SSD (like the Samsung T3-- 500Gb for $100)?
Is the 8GB of memory sufficient (on both the MB and MBA) or do I need to upgrade to 16GB?
How much storage space does the base OS take up? Is 128GB of storage enough?
Apple's upgrade prices for SSD are ridiculous, if he needs more space can I get him an external SSD (like the Samsung T3-- 500Gb for $100)?
So Apple lied during the keynote, as the previous 1440x900 MacBook Air with every pixel quadrupled would be 2880x1800. Too bad, I was excited to see that resolution on a 13", as it would undoubtedly be coming to next year's MacBook Pros as well.
I cant view your statement with anything other than skepticism and a giggle.
LOL… Fair enough but let’s just see what happens if they offer MacBook Pros with either Keyboard selection
