Because every release must be truly innovating right? Instead of just releasing increment speed bumps? Steve this, Steve that. Tim's doing just fine. Or perhaps you'll tell us what YOU think this release should include? What would it have that would make you think that Tim Cook is doing a good job?
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Updated 11-Inch and 13-Inch MacBook Airs Reportedly Coming Next Week
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Because every release must be truly innovating right? Instead of just releasing increment speed bumps? Steve this, Steve that. Tim's doing just fine. Or perhaps you'll tell us what YOU think this release should include? What would it have that would make you think that Tim Cook is doing a good job?
If the long wait on the mac pros was anything to go by perhaps the mac mini is getting a redesign.
Not you again.... EVERY post you make is basically trolling and saying the same thing. Or worse, shilling for Samsung. Please go away.
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Well it's a trade off. The screen is what takes most of the battery and the current Air is 12 hours+ and the retina with a 1/3rd battery is 9 hours.
For me this sounds like what happened just before, or at, the release of the new rMBP's. The MBP's got a speed bump, and was left to die out. Is that what will happen to the MBA's? A new 12" rMBA and a speed bump to the MBA's that will then be left to fade and finally taken out of production?
Only difference from the MBP move, is that the form factor of the MBA's is near perfect, and a huge improvement over the old MB's and MBP's. So would they let them die out? The Bezel tells me yes, its too "2007ish".
Not sure. I'd love a new MBA, but if its only a slight speedbump, and no retina and no redesign, I'm gonna wait for the rumored 12" rMBA.
If this speedbump happens prior to WWDC in June, it tells me that, they are making room for an rMBA announcement there.
A new 12" rMBA at WWDC in June, and upgrades for the rMBP's in october/november is my hopeful guess.
Only difference from the MBP move, is that the form factor of the MBA's is near perfect, and a huge improvement over the old MB's and MBP's. So would they let them die out? The Bezel tells me yes, its too "2007ish".
Not sure. I'd love a new MBA, but if its only a slight speedbump, and no retina and no redesign, I'm gonna wait for the rumored 12" rMBA.
If this speedbump happens prior to WWDC in June, it tells me that, they are making room for an rMBA announcement there.
A new 12" rMBA at WWDC in June, and upgrades for the rMBP's in october/november is my hopeful guess.
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But I'm currently running 8GB with only Logic X open with 8 tracks, its never started to lag this much before!
However I enjoy your use of brah.
I'm definitely buying if this is true. If not I'll keep checking the refurb store for a 13 inch with 8gb.
Cool, thanks for clearing that out. Btw, aren't they underpowered compare to iMacs?
to some extent.
The CPU's in the current Mac Mini's are on par with the CPU's in the 2011 Macbook Airs (era).
You just get them clocked at a higher speed to cope with larger dimensions and better heat dissapation.
still capable machines by todays standards and good enough for everyday usage.
Compared to iMac's, yes, they are less powerful. An iMac today, not only uses desktop class CPU's, but are more recently updated to be better and more efficient.
Again, the problem is, the iMac is the only desktop class computer apple sells.
If it's retina, it's a big update.
No reason to not bump the specs if it's advantageous to production (easier/cheaper to get better parts) or sales (don't fall behind small improvements in the competition).
Only worthless if you've got a completely adequate 2013 MBA. If buying new, you'd rather have the better device at the same price.
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The current mini CPU is ivy bridge, equivalent to the 2012 MBP in either dual or quad core. The low voltage MBA CPU has never been used in a Mac mini.
my bad, i thought it was still on Sandybridge.
it is still the Low voltage part
NOT the ultra low voltage part.
similar architectures between the ULV and the LV. just genreally different clockspeeds to match the thermal requirements defined by each.
The LV and ULV are still not desktop class.
the default configuration CPU uses the
i5-3210M -35w @ 2.5ghz configuration
the Macbook air uses the i5-3427U - 17w @ 1.8ghz (25w @ 2.3)
so yeah, its the same one in the Macbook pro.
capable CPU no doubt. still not desktop class
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It seems strange to announce a spec bump this close to WWDC, so I'm skeptical.
Very much agreed on the long-overdue Mac Mini refresh. I've been holding off on replacing my late 2010 since last July. The whole point of my going from the iMac to the mini was that this way I wouldn't be throwing away a perfectly good screen when I replace the computer. If only Apple would help me put this in practice by unleashing the new mini!
Very much agreed on the long-overdue Mac Mini refresh. I've been holding off on replacing my late 2010 since last July. The whole point of my going from the iMac to the mini was that this way I wouldn't be throwing away a perfectly good screen when I replace the computer. If only Apple would help me put this in practice by unleashing the new mini!
Agreed. I'm hoping for a new mini that is an iMac without the screen.
Sigh, one can dream, right?
PC per have the scoop on the new Haswell parts. Mobile parts on the RHS.
http://www.pcper.com/image/view/39728?return=node%2F60032
Seems likely that one of these parts will be in the new Airs... but I agree with the other posters (why so close to WWDC ?)
http://www.pcper.com/image/view/39728?return=node%2F60032
Seems likely that one of these parts will be in the new Airs... but I agree with the other posters (why so close to WWDC ?)
Nothing really of interest coming this year for me. My 13" (mid'12) i7 MBpro with 240GB SSD still works beyond my expectations. Maybe in another 2-4 years. If I travelled more I would definitely snap the air up, and not even think twice about it. 
More space
Thinner
The fan is the last moving part in a modern laptop, it'd be cool to have no moving parts at all.
Keyboard with keypad?
When will Apple add a keypad to their notebooks? Other manufacturers have it, and there looks to be plenty of space for Apple to do it. When you're dealing with numbers all day (CPA), we want full-service keyboard without having to plug in any external components that hang off the unit.
Please Apple, add a keypad to your keyboards! It's been long enough!
When will Apple add a keypad to their notebooks? Other manufacturers have it, and there looks to be plenty of space for Apple to do it. When you're dealing with numbers all day (CPA), we want full-service keyboard without having to plug in any external components that hang off the unit.
Please Apple, add a keypad to your keyboards! It's been long enough!
Unfortunately, you represent a small minority. I would not want a keypad on my laptop. I do actually have the wired Mac keyboard with the keypad for my Hackintosh that I like, but when I get on my wife's PC laptop with extra keys they just get in the way.
I'm afraid you're looking at a USB keypad.
Daniel Matte is an idiot. First of all, existing 11" MBA has 11.6" screen (60.5 square inches)), so 11.9" screen (63.4 square inches) would be minuscule increase at best.
Secondly, both 13" and 15" retina MBPs have different pixel density (227 and 237 pixels per inch, respectively), neither of which have same density as iPad Air (264 pixels per inch). In other words, pixel densities do not need to be the same across products, especially when it comes to Macs.
13" MBA has 13.3" screen (13.3" or 79.5 square inches). And with PC makers offering 12.5" screen (70.2 square inches) on their ultraportable notebooks, Apple would be wise to adopt a similar screen size that measures at least half way between existing 11" and 13" MBAs.