maintain their price point ???? they charge u 200$ for a 8GB RAM upgrade. U can get 8 GB of RAM if u buy it somewhere else for 69$. apple is anything but cheap as it is
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Updated MacBook Air to Offer Minimum of 128 GB SSD and 4 GB RAM?
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maintain their price point ???? they charge u 200$ for a 8GB RAM upgrade. U can get 8 GB of RAM if u buy it somewhere else for 69$. apple is anything but cheap as it is
I believe you're absolutely wrong. It's designed to be 100% a primary computer. It's able to do what 98% of the market demands... surf the web, word process, and watch movies.
I think some of the users on this site need to realize that playing WOW all day, rendering video, and photoshopping isn't what the AVERAGE mac user does. The average user sync their iPhone, watches a movie now and then, and sits on Facebook all day, something the macs made in 2006 are just as capable of doing for 98% of users.
Oh yeah. You just summed up my concerns... That's the only thing I dislike about the MBP 13, the screen res...
Lol calm down dude... it was a joke post... How stupid do you really think I am to spell the word stupid "Stoopid" and complain about a blu ray drive being in a macbook air...
Wow, you attack a user for making a joke then try to pretend all of a sudden your (obviously uneducated) observations were also a joke. Right.
Man I really hope this one is actually true (As long as they stay at the same price points).
128GB SSD + 4GB RAM + Thunderbolt + 1.7Ghz i5 for $999 sounds good to me.
I think I could make do with 64 GB, but seeing as the actual formated drive size is smaller than that along with the Lion install at around 6GB you are talking around 54GB of free space starting out.
I intend to use mine just for coding and light graphics work, so it would be fine for me, but I think 64 GB is a bit small for people buying an 11" MBA as their first mac.
128GB SSD + 4GB RAM + Thunderbolt + 1.7Ghz i5 for $999 sounds good to me.
I think I could make do with 64 GB, but seeing as the actual formated drive size is smaller than that along with the Lion install at around 6GB you are talking around 54GB of free space starting out.
I intend to use mine just for coding and light graphics work, so it would be fine for me, but I think 64 GB is a bit small for people buying an 11" MBA as their first mac.
But 3 months ago when you bought your MBP the MBA screen was already higher resolution? Your machine isn't obsolete; it's still a damn fine computer that will last you for years. Ask yourself if you were happy with the machine last week? Nothing's changed since then other than new machines might be out soon. I've had my MPB for 3 years and love it; solid machine and still working brilliantly... screen is way too glossy though.
MacRumors conveniently failed to quote this portion of the report:
"It [AppleInsider] however warned on multiple occasions not to expect the new Macs this week, despite continuous unsubstantiated claims published elsewhere on the web that have ultimately proven to be grossly inaccurate and overhyped."
This is the second time this week that MR cherry picks an AppleInsider article, leaving out info related to release dates. (See the backlit keys article for the other.)
Should we just start reading AppleInsider instead?
Not happy.
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Ahh, I forgot about the superdrive. That would be the only thing that would make me think twice but I still I don't think that would put me off. I use it so rarely I think I'd be okay with having am external one.
I can still see the benefits of the mbp for many people but, if these rumours turn out to be true, I think I'll be getting the mba.
Ahh, I forgot about the superdrive. That would be the only thing that would make me think twice but I still I don't think that would put me off. I use it so rarely I think I'd be okay with having am external one.
I can still see the benefits of the mbp for many people but, if these rumours turn out to be true, I think I'll be getting the mba.
Good Comparison
Here is a good table comparing the three processors side by side.
http://ark.intel.com/Compare.aspx?ids=56858,54618,54617,
I'd be pretty content with either of the i7s.
Here is a good table comparing the three processors side by side.
http://ark.intel.com/Compare.aspx?ids=56858,54618,54617,
I'd be pretty content with either of the i7s.
True, but at the same time I was a happy camper with the MBP because it had a backlit keyboard which the MBA did not and also came with double the base memory. If the rumors are correct, the updated MBA will have a backlit keyboard, same amount of ram and prolly a non soldered SSD for more or less the same price point.
I never knew unprofessional commentary was a reason to switch to reading something. AI likes to spin stories in theirs or Apple's favor. Every rumors site has its hits and misses. For all we know, Apple simply missed their internally targeted launch date of today.
Ok I know "alot" is a relative term but I disagree.
According to Best Buy -> PC Laptops (He said laptops, no netbooks)
2GB RAM - 6
3GB RAM - 19
4GB RAM - 103
6GB RAM - 38
8GB RAM - 16
27 out of 182 isn't a lot to me.
same price. They can't afford to put prices up in this climate, and costs will have dropped for RAM etc since the previous MBA.
Apple seem to have two refresh approaches: keep the spec similar but make cosmetic changes and cut the price; or bump the spec and keep the price. This sounds like the latter.
so with basic educational store discount (I have kids at primary school), the base 13" should be just over £1k
Uhm... no it doesn't. It's well under 10GB. And you can save a few more GB by not installing all of the languages.