Will the Air ever get a redesign?

[twintin]

Magnesium would be AWESOME! It would be take a little weight off of the MacBook Air and also give it a nice darker shade than the bright aluminum.

Won't happen. The color scheme has been light for the whole range for the last couple of years. I don't see that change anytime soon.

 

[Titanium81]

Won't happen. The color scheme has been light for the whole range for the last couple of years. I don't see that change anytime soon.

No doubt I love the Aluminum but just saying Magnesium would be a nice change/option.

 

[twintin]

No doubt I love the Aluminum but just saying Magnesium wouldn't be a nice switch/option.

I agree the Magnesium look is nice, but I don't mind the aluminium look either, especially since I have never had a computer with that look before.

 

[stu.h]

aluminum

usa

aluminium

uk

 

[Calot]

As wrinkster22 the Air has been re-designed.

It is interesting, because although the 2010 model is better from a practical perspective (number of ports, access to ports, rigidity of hinge) from a purely aesthetic viewpoint I preferred the more tapered look of the old model with the drop down door.

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In terms of improving the Air, Apple could probably shave off half a pound or more by moving to lighter weight materials like carbon fiber and magnesium alloy.

In addition the current 13" form factor could potentially hold a 14" display (as Lenovo demonstrate below), which would be an obviously useful:

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Of course they could do a Sony and fit a non ULV quad core i7, 13.1" 1080p matte display, gigabit ethernet into a smaller, lighter, thinner package than the current Air. But obviously the price would increase. Really a Vaio Z (with Apple designed trackpad and keyboard) running OS X would be the ultimate mobile device. Apple and Sony should work together again, like they did for the Powerbook 100.

Overall though they have far more right than wrong with the Air from a price/performance/design perspective. There is no need to make radical changes at this point in time.

I watched the video review of that laptop a little while ago in YouTube.

While I still like my Air a lot more (I believe it has more RAM and more ports), that is one SEXY looking machine. (Apple, give us matte screens for everyone NOW)

 

[jonomo]

I would like to see a cheaper version.. maybe polycarbonate like the old white macbooks... really intro model.... 64gig SSD... for maybe US$799...