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15" MacBook Air to be revealed next week?
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Was this at an Apple store?
I'm sure there's a demographic for it... and they'd probably be able to squeeze in a decent (read: better than HD 3000) discrete GPU, since the chassis would be bigger.
I just want the damn 13 now! Raaaawwwwwwrrrrrr
I'm sure there's a demographic for it... and they'd probably be able to squeeze in a decent (read: better than HD 3000) discrete GPU, since the chassis would be bigger.
I just want the damn 13 now! Raaaawwwwwwrrrrrr
I hope they won't, for obvious selfish reasons, if they come out with that I'll probably be feeling a bit bummed out going with the 13", even though that's exactly what I'll need.
Hmmmm....
Apple employee...
Doesn't work at the store....
Works mostly from home......
.... Was his name "Steve" .... Steve Jobs ...?
Haha that guy only knows as much as we do. Possibly even less. If a 15" model does surface, then it was a lucky guess, simple as that.
Will this surprise anyone?
It's clear, even to Intel, that optical storage is history. And if you don't need optical storage, then an MacBook Air "Pro" is the obvious next step --- everything in a 15" MacBook Pro EXCEPT the optical drive. So no compromises on GPU, CPU, RAM or ethernet port.
I expect they'll probably keep optical in the 17" for another year or so, at which point it will also join the 21st century and lose optical.
It's clear, even to Intel, that optical storage is history. And if you don't need optical storage, then an MacBook Air "Pro" is the obvious next step --- everything in a 15" MacBook Pro EXCEPT the optical drive. So no compromises on GPU, CPU, RAM or ethernet port.
I expect they'll probably keep optical in the 17" for another year or so, at which point it will also join the 21st century and lose optical.
I walked by a 13" MBA at the Apple Store yesterday and just lifted it up from the lower right corner to see how heavy it would feel. To my surprise, I could feel the chassis flexing.
Now I'm not so sure I want the MBA 13" and for sure don't think 15" will be rigid enough, unless they engineer the materials differently.
Now I'm not so sure I want the MBA 13" and for sure don't think 15" will be rigid enough, unless they engineer the materials differently.
You probably got unlucky, think about how many people pick up those MBA's at the store and mess around with them, balance them, etc. When you buy a new one, it is incredibly strong.
The joints on that machine were probably worn down from all of the use.
Are you really being serious? I mean it really seems odd for an Apple employee to be telling you this information in the first place. It can get them fired (I am pretty sure?). I mean with my personal experience, all the Apple employees I've spoken to have never given out information about future realease
I hope its true
My mother spoke to an Apple store employee, asking if the MBA would get Sandy Bridge CPUs... the employee said they weren't going to.Are you really being serious? I mean it really seems odd for an Apple employee to be telling you this information in the first place. It can get them fired (I am pretty sure?). I mean with my personal experience, all the Apple employees I've spoken to have never given out information about future realease
I hope its true
Take everything with a grain of salt, is what I've learned
My mother spoke to an Apple store employee, asking if the MBA would get Sandy Bridge CPUs... the employee said they weren't going to.
Take everything with a grain of salt, is what I've learned
To be honest, I doubt a 15" MBA is on the books.
What would be the value add??
The real question that Apple is asking is "would it buy someone?" I feel that answer to this question is "hell yea!" but I don't think they will release 15" air so soon... Maybe in future