Air refresh

[torbjoern]

I wish I has that type of disposable income to upgrade every revision... I feel hard done by for using a Mac for 5 years before I replace

Frankly, I think it would be awesome if my Air would last me that long - even though I know 5 years is a bit too much to hope for.

 

[tungry]

You guys realize core 2 duo is 2+ years ago processor that still ran on DDR2 along with OLD Intel architecture. So it's not just a 'refresh' from core 2 duo to a second gen i core aka sandy bridge like you would think. The guts of the MBA are completely upgraded. From DDR2 to DDR3 (not to mention rumored upgradeable this time up to 8gb up from max 4gb). The motherboard chipset is upgraded to work with the new processors increasing throughput from every interface such as SSD etc. And for those who thinks nvidia 320m is better than intel HD3000 then think again! Intel HD3000 is IN the i core with higher clock speed and much faster bus speed.

This 'refresh' will leave those with core 2 duo jealous cause it will be a much much faster notebook than you imagine.

 

[Hellhammer]

You guys realize core 2 duo is 2+ years ago processor that still ran on DDR2 along with OLD Intel architecture.

The memory controller is not in the CPU in Core micro-architecture, thus the CPU does not determine the supported memory. DDR3 support has been present since the release of ICH9-M, which was released in late 2008. Core 2 Duo Macs have been using NVIDIA chipsets since late 2008 though but the DDR3 support came around the same time (MCP79 chipset).

The guts of the MBA are completely upgraded. From DDR2 to DDR3 (not to mention rumored upgradeable this time up to 8gb up from max 4gb)

Current MBA's hardware supports 8GB of RAM already, Apple just doesn't offer that.

The motherboard chipset is upgraded to work with the new processors increasing throughput from every interface such as SSD etc.

SATA is the only interface that will get an upgrade. USB is still USB 2.0 and PCIe is still PCIe 2.0.

And for those who thinks nvidia 320m is better than intel HD3000 then think again! Intel HD3000 is IN the i core with higher clock speed and much faster bus speed.

It's not like the PCIe x16 slot isn't enough for the 320M. HD 3000 being in the same die has nothing to do with its performance. Benchmarks show that it will most likely end up being slightly slower than 320M.

 

[macjonny1]

You guys realize core 2 duo is 2+ years ago processor that still ran on DDR2 along with OLD Intel architecture. So it's not just a 'refresh' from core 2 duo to a second gen i core aka sandy bridge like you would think. The guts of the MBA are completely upgraded. From DDR2 to DDR3 (not to mention rumored upgradeable this time up to 8gb up from max 4gb). The motherboard chipset is upgraded to work with the new processors increasing throughput from every interface such as SSD etc. And for those who thinks nvidia 320m is better than intel HD3000 then think again! Intel HD3000 is IN the i core with higher clock speed and much faster bus speed.

This 'refresh' will leave those with core 2 duo jealous cause it will be a much much faster notebook than you imagine.

In other words, what you are saying is "I'm talking out my ass and I don't know what I'm talking about." Also, your last statement is just weird. Are you 12?

 

[tungry]

are you mad cause you just realized your macbook air is going to be a POS in a month or 2? I would be if I were you.....

Good job on the 12 year old comment. Because only a 14 year old would make that kind of a comment.

 

[KnightWRX]

are you mad cause you just realized your macbook air is going to be a POS in a month or 2? I would be if I were you.....

Well, aside that you got about every fact wrong in your post, why would our MBAs suddenly become "POSes" in a month or 2 ? It'll still do everything it did back in October when I bought and right now, that's good enough for me.

 

[Cheffy Dave]

Frankly, I think it would be awesome if my Air would last me that long - even though I know 5 years is a bit too much to hope for.

I dunno, my C2D 2007 BMB,is still going strong!

 

[Cheffy Dave]

Hell hammers word is good as Gospel here, he be da man

 

[ezekielrage_99]

Frankly, I think it would be awesome if my Air would last me that long - even though I know 5 years is a bit too much to hope for.

I think 3-5 years out of any computer is a decent amount of time. I would love to update both my 2006 iMac and Early 2008 Macbook Pro but it will have to wait, not going to get something new until Lion is out.

The reason why my iMac has lasted because I've maxed out the memory and added a new 2TB HDD, for basic stuff, some older game (Warcraft 3), ripping blu-ray/dvd and surfing the interwebs it's still going strong.