New Airs - any better?

[evansph]

I've been a Rev A (80GB HDD, 1.6Ghz) user since 2007 and still enjoy my MBA but it is virtually useless in 2 key scenarios for me because it overheats and shuts down a core after a few minutes use:

- Skype Video calls
- Playing 720p HD video (particularly .wmv format in VLC or QT)

I'm keen on the new 13" over the 11" for a number of reasons (this will be my main Mac) but am worried that overheating and/ or CPU shutdown may still be an issue.

Would really appreciate some feedback from those who already have the new 13" on how they perform in these 2 scenarios.

Note, am waiting for the new Airs to arrive in the shops in Singapore - 2 week government clearance process on new products

 

[Durious]

according to all review posts on these forums i have read those will run fine, one thing to note though is the cam still is bad quality though .3mp

 

[AppleGoddess]

had the rev a.
the new one is perfect no worries.

 

[evansph]

Thanks for the encouragement. The just released Macworld benchmarks are really promising too. Am thinking I'll get the 13" 1.86/4GB/256GB as I'll be using Aperture and storing my photos on it, plus I want the option to run my work Windows setup under VMware.

The webcam resolution doesn't really bother me as my family are on low-bandwidth broadband anyway. Shame about the keyboard backlight though.