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Which ONE upgrade on the current MacBook Airs would you value most?
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Lion is introducing nothing of the sorts. Those pictures and images are for 2k monitors, not for "Pixel quadrupling" resolutions that have nothing to do with Retina (which just requires a high enough PPI for a given viewing distance).
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Where did I say "pixel quadrupaling"?
And if I'm wrong, I was just paraphrasing the MR article that said:
"Apple has reportedly built in support for what it calls "HiDPI display modes". These HiDPI modes allow developers to supply 2x-enlarged images to support double-high resolution displays."
2x-enlarged images. Aka Pixel-doubling. Aka what I said, no?
I'm assuming by 2K monitors, you mean monitors with horizontal resolutions of 2K+ pixels, which is 2x today's monitors. the MR article I linked to says:
"this means that user interface elements will remain the same size, but everything will be twice the resolution and therefore twice as detailed. For example, instead of a 1440x900 pixel 15" MacBook Pro, you could have a 2880x1800 pixel 15" MacBook Pro."
2880x1800 = 2K displays?
Also, how is "the user interface elements will remain the same size, but everything will be twice the resolution" different from what I said: "where the resolution would double on many machines, but the UI could stay the same size."
And yeah, Retina is a buzz-word and means virtually nothing (other than at a certain distance, you can't discern individual pixels), but Apple introduced it and would probably use it to market any 2x pixel displays. I'm just using their words. If I called a DVD-RW drive a superdrive, would I be wrong too?
While I, too, would like to have a much larger SSD, I didn't consider it for my selection: OWC's MBA SSD upgrade looks very appealing (although expensive).
('Cheffy Dave' seems to have had good results with OWC's SSDs on MBAs)
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It certainly sounds like you two are talking about the same thing. Pixel double (on the horizontal and vertical axes) is the same as pixel quadrupling (for the whole screen).
This is the best feature ever to come to the iPhone.
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i voted CPU.
battery? sure.
backlit keys? not a biggie to me, but, yes, it'd be nice.
what i don't get is RAM?!?! as in more than 4GB? are there that many situations where a C2D MBA with 8GB is better than a SB MBA with 4GB???
if you simply mean you want 4GB standard, that seems like a waste of a wish.
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battery? sure.
backlit keys? not a biggie to me, but, yes, it'd be nice.
what i don't get is RAM?!?! as in more than 4GB? are there that many situations where a C2D MBA with 8GB is better than a SB MBA with 4GB???
if you simply mean you want 4GB standard, that seems like a waste of a wish.
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Same here. Battery for me too.
Also, I would like to see a higher quality screen. An IPS panel would be nice.
I would like to see a
More Affordable SSD Storage Upgrade option.
But
-CPU
-GPU
-RAM
-Backlit
-more ports
More Affordable SSD Storage Upgrade option.
But
-CPU
-GPU
-RAM
-Backlit
-more ports
Internal 3G/[insert other/newer standard here] modem, especially in the 11".
I value mobility higher than internet/hardware speed. The freedom of having had 3G as my sole internet connection for the last four years and counting has been a much bigger productivity (and entertainment) factor than any other "hardware" choice of mine.
I value mobility higher than internet/hardware speed. The freedom of having had 3G as my sole internet connection for the last four years and counting has been a much bigger productivity (and entertainment) factor than any other "hardware" choice of mine.
It would really be nice if Apple offered a BTO option for a much improved display (brighter, IPS, higher resolution, etc) for the MBA.
I don't like being stuck with the same (cheap) screen that is sold with the 2G / 1.4GHz / 64GB entry model 11.6" MBA.
FINALLY someone who knows what is really missing.
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Inbuilt 3G would be top of my list, closely followed by improved battery life
backlit keyboard a must
We own at least a dozen Mac's.
Three are Air's, my preferred daily use computer. I have a Rev B Air that I will continue using until Apple reverses course and adds backlit keyboard. I will pay extra for it if need be. The majority of my use is done at night, in dark or very low light. I simply can not see the keyboard without backlit keys.
We own at least a dozen Mac's.
Three are Air's, my preferred daily use computer. I have a Rev B Air that I will continue using until Apple reverses course and adds backlit keyboard. I will pay extra for it if need be. The majority of my use is done at night, in dark or very low light. I simply can not see the keyboard without backlit keys.
While all the things listed would be nice, a bigger screen (via a reduced bezel) on a machine with the footprint of the 11 inch would be the best improvement to my mind.
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The CPU first before anything else, it's time for Apple to leave the C2D behind.
A better battery would of course be nice but a newer CPU could also help with battery life.
Last update they added the option for 4GB's of RAM I would like to see that become standard.
A better battery would of course be nice but a newer CPU could also help with battery life.
Last update they added the option for 4GB's of RAM I would like to see that become standard.
I would want the 11" with better battery life, faster CPU and improved gpu that can at least achieve the same or slightly better 3DMark06 scores.