WWDC Macbook Air Updates Predictions

[Scottsdale]

Totally agree. To regular users, CPU is the main measure, I can't remember an Apple update which wouldn't brag about better speeds, even the marginal ones of the current MBA.




Bingo!

Intel desperately needs to do these lock ins otherwise it will become less relevant on the mobile world. Five years ago the Centrino platform (Pentium M, Intel chipset and wireless chip) was the best option for notebooks, and they've completely lost their relevance on both chipset and wireless, leaving them only with the CPUs. In a scenario where AMD is coming on strong, and lots of devices are shifting to ARM processors (Apple inclusive), I expect them to do that kind of trick.

After the last MBP refresh, its clear to me what's happening with our beloved MBA, and I don't blame Apple that much. But given this scenario, I'm not getting my hopes too high.

I would LOVE for Apple to move to AMD and ATI. All current CPUs are extremely capable. Apple should focus on faster drives using a hybrid SSD, better GPUs which ATI could provide, and better software. The AMD route might be perfect for Apple's "MacFive" that all use Nvidia GPU/Chipsets. Intel will learn its lesson for its anti-competitive ways... but then in the end, so will Apple. Every company is guilty of wanting to sell its own products and services.

 

[sdinsider23]

what prototypes

I ment the iphone prototypes

 

[bent2013]

Why?

Add a touch screen to that, and I'd be all in

If Apple added a touch screen it would almost directly compete with the iPad and we already know that apple doesnt find Mac OSX worthy/capable of being touched.

 

[bent2013]

Agreed

the biggest thing they need to upgrade on the air is the trackpad at least.
that would be a huge deal breaker for me if i was whatsoever considering an air.

That is at this point an absolute must! Apple is selling the MBA as a high-end portable and it doesn't have most of the features offered with the bottom line MB!

 

[iuseraccount]

An easy fix!

Yes. Unfortunately I'm in a genuine "need" situation. My 2006 MB (which was a decent 2.16 with 2GB RAM) has started to stick (with force quit the only option) or just take forever when multiple applications are running. The memory is almost full. It is grubby. The screen never seems bright enough. The button on the track pad rattles with every click. And it developed those characteristic cracks where the latch closes. As someone who labors on the laptop 6 days a week in a coffee shop, I'm just too anxious to trade up to play this waiting game any longer.

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Sigh, back up your data to an external drive. (Costco $80.00). Do a complete reset via installation disk meaning format your drive then install os x again. Get back important data from external data and performance will be up 200%. It will clear up any software problems that you may have slowing it down. Also if you have a regular HD it fragments into little bits over time; SSD does not do this as much. Sometimes the regular HD fails over time. Good luck! Sadly I have no fix for breaking the outer shell.