Apple release new-look MacBook Air, plus 11" model
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Apple is the master at getting you to spend more for less.
Impressive.. Apple truly are the masters of sleek design and marketing. I can see this selling well.
Now i'll just wait until they replace the entire keyboard/touchpad area with an iPad like display so we can have our Star Trek experience and a programmable input area
Now i'll just wait until they replace the entire keyboard/touchpad area with an iPad like display so we can have our Star Trek experience and a programmable input area
I like it. The smallest one is tempting - I don't need a netbook at all though, so I can't in any way justify buying it.
I already have a MacBook Pro, and I love it. I almost never use the CD-ROM, so I would probably be fine living without one. $999 really isn't a bad price for a MacBook, either.
I dunno. I expect my current MacBook to last a really long time, so I don't feel the need to upgrade. The thing I've learned about MacBooks is that, while the look and feel of the technology changes, the usability doesn't. You don't really get a tremendously improved software experience from one MacBook to another.
I dunno. I expect my current MacBook to last a really long time, so I don't feel the need to upgrade. The thing I've learned about MacBooks is that, while the look and feel of the technology changes, the usability doesn't. You don't really get a tremendously improved software experience from one MacBook to another.
I don't use mine that often either, although I know the moment I move away from it...
I wish they'd put a Blu-Ray into their line.
A Blu-Ray would certainly help things.
That one never gets old.
But then people wouldn't be forced to buy movies on iTunes!
But I don't anyway.
^ I don't either. I buy movies on Blu-Ray for watching *on a TV*. I have no use for Blu-Ray - or, for that matter, any kind of optical drive - on a Mac. The MB Air is a nice start, but I don't want a laptop; my dream machine would be an iMac without an optical drive (but that probably won't ever happen).
Oh, I'd be willing to bet money it will, and sooner than you think.
^ I hope so. But lately it seems that the iMac has gotten a bit of a short shrift. There hasn't been a really radical update to the line in quite a while.
I'm very happy with my 17" MacBook Pro but I could see some people wanting a small, light, ultra-portable device. Personally, these are just too small for me. I hate tiny screens. Some people may think my laptop is too big, bulky and heavy but I have no problem carrying it around. I also still have a need for an optical drive from time to time so the MacBook Air really doesn't fit my needs. For the $999 price point, I think I would rather buy the white MacBook - larger screen, optical drive, faster processor, larger hard drive, and longer battery life. It may weigh a bit more but I think it's worth it.
Yes but I author Blu-Ray discs, so it'll be handy for me to ditch my external burner...
I wouldn't see any point in watching a Blu-Ray on a MacBook Pro unless it was the 17" given the screen resolution, but even then we're talking, um, 17 inches...
I can definitely see a noticeable difference between 480p and 720p content on my 13" Macbook Pro when in a comfortable viewing position. 1080p is certainly overkill because the resolution of the LCD doesn't go up that high, but it would still look a lot better then a DVD when it's downscaled to fit.
