Posts by Tailpipe

Constant reports of an imminent MacBook Air upgrade to Sandy Bridge processors plus Thunderbolt ports is creating hype that borders on hysteria. Talk about hotly anticipated... Looks like the 11" MacBook Air is starting to...

For me one of the most significant aspects of yesterday's WWDC was the ability for documents to be held in the cloud. I presently store critical files using my iDisk because guaranteeing the availability of a presentation, contract and...

Quote: Originally Posted by thompr Since most of what you say here is a matter of opinion, I'll register mine: I disagree with you on every point. Every single point. Thompson Well, you're entitled to your opinion too. For...

As launch date for iphone 5 draws closer, I guess the speculations about specifications will soon reach fever pitch. The re-spacing of the camera flash further from the lens is worthwhile, but in the whole scheme of things is the least...

Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism 13" MBP sells in quantities far greater than the 13" MBA, and they only had enough components for 13” MBA at the time. They had planned to offer the 13” MBA displays in the 13” MBP in the...

Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism 13" MBP sells in quantities far greater than the 13" MBA, and they only had enough components for 13” MBA at the time. They had planned to offer the 13” MBA displays in the...

Although cost is obviously a factor governing any choice to include higher capacity SSDs in the MBA, is it even possible for Apple to offer a 512 Gb SSD in theSB MacBook Air when it launches? What is needed (20 Nm blades?) and does...

Introduction I wanted to tie-up a number of very interesting ideas, rumours and reports to suggest what Apple will offer us in the near future. My start point is a glass that’s very much half full rather than half empty. The unibody...

Quote: Originally Posted by backtomac Most users aren't CPU constrained. That's what the MBA tells us. Most users benefit much more from an SSD than from a faster cpu. For the type of use a MBA is designed for, it benefits much more...

Quote: Originally Posted by RetroRichie You could be right, but I would be surprised. If you look at the CPU benchmarks on the current 13" MBP vs the prior generation, the performance gain is anything but modest. Even if the CPU...