won't it be too small? The only way I can see it not being small is if it's not 16:10. I sure hope apple do the right thing and add a 4:3 ratio one, really the vertical real estate of the 11.6 will be atrocious otherwise.
But then again apple are prone to a few idiocies (such as that horrid glass on the imacs and lappies) so I think they won't have the right aspect ratio in, which will be a shame.
When Apple brought out the MBA, people said the footprint was too big, especially for airplane tables. Apple said they chose 13" because netbook screens were small and the keyboards cramped.
If they drop to 11.6", they will probably have to drop the resolution down from 1280 x 800 to 1024 x 640.
On the plus side, it will be very light and a PCI SSD will be cheaper than 3rd party. If they use 25nm direct from the manufacturer, they can get decent capacities at close to $1 per GB. They can easily do a 300GB model.
Core 2 Duo + 9400M is expected (320M might be too much heat/power) and I like Apple ditching Intel's IGPs. It's a shame to miss out on faster CPUs but it's no big deal. If they can squeeze a 320M in there, even better.
When Apple brought out the MBA, people said the footprint was too big, especially for airplane tables. Apple said they chose 13" because netbook screens were small and the keyboards cramped.
That certainly would give more room for those tiny cramped seat back trays on planes. And if they make it a tablet, too, you could have even more options for playing video. So far, the iPad is great for such things, but being ?productive? on a flight isn?t one of its strong points if you need a typical PC app for business.
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If they drop to 11.6", they will probably have to drop the resolution down from 1280 x 800 to 1024 x 640.
I don?t get this. Why? 1280x800 sounds reasonable to me. It puts it around both the PPI of the high-res MBP displays and the iPad. In fact, it sounds too coincidental not to be expected..
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On the plus side, it will be very light and a PCI SSD will be cheaper than 3rd party. If they use 25nm direct from the manufacturer, they can get decent capacities at close to $1 per GB. They can easily do a 300GB model.
25nm would be nice, but I doubt we?d see more than 256GB in such a machine. I?d thin it will be regulated as a satellite computer therefor not needing excessive storage.
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Core 2 Duo + 9400M is expected (320M might be too much heat/power) and I like Apple ditching Intel's IGPs. It's a shame to miss out on faster CPUs but it's no big deal. If they can squeeze a 320M in there, even better.
I?ll be shocked if they use the same CULV C2D tech in the current MBPs. I?m fully expecting Core-i chips.
I don't know what Apple will do, but that's what all the 11.6" screens on the market are.
Exhibit A: Everything about the HW Apple used in their tablet.
It’s just a WVGA display with a 11.6” ratio. While it’s more common for 12.1” displays, it’s a ratio that is certainly used more than the 4:3 display that they smartly brought back for the iPad.
I certainly understand the Intel and Nvidia issue, but that will not go over well even though there are some pros and cons between sticking with C2D or moving to Core-i.
Or we'll have gotten beyond using a 19th century input technique that's intentionally designed to be inefficient.
Seems to me there's a good reason the input method has persisted for so long. If we really want to predict the future on text input we need to come up with another, better, silent method for getting the text you want on the screen. Speaking won't cut it. No one wants to bear you writing and editing your paper.
So what would it be? Short of mind reading or tracking your eyes on the screen as the hover over letters, or ??? Typing will be around for a loooooong time.
I love my 15" MBP but this sounds really tempting. I'm leaving on a long vacation next month and I'll be bringing along my iPad and also my MBP which is more weight than I carried last year due to the addition of the iPad, but with the new Air I can get all the functionality I need from a notebook as well as much less weight.
How does Apple do it? They continually bring out new products with the minimum amount of overlap so that I am compelled to buy all of them.
Awesome, can't wait to see the new macs. I like the iDevices, but Macs are still essential for me, so seeing apple having a Mac focused event is very encouraging.
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this sounds expensive until you think about it as the same hardware as the iPad, in a clamshell with a keyboard.
1 GHZ / 512mb / 32gb for $799
1.2GHZ / 512mb / 64gb for $999
128gb BTO
That kinda sounds like an underpowered netbook at three times the price.
won't it be too small? The only way I can see it not being small is if it's not 16:10. I sure hope apple do the right thing and add a 4:3 ratio one, really the vertical real estate of the 11.6 will be atrocious otherwise.
But then again apple are prone to a few idiocies (such as that horrid glass on the imacs and lappies) so I think they won't have the right aspect ratio in, which will be a shame.
But then again apple are prone to a few idiocies (such as that horrid glass on the imacs and lappies)
Still in the "glossy sucks" crowd, eh? Quit whining.
If they drop to 11.6", they will probably have to drop the resolution down from 1280 x 800 to 1024 x 640.
On the plus side, it will be very light and a PCI SSD will be cheaper than 3rd party. If they use 25nm direct from the manufacturer, they can get decent capacities at close to $1 per GB. They can easily do a 300GB model.
Core 2 Duo + 9400M is expected (320M might be too much heat/power) and I like Apple ditching Intel's IGPs. It's a shame to miss out on faster CPUs but it's no big deal. If they can squeeze a 320M in there, even better.
If they drop to 11.6", they will probably have to drop the resolution down from 1280 x 800 to 1024 x 640.
Every 11.6" screen on a notebook/netbook today is 16:9 and 1366x768.
If they drop to 11.6", they will probably have to drop the resolution down from 1280 x 800 to 1024 x 640.
More likely 1366 x 768. (Edit: beaten by FuturePastNow.)
When Apple brought out the MBA, people said the footprint was too big, especially for airplane tables. Apple said they chose 13" because netbook screens were small and the keyboards cramped.
That certainly would give more room for those tiny cramped seat back trays on planes. And if they make it a tablet, too, you could have even more options for playing video. So far, the iPad is great for such things, but being ?productive? on a flight isn?t one of its strong points if you need a typical PC app for business.
If they drop to 11.6", they will probably have to drop the resolution down from 1280 x 800 to 1024 x 640.
I don?t get this. Why? 1280x800 sounds reasonable to me. It puts it around both the PPI of the high-res MBP displays and the iPad. In fact, it sounds too coincidental not to be expected..
On the plus side, it will be very light and a PCI SSD will be cheaper than 3rd party. If they use 25nm direct from the manufacturer, they can get decent capacities at close to $1 per GB. They can easily do a 300GB model.
25nm would be nice, but I doubt we?d see more than 256GB in such a machine. I?d thin it will be regulated as a satellite computer therefor not needing excessive storage.
Core 2 Duo + 9400M is expected (320M might be too much heat/power) and I like Apple ditching Intel's IGPs. It's a shame to miss out on faster CPUs but it's no big deal. If they can squeeze a 320M in there, even better.
I?ll be shocked if they use the same CULV C2D tech in the current MBPs. I?m fully expecting Core-i chips.
Every 11.6" screen on a notebook/netbook today is 16:9 and 1366x768.
More likely 1366 x 768. (Edit: beaten by FuturePastNow.)
You think Apple will drop 16:10 which is already short enough as it is, for a 16:9 display that is even shorter? I don?t think so.
You think Apple will drop 16:10 which is already short enough as it is, for a 16:9 display that is even shorter? I don?t think so.
16:10 would be preferable to 16:9, I agree.
Proprietary storage is not cool, Apple.
Why is that so?
That kinda sounds like an underpowered netbook at three times the price.
i hope its around 500 dollars and sells like mad so that companies like ASUS will lower their prices on netbooks so i can get a sweet price.
i hope its around 500 dollars and sells like mad so that companies like ASUS will lower their prices on netbooks so i can get a sweet price.
For those prices it would have to use ARM or Atom. I can?t see either one of those for Mac OS X.
You think Apple will drop 16:10 which is already short enough as it is, for a 16:9 display that is even shorter? I don?t think so.
I don't know what Apple will do, but that's what all the 11.6" screens on the market are.
I don't know what Apple will do, but that's what all the 11.6" screens on the market are.
Exhibit A: Everything about the HW Apple used in their tablet.
It’s just a WVGA display with a 11.6” ratio. While it’s more common for 12.1” displays, it’s a ratio that is certainly used more than the 4:3 display that they smartly brought back for the iPad.
I?ll be shocked if they use the same CULV C2D tech in the current MBPs. I?m fully expecting Core-i chips.
prepare to be shocked. MacNN is reporting that they will still be using Core 2 chips.
Here is the link.
http://www.electronista.com/articles...ut.use.core.2/
prepare to be shocked. MacNN is reporting that they will still be using Core 2 chips.
Here is the link.
http://www.electronista.com/articles...ut.use.core.2/
I certainly understand the Intel and Nvidia issue, but that will not go over well even though there are some pros and cons between sticking with C2D or moving to Core-i.
Or we'll have gotten beyond using a 19th century input technique that's intentionally designed to be inefficient.
Seems to me there's a good reason the input method has persisted for so long. If we really want to predict the future on text input we need to come up with another, better, silent method for getting the text you want on the screen. Speaking won't cut it. No one wants to bear you writing and editing your paper.
So what would it be? Short of mind reading or tracking your eyes on the screen as the hover over letters, or ??? Typing will be around for a loooooong time.
I love my 15" MBP but this sounds really tempting. I'm leaving on a long vacation next month and I'll be bringing along my iPad and also my MBP which is more weight than I carried last year due to the addition of the iPad, but with the new Air I can get all the functionality I need from a notebook as well as much less weight.
How does Apple do it? They continually bring out new products with the minimum amount of overlap so that I am compelled to buy all of them.
Is "long vacation" code for going to prison?