Users of Macbook Pros are in great love with their machines, and it's understandable because Macs are nice machines, and because MBPs are not cheap.
In every upgrade of the MBA, I've noticed that most of the FUD against the MBA (ie: "it's just a netbook useless for real work") has been from MBP owners.
I'm very sure that the MBA is the future of the laptop industry. Jobs thinks the same, and Intel too.
Once you have an MBA on your hands, and you realize you can hold it on one hand (and work with the other hand) without feeling pain on your back, and use it very comfortably both in your office, or on a train, or everywhere, the only thing you can exclaim is: "This is what I always wanted from a notebook: I want this form factor, and I want to use it not for internet, but for real pro work".
However, it's still difficult (or impossible) to have all the power of a 17-inch MBP on a MBA. But that's not far away in the horizon, and will happen sooner than people think.
The MBP form factor will die, period. Apple has said it will introduce more and more things from the MBA in the MBP.
The market wants all the power of the MBP on the MBA, and it will happen.
The PC windows laptop industry also wishes to produce powerful laptops as light as the MBA.
The MBA has been one of the most impressive (and useful) advances in computers done by Apple.
A year ago I couldn't talk with another person holding my laptop bag on my hands, because my back suffered. Now, I can do it without any pain. Thanks Apple!!
correct . it may take time but MBP 13 in its present weak from will die . MBA 13in will gat faster and stronger .
With the MBP's likely going ODD-less next revision, perhaps the MBP 13' will get a discreet GPU or quad core to differentiate it from the Air? They would have more room for the GPU, and more room for battery to sustain a quad core.
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Users of Macbook Pros are in great love with their machines, and it's understandable because Macs are nice machines, and because MBPs are not cheap.
In every upgrade of the MBA, I've noticed that most of the FUD against the MBA (ie: "it's just a netbook useless for real work") has been from MBP owners.
I'm very sure that the MBA is the future of the laptop industry. Jobs thinks the same, and Intel too.
Once you have an MBA on your hands, and you realize you can hold it on one hand (and work with the other hand) without feeling pain on your back, and use it very comfortably both in your office, or on a train, or everywhere, the only thing you can exclaim is: "This is what I always wanted from a notebook: I want this form factor, and I want to use it not for internet, but for real pro work".
However, it's still difficult (or impossible) to have all the power of a 17-inch MBP on a MBA. But that's not far away in the horizon, and will happen sooner than people think.
The MBP form factor will die, period. Apple has said it will introduce more and more things from the MBA in the MBP.
The market wants all the power of the MBP on the MBA, and it will happen.
The PC windows laptop industry also wishes to produce powerful laptops as light as the MBA.
The MBA has been one of the most impressive (and useful) advances in computers done by Apple.
A year ago I couldn't talk with another person holding my laptop bag on my hands, because my back suffered. Now, I can do it without any pain. Thanks Apple!!
correct . it may take time but MBP 13 in its present weak from will die . MBA 13in will gat faster and stronger .
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