MacBook Air refresh soon?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10207974-64.html
When do you think a refresh is bound to happen with this announcement? The Xeon Nehalem servers have already been confirmed.
When do you think a refresh is bound to happen with this announcement? The Xeon Nehalem servers have already been confirmed.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10207974-64.html
When do you think a refresh is bound to happen with this announcement? The Xeon Nehalem servers have already been confirmed.
Maybe a spec update like when the unibody MBP were upgraded from 2.53 to 2.66 with no fanfare.
2.13Ghz
4GB ram
160GB SSD
$2500
Is this likely?
I hope apple updates the air to the following specs:
2.13Ghz
4GB ram
160GB SSD
$2500
Is this likely?
Maybe. I think it was a huge mistake for Apple to not include at least 1 DIMM slot. Have 2GB soldered on and a slot that can accept another 2Gb or a 4GB.
Maybe. I think it was a huge mistake for Apple to not include at least 1 DIMM slot. Have 2GB soldered on and a slot that can accept another 2Gb or a 4GB.
Or simply 4GB of soldered RAM on the high-end model, because $200 for the cpu BTO option that just cost $32 more ($284-?$316) is pushing it a little, IMO. $200 for the speedbump and the RAM bump is more customer friendly...
Further I have to agree with many here that the AIR currently doesn't offer much in it's high end models. At least for the price demanded, as has been pointed out a 4 GB model should be a no brainer. Apple needs to enhance the battery too, even if that would mean a slightly thicker AIR.
When it comes right down to it what Apple needs, to offer up an enhanced AIR, is a SoC processor from intel. This would free up a lot of space inside the housing for a thicker battery. Potentially the RAM and system components could end up on one board. It won't solve design short comings like the lack of I/O ports which currently seem to be a mental issue but certainly could lead to a roomer interior. Hopefully Apple is working with Intel on a properly specced SoC processor implementation. From the basic computing point of view this is what Apple needs in the machine.
Dave