Ondrej Holzman There is so much information and, in recent days, photos circulating on the Internet that we are no longer deciding whether Apple will come with a 2008-inch MacBook Air at all, but rather how soon we will see it. With a high probability, we can look forward to a return to the roots, to XNUMX, when Steve Jobs introduced the revolutionary thin MacBook Air.
According to available indications, Apple plans to significantly change the shape of its thinnest MacBook for the first time. After seven years, the MacBook Air will change in size, and after the models with which it often attacked the Pro series, it could return to its original form.
The fact that the new Air is supposed to be twelve inches compared to the current eleven or thirteen is not as important as the fact that this year's forthcoming revision is to be significantly thinner than the current models and, because of that, lose most of the connectors. This could be the mentioned return to the roots.
In 2008, when Steve Jobs, to the amazement of everyone in the hall, pulled out a computer that was only a few millimeters thin from a postal envelope, he presented a machine that broke the conventions established at that time. It had no CD drive, came with a single USB port, and didn't offer much storage either. His meaning was elsewhere; The MacBook Air was an ultra-thin, but at the same time a full-fledged laptop designed to be carried around thanks to its size and durability.
Over time, the MacBook Air has understandably evolved, and in addition to Apple being able to reduce its "teardrop" body by a few millimeters on each side, it has added more ports as well as more power and memory. If the current model had a Retina display, it would compete with the MacBook Pro. The latter has evolved over time to meet the Air in the sense of constant thinning of the chassis, and although it still has the upper hand in terms of performance, many users buy it for example just because of the Retina display.
The dividing line between MacBook Air and MacBook Pro in their current forms is too thin. Although both machines have their customers, which is also evidenced by the historically best sales of Mac computers, even Apple apparently feels that it will not separate itself a little more from the Air and Pro series.
MacBook Pro will continue to serve more demanding users who are looking for a powerful work tool with, for example, a fifteen-inch diagonal, and the new 12-inch MacBook Air will appeal to the completely opposite type of users, for whom the mobility that comes with traditionally high-quality workshop processing will be key.
According to speculation, the MacBook Air, which will once again push the boundaries of slimness for Apple computers, could offer only single port (USB Type-C), in which we could observe a parallel with the first generation. Even then, Apple cut out most of the elements and celebrated success. Many users often only need to connect the power cable to the Air, and even if Apple gave up its refined MagSafe, a single connector "for everything" would be sufficient.
Well-known designer Martin Hajek according to original messages 9to5Mac created amazing 3D models, what the 12-inch MacBook Air could look like, and late last week it even did discovered and a real photo of the alleged display of the new Air. These confirm a smaller body than the current "thirteen", but at the same time a larger display than the "eleven", and also indicate a possible transformation of the logo.
In the leaked photos, the bitten apple is black and not glowing like on current MacBooks. There can be two explanations for this – either Apple failed to fit everything in the reduced space and some components must also be behind the logo, or the new Air will be so thin that a transparent back is no longer possible.
But the logo is ultimately not very important. The important thing is that with the new MacBook Air, it would return to its basics, it would again clearly separate its two product lines and, alongside the powerful work MacBook Pro, it would offer users a completely lightweight and maximally mobile variant. Then only two questions remain: when will we get it and what will happen to the existing MacBook Airs?
Back to the roots? So will I add a frame myself and slowly replace the disk with a better one? Probably hard. It will simply be a tablet with a keyboard for friculins. Segrin 11-inch mac book air rolls my 8-year-old notebook, in which I put an ssd disk and more frames and reinstalled ubuntu just fine. And working on 15-inch sheet music must be tough too. The golden dove of the 17-inch Mac book pro. Apple is just trying to separate the Air from the Pro more. Air will be a very cool zebra without a good port, if only for Facebook. How can you stay on that Facebook for 11 hours?
"Segrin 11-inch mac book air rolls my 8-year-old notebook, in which I put an ssd drive and more frames and reinstalled ubuntu just fine."
and how does he roll it? did you do benchmark tests? because on a laptop with ubuntu you probably won't do exactly the same thing as on an ntb with win or mac os x. and it sometimes goes (I mean the application possibilities on individual OSes, for example). it is quite clear that the macbook air is not a laptop built for performance. so I don't understand why you compare him at all. or does your 8 year old laptop have the same weight and battery life as air? I highly doubt it. apples and pears…
The battery will hold up, because I had a new one sent from China for $32, and the battery in the Air is almost dead. But the truth is, my weight is much higher. Since the air is really only suitable as a web browser loader and for nothing else, not even the older generation uses it, so in terms of browser launch speed, the old man won by quite a bit. But I understand that in terms of cool and style, my plastic HP cannot match this scream of technology.
"Hold on with the battery because I had a new one shipped from China for $32 and the battery in the Air is almost dead."
terrible answer. I'm talking about normal/average endurance under normal battery conditions. and you are going to compare the Air, which has an old battery, and the HP, in which you have now put a new one. what kind of nonsense is this again? why don't you compare the new Air with the HP when it was new? Air has a battery life of about 9-12 hours. I'm guessing HP for 2-4 hours. but with your answers and logical reasoning, there is no point in answering at all.
There's no point in arguing. I came across the ease of changing the battery. With Air, it is an operation through an authorized service with a far different price tag. I don't really care, I'm definitely not going to Aira. I'm just worried that the whole "magnificent" upgrade will be a similar "rock" as the Mac mini upgrade
I'm not one of those with manual skills, but I changed the battery in the Air Mac 13 model 2011 myself and it took a maximum of 10 minutes .... I ordered the battery on the UK website and paid £ 39.40 for it, including postage. But that's not important ... I think if they come up with anything, it will be sold! Maybe not in the Czech Republic, but whatever they introduce will be sold in their premium markets.
I'm not even afraid of the performance, for me the Air has always been a laptop for students, journalists, and battery life is more important there. This is what I fear about this news, especially if it will really have a retina...
you probably don't have to worry about that. I have an rMBP 15″ and the battery lasts for 7 hours during normal work. for movies and some graphic work 4-5 hours. all with wifi and brightness at about 60%
Programming is also very good on the Air and I also play games on it, such as Civ V and L4D. Haswell is a powerful CPU.
Too bad they don't leave 11″ and 13″. Why do they keep trying to come up with something new? Do they have any survey that people are extra eager for 12″? If they put a 14″ in a 13″ body, it would also work.
I hope it won't be thinness at the expense of anything.
Where does it say that the 11″ and 13″ will be cancelled?
I also hope to keep the 11″ and 13″ models.
Yes... Leave the current 11″ and 13″ dimensions and add 12″ and 14″ displays, it would be a real blast :-)
If you're already dealing with the sizes here, I think it's quite forgotten that the current "11" is 11,6", so why not fit the largest possible display into the current body... just 13" and everyone will be satisfied. Well, at least as far as the size is concerned.
Rather than how thin the Air will be, it would be better to decide whether it would be a good idea for the display to be touch-sensitive and the Air to be folded into a tablet. Like what Dell and others have. It seems to me that this is slowly becoming a standard for other brands, and when I had the option to control the display with my fingers, it seemed like an advantage. Too bad Apple doesn't keep up with progress. I hope the next time they introduce new products they really come up with something so I can say "wow, I'm really going to buy this". Too bad Apple's level has frozen.
I don't think the X-type "puzzle" in one is any sign of progress... ;) When I want a laptop, i.e. a computer with a keyboard, I have no reason to wrap my screen with touch control, which, given the great integrated trackpad and the abundance of system shortcuts and gestures, I see no reason to ... If I want a tablet, so be it, the iPad is the solution... Above all, they should not remove the connectors (I think the equipment of the current Airs has already reached a reasonable minimum) and not prioritize design at the expense of strength and durability (battery capacity), as with the monstrosities called iPhone 6 and thus 6 Plus... ;)
I would sign that.
Agreed, I had a touch pc with a detachable keyboard for a while and quickly went back to a macbook. Big, heavy, not much stamina…. I'd rather stick with the macbook + ipad combination.
I'm a little worried that they don't want to go their own way again like with lighting (but I'm glad for that). To go this way with computers, where perhaps everyone has some kind of USB device, but I don't know, we'll see.
You are a moron those monstrosities !!
the more people talk about it, the more I fear..
I'm personally starting to worry... I haven't experienced the old Macbooks (white) and I don't know what it's like when you have a keyboard from edge to edge? is it written well? next year I'm going to the height and I want to buy some kind of macbook (personally I don't even like 12" and I'd rather have 13" but whatever) and I'm seriously starting to think about rMBP 13" because from my classmates I think that some USB I'll have to push, and although the connector is not difficult to buy, I don't like having only one (for everything)... and I'm also afraid of the performance, because I'd like to go study computer science :/ maybe retina will be better, why 13″, right?
It wouldn't hurt to study the native language a little first.
If you say so, I don't need it :) I wrote it in Slovak and I didn't write some length and commas here and there... Writing on a tablet with punctuation is no glory and of course there are some dialects :) if it wasn't me then sorry : )
I don't think there is a need for computer science, a command line and an editor are usually enough (if you don't feel like playing games). Retina is great, as a person gets used to it, machines with a smaller number of pixels per inch seem angular and pre-flooded. I'm afraid that Apple has done it again, that they won't cancel the classic MBA, but they need a 16 GB disk, or some similar killer modeled after the iPhone 5S.. ps: Don't pay attention to the linguistic trolls :-)
It depends what he did in computer science. If he programs in Java and uses a modern IDE (such as IntelliJ Idea), then performance is needed.
I'm finishing my IT major this year, and I brought a Macbook Pro 13″ 2010 here from the gym, and last year in September I also bought a new Pro 13″. I'm used to this size, and at the same time I wouldn't go to another laptop. Macbook Pro 13" is also thinner, so why not :-D those few millimeters won't kill me, but the incomparable performance probably will.