Hi Esther, Thanks for the info. It does then seem as though the sales person at my apple shop was zealous in thinking there's an 8 gb ram custom upgrade for the 13 inch. Nonetheless i'm sure 4 gb is fine for the type of work that i'll do on it.
Cheers, Yuma On 7/09/2011, at 4:05 AM, Esther wrote: > Hi Yuma, > > For more details on the custom order 13 inch Macbook air, check this Apple > web page that compares the specs of the 11 inch and 13 inch models. > http://www.apple.com/macbookair/specs.html > This is in table format, with two options for each model, with different base > flash storage (64GB and 128GB for the 11 inch; 128 and 256 GB for the 13 > inch). However, each of these models (11 inch and 13 inch) can have the > processor for the higher end version upgraded from i5 to i7, but only by > custom order from the Apple Online Store. In addition, for the 11 inch > models you can upgrade the memory of the lower end model from 2GB to 4GB, or > the flash storage capacity of the higher end model from 128 GB to 256 GB, but > also only by custom order from the Apple Online Store. I'll paste in the > information detail for the 13 inch model MacBook Air you were asking about. > They refer to the model versions by price ($999 and $1199 for the 64GB and > 128GB flash capacity 11 inch MacBook Airs, and $1299 and $1599 for the 128GB > and 256GB flash capacity 13 inch MacBook Airs): > <begin quote> > Processor > 1.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 with 3MB shared L3 cache > > $1599 model configurable to dual-core 1.8GHz Intel Core i7 with 4MB shared L3 > cache, only at the Apple Online Store. > <end quote> > Note the words "configurable …only at the Apple Online Store". > > If you're trying to use the iOS Apple Store app to order, you won't have > customization options. I think you have to use the Apple Online Store > through the web browser to get to these. Try putting "apple online store > macbook air" into your Google search field in Safari, and you should come up > with the link to the page to buy the MacBook in the online store. > > Can't answer your question about the Jambox Bluetooth latency with the new > MacBook Air, since I don't have the new model Air. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Sep 6, 2011, at 04:39, james walton wrote: > >> I can only answer the first question. >> You need to customize the air. >> That is what custom order means. >> >> >> On Sep 6, 2011, at 10:17 AM, Yuma Decaux <jamy...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'm about to upgrade to the new macbook air and had 2 questions. >>> >>> My local apple reseller told me there was a custom order macbook air 13 >>> inch with core i7 256 ssd and 8 gb of ram. But i can't find it anywhere on >>> the applestore. Did the sales person just stuff up there? >>> >>> Now this second question is for those who own the new mba as well as a >>> jambox. >>> >>> I read on the specs that the new mba has bluetooth 4. If paired with the >>> jambox, do you feel any latency between keypress and audio output? >>> >>> Thanks for any clarifications >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Yuma >>> >>> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
