Re: MacBook Air "updated"

[Rod Blitvich]

Thanks Daniel and Peter
So - after digesting Daniel's advice and some other comments I've seen:
The rumoured 12 inch macbook RD may suffer a little in battery life OR weight.
It is also rumoured not to have a fan and to have a button-less touch pad.
It will also be a brand-new product which may have some bugs to be ironed out.

The just released macbook airs have a long battery life and are nice and light.
They are a proven model - i love my 2011 model.
Maybe I'm a peasant, but I don't see a big difference with the Retina Display 
on my work Macbook Pro and the normal display on my personal MBA.

With Daniel's advice I'm starting to lean towards buying the Macbook Air and 
not waiting for the rumoured 12 inch macbook RD.
Thanks Daniel

cheers
Blitto
 

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A Life? Cool! Where can I download one of those from?

On 1 May 2014, at 10:40 pm, Daniel Kerr  wrote:

> Hi Rod
> 
> (Sorry for the delay in reply,…been a bit behind the eight ball at the 
> moment,……)
> A hard one to call.
> Though it is rumoured to be a 12" model they're "working on", it's hard to 
> see where it would fit exactly.
> But it is rumoured to be a 12" model with a new case design, different 
> trackpad, fabless design and retina display.
> I personally am not much of a "revision one" person. I always like to wait a 
> revision before the "bugs" are ironed out,…especially when it comes to 
> hardware. So I tend to wait to the next model of something new, before 
> looking at it to consider to buy. Again, this is just me,…
> The other thing that kinda "bugs" me, is the Retina Display. Yes, they're 
> nice and sharp and do a good job. But to me, it's a "cut down" resolution. I 
> know you can run them higher etc, but to get the "best" out of it, like to 
> increase the pixel resolution then reduce it down to make it "best for 
> retina". So the "standard" resolution on a 15" MacBook Pro for example, is 
> less then what I like to work on.
> My MacBook Pro for example when I get it, I went with the higher specced 
> Antiglare Screen, which works at 1680 x1050. If (when?) I have to upgrade to 
> the MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display, it's "best for Retina Display" (i.e. 
> native) is actually 1440x900. So in other words, less "real" working area for 
> me to work in. Yes, I can increase it higher to work at an even higher 
> resolution (1920x1200) but then it all gets very small in text size and from 
> some of the reports I read puts more of a "Drain" on the Graphics System. 
> (apparently the next revision of the MacBook Pro GPU will do a better job of 
> this I'm lead to believe).
> So for me (for now anyway),….I find the "normal" displays better to work 
> with. Again, your mileage may vary, and this may not affect you,…this is just 
> my humble opinion for the use of my laptop ;)
> 
> In saying that,…the 12" could be an absolute winner and does lots of cool 
> things really well,…… :o) (if it actually is real and does appear,…hehe).
> 
> I was saying to someone a while back, what Apple should do is make something 
> like an iPad "docking system. The base of the unit is a "real" computer,..and 
> when you click in the "iPad screen" to it (however you do it), it turns into 
> a full blown OSX machine with a large SSD, great power and graphics and all 
> the ports we're used to. Then when you "unplug" the part that was the screen 
> "flicks over" to iPad mode,..and runs iOS and works like just like an iPad 
> does now.
> You then can sort of get a touch screen laptop with the best of both worlds 
> in one machine. ;) Very cool.
> (There are a huge amount of holes in this scenario and lots of reasons why 
> not to do it,…but I thought it would be cool anyway) :o)
> 
> Oh, and yeh,..Retina Display on a MacBook Air would also eat into the battery 
> life a little at the moment I would think as well. I think is part of the 
> "delay" in the rumoured iWatch as well. If Apple are going to do it (and do 
> it right), they want to realise a product that is great and works well and 
> does everything "perfectly",…not just bring something to market to match 
> everyone else who is scrambling to "get in first" before Apple. And the 
> battery life I think is a part issue as well (if some of the rumours are to 
> be believed). Run a watch for a day and have to keep charging it at night?? 
> Might annoy a lot of people. They want it to at least run a reasonable amount 
> of time between charges.
> 
> And I think the same can be said with any product at the moment. They want it 
> to be "great",..not just "released". ;)
> 
> Hope something there helps,….sorry about the ramble,…lol ;o)
> 
> Kind regards
> Daniel
> 
> ---
> Daniel Kerr
> MacWizardry
> 
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> Email: 
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> 
> 
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Re: MacBook Air "updated"

[Peter Hinchliffe]

On 1 May 2014, at 10:40 pm, Daniel Kerr  wrote:

> Hi Rod
> 
> (Sorry for the delay in reply,…been a bit behind the eight ball at the 
> moment,……)
> A hard one to call.
> Though it is rumoured to be a 12" model they're "working on", it's hard to 
> see where it would fit exactly.
> But it is rumoured to be a 12" model with a new case design, different 
> trackpad, fabless design and retina display.
> I personally am not much of a "revision one" person. I always like to wait a 
> revision before the "bugs" are ironed out,…especially when it comes to 
> hardware. So I tend to wait to the next model of something new, before 
> looking at it to consider to buy. Again, this is just me,…
> The other thing that kinda "bugs" me, is the Retina Display. Yes, they're 
> nice and sharp and do a good job. But to me, it's a "cut down" resolution. I 
> know you can run them higher etc, but to get the "best" out of it, like to 
> increase the pixel resolution then reduce it down to make it "best for 
> retina". So the "standard" resolution on a 15" MacBook Pro for example, is 
> less then what I like to work on.
> My MacBook Pro for example when I get it, I went with the higher specced 
> Antiglare Screen, which works at 1680 x1050. If (when?) I have to upgrade to 
> the MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display, it's "best for Retina Display" (i.e. 
> native) is actually 1440x900. So in other words, less "real" working area for 
> me to work in. Yes, I can increase it higher to work at an even higher 
> resolution (1920x1200) but then it all gets very small in text size and from 
> some of the reports I read puts more of a "Drain" on the Graphics System. 
> (apparently the next revision of the MacBook Pro GPU will do a better job of 
> this I'm lead to believe).

I must put my 2c worth in here Daniel. As the user of a Retina MB Pro for 
nearly two years, I can say that I routinely run my display at 1680 x 1050.This 
the setting which is midway between "Best" and "More Space" in the Display 
Preference Panel, and I find it very comfortable for everyday use. I do 
recommend, though, making use of some of the third party utilities out there to 
help with screen resolution. I'm using one called ResolutionTab, which exposes 
every resolution setting the Retina display is capable of, something which 
Apple's own software does not allow. I can effectively take the resolution all 
the way up to the maximum of 2880 x 1800, which is about the same as a 50" 
Plasma TV. It's not really comfortable to use at this resolution without a 
magnifying glass, but as long as you stick to the HiDPI settings (which go from 
1920 x 1200 down to 720 x 450) the image is always crystal clear and quite 
comfortable to use. 

The only (yes, ONLY!) complaint I have about using the Retina display, and as 
someone who does a lot of colour matching on the screen, is that Apple have 
never updated the built-in Color Picker to work properly. Using the "magnifying 
glass" pixel picker, the individual pixels become blurred and run into each 
other, making it almost impossible to use. A work around is to use 
ResolutionTab to frop back temporarily  to a non-HiDPI display whereupon the 
pixels become discrete again. Some software such as Pixelmator and others have 
their own colour pickers which overcome this problem to some extent. 

Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948

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Re: MacBook Air "updated"

[Daniel Kerr]

Hi Rod

(Sorry for the delay in reply,…been a bit behind the eight ball at the 
moment,……)
A hard one to call.
Though it is rumoured to be a 12" model they're "working on", it's hard to see 
where it would fit exactly.
But it is rumoured to be a 12" model with a new case design, different 
trackpad, fabless design and retina display.
I personally am not much of a "revision one" person. I always like to wait a 
revision before the "bugs" are ironed out,…especially when it comes to 
hardware. So I tend to wait to the next model of something new, before looking 
at it to consider to buy. Again, this is just me,…
The other thing that kinda "bugs" me, is the Retina Display. Yes, they're nice 
and sharp and do a good job. But to me, it's a "cut down" resolution. I know 
you can run them higher etc, but to get the "best" out of it, like to increase 
the pixel resolution then reduce it down to make it "best for retina". So the 
"standard" resolution on a 15" MacBook Pro for example, is less then what I 
like to work on.
My MacBook Pro for example when I get it, I went with the higher specced 
Antiglare Screen, which works at 1680 x1050. If (when?) I have to upgrade to 
the MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display, it's "best for Retina Display" (i.e. 
native) is actually 1440x900. So in other words, less "real" working area for 
me to work in. Yes, I can increase it higher to work at an even higher 
resolution (1920x1200) but then it all gets very small in text size and from 
some of the reports I read puts more of a "Drain" on the Graphics System. 
(apparently the next revision of the MacBook Pro GPU will do a better job of 
this I'm lead to believe).
So for me (for now anyway),….I find the "normal" displays better to work with. 
Again, your mileage may vary, and this may not affect you,…this is just my 
humble opinion for the use of my laptop ;)

In saying that,…the 12" could be an absolute winner and does lots of cool 
things really well,…… :o) (if it actually is real and does appear,…hehe).

I was saying to someone a while back, what Apple should do is make something 
like an iPad "docking system. The base of the unit is a "real" computer,..and 
when you click in the "iPad screen" to it (however you do it), it turns into a 
full blown OSX machine with a large SSD, great power and graphics and all the 
ports we're used to. Then when you "unplug" the part that was the screen 
"flicks over" to iPad mode,..and runs iOS and works like just like an iPad does 
now.
You then can sort of get a touch screen laptop with the best of both worlds in 
one machine. ;) Very cool.
(There are a huge amount of holes in this scenario and lots of reasons why not 
to do it,…but I thought it would be cool anyway) :o)

Oh, and yeh,..Retina Display on a MacBook Air would also eat into the battery 
life a little at the moment I would think as well. I think is part of the 
"delay" in the rumoured iWatch as well. If Apple are going to do it (and do it 
right), they want to realise a product that is great and works well and does 
everything "perfectly",…not just bring something to market to match everyone 
else who is scrambling to "get in first" before Apple. And the battery life I 
think is a part issue as well (if some of the rumours are to be believed). Run 
a watch for a day and have to keep charging it at night?? Might annoy a lot of 
people. They want it to at least run a reasonable amount of time between 
charges.

And I think the same can be said with any product at the moment. They want it 
to be "great",..not just "released". ;)

Hope something there helps,….sorry about the ramble,…lol ;o)

Kind regards
Daniel

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On 30/04/2014, at 8:15 PM, Rod Blitvich  wrote:

> Dear Daniel and WAMUGers
> There is also rumoured to be a new macbook 12 inch coming in a few months.
> It is said to be thinner than the existing macbook air AND with a  retina 
> display.
> 
> So does one wait for this model to arrive OR buy the just released macbook 
> air
> 
> What do you make of this comment:
> 
> "agreed. retina on MBA will kill battery life or make it heavier to account 
> for larger battery. can't have both (yet)."
> 
> ta
> blitto
> 
> "agreed. retina on MBA will kill battery life or make it heavier to account 
> for larger battery. can't have both (yet).agreed. retina on MBA will kill 
> battery life or make it heavier to account for larger battery. can't have 
> both (yet).agreed. retina on MBA will kill battery life or make it he

Re: MacBook Air "updated"

[Rod Blitvich]

Dear Daniel and WAMUGers
There is also rumoured to be a new macbook 12 inch coming in a few months.
It is said to be thinner than the existing macbook air AND with a  retina 
display.

So does one wait for this model to arrive OR buy the just released macbook 
air

What do you make of this comment:

"agreed. retina on MBA will kill battery life or make it heavier to account for 
larger battery. can't have both (yet)."

ta
blitto

"agreed. retina on MBA will kill battery life or make it heavier to account for 
larger battery. can't have both (yet).agreed. retina on MBA will kill battery 
life or make it heavier to account for larger battery. can't have both 
(yet).agreed. retina on MBA will kill battery life or make it heavier to 
account for larger battery. can't have both (yet).agreed. retina on MBA will 
kill battery life or make it heavier to account for larger battery. can't have 
both (yet).

Rod Blitvich  - Amy & Sam’s Dad
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 0409 681 256  
 rb...@iinet.net.au 


A Life? Cool! Where can I download one of those from?

On 29 Apr 2014, at 10:53 pm, Daniel Kerr  wrote:

> MacBook Air was just updated tonight,..
> 
> Basically slightly faster processor (and slightly better battery life with 
> new processor) and the price went down on some models by around  AUD$50
> 
> You can see the new range here -
> http://store.apple.com/au/buy-mac/macbook-air
> 
> And a bit of a read on the update here,…. (USD pricing on this site)
> http://www.macrumors.com/2014/04/29/updated-macbook-airs-faster-haswell/
> 
> Enjoy 
> 
> Kind regards
> Daniel
> 
> Sent from my iPhone 5
> 
> ---
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> MacWizardry
> 
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