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 Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Apple** NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the author be requested. On 30/04/2014, at 8:15 PM, Rod Blitvich <rb...@iinet.net.au> 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 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). > <image.gif> > 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 <dan...@macwizardry.com.au> 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 >> >> --- >> Daniel Kerr >> MacWizardry >> >> Phone: 0414 795 960 >> Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> >> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >> >> >> **For everything Apple** >> NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and >> as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of >> MacWizardry. 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