Mac Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 Initial thoughts here: Macbook Air Late 2010 - Initial Thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 Well I must say thats very impressive. Were the Office apps cached? Do 2011 apps open quicker than 2008? I might have to upgrade if they do. My MBP is a 2.53Ghz Core2Duo with 4gb of 1067Mhz DDR RAM, but your Office apps definitely opened a little quicker than mine. I suspect that must be the SSD performance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 2011 is a lot quicker than 2008, yes, although the SSD makes a huge difference anyways. All the speed tests were done from a clean boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 Have a look at how it compares to the iPad by the way - and you'll see why I consider it very viable as a replacement: ...and: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 Can you take a side on shot of the Air v iPad - to see the thickness difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 The video is as impressive as ever - Jony Ive on the Air. However, it does bug me when you hear it is $999 in the US - so £637 here on todays rate - yet we're being asked to pay £849. I understand there are variances to be taken into account, tax, etc, but it's too big a gap and I do think Apple need to address it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 Can you take a side on shot of the Air v iPad - to see the thickness difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 Wow. That's thin. Hmm. Also, what's going on with you having Office 2011 on that machine! I have just tried to go and buy it and everywhere tells me I can't get it until 26 October! Also, what's the upgrade path? I have Office 2008 Mac for Business on an MBP and an iMac. However, all I can see is 'Home Business'. I don't want fecking 'Home Business', whatever it is. What is the equivalent 2011 product upgrade path from 2008 Business? Plus is it gonna be media only purchase or have they sorted out a download upgrade yet? They do piss me off at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 The video is as impressive as ever - Jony Ive on the Air.However, it does bug me when you hear it is $999 in the US - so £637 here on todays rate - yet we're being asked to pay £849. I understand there are variances to be taken into account, tax, etc, but it's too big a gap and I do think Apple need to address it. 999=637GBP UK Unit 849 Gross = 722 pre-vat 85 quid difference between the US and UK pre-sales tax. It's in line with a lot of manufacturers and for a lot of products - MS does much the same for about the same value, albeit they do economies of scale Apple appears not to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 Wow. That's thin. Hmm.Also, what's going on with you having Office 2011 on that machine! I have just tried to go and buy it and everywhere tells me I can't get it until 26 October! Also, what's the upgrade path? I have Office 2008 Mac for Business on an MBP and an iMac. However, all I can see is 'Home Business'. I don't want fecking 'Home Business', whatever it is. What is the equivalent 2011 product upgrade path from 2008 Business? Plus is it gonna be media only purchase or have they sorted out a download upgrade yet? They do piss me off at times. I'm special :D There'll be a business equivalent. My notes have it at about 190 quid - that includes Outlook and the whole thing. Dunno on the download thing - I get everything off the Intranet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 Well I've just told MrsMe about it. I think she could justify one to replace a Philips laptop she uses. EldestMissMe has a MBP now so that angle is out. MrsMe has an iPad but it's a gaming/mail machine for her more than anything as she still uses her laptop a lot. I reckon there is room for an Air there and I shall then 'acquire' the Philips for use at work for a little plan I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 I can't lose my iPad for another reason - its case matches my iPhone 4's case and I like them as a pair too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted October 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 Wow :D its lovely! Mmmmmmmm Riz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Quick thing on this - been using the Air solidly since 8:00am this morning on battery - it's now 14:50.... That's proper work stuff too - none of this screen half off tiny bit of web browsing. Quite impressed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 That's interesting. If they're claiming 5 hours on the 11", but you're getting 7 hours, that would mean 9 hours on the 13".... However, I suspect they've factored in a degree of life expectancy too. If I turn the brightness down to one block on my MBP I get a forecast of 7 hrs 4 minutes, and that's after it has been on for half an hour on half brightness. That makes the Air very impressive indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted October 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Mmmmmm next iPhone and a MacBook Air 13" mmmmmm = ££££££ Riz :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 Great review here - reflects my sentiments too: Goodbye, MacBook Pro. The New MacBook Air Is That Good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 about $2700 here for a max'd out 13.3" Do I need another Apple laptop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 No of course you don't and neither do I. However... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 I'm going to go look @ the 13.3" on the weekend, than have go at making Mac regret buying the little one, because even when you claim to go small, you still have to go BIG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Rachel I refer thee to the fact that my 11.6" 64Gb/2Gb is imminently about to be replaced with a 11.6" 4Gb/128Gb unit I don't need a 13.3" - is too similar to my 15.4" beast. Also, how do you get beastier than this: MBP 15.4" i7 2.66Ghz/8Gb RAM/240Gb OCZ Vertex2 SSD/1Tb SAMSUNG SSD. I physically can't fit any spanglier stuff in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted October 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 I have just noticed you can no longer spec the 2.13GHz CPU with the 13" 128GB model on the UK Apple store Do you think Apple will offer upgrades to take the RAM from 2GB to 4GB? I`m seriously considering the 13" MacBook Air to replace my Acer Aspire 11.6" netbook. :D Riz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Wut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelwind101 Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Unless you are wanting to fork out again £60-£90 in 6 months or so, i would hold off as a new OS is due in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Lion you mean? By your argument you should constantly not buy anything tech given that everything is practically out of date the second it's released I understand not buying when there's an imminent release or refresh (not for Apple, I just mean in general)... but for something that is 8 or 9 months away? If you can wait that long then chances are you don't need the product in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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