Revised MacBook Air.

[Christopher]

I think the refresh has been overshadowed by Lion, but there's some big changes.

i5 and i7 chips.
Backlit keyboard.

Loads more, but they're the only ones relevant to me.

I'm getting one. Putting my 15" Pro up for sale ASAP.

http://www.apple.com/uk/macbookair/

http://www.apple.com/uk/macbookair/design.html

 

[Revels]

I still prefer the MBP's.

 

[Christopher]

I need one though. My 15" Pro's just too bulky considering how much I carry it about.

Now that I can get i7 power, backlit goodness and a 256GB option, it's a no-brainer for me.

Anyone want a 2011 15" i5 MBP?

 

[Adam.]

Noticed these yesterday.

Would defo considder one now with the new specs over a MPB. But no RJ45 could be a bit of a PITA.

Also noticed they've pulled the white Macbook.

 

[ChrisR]

They are very nice and is tempting to chop my 2011 13inch Pro for one, but want to wait and see some results as to how the lower clocked cpus manage. Ethernet port is a bit of an annoyance but would just have to get a USB adapter.

Got to laugh at speccing up an 11inch one to over £1600 by speccing up i7, 256 SSD and Applecare

I know that's retail pricing, but HE will still be a fair old whack

I think the 256Gig 13inch would be an option, no idea if the i7 is worth the upgrade need to see some benchmarks comparing it to the i5.

 

[Danny133]

the RJ45 throw it for me ..

epic machine but its still not as fast as the 2011 MBP's

 

[Danny133]

is tempting to chop my 2011 13inch Pro for one

why? - your 2011 13" is more powerful?

 

[Tom]

What you selling the 15" for? (price, not reason)

 

[ChrisR]

why? - your 2011 13" is more powerful?

Depends if I need/utilise all the power though, which I probably don't at the moment.

It's just shiny toy syndrome, I won't chop it in as no real need and that extra power is going to be used in the near future for some stuff, I just need to get an SSD for it which will be a lot cheaper

Would be nice having it a little smaller/lighter with a higher screen res, but it'll do me for now.

Plus I got it pretty cheap, only cost me £750 I think it was.

 

[wozzaa]

I need one though. My 15" Pro's just too bulky considering how much I carry it about.

Now that I can get i7 power, backlit goodness and a 256GB option, it's a no-brainer for me.

Anyone want a 2011 15" i5 MBP?

Not a real i7 though, it's another slow dual core setup.

1.8 Ghz dual core i7, pointless compared to a MBP. Not in the same league performance wise. It's probably slower than an older i5 setup.

 

[Danny133]

Depends if I need/utilise all the power though, which I probably don't at the moment.

It's just shiny toy syndrome, I won't chop it in as no real need and that extra power is going to be used in the near future for some stuff, I just need to get an SSD for it which will be a lot cheaper

Would be nice having it a little smaller/lighter with a higher screen res, but it'll do me for now.

Plus I got it pretty cheap, only cost me £750 I think it was.

I have a 2011 13'' and i thought yep I'm selling up .. but actually .. my MBP has 8GB RAM & if i put an SSD inside it - it will piss over the MBA for a long while yet. Shiny new toy syndrome can wait until they release the ivy bridge MBP

 

[Tom]

I prefer you banned.

 

[ChrisR]

Stuck 8gig in mine the other day as when running more than one vm it started to moan.

Will probably go for Lion this weekend.

 

[Dafthead]

Got my 13" i7 yesterday to replace the 13" Dual Core I had

This new one is amazingly fast

 

[Danny133]

I prefer you banned.

don't you drive a smart car?

 

[Gally]

It's stunning, it really is but I just wouldn't want to go without a disk drive for ease.

Still want one.

 

[Tom]

don't you drive a smart car?

Yup. What of it?

 

[Dafthead]

It's stunning, it really is but I just wouldn't want to go without a disk drive for ease.

Still want one.

I've got a superdrive for emergencies

 

[cava83]

Stick in an SSD and the increase in speed is ridiculous. I am thinking of upgrading my 13" 2009 core 2 duo, for one of the latest ones, shame about the resolution. The MBA do look great though I must admit.

I always found tiger a lot better on the ram than snow leopard, a huge amount actually. I wonder how Tiger compares with SL and Lion.

 

[Christopher]

I have a 2011 13'' and i thought yep I'm selling up .. but actually .. my MBP has 8GB RAM & if i put an SSD inside it - it will piss over the MBA for a long while yet. Shiny new toy syndrome can wait until they release the ivy bridge MBP

I prefer you banned.

LOL. +1

 

[Christopher]

What you selling the 15" for? (price, not reason)

Not sure yet mate. Interested?

It's a Q1 2011 i5 MBP. 8GB RAM. 500GB 7200rpm HDD. Hi-res glossy.

It's literally like new. Not even any key wear (I use a rubber protector )

It's purely for size that I'm changing. The 15" MBP is a little too big for constantly carrying around.

 

[Tom]

Very, i need to shift mine but i doubt its worth more than £600.

 

[Christopher]

Just, yeah.

I still have the receipt, too. £1679. As well as the box and un-opened contents. lol

Oh, and it still has two years left on the Applecare sub.

 

[Tom]

Cool, pm me a ball park figure and i'll let you know what i can do.

 

[Christopher]

Will do mate. I'll have a look and let you know.

 

[dajones]

What would gaming be like on the i7? i need a laptop but cant be without my games!

 

[Danny133]

The processor - fine .. its the graphics chip that will be your bottleneck ..

Its average at best - games will be fine if played on low settings maybe.

I would definately recommend a machine with a better card for gaming .. MBP 15 high end or the 17'' .. both have a dedicated 1GB to graphics.

although a low end 13 or 15 you could upgrade to 8GB RAM also giving you 512 dedicated memory.

 

[dajones]

cheers danny, i know of specs according to a desktop but with laptops it seems as though theyre a million times different!

 

[Danny133]

its a good machine - but generally gaming is left best to desktops - unless you have a ££££££ laptop

 

[Christopher]

The high-end notebooks aren't for gaming, not even close. Even my high-spec i7 iMac (12GB RAM, 1GB GPU, i7) struggles with games which a £500 PC would pummel.

You don't buy a Mac for gaming. End.

 

[wozzaa]

The new MBP is a better games platform than your iMac to be fair though Chris. New iMac is pretty decent though again new GPU makes a big difference.

The new GPU in them makes a world of difference. In the laptop world they are in the upper section in terms of gaming systems now. Provided they have the 6750 GPU.

Not until you start spending silly money you get a properly decent gaming laptop. SLI laptops do not come cheap.

They are also fairly pointless. Unless you want to sit with it plugged in as they are basically desktop replacements then.

 

[Christopher]

Yeah, they're definitely better, but a dedicated gaming PC would still own one for half the cost, if that's what you wanted out of a machine.

Not that I'd suggest buying a disgusting plastic PC.

 

[J273]

Will do mate. I'll have a look and let you know.

PM me as-well with a rough price if you do sell....Im on the lookout for a High res 2011 MBP after just selling my 11" air.

 

[jenic]

Anyone want a 2011 15" i5 MBP?

Bit cheeky that, its the 2010 model that you got in 2011

 

[Munson]

Yeah, they're definitely better, but a dedicated gaming PC would still own one for half the cost, if that's what you wanted out of a machine.

Not that I'd suggest buying a disgusting plastic PC.

Aluminium PCs FTW.

 

[Josh220]

I really want an Air now. Been without a laptop/computer for a year now and managed surprisingly well with just my iPhone 4.

Thought about getting laptops but wanted a MacBook because I know how much I like my iPhone and that I wouldn't regret it! The MacBook Air would cover everything I need too I think.

It's just the price, finding it hard to justify in the first price even though I know I wouldn't regret it.

Would have to be 13", not sure if i7 is worth it on an Air? And also not sure on what hard drive to get, external storage is easy enough but feel like I should get as much as possible to take advantage of the SSD.

Hmmm.

 

[Christopher]

Bit cheeky that, its the 2010 model that you got in 2011

Nope. If you run the serial number it tells you the actual build date. Mine's a 2011; pre-Thunderbolt I/O.

 

[ChrisR]

lol you know what he means

Generally when people say a 2011 model they are talking about sandybridge, thunderbolt etc and you know it

 

[jenic]

lol you know what he means

Generally when people say a 2011 model they are talking about sandybridge, thunderbolt etc and you know it

This, and standard i7

 

[dajones]

Reasons is that the new job is away from home and I won't be garaunteed desk space and i can bring it on the train and stuff. Apple looks good and student discount sounds good