New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper • Hacker News Board

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

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Post by joezydeco » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:30 PM UTC

tehabe wrote: post #10

Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought the top line MacBook Air had 8 GB of RAM before, now it is 4.

When you select a model to order you can choose 8GB as a $100 upgrade.

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

#12

Post by TazeTSchnitzel » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:31 PM UTC

bitL wrote: post #9

1366x768 in 2014?

I imagine Apple are optimising for battery life and cost here, rather than for sheer resolution.

Edit: Also, that's the 11", I doubt they can squeeze many more pixels in there before it becomes unreadable. The 13" is 1440x900, which is more reasonable (I'm using it as we speak, actually!)

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

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Post by pedrofelipe » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:32 PM UTC

bitL wrote: post #9

1366x768 in 2014?

12 hours of battery life in 2014? puff

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

#14

Post by chrisBob » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:32 PM UTC

Why is this news? I am a proud Apple fan, but I don't think a slight bump in their cheapest laptop needs to make the front page of HN. I feel like I am missing something.

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

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Post by jmnicolas » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:32 PM UTC

bitL wrote: post #9

1366x768 in 2014?

This is for the 11" model. The 13" has a more appropriate 1440x900.

Retina would be nice though.

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

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Post by saint-loup » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:34 PM UTC

The non-retina 13" Macbook Pro seems less and less relevant.

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

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Post by hackerboos » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:34 PM UTC

jmnicolas wrote: post #15

bitL wrote: post #9

1366x768 in 2014?

This is for the 11" model. The 13" has a more appropriate 1440x900. Retina would be nice though.

If Apple made a retina Macbook Air then nobody would buy the Macbook Pro.

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

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Post by bitL » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:34 PM UTC

TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #12

bitL wrote: post #9

1366x768 in 2014?

I imagine Apple are optimising for battery life and cost here, rather than for sheer resolution. Edit: Also, that's the 11", I doubt they can squeeze many more pixels in there before it becomes unreadable. The 13" is 1440x900, which is more reasonable (I'm using it as we speak, actually!)

This argument won't stand. New phone displays have significantly lower battery consumption than the old ones and substantially higher resolutions. And you can always employ tricks like reducing refresh rate to lower the consumption even more.

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

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Post by Touche » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:35 PM UTC

chrisBob wrote: post #14

Why is this news? I am a proud Apple fan, but I don't think a slight bump in their cheapest laptop needs to make the front page of HN. I feel like I am missing something.

People might be waiting for a new one to come out, that makes it news.

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

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Post by Demiurge » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:35 PM UTC

My 2012 is fine! I think the only upgrade that will make sense is to the Retina version.