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

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

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Post by laichzeit0 » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:41 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.

Because people browsing https://news.ycombinator.com/newest decided to click on the upvote button. It seriously only takes 3 upvotes for something to end up on the front page.

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

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Post by vkjv » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:41 PM UTC

Still, no 16 GB memory. The only thing left tying me to the MBP.

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

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Post by TazeTSchnitzel » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:42 PM UTC

saint-loup wrote: post #16

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

It has a slightly faster processor (don't be fooled by "1.3GHz", the MBA's top CPU speed is 2.6GHz) but there's a 500GB non-solid-state hard drive, it's heavier, the graphics are older, and it has a lower-resolution screen. Why would anyone want it?

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

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Post by chrisBob » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:42 PM UTC

zimpenfish wrote: post #23

pedrofelipe wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

12 hours of battery life in 2014? puff

How many other laptops of similar spec can beat it though?

I think it was a joke. Jokes don't always come out well on the internet.

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

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Post by javindo » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:43 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.

This opinion might be unpopular, but I've found over the past decade or so that any reasonably sized tech community seems to have a huge hard-on for Apple. I saw it on Engadget in the early days, reddit as it grew, now HN and so on.

They're a cool company and all but I agree, fortunately things like this have a way of sliding off the HN frontpage fairly quickly.

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

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Post by dimillian » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:43 PM UTC

vkjv wrote: post #32

Still, no 16 GB memory. The only thing left tying me to the MBP.

Really ? With an SSD you can even go with 2GB of RAM you won't see any difference.

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

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Post by JamesBaxter » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:45 PM UTC

saint-loup wrote: post #16

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

I really hope they keep the 13" Macbook Pro around. The Macbook Air is a fantastic machine but being able to stick a reasonably priced SSD and 16GB of ram into my work 13" MBP has improved my output dramatically.

I wonder how long it will be before Apple prevent after purchase customization at all.

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

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Post by rsynnott » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:45 PM UTC

Spittie wrote: post #26

I totally missed some events, or Apple just "dropped" those in the store without any writeup/presentation? Even if this is a minor upgrade (price cut and slightly faster processors), it still feels very weird to me.

They do that from time to time; announcements are mostly only for substantial changes.

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

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Post by Shivetya » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:46 PM UTC

Consider all prices to still be +249 because owning one without the extended warranty is at times worthwhile, it can help resale if you sell it within the warranty period

Re: New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper

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Post by _delirium » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 12:47 PM UTC

TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #33

saint-loup wrote: post #16

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

It has a slightly faster processor (don't be fooled by "1.3GHz", the MBA's top CPU speed is 2.6GHz) but there's a 500GB non-solid-state hard drive, it's heavier, the graphics are older, and it has a lower-resolution screen. Why would anyone want it?

It's probably a diminishing use-case, but I personally still need an ethernet port. There's a surprising number of times when I visit somewhere (offices, universities) and they can't figure out how to get me logged onto the guest wifi, but I can just plug in to the wired network without a problem. Also some hotels have only ethernet, though that's getting less common.