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One interesting thing to note is almost all the Mac's now have ATI cards, some Intel, and no NVIDIA. http://www.apple.com/mac/ When did this change happen? What would this mean for someone developing cuda apps, then?
I'm really not a fan of their non-US pricing, it rarely works out well for international buyers. For example the $1,199 model costs £999 in the UK. $1,199 is equal to £744. So to buy it from the UK store you're paying 34% more? For the cheapest option, $999 in US store, the UK price is 37% more. And I'm too lazy to work out the 13" price differences.
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Is VAT tax built-in to the £999 price point? Or is that added on at checkout (like sales tax is in the US)? If it's built in, that would explain at least part of the difference.
Yeah, it's built in and explains some of it, but VAT is only 20%, so the difference is still very noticeable.
I did read they'd adjusted their Canadian prices for the same reason though.
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4 GB of RAM can be a problem for some.
It's a bit superfluous, but I don't think it's too much. Besides, the OS can use the extra memory as cache/buffers.
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The biggest downside might be 4GB maximum RAM - that's enough to dissuade me, anyway.
Seems like plenty to me for a laptop, do you bump up against that limit for what you do on a laptop? (I'm curious.)
I'm really not a fan of their non-US pricing, it rarely works out well for international buyers. For example the $1,199 model costs £999 in the UK. $1,199 is equal to £744. So to buy it from the UK store you're paying 34% more? For the cheapest option, $999 in US store, the UK price is 37% more. And I'm too lazy to work out the 13" price differences.
I think this has been discussed a number of times, both on and off HN, and the final word on this is that the difference is made up of VAT and various importation taxes levied by the UK government. So, blame Her Majesty, not Apple...
HD video cameras, backlit keyboard, i5 upgradable to i7 - pretty decent upgrade. Curses, 3 month old MacBook Air.
But the max screen is still only 13" max and not a significant price drop on existing models so I'm glad I didn't wait for this release before buying.
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I've been using one for months (as a dev machine) and haven't had an issue.
Second that. Also been using the 13" since early Jan as a dev machine and am absolutely in love with it. These upgrades will only make it better.
In fact, the 13" Air has the same resolution screen as the standard 15" Pro.