91–99 of 99 posts
1366x768 in 2014?
This is their cheapest option and has an 11" display. If you want pixels then you should pay a little more and not complain when it is a little heavier: http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs-retina/
1366x768 in 2014?
I have the 2012 model, and it is an absolutely superb machine, but the lack of vertical pixels is its weakest feature. Reading documents is far from ideal: it is distracting to read a wide-columned pdf with a relatively small number of lines on the screen, and the screen isn't quite good enough to allow much zooming out. There is a noticeable difference in the usability of the machine when my eyes are tired. A higher-resolution screen would presumably help on both counts.
Because the software is generally well-put-together and the touchpad is excellent, the resolution is not so much a problem for actively using software, creating documents and so forth. But scrolling around and zooming in and out has an overhead, which again, more pixels would reduce the need for.
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.
It would have been better if the price stayed the same but with 8 GB instead of 4.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Oh, you want to hook your Firewire drives up to it? That's another adapter. Oh, you want to play or burn CD's? You need to get an external drive then. You want to use your old Magsafe power bricks? Sorry, we changed the connector. You want to lock up the computer while it's at your desk? Sorry, there's no Kensington slot anymore." At which point the SSD and Retina display sound nice, but that other stuff seems like…
Apple tend to deprecate and remove stuff often and quickly. The PC world and Microsoft don't. For those of us who like living on the cutting edge, we're fine with it, but it's not really for everyone. Remember when the iMac was the first USB-only computer, and had no floppy drive? Both were really unpopular at the time. (Lack of Kensington is stupid though, I'll agree on that.)
Anyone know if new MB AIRS still make a ton of noise with their fans? (BTW ton = any noise) I have a 15" MB Pro and love the fact that it's dead silent, unless I'm rendering video in Adobe Premiere or After Effects. I'd like to get an 11" form factor for all my pogramming stuff, and migrate the 15" into some form of desktop computer. Edit: Probably what I'm looking for in a non-existant 11" MB Pro.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Apple tend to deprecate and remove stuff often and quickly. The PC world and Microsoft don't. For those of us who like living on the cutting edge, we're fine with it, but it's not really for everyone. Remember when the iMac was the first USB-only computer, and had no floppy drive? Both were really unpopular at the time. (Lack of Kensington is stupid though, I'll agree on that.)
It's not thick enough to fit a Kensington slot unfortunately.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
When you select a model to order you can choose 8GB as a $100 upgrade.
That was my point, Apple reduces the price by $100 but reduces the memory to 4 GB. Which you can get by paying the $100. It would have been better if the price stayed the same but with 8 GB instead of 4.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
That was my point, Apple reduces the price by $100 but reduces the memory to 4 GB. Which you can get by paying the $100. It would have been better if the price stayed the same but with 8 GB instead of 4.
The $999 price (now $899) was always for the 4GB model. That did not change. Your initial assumption was wrong.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
It doesn't work :).
I see :-) RHEL 7 will be a problem then, I assume, as it seems to be based on 3.10?