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Originally Posted by Menneisyys
Agreed. It's a huge omission on Apple's part. I think I'll wait for the next Air (or Apple's introduction of GB BTO configs) as there is some definite differences between a 4GB and 8GB desktop if you run several apps at the same time. I wouldn't return to 4GB on my late 2009 MBP 17".
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I dunno if it's an omission or space issue. The teardown photos make it look like there's not much room in there:
http://guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/A...pLNrjexrj.huge (memory is circled in red)
http://guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/2...WQrMcISoJ.huge (empty space is where SSD goes)
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Originally Posted by Dyvim
One thing I just realized about the new MacBook Airs: The 11" and 13" models max out at the same processors and hard-drive space. With the previous generation, if you wanted the fastest processor and/or the largest SSD you had to go with the 13" version. That's no longer the case- and somewhat uncharacteristic for Apple.
Prices are similar- a maxed out 11" Air is $1649 while a maxed out 13" Air is $1699. For $50 you get a larger battery and a higher resolution screen but of course more weight and a larger footprint. But I like the idea that you can get a computer that's just as powerful from a computational point of view in a smaller package.
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Interestingly enough, EDU prices result in a $100 discount for the maxed 11" model and only a $60 discount on the maxed 13" model ($1549 and $1639 respectively) because the 11" SSD upgrade gets an additional price cut.
Anyway, I want to amend my previous statement about the 13" MBA and 15" MBP being the only Apple laptops to get. IMO, that was true last year because the 11" MBA could be noticeably slower than the 13" MBA (the 1.86/2.13 GHz C2D on the 13" were fine, but the 1.4/1.6 C2D on the 11" not so much).
Now that the CPU is up to snuff, I'm going to have to play with one at the Apple store to see how much the smaller trackpad and lower resolution still bother me (the latter might be less of an issue given Lion's more efficient use of pixels).
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