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[morphsci]

^^This although I use my air a few times a week. Also I will not be an early adopter and will wait as I am currently very happy with the performance of the iPad2

[n_maher]

^^This although I use my air a few times a week. Also I will not be an early adopter and will wait as I am currently very happy with the performance of the iPad2

my comment was intended to be in the context of the ipad 2 providing an incredibly serviceable carry around media consumption device. That said I understand jeffs love of toys since I'm wired the same way. ultimately we'll have to wait and see what it is and what it costs.

[grawk]

I can see it being useful to have a higher res screen and more cpu power for movie and music production. The ipad is ALMOST ready to replace a laptop for onstage virtual instruments, etc. I'd love the A6 in a non-retina one, personally, since I don't care about resolution that high, generally.

[recstar24]

Ipad1 user FTL

[grawk]

I still use my ipad 1, for sure

[morphsci]

my comment was intended to be in the context of the ipad 2 providing an incredibly serviceable carry around media consumption device. That said I understand jeffs love of toys since I'm wired the same way. ultimately we'll have to wait and see what it is and what it costs.

Totally agree. I feel no real need for an upgrade from the 2 so waiting or things to play out will not be painful.

I can see it being useful to have a higher res screen and more cpu power for movie and music production. The ipad is ALMOST ready to replace a laptop for onstage virtual instruments, etc. I'd love the A6 in a non-retina one, personally, since I don't care about resolution that high, generally.

Also agree. More horsepower interests me but increased display resolution is not something I personally have a need for.

[VPI]

Yeah I use my Zinio app to read magazines during my commute so this is one of the features I am most interested in. I have no issue with the speed of the iPad 2

[jvlgato]

Ipad1 user FTL

I still use my ipad 1, for sure

x3

I'd definitely like more horsepower, don't need more rez.

[The Monkey]

I CARE ABOUT THE RETINA DISPLAY.

[jvlgato]

What for?

[The Monkey]

Moar.

But seriously, I think it's awesome on the iPhone 4. On my iPad, I can clearly see pixels in text and it bugs me. I think the reading experience would be a lot more enjoyable.

[jvlgato]

Makes sense. I think I don't care, but it's one of those things where once I see it, I may suddenly have to have it!

[jvlgato]

MBA 11" owners - having lived with them a while now, how do you feel subjectively about the screen size and battery life? I've read all the info about its specs, the testing, real life results, maximizing battery life and such, but I'm wondering how you've felt about it having lived with it.

Are you thrilled with the moblity and the compromise in battery life and screen size is just worth it, or do you wish you'd have chosen the 13" now?

[grawk]

I love my 11" enough that after having it for almost a year, when I killed my last one, I got another, instead of going iwth a different size.

[blessingx]

And how are people thinking about the rev cycle? Any suspicions how far away we are from a refresh?

[grawk]

for the airs? a long time. For the pros? Rumor is they're coming soon, in air trim (aka 15 and 17" airs soon, with no more pros)

[Knuckledragger]

For Mac Pros? Not fucking soon enough.

[Grahame]

Sandy Bridge, or Ivy Bridge. Rumors Say Ivy Bridge. Post April 8

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/28/intels_mac_bound_ivy_bridge_cpus_rumored_to_launch_april_8.html

[Knuckledragger]

Man, talk about kicking 'em when they're down.

[Grahame]

Indeed. El Reg: Apple seeks permission to kick Kodak's corpse

[blessingx]

Thanks Grahame.

And isn't Kodak on record listing camera accessories, print stations, Facebook apps, and lawsuits as being their growth markets? I'm surprised everyone doesn't pile on them before they go ape-shit on the last one.

[morphsci]

I have the first generation MBA 11 and am quite happy. I felt no need to upgrade with the newer model and do not miss a slightly bigger screen. My wife has a 13" MBP and compared to the MBA it feels like a 2 ton tank.

[crappyjones123]

john, whatever size you decide, check out bhphotovideo.com. they still have the deal that I got a few weeks ago - free parallels or some other software (i got parallels) and apple care for $95 (usually $250-300). i don't know what to do with parallels as i don't have a (legit) copy of windows but it was just an initial problem. now that i have gotten used to the mac os and have found mac equivalents that do the same thing that the pc program did, i am less and less inclined to get windows on this thing.

i have the 13" mba and love it. 11" would have been a bit too small for me as it is my only computer and i do enjoy watching movies/tv shows on it. yes i could get a bigger monitor but 99% of my time using it has been spent at the university library or well just outside home so dual monitors seems like a waste of money.

Edited February 16, 2012 by crappyjones123

[blessingx]

Next OS bump...

Mountain Lion, Windows 8's Common Aim: Make Desktop More Like Mobile - AllThingsD http://ow.ly/1GqqDU

[Bigguy]

Link didn't work on my iPad but OK on MBP. Apple is telling me I need a new iPad3.

Edited February 16, 2012 by Bigguy