How Good Is Google’s ChromeBook Pixel?
Google is following the footsteps of Apple by releasing the high end ChromeBook Pixel to compete with Air. The 12.85 inch Chromebook Pixel is thin (0.64 inch vs. 0.68 inch), has an aluminum body and a backlit keyboard. The problem lies in the inside where it is just a thin client running web applications through the browser. That’s it and what a ripoff at $1300. Who will buy an empty shell when you can have a MacBook Air for $200 less?
Two big features Google has over Apple is 4G and touchscreen!
Google Announces Touchscreen ChromeBook Pixel
Google is following the footsteps of Apple by releasing the high end ChromeBook Pixel to compete with Air. The 12.85 inch Chromebook Pixel is thin (0.64 inch vs. 0.68 inch), has an aluminum body and a backlit keyboard. The problem lies in the inside where it is just a thin client running web applications through the browser. That’s it and what a ripoff at $1300. Who will buy an empty shell when you can have a MacBook Air for $200 less?
Apple New MacBook Airs And Mac Pro
Apple also updated MacBook Airs and Mac Pro other than the big announcements for the MacBook Pro, iOS 6 and Mountain Lion.
MacBook Airs will be updated with Ivy Bridge 2.0 GHz dual-core i7 CPUs, 8Gb Ram, 512Gb flash drive storage, USB 3, Thunderbolt, Facetime HD camera and 60% faster graphics with Intel Graphics 4000.
The Mac Pro line will be updated with 3.2 GHz Quad Core Xeon processor, 6Gb Ram, and the rest remains the same. Price starts at $2499. Apple will no longer sell the 8-core model. The 12-core model will feature 2x 6-core Xeons and 12Gb Ram. This model will cost $3799.
From Apple:
The 11-inch MacBook Air comes with a 1.7 GHz processor, 4GB of memory and is available with 64GB of flash storage starting at $999 (US), and 128GB of flash storage starting at $1,099 (US). The 13-inch MacBook Air comes with a 1.8 GHz processor, 4GB of memory and is available with 128GB of flash storage starting at $1199 (US), and 256GB of flash storage starting at $1,499 (US).
Apple Refreshes MacBook Air
Apple launches its MacBook Air, equipping the light laptop with faster processors based on Intel’s Sandy Bridge architecture and adding support for Thunderbolt that transfers data at speeds up to 10Gbps.
From Apple’s Press Release:
Apple today updated the MacBook Air with next generation processors, high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology, a backlit keyboard and Mac OS X Lion, the world’s most advanced operating system. With up to twice the performance of the previous generation, flash storage for instant-on responsiveness and a compact design so portable you can take it everywhere, the MacBook Air starts at $999 (US) and is available for order today and in stores tomorrow.
Apple Due To Refresh MacBook Air
Apple is going to revamped the second generation of MacBook Air according to new reports from AppleInsider. Apple has placed an order for 400,000 new MacBook Airs based on Intel’s Sandy Bridge processor architecture and production will begin in June. The new notebooks would probably include the speedy Thunderbolt connections and Lion Mac OS X.
MacBook Air Unboxing
Check out the unboxing of Apple’s latest offering, MacBook Air.
Apple Released New 13.3, 11.6 Inch MacBook Air
Apple has finally released the new Apple MacBook Air that is smaller at 11.6 inch and cheaper too. As we have predicted in earlier post, Apple is going to lower boot times on the MacBook Air and use all-flash storage SSD to gain this speed.
The redesigned MacBook Air comes in 13.3 and 11.6-inch flavors with complete unibody construction, second USB port, SD card reader and FaceTime camera instead of iSight camera.
Price list from Apple press release:
The 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Air are immediately available through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. The 1.4 GHz 11-inch MacBook Air with 2GB of memory and 64GB of flash storage starts at a suggested retail price of $999 (US) with a 128GB model for $1,199 (US). The 1.86 GHz 13-inch MacBook Air with 2GB of memory and 128GB of flash storage starts at a suggested retail price of $1,299 (US) with a 256GB model for $1,599 (US). Configure-to-order options and accessories include faster processors, 4GB of memory, MacBook Air SuperDrive® and a USB Ethernet Adapter.
Apple New 11.6 Inch MacBook Air
Photos have surfaced of the new Apple MacBook Air that is smaller at 11.6 inch and cheaper too. It is also being rumoured that Apple is going to lower boot times on the MacBook Air. It points to using SSD default option to gain this speed.
MacBook Air Hacked In 2 Minutes
MacBook Air is the weakest compared with a Sony Vaio and a Fujitsu U810, after being hacked in just two minutes. This is a contest organized by TurningPoint, hacker Charlie Miller exploiting a weakness in Safari 3.1 cracked the MacBook Air and winning $10,000 plus the MacBook Air.
MacBook Air Looks Good But Lousy Battery Life
AnadTech has tested the claims of Apple that MacBook Air has 5 hour battery life and found it to be over exaggerated. With wireless browsing and MP3 playback, the life was 4.27 hours, but under video playback combined with heavy Web browsing and downloading, the battery expired after 2.43 hours.
