Apple Pushes Out New Macs Along With OS X Lion

a mac mini with the apple logo scratched off, and running windows, would be pretty sweet for a HTPC, seeing how most media is digital anyways.

wow bunch of low numbers and high costs... most retarded company that ever existed next to sony

Lol! 256 GB SSD and 4 GB RAM for $1600... have fun. Good marketing trick, though..

Why Windows?
Mac OS or Linux both make good home theatre systems.




How many 13", 3lbs ultra portables with a 1.7GHz Core i5, SSD and 7 hours of battery life for $1300 can you name?
The MacBook Air is a pretty sweet deal.

First off, Microsoft will never sell an OS update for $30.00. So I think we can all agree that low number is a huge plus for Apple.

I think the MacBook Air price is reasonable for an ultra-light notebook with an awesome suite of integrated applications. Sure there are some PC's with similar specs, but also a similar price and no bundled apps.

The MacMini is the least expensive of the Macs. It doesn't appeal to me, but it would make a nice small server.

Two out of three isn't bad...

Finally, Apple is far, far, from the most retarded company that ever existed. I buy Apple stuff because I got tired of waiting for other companies to copy them... Microsoft for example....

Keep sipping that magical kool aid @Molo9000 n Fastswitch

No, but Apple also sells you extraordinarily marked-up hardware to go with it.




lolz. Here we go again.

As other mention, its not that many ultraportables to chose from with these specs. Personally I want a ultraportable with 3000 HD graphics, possibilities for upgrades and the best resolution possible. MBA is one of two challengers in my eyes, but due the better screen and hardware I dont even have to mention the brand names of preferation - I'm waiting for the Vaio Z to be released for pre-order in my country.

I never understood why people would want to game etc. on an ultraportable. Without proper sized screens and mechanical keyboard - you wont perform anyways IMO. And if performing the best you can do in games does not matter, then you might aswell buy an XBOX or PS.

The Asus 2.4lbs, usb3, I7, instant on, 8+ hour battery ultrabook comes out next month, but it cost's less than $1000, so none.

well if you have the arm strength to carry one that weighs a full pound more you could build one with a 2.3 Ghz processor and better specs all around, few hours less battery life, $300 less. so I guess for people who can't carry 4-5 lbs around yeah thats a sweet deal.

... for graphics intel? WTF? No radeon or geforce?

I don't like bundled apps, ever as for copying look at the history of OSX before you talk. I also like gaming on my PC, and its already known that OSX does not perform well at this.

The ultra-portable looks interesting, high but not bad for what you get.

Thats more of a downgrade to go from GTX320 to Intel HD3000.
Onboard graphics suck no matter what, even on the new Sandy Bridge.

Also, in an age where 6-8GB of RAM is now standard on all retail computers from bestbuy etc, why is there still only 2 and 4GB?

These specs are worse than a netbook nowadays

#1 thing that amazes me about Apple is the amount of haters that post about Apple...lol.

Eh, tell me when they push the new macbook pro. That will actually be something that sells.

Sony Vaio Z is > 2K, Samsung series 9 has underwhelming specs and costs just as much, Dell doesn't have anything to compete. Lenovo X series is great but really expensive. I hear Asus has something in the works, but it's not here yet. At this point in time, the MB Air is a good deal with the i7. One major fault is lack of USB3, can't make up for that with Thurnderbolt.

I love the Lion OS. The multitouch gestures really give it a fluid experience. This in contrast to my Windows use, which has me doing the same motions and clicking for the last 15 years. I think it's time to evolve as a computer user and move onto something new and interesting!

Also, it's funny how the same folks who were hating Macs, were scolding Windows 10 years ago. Times change, the contrarianists feel the need to stir the pot, and the wise keep to themselves.

I was talking about the 13.3" model. That Asus has a 11.6" 16:9 display. (28% smaller than 13.3" 16:10)

Now try again. Name one ultra portable with the same or better specs than the 13" MacBook Air that isn't a 2grand+ Sony Vaio Z.

You're talking about a company that basically still uses the same layout introduces by Xerox which Apple copied from. The biggest difference is that it has the dock. Oh, I forgot that it was also stolen from Sun!

The new 11 inch Air is very appealing to me, and the price is reasonable, very comparable to the competition (although admittedly there isn't much in the ultraportable sector so far). I'd prefer Windows and not have the mild embarrassment of the Apple logo vulgarly plastered on the lid, but I'm getting sick of waiting for an 11 inch CULV SSD laptop for under £1000.

I also have to admit liking the fact that the UK site already has the new Airs with full details and specifications up already, compared to the likes of Asus and Samsung who tend to update in a delayed, haphazard fashion, or placeholders saying "coming soon", etc.

they continue to sell OS updates at more than $30. i paid 100$ for win7 pro which is an upgrade to windows xp 64.

No that's not an update...that's a very different OS all toegether (XP -> Win 7). Service Pack releases are the equivalent to what Apple charges $30 for and calls it significant. The core of the OS doesn't change and hasn't changed for a long time with OSX. And as someone else said...they sell their hardware at a premium so you can't compare a true software company that can't offset the price of the OS through its hardware prices like Apple can. It's not a fair comparison.

For all the PC guys complaining about the prices remember that that 3 years later you can sell most Macs for 50-70% of what you paid for it. Good luck reselling a 2 year old PC for even 20% of what you paid for it.

With how often I troll again the haters... I wonder why I've never thought about that.. lol. But very true. Very very true.

And honestly.. the prices aren't that bad.. People just love to exaggerate.. And each time they quote a price, they "magically" add to it..

Nobody mentioned this, but notice that they dropped the polycarbonate white macbook. Now the Macbook Air is the base model. I will say that if they're trying to market themselves as a "premium company", then abolishing that base Macbook was a good idea. Not that I'm particularly fond of Apple's expensive products any more than I was before, I'm just saying that was a smart move for reputation.

Sucks to be the people who bought a MBA with an ancient architecture. Blame Apple for relying on crap hardware for so long.

... but really? intel GPU for graphics? common?!

Ok, so they have replaced an "average" mobile GPU with one that's on par with a Voodoo 2 Banshee, obviously no CPU upgrade can offset this, any idea if they will add a model with a usable GPU in the future?

If these had a GT540M or better id be ordering one now.

The 320M (not to be confused with the dedicated GT 320M) is faster than the Intel HD3000, but not by a huge margin.
If you want to play games, core2duo+320m will get you a few more fps, but Sandy Bridge is better for everything else.

I hear this argument all the time. OK, so, your OS costs $30, and Windows costs $130 an OEM Windows 7 Professional copy. However, you paid $999 for a $400 netbook, $1300 for a $500 laptop, $2000+ for a $1200 computer. SAME specs. Which means, you're paying many hundreds of dollars for MacOS. It's not a bad OS, i'll give you that. Is it $600+ good? Um, no. In my opinion, it's debatable whether MacOS is better than Windows, at any price. Did I mention that I'm still using the same copy of XP I bought like 8 years ago on my 3rd computer? How many times have you had to buy MacOS? Did you pay the $600 tax each time?

What pre-installed software comes on your Mac that's so great? iTunes and Quicktime? Two of the biggest piece of sh!t programs ever? garbage... iMovie? Wow that's an awesome program... too bad a REAL editor like Final Cut Pro will set you back another $500-$600..

Also, maybe you wouldn't have to wait so long for someone to copy one of those completely useless eye candy features you call "innovations" if Apple didn't sue the pants off of everyone all the time. So what, someone copied pinch to zoom hand gestures? Waa.. What are they gonna patent next? Or how about lawsuits in general? How many times has someone sued Microsoft looking for a big payday because Microsoft beat them. You are probably the same guy that, while now you're saying Microsoft doesn't offer that much as far as integrated software, was crying and calling MS a monopoly because they "used unfair tactics" against Netscape by integrating Internet Explorer into their OS. So, Microsoft integrates software into their OS for better performance, and everyone calls them a monopolist and sues them, but when Apple does it... it's "innovation"..

Yeah, and the majority of games are still unplayable on a 320M despite having higher framerates than an HD3000, so it's kind of irrelevant anyway. The HD3000 is adequate for the things you'd use a Air or another ultraportable for, like Flash games, rendering HD Youtube videos and the like.

Samsung Series 9, google it.