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Thread ID: 119415 2011-07-21 23:59:00 New Macbook Air, Mac Mini & Lion today icow (15313) PC World Chat
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1218261 2011-07-21 23:59:00 As per: www.apple.com & http://www.apple.com/
Air: Comes with a 2577m (i5) or a 2677m (i7) and up to 256gb of ssd storage.
Mini: Now avaliable with a 2.7ghz i7 and a intel 3000 gpu or Radeon 6630m.
icow (15313)
1218262 2011-07-22 00:05:00 Such a shame that the new MBA will under perform the old one due to Intel HD Graphics... :( Cato (6936)
1218263 2011-07-22 00:07:00 yeah i was a fan of the 330m iirc in the air.
Edit: I think these were available in the US yesterday.
icow (15313)
1218264 2011-07-22 00:10:00 They were up on apple's (NZ) website yesterday.

I was waiting for the new MBA for a while. Without discrete graphics can't justify it. Shame they killed off the Macbook, too.
Cato (6936)
1218265 2011-07-22 01:30:00 Hopefully that leads to price reductions in the 13" macbook pro (which also has the horrid 3000 HD gfx :yuck:) or a new low to mid range laptop. icow (15313)
1218266 2011-07-22 01:38:00 only available as a download, which is stupid.

it's like 4 or 5 Gb to download
GameJunkie (72)
1218267 2011-07-22 01:52:00 only available as a download, which is stupid.

it's like 4 or 5 Gb to download

crap.. i was hoping to buy the Lion disc and test it out.
ronyville (10611)
1218268 2011-07-22 02:10:00 Hopefully that leads to price reductions in the 13" macbook pro (which also has the horrid 3000 HD gfx :yuck:) or a new low to mid range laptop.

Doubt it, although they might just kill off the 13" MBP production (if they haven't already) and go with the MBA as their sole 13" model.
Cato (6936)
1218269 2011-07-22 04:15:00 crap.. i was hoping to buy the Lion disc and test it out.

i stand corrected:

from wikipedia


Apple later announced two alternative distribution mechanisms for the benefit of users without broadband Internet access: in-store downloads at retail Apple Stores, and a USB flash drive containing the OS, to be sold at a significantly higher price point (US$69), made available through the online Apple Store beginning in August.[11] It is not clear whether the USB distribution will support a direct upgrade to Lion from OS X versions prior to Snow Leopard.
GameJunkie (72)
1218270 2011-07-22 05:12:00 For general use like the thing is designed for I don't think Intel HD graphics will be an issue for 99% of people.

The new Mac Mini has no ROM drive either, wouldn't be suprised to see the next lot of MacBook Pro's come with out either. I removed my rom in the Pro and replaced it with an SSD.
Alex B (15479)
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