New Apple Lust Objects for 2010 and onward

installing Lion now, never done a day one install before but online delivery makes it so easy + I'm excited about versions.

Yeah, I was mostly kidding. I got a new one last year, and have done so every 2.5 years or so for the last decade

I'm really thinking I might not next time around.

i think my next computer's probably going to be an air

I was planning to get 'er indoors one of these but I can't justify the price. Starting to wonder now whether the old macbook will be replaced by something other than the entry-level MBA.

Lion can wait a few days.

having played around with the 11" at the apple store, it's sort of perfect for my mobile needs. and so unbelievably tiny, it's insane

Starting to wonder now whether the old macbook will be replaced by something other than the entry-level MBA.

i doubt it

http://www.loopinsight.com/2011/07/20/apple-execs-discuss-lion-macbook-air-mac-mini-thunderbolt-display/

With the release of the new MacBook Air came the demise of the white MacBook. Apple said it made sense after seeing the trends of its customers.

“One of the things we saw is that the MacBook Air was simply more popular than the MacBook,” said Moody. “It does more in half the weight and in half the volume.”

the macbook also cannibalizes the 13" mbp sales I bet

yeah oh well xp

I'd forgotten they even have a 13" MBP. WTF is the point of that thing? For people who really need a lower-res screen and a DVD drive?

any benchmarks on lion yet? I don't want to install anything that is going to slow down one of my machines (2gh mac mini with core 2 processor, with 4gb of ram... not speed demon at all, but working more or less just fine with snow leopard. all we do on it is go on the internet, use iphoto and itunes [giant libraries though])

Haven't messed with it too much yet, but it seemed snappier on my mbp

I'll play with it on the older Mac Pro and see how it goes

"seemed snappier..."

11 is awesome; 13 might be too big to take everywhere? 11 + monitor killer imo

had somehow never thought of this. is the original 11 up to running a 30" monitor?

had an 11 since launch and it's definitely my favorite laptop ever, even without backlit keyboard etc.

can anybody give me a sense of the gaming possibilities of the new mac mini? I haven't had a decent system in yrs. Would upping to the i7 be worthwhile? I don't know what 1.2x faster means when they're talking about portal 2/cod.

Yeah, it'll run it, but it gets a bit toasty trying.

I reckon the new Thunderbolt display would be brilliant w/11 -- it has Ethernet and other ports so it's much more like a docking station than the old 27" screen. Pity about the gloss. xp

y'all are making that sound like a tempting option...

fyi you can get last year's 27" imac for $1300 from bhphoto, shipped

oh it's 1400 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/723270-REG/Apple_MC511LL_A_27_iMac_Desktop_Computer.html

that one has the displayport input so you can mirror the display of any computer you plug into it (use it as an external display, basically), so you'd have like a free display + computer?

not sure if they make thunderbolt -> display port cables yet tho

oh it's 1400 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/723270-REG/Apple_MC511LL_A_27_iMac_Desktop_Computer.html

that one has the displayport input so you can mirror the display of any computer you plug into it (use it as an external display, basically), so you'd have like a free display + computer?

not sure if they make thunderbolt -> display port cables yet tho

oh it's 1400

that one has the displayport input so you can mirror the display of any computer you plug into it (use it as an external display, basically), so you'd have like a free display + computer?

not sure if they make thunderbolt -> display port cables yet tho

oh it's 1400 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/723270-REG/Apple_MC511LL_A_27_iMac_Desktop_Computer.html

that one has the displayport input so you can mirror the display of any computer you plug into it (use it as an external display, basically), so you'd have like a free display + computer?

not sure if they make thunderbolt -> display port cables yet tho

thunderbolt and displayport use the same plugs so you can use existing adapters

It's expensive but the Pegasus R6 http://www.macworld.com/article/160819/2011/06/pegasusr6thunderbolt.html is a total screamer. Faster than any internal disk, miles faster even than any SSD. Hook that up to the display then into the 11 and you've got a tiny Mac that's going to be ludicrous quick.

how did you mange to post that four times dayo? weird.

Ugh, anyone know how to remotely enable screen sharing? Not finding instructions that work for Lion, and the third-party vnc server I was using doesn't work in Lion.

Never mind, got it! Remote install of Lion went perfectly smoothly.

I'd forgotten they even have a 13" MBP. WTF is the point of that thing? For people who really need a lower-res screen and a DVD drive?

I know a couple professional photographers that like them. MBAs were too underpowered and they wanted something portable to quickly go through pictures and send them along to clients/news services. Of course they also have Mac Pros at home.

http://f.cl.ly/items/3M3S381n0H040o3C132V/Screen%20Shot%202011-07-20%20at%205.51.38%20PM.png

Still love that since I put processors in here that Apple's never used, it doesn't show what they are.

And apparently I just forgot to blank the serial number, and cloudapp is dumb and doesn't actually delete files? fml

how did you mange to post that four times dayo? weird.

― stet, Wednesday, July 20, 2011 6:19 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

post wasn't going through so I hit the button a few more times. think it's been happening to a few other posters as well, have seen some dupes recently.

oh it's 1400 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/723270-REG/Apple_MC511LL_A_27_iMac_Desktop_Computer.html

that one has the displayport input so you can mirror the display of any computer you plug into it (use it as an external display, basically), so you'd have like a free display + computer?

not sure if they make thunderbolt -> display port cables yet tho

It's the same cable.

Install of Lion worked like a dream for me. Figure I'll discover more of the quirks as I go. (Conveniently those items in my dock that showed as being incompatible with it were mostly ones I didn't need anymore anyway so hurrah for a forced cleanup.)

Why should I keep my i5 MBP 15" with anti-glare screen? Far as I can tell the only thing that makes it better then these new airs is the screen, which I plan on pairing with another monitor anyway. Hell, when I bought the MBP I was bummed that the 13" was still Core2Duo and would've gotten the 13" had they upgraded it. I don't need tons of storage, I have a Pro at home. This is for using in the office and on the go.

Debating selling the 13" i7 MBP I got for work for a 13" MBA - I have a 27" iMac that gets used most of the time, the MBA is just for documents on the job+school+travel.

quite like lion :D

I really don't so far. Mission control is half-baked and the other iOS-style features feel awkward. Yes I know there's a Lion thread, I'm lazy.

(this is on a 15" mbp btw)

I'm very happy with my MPB 13" as it's my only computer (plugged into external monitor most of the time). MBA wouldn't be powerful enough or have enough ports etc and a 15" was too expensive and quite a lot less portable.

Guy at work also has one and says there was quite a big performance difference at the time between it and the MB and it had FireWire too, which makes more sense.

Yeah, I definitely need FW.

oh it's 1400 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/723270-REG/Apple_MC511LL_A_27_iMac_Desktop_Computer.html

that one has the displayport input so you can mirror the display of any computer you plug into it (use it as an external display, basically), so you'd have like a free display + computer?

not sure if they make thunderbolt -> display port cables yet tho

Are there any 3rd party thunderbolt monitors yet?

why is dayo's post replicating itself? i am scared

I think it's just now getting to the point where people are making monitors with displayport input, so there are some available. It's odd in that I kind of wanted one for a while and it seemed like there were a handful released when Apple switched to displayport, then companies gave up and kept making DVI-only ones for a few more years.

not sure if they make thunderbolt -> display port cables yet tho

definite gap in market for MBP 13": it sits in the space the white macbook's just vacated, and it's a much more powerful machine. tried the 11" air and it couldn't handle streamed content from vimeo HD seamlessly. bit disappointing, so might plump for the 13" MBP instead

mini display port and Thunderbolt use the same cables. I don't know how daisy chaining works, though -- you might have to have the display on the end. It's like the SCSI days again!

tried the 11" air and it couldn't handle streamed content from vimeo HD seamlessly.

hmmm

i have never had a prob with any streamed video on the lovely emma b's air. that said, she has the beefier 11"