Things didn’t go as smoothly as I expected at WWDC. I was at Computex talking to PC OEMs the week before the show, and they had all just launched Haswell ULT-based Ultrabooks. However, with a few exceptions, most of the Haswell ULT systems aren’t scheduled to ship until later this year. Even the Acer S7 I picked up in Taipei was a pre-production unit, with final hardware coming next month. Based on what I saw in Taiwan, and the Iris Pro machines Intel had provided me the week before, I assumed the MacBook Pro with Retina display would get the Haswell treatment first. Apparently, that didn’t happen.Find the best prices on Apple laptop batteries! Search forApple laptop batteriesat Batterypcs.co.uk Enjoy fast delivery and great customer service
In hindsight, the move made sense. Apple is going to sell far more MacBook Airs than rMBPs. Apple’s relationship with Intel looks pretty good right now, so it’s no surprise that Apple had enough supply and early enough access to Haswell ULT to launch an almost immediately available MBA at WWDC. The switch to Haswell ULT doesn’t require Apple to switch to a new chassis, which means a less complicated development process.
From the outside, the new MacBook Air is nearly identical to its predecessor. There’s now a second microphone opening on the left side of the machine, but other than that, you’d be hard-pressed to tell this year’s model from the previous generation. Inside, just about everything has changed. The 2013 MacBook Air 13 has a higher-capacity Macbook Air 13 batterywithout any increase in weight. Intel’s new Haswell ULT chips make better use of the larger
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. Since we’re talking about ULT parts, the PCH has moved from the motherboard to the CPU package, resulting in a emptier motherboard than in previous years:
The only thing that hasn’t changed, and perhaps should, is the display. The MacBook Air retains last year’s 1366 x 768/1440 x 900 panel, while most of the competition has moved to at least 1080p IPS panels in 13.3-inch models. This year at Computex we saw a lot of systems move to 2560 x 1440 13.3-inch panels, at least as an option, but I expect these will be priced more in line with a 13-inch rMBP rather than a MacBook Air. Honestly, I don’t know the right solution here. Super-high-resolution panels increase cost and power consumption, the latter of which could be offset by using a larger battery – but then you have a 13-inch rMBP. Perhaps the right move for the MacBook Air would be for Apple to at least move to an IPS panel? Or we might see a merger of the 13-inch MBA/rMBP, with an all-new product completely replacing the 11-inch model.
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