Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
phonenews.com - 8/14/2008
MacBook Air Revision Imminent, Penryn, More Power
—
PhoneNews.com can confirm that Apple is preparing to release an new revision of the MacBook Air. While that in and of itself is not a surprise to many, we can confirm some of the specifications of the unit. Much of the MacBook Air’s external design will not change. However, the internals will receive a significant revision from the initial release back in January. The MacBook Air is currently ...

Blog Reactions

Engadget:  MacBook Air with Penryn launch imminent?

Wired: Gadget Lab:  Rumor: Upgraded MacBook Air Floating Into Stores Soon

SlashGear:  MacBook Air imminent Penryn-upgrade rumor

CrunchGear:  MacBook Air getting new proc, HDD, battery

MacMagazine:  MacBooks Air poderão ganhar processadores Penryn em breve

Comments
Blog Reactions

MacBook Air with Penryn launch imminent?
Engadget — ... File this rumor under the "sure, that makes sense" category. Granted, PhoneNews may not be the go-to source for Apple rumors, still, the site's reputable enough to at least give this one a listen. It claims that national retailers have been alerted to an imminent ...

Rumor: Upgraded MacBook Air Floating Into Stores Soon
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... A report in PhoneNews claims confirmation that a revision to the MacBook Air is hitting shelves January. This is certainly feasible since ...

MacBook Air imminent Penryn-upgrade rumor
SlashGear — ... Apple is preparing to update its MacBook Air ultraportable with a standard Penryn-class Core 2 Duo processor, according to the latest rumors from PhoneNews.  The move would see the company replacing the existing Merom-class CPU that Intel specially modified for the compact notebook.  That CPU had been tweaked to save power and was only available in 1.6GHz and 1.8GHz speeds; the new processors could potentially range from 2.26GHz to 3.06GHz with a 1,066MHz FSB. ...

MacBook Air getting new proc, HDD, battery
CrunchGear — ... Come September, we’re expecting a whole bushel of Apple improvements. I’m looking forward to a completely new MacBook Pro for use with Snow Leopard, but those of you more concerned with form than function will be happy to hear that the MacBook Air will be getting spec’ed up too. It’s been reported that the new line of Airs will sport 120GB/160GB optional HDDs, a Penryn-based processor instead of the custom Merom Core2 touted at its debut, and will have a better battery. ...

MacBooks Air poderão ganhar processadores Penryn em breve
MacMagazine — ... , de acordo com informações obtidas pelo PhoneNews.com. A máquina foi lançada em janeiro deste ano, portanto uma atualização já é mais do que esperada, após 7 meses no mercado. ...

Rumor: Nueva actualización del MacBook Air
Gizmología — ... menos energía que el actual Core 2 Duo especial que integra. Se habla de que el procesador puede pasar de 1.6GHz/1.8GHz a los 2GHz. La memoria puede pasar de los 64GB en unidad SSD hasta los 120GB, también en formato SSD y opcionalmente una unidad de 160GB, ambas en formato de 1.8″. Actualizaciones críticas, pero más crítico es resolver el problema del sobrecalentamiento capaz de apagar la maquina, eso si debería ser prioritario. Enlace: MacBook Air Revision Imminent, Penryn, More Power Comparte esta anotación ...

Related Content
Support - Downloads - MacBook Air Update
apple.com 8/23/2008 — About MacBook Air Update Ultrathin, ultraportable, and ultra unlike anything else. But you don’t lose inches and pounds overnight. It’s the result of rethinking conventions. Of multiple wireless innovations. And of breakthrough design. With MacBook ...
Video Hands-on: Samsung X360 Is MacBook Air Killer [Ifa 2008]
gizmodo.com 8/29/2008 — I got my dirty paws all over the 2.79-pound Samsung X360 and I've to say I'm impressed with everything except for the piano black finish. It's size and weight—very light and thin—is comparable to the MacBook Air, the 13.3-inch,1,200 x 800 pixel ...
Apple Notebook Updates on October 14th? 120GB MacBook Air HDD?
macrumors.com 9/10/2008 — Apple's "Let's Rock" media event yesterday refreshed their entire iPod line. When asked about the lack of Mac news in an interview, Jobs pointed out it was a music focused event. Many readers, however, are anxiously awaiting the new notebook revis...
Mid-2007 Prototype MacBook Air Found on eBay
macrumors.com 11/19/2008 — MacRumors forum member Brett33 bought an "as is" MacBook Air on eBay for a selling price of $730. As it turns out, it appears the machine is actually a prototype model of Apple's MacBook Air. After receiving the unit, Brett33 noticed ...
Apple working on 15-inch MacBook Air, says blog
appleinsider.com 1/18/2009 — A Chinese-language blog with a debatable track record claims Apple is working on a 15-inch MacBook Air with more information to come in the "second half" of this year.
New MacBook Air Improves H.264 Playback, Reduces Heat
macrumors.com 11/7/2008 — MacRumors had previously reported that the new NVIDIA-based MacBooks and MacBook Pros showed dramatically less CPU usage when playing back H.264 content. The conclusion was that Apple had enabled the use of hardware acceleration for H.264 video play...
Original MacBook Air Capable of 4 Finger Gestures Through Software Update
macrumors.com 11/15/2008 — Hardmac points back to a post made in our own forums which details the experience of one user enabling four finger gestures on his 1st generation MacBook Air. I can confirm the four finger gesture is possible on pre-October 2008 lapto...
Deal: $1000 MacBook Air !
gizmosforgeeks.com 5/2/2009 — You may have been lusting after a MacBook Air for some time now, but have been deterred by their steep price tags. Well, think again. Not sure how or why, but MacMall is offering a $1000 MacBook Air - 13.3″ screen, 1.6GHz CPU, 2GB RAM, and an ...
MacBook Air Rev. B mini-review
engadget.com 12/1/2008 — We've spent a bit of quality time with the new MacBook Air , and while there's little on the surface to denote a change, Apple did quite a bit under the hood to turn this into a serious laptop -- of sorts. Full disclosure: we (meaning a certain ...
Reseller sells early MacBook Air prototype on eBay
appleinsider.com 11/19/2008 — A California computer repair shop is likely to receive a call from Apple asking it to explain where it obtained an internal MacBook Air prototype that it later turned around and sold on eBay for $730.