The new MacBook

Re:The new MacBook by thomasfoster96 on Monday March 09, 2015 @11:17PM (#9175800)

I'm currently looking for a new laptop, which will probably be a Mac, given I'm not familiar with using Linux nor have I liked using Windows lately. Looking at the pricing for this, I can't see much of a reason for why I'd get this over a Macbook Air or Macbook Pro w/ Retina.

Using Australian prices -

This - $1799 11" Air - $1249 13" Air - $1399 13" Retina - $1799 (I've seen $1599 in authorised reseller stores) 13" Pro - $1549

Is a retina display and losing a third of a pound worth paying $400-$550 for? Nope. Paying the same price for less ports (if you're getting a Macbook Pro, ports are likely important) and and less speed? Nope.

I think Apple must be hoping this new Macbook is going to eat into 13' Macbook Pro sales (just as the 13" Pro ate into the old Macbook sales), because I can't see it eating into Macbook Air sales.

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Re:The new MacBook by hsitz on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @12:42PM (#9178709)

In the U.S. the cheapest Mac Air with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD is the 11", which sells for $1,199. That's compared to the new Macbook's $1,299. That they barely differ in price is precisely the thing that struck me most.

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Re:The new MacBook by paradite on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @01:18AM (#9176178)

It will not replace Pro series.

The CPU for the new MacBook (1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core M processor) cannot even out-perform current MacBook Air, let alone MacBook Pro.

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Re:The new MacBook by thomasfoster96 on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @02:37AM (#9176378)

Well if you're looking at CPU speed when buying it won't, but a suzeable number of Apples market probably doesn't.

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Re:The new MacBook by dgorges on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @02:36AM (#9176376)

I wonder how this will impact the resell prices of the former models.

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