There were too many new releases during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015, but nothing threatened Apple’s MacBook Air more than Dell’s XPS 13 laptop. It was alleged to be the most compact 13-inch laptop on the planet, unless Hewlett-Packard releases soon its previously planned Elitebook Folio 1020.
The XPS 13 is only 0.6-inches at its thickest point and weighs in at 2.6 pounds. It also has touch has Quad HD+ resolution — which means a stunning 3,200x1,800 pixels.
And the XPS 13 also packs Intel’s latest silicon (also announced at CES), the 5th Generation Intel Core i5. Pricing for the laptop starts at US$ 799.99, while MacBook Air pricing starts at US$ 999).
As a result, Apple is not sitting idly. An article posted on Apple enthusiast website “9to5Mac” claims that Apple has a “radically new” design in the works for the MacBook. The site says,
This means that the new 12-inch version is approximately a quarter-of-an-inch narrower than the 11-inch version, yet it is also a quarter-of-an-inch taller in order to accommodate the slightly larger display. In order to fit the larger screen into a footprint about the size of the current 11-inch model, the bezels on the display have been reduced on all sides.
Aside from the of the computer’s facade, the entire unibody has been revamped from the keyboard to the trackpad to the speakers.
Taking cues from the 12-inch PowerBook introduced by Steve Jobs over a decade ago, the new keyboard sits edge-to-edge across the width of the laptop. In addition to going edge-to-edge, the entire key set has been subtly redesigned so that each key sits noticeably closer together.
The XPS 13 is only 0.6-inches at its thickest point and weighs in at 2.6 pounds. It also has touch has Quad HD+ resolution — which means a stunning 3,200x1,800 pixels.
And the XPS 13 also packs Intel’s latest silicon (also announced at CES), the 5th Generation Intel Core i5. Pricing for the laptop starts at US$ 799.99, while MacBook Air pricing starts at US$ 999).
As a result, Apple is not sitting idly. An article posted on Apple enthusiast website “9to5Mac” claims that Apple has a “radically new” design in the works for the MacBook. The site says,
”Apple is preparing an all-new MacBook Air for 2015 with a radically new design that jettisons standards such as full-sized USB ports, MagSafe connectors, and SD card slots in favor of a markedly thinner and lighter body with a higher-resolution display.The site added that “the 12-inch MacBook Air will be considerably smaller than the current 13-inch version, yet also slightly narrower than the 11-inch model”
Sources within Apple, who have used internal prototype versions of the upcoming computer, have provided in-depth details about the machine, and our exclusive artist renditions of the revamped MacBook Air provide the first close look at Apple’s first major step in mobile Mac computing since the Retina MacBook Pro launch in 2012.”
This means that the new 12-inch version is approximately a quarter-of-an-inch narrower than the 11-inch version, yet it is also a quarter-of-an-inch taller in order to accommodate the slightly larger display. In order to fit the larger screen into a footprint about the size of the current 11-inch model, the bezels on the display have been reduced on all sides.
Aside from the of the computer’s facade, the entire unibody has been revamped from the keyboard to the trackpad to the speakers.
Taking cues from the 12-inch PowerBook introduced by Steve Jobs over a decade ago, the new keyboard sits edge-to-edge across the width of the laptop. In addition to going edge-to-edge, the entire key set has been subtly redesigned so that each key sits noticeably closer together.
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