Thord D. Hedengren

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Tag: MacBook

  • The device chain

    The device chain

    Steven Levy has a really interesting piece, albeit perhaps somewhat fluffy, on Apple’s new iMacs, as well as the accompanied new keyboard, mouse, and trackpad. It’s well worth a read, and there are a ton of things to quote if one was so inclined.

    I’m picking this one, which is Levy’s take on Apple’s Phil Schiller’s view on how the company’s devices add up:

    Schiller, in fact, has a grand philosophical theory of the Apple product line that puts all products on a continuum. Ideally, you should be using the smallest possible gadget to do as much as possible before going to the next largest gizmo in line.

    Start at the Apple Watch to keep your phone at bay. Then, on your iPhone, you do all the things that makes sense. Too small? Go to the iPad (and soon the iPad Pro), then to the Macbook. Finally, wrap it up on a 27″ iMac, or possibly a Mac Pro, if Apple would be so kind to release a proper Thunderbolt display with retina screen.

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  • Apple Watch and Macbook status report

    Since so many of you are asking… I haven’t ordered an Apple Watch because it’s not out in Sweden yet, nor have I ordered the new Macbook, which officially launched on Friday last week (but never was in stock as far as I can tell). I intend to pick up both (black Sport, space gray 512 GB Macbook) when they’re available, but I’m in no real hurry. Gone are the days when new technology defines me. A lot of people would do well to dwell on that, I think.

  • The Watch, the Macbook, and the rest

    The Watch, the Macbook, and the rest

    Apple’s event yesterday, spilling the details on the Apple Watch, and showing off the new Macbook, was interesting. Tim Cook did a great job on stage, as did the rest of Apple’s staff, but the guests all felt a bit off key. It matters little in the end. I think it was a good keynote.

    Some thoughts:

    • I’m getting the Macbook. This is exactly what I want, as frequent readers know. I’m going for the more expensive model, in space gray.
    • I’m getting an Apple Watch. What can I say, I’m curious. I won’t spring for one of the more expensive ones though, most likely the larger Sport model, but I might just as well end up getting this one. I’ve got some time to decide, since it’s not launching in Sweden in phase 1. Pricing as expected, by the way. Wish I’d posted about that before the event, for some link love…
    • I already own an Apple TV, and I’m happy with it, but it needs some love. HBO Now is a big deal in the US, and it might be the final push some people need to cut the cord.
    • ResearchKit is intriguing, and I like that Apple’s open sourcing more and more stuff, although to be fair they’ve done that for quite some time. I’m optimistic, I like the sentiment, but they’ve a long way to go here.
    • 700 million iPhones are a lot of iPhones. Just wanted to remind you of that.

    How about you? Tell @tdh on Twitter, if you feel like sharing your thoughts.

  • The Perfect MacBook

    Every MacBook I buy end up being the best one I’ve owned thus far. Considering this, I have absolute trust in Apple’s ability to iterate and relaunch its MacBook line at regular intervals. That said, following rumors about a retina MacBook Air, I can’t help but tell you what I think would be the perfect MacBook.

    It’s really simple. I want a 12″ retina MacBook Air that can power a 27″ retina screen. That means decent GPU, adequate CPU and RAM starting at 8 GB. I’d also want, nay need, 512 GB or more SSD for all my music and photos and whatnot, preferably without paying with one of my kidneys. None of this is science fiction, this isn’t a dream setup or anything, it’s just what I want.

    I hope Apple’ll replace both the 11″ (which is wide enough but the screen lack in physical height) and the 13″ Air with this 12″ device. Cut the bezel and you’ve got a machine that is essentially the size of the 11″ Air, just a wee bit taller, but closer to the 13″ when it comes to productivity.

    The 13″ retina MacBook Pro is the best computer I’ve ever had, and I absolutely adore the screen. But I could make do with the same retina resolution on a 12″ screen, 13″ would do with a slight bump in optimal resolution if anything. 12″ just makes more sense.

    That’s what I want, and that’s what I hope Apple’s got in store for me. That’s the computer I’d buy to replace my current one. At least for as long as I need a traditional laptop at all…

  • Why I'll buy the 11,6" MacBook Air

    It’s not even announced yet, Apple’s most recent MacBook refresh. The long neglected Air, overpriced and underpowered but the best writing machine ever (as in EVER), is rumoured to get a second chance on Wednesday.

    The Wednesday event is the annual MacBook event, back the Mac after quite a focus on iOS devices. We’ll get a refresh across the line of course, processor bumps and things like that, but my bet is that the focus will be on the next OS X, featuring a lion it seems. That, and a new iLife, the current one is a bit dated, and these are things that add to the Mac platform value overall.

    And the Air, that’s the sole truly new piece of hardware we’ll see, is my bet. (more…)

  • What?! The netbook's not dead yet?

    I was scanning the gadget blogs while waiting for the MacBook Pro to copy a bunch of files to my brand new Mac mini server and something struck me as odd. There are still posts about netbooks, as in brand new upcoming netbooks.

    Wow.

    Now, I wrote all those Apple gadgetary things to tell you I love Apple products. I work on a 17″ MacBook Pro, write on my beloved MacBook Air, own three (3) iPhones, and am totally in love with my iPad. In fact, the only non-Apple things on my home network are a gaming PC, the PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360.

    Apple does it best, the whole ecosystem product thing.

    Which brings me back to the netbook. In my mind, the iPhone killed the netbook with the 3G edition. I’ve owned a bunch of netbooks, and the only thing that made me to actually keep one (I’ve had a bunch at the same time) when I got my iPhone 3GS was that coding on the go was just about impossible on the Apple phone, whereas it works well enough on the netbook. And it still had a reason to exist side by side with my Air, since the netbook still was smaller, albeit just as heavy/light.

    But today? The iPad with a bluetooth keyboard is just about all I need when I’m on the go. Some widely quoted study, which I really can’t put too much weight on, says that a fourth of the Americans are planning on buying an iPad.

    That will slash the netbook sales for sure.

    So. Again. I was reading up on the gadget blogs, and saw a bunch of netbook posts. Two things:

    1. What decent computer company would release a netbook in the wake of the iPad?
    2. Gadget blogs earns money by getting a ton of readers, but who wants to read about the netbook today, post iPad?

    The answer? A bunch, on both accounts.

    The netbook’s not dead, but the craze is over. Apple’s iPad and all its upcoming competitors, along with more visual interfaces, will force the netbook makers to position their products even more as a low budget alternative.

    That’s OK. I just don’t see a reason to buy one anymore. I used to have a bunch at the same time, as I said before. Not so anymore. In fact, even the Air is in question when it comes to the iPad and the needs when on the road.

    Computing will be an interesting concept in the years to come.

  • Därför valde jag Macbook Air

    Jämför man Macbook Air med unibody-Macbooken (aluminium alltså) så känns det nästan pinsamt att erkänna att jag valde den förra till min nya skrivmaskin. Den senare är nämligen bättre på nästan varje punkt (sämre cache och väger mer står på minuskontot) och du får helt enkelt så mycket mer dator för slantarna. Faktum är att du inte ens behöver betala lika mycket, du kan komplettera med externa hårddiskar eller vad du nu känner för.

    Jag var medveten om detta när jag drog upp plastkortet för att betala för min Air. Faktum är att jag hade lite ångest inför valet. Lite. Men i slutändan tror jag det var rätt för mig. (more…)

  • Halo 3 för $170m, MacBook till elever, och Dreamhack säljer slut (igen)

    En snabb vända ut i solskenet stundar efter dagens lyckade uppgradering, och sedan skall jag se om jag inte kan rulla ut lite fler betafixar så att vi kan debetafiera tdh.se snart! Länkar så länge. (more…)

  • Nya iMacen utannonserad – får oväntat sällskap

    Nya iMac är slimmareSom väntat kom utannonseringen av den nya iMac-modellen idag. Bortsett att vara tekniskt uppdaterad så är det en slimmad version av föregående dito, föga förvånande egentligen. Det riktigt nya, bortsett hårdvaran bakom skalet, är förstås att man skrotat 17-tummaren helt och hållet samt tagit MacBook-tangentbordet och gjort om för stationärt bruk. I alla fall är det så det ser ut, det kan köpas separat också ifall man inte vill köpa en ny iMac för att snygga till sitt skrivbord. Dessvärre känns det som ett halvdant alternativ – den trådlösa bluetooth-varianten är nämligen en slimmad laptopliknande variant utan numerisk platta vilket är lite snålt. Snyggt, men tills vidare håller jag mig till mitt nuvarande trådlösa bluetooth-tangentbord. (more…)

  • Apple pratar Leopard, iPhone och Safari till Windows

    WWDC07WWDC är en besvikelse så här långt. Ingen ny iMac har utannonserats som jag hoppades (tisdag var ju min gissning) och även om det är ett par dagar kvar så är det tveksamt om det blir något mer. (more…)

  • MacBook Pro uppgraderad – ny iMac nästa vecka?

    iMacApple har uppgraderat MacBook Pro – köper du en nu så får du mer gröt för (typ) samma peng i sedvanlig Apple-stil. Jag är inte intresserad av den, är väldigt nöjd med min MacBook på 13 tum, det är max för en laptop enligt mig. Min förra, en Acer Travelmate, var bara 12 tum, men inte widescreen, så den här är smidigare ändå.

    Den 11 juni, alltså på måndag nästa vecka, börjar WWDC. Det har ryktats om nyheter – jag gissar på att vi får se och höra om (mer eller mindre) nya iMac-modeller på tisdagen. Apple verkar ha tisdagsfetisch, det är deras utannonseringsdag. Jag har avvaktat att införskaffa en 24-tummare i iMac-serien eftersom den inte uppgraderats på så länge, visst är det dags nu Apple? Visst är det?