For memory, the current Aspire S3 model includes 4GB DDR3 RAM. Like other ultrathin notebooks, the RAM is soldered directly onto the motherboard to reduce weight and size, so users will be stuck with 4GB RAM from beginning to end.
not just Apple
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For memory, the current Aspire S3 model includes 4GB DDR3 RAM. Like other ultrathin notebooks, the RAM is soldered directly onto the motherboard to reduce weight and size, so users will be stuck with 4GB RAM from beginning to end. |
Next generation MacBook Pro sounds nice.
- (Another Scott)
- (42)
- June 11, 2012, 01:31:48 PM EDT
$2199
- (SpiceWare)
- (22)
- June 11, 2012, 02:38:47 PM EDT
That has "business expense" written all over it...
-NT
- (malraux)
- (4)
- June 11, 2012, 02:57:32 PM EDT
Yup.
- (Another Scott)
- (3)
- June 11, 2012, 03:00:23 PM EDT
8G of RAM isn't enough for some people
- (malraux)
- (2)
- June 11, 2012, 06:15:10 PM EDT
Ah, it goes up to 16G
- (malraux)
- (1)
- June 13, 2012, 11:24:14 AM EDT
Whew! I can get mine in ~2015, then..
-NT
- (Ashton)
- June 14, 2012, 06:55:32 PM EDT
$2800 for the 2.6 GHz/8 GB/512 GB version.
- (Another Scott)
- (11)
- June 11, 2012, 03:04:04 PM EDT
looks like the RAM you buy at purchase time is all you get
- (SpiceWare)
- (10)
- June 11, 2012, 04:22:34 PM EDT
Now THAT is annoying.
- (malraux)
- June 11, 2012, 06:16:17 PM EDT
confirmed
- (SpiceWare)
- (8)
- June 13, 2012, 11:01:28 AM EDT
Re: confirmed
- (malraux)
- June 13, 2012, 05:36:47 PM EDT
Apple want it to be disposable, not upgradeable.
- (static)
- (6)
- June 13, 2012, 08:54:50 PM EDT
Actually it seems they wanted it thin.
- (malraux)
- (5)
- June 13, 2012, 08:58:40 PM EDT
Agreed.
- (Another Scott)
- (3)
- June 13, 2012, 09:05:05 PM EDT
I hadn't thought of that.
- (static)
- June 13, 2012, 09:13:00 PM EDT
Re: Agreed.
- (mvitale)
- (1)
- June 13, 2012, 11:09:59 PM EDT
They used a unique connector.
- (Another Scott)
- June 13, 2012, 11:51:17 PM EDT
not just Apple
- (SpiceWare)
- June 13, 2012, 09:25:49 PM EDT
No 17" model anymore.
- (folkert)
- (4)
- June 12, 2012, 09:55:34 PM EDT
Not really.
- (malraux)
- (3)
- June 12, 2012, 10:07:52 PM EDT
The heck!
- (folkert)
- (2)
- June 13, 2012, 07:31:56 PM EDT
I'm not saying you don't know what you want.
- (malraux)
- (1)
- June 13, 2012, 07:35:04 PM EDT
I guess.
- (folkert)
- June 13, 2012, 07:55:53 PM EDT
AnandTech reviews the Retina model
- (SpiceWare)
- June 12, 2012, 02:33:34 PM EDT
Ars review
- (SpiceWare)
- (1)
- June 22, 2012, 02:03:02 PM EDT
A very good review. Thanks.
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- June 22, 2012, 08:29:09 PM EDT
display fun
- (SpiceWare)
- (10)
- June 22, 2012, 02:11:40 PM EDT
I didn't appreciate what they were doing. Thanks.
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- (3)
- June 22, 2012, 07:29:55 PM EDT
What weren't you appreciating?
- (folkert)
- (2)
- June 22, 2012, 07:45:19 PM EDT
The scaling.
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- June 22, 2012, 08:40:13 PM EDT
Re: The scaling.
- (folkert)
- June 22, 2012, 08:48:55 PM EDT
that majorly sucks (from the comments)
- (boxley)
- (5)
- June 22, 2012, 08:17:15 PM EDT
Re: that majorly sucks (from the comments)
- (folkert)
- (4)
- June 22, 2012, 08:50:19 PM EDT
wierd from my macbook
- (boxley)
- (3)
- June 22, 2012, 09:13:41 PM EDT
Maximize isn't good enough?
- (Another Scott)
- (2)
- June 22, 2012, 09:38:59 PM EDT
Suppose this...
- (folkert)
- (1)
- June 22, 2012, 09:44:38 PM EDT
Ok, but when I watch movies, I generally watch movies.
- (Another Scott)
- June 22, 2012, 10:04:51 PM EDT
AnandTech
- (SpiceWare)
- (4)
- June 23, 2012, 03:37:30 PM EDT
Summary of all the reviews:
- (malraux)
- (2)
- June 23, 2012, 05:08:29 PM EDT
it'd be interesting to know what % upgrade their RAM
- (SpiceWare)
- (1)
- June 23, 2012, 08:49:28 PM EDT
8G is a lot
- (malraux)
- June 23, 2012, 09:02:00 PM EDT
Now for the *Real* "designers" here..
- (Ashton)
- June 24, 2012, 03:18:33 PM EDT