They will implement it eventually and the cycle of increasing battery life and then upping the spec which result in reducing battery life continues.
Absolutely.
They will implement it eventually and the cycle of increasing battery life and then upping the spec which result in reducing battery life continues.
Absolutely.
Since they neutered the Pro by removing half the stuff an actual professional might need in a laptop
Ethernet and SuperDrive, what else?
Flash storage costs pounds, optical media costs pennies. An alternative is not necessarily a viable replacement.
But it's beside the point. The two products are so close now it basically boils down to whether you want a retina display or not, so they won't be in any rush to bring it to the MBA.
How long does it take once it is "In Transit to Customer - Shipment on Schedule"
scythe>Depends on how you define poor battery life. My own personal experience thus so far with the MBA 2013 is about 7-8 hours give or take with heavy usage and about 11-12 hours with moderate usage.
On my rMBP it was about 3-4 hours heavy usage and about 6-7 hours with moderate usage.
Although YMMV depending on how many charge cycles it has been through.