MacBook Air update/redesign 2010

I have been waiting for almost 6 months now for an update to this device so that I can purchase. I have almost purchased other products that I don't really want and that are not as ideal for me as the Air, but I've stuck to being hopeful. Does Apple not want us to purchase their ultra-portable computer? I for one am not going to go buy one of the stale models and then have an updated version released weeks later.. so as with all Apple products I have (and I have a good amount), I buy after a new refresh or spec update, which is usually only a few months apart.. however, it has been a year since the last update to the Air. A year. Somebody please tell me that I'm not the only one that thinks an update is RIDICULOUSLY overdue.

i'm not speculating about anything.. yet, i know had Apple been monitoring this forum they would've probably deleted the thread. The reason I (and a lot of people) like to buy after a fresh update is because I like to keep whatever I buy as long as possible.. I don't buy second-hand computers. I buy second-hand other things, but never second-hand computers. To me, it's not worth it, to you it may be different. But so, for the majority of us who buy new, the more current and powerful the specs, the longer it will last and the OS be upgradable. By doing that I make the best investment possible. I'm not going to invest 1399 (student price - 1499 regular) in something that hasn't been updated in over a YEAR! a spec/maybe hardware update is definitely imminent. Purchasing now would just be plain stupid.. And i never raise a stink about any Apple update. In fact i've always been like you, telling people to shut up and wait, but I've never been in this position where I've been waiting FOR SO LONG to buy, and seen them not updating it.. I mean really, I've waiting over a year without saying anything, so yesterday I decided to post this to see if anyone else felt the same way. I don't think I'm being unreasonable.

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