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I used a mid-2013 MBA as my main work machine for 4 years and loved it. I also hoped for an updated MBA. But what would an updated MBA look like? Let's keep the
by exidy 9y ago
I used a mid-2013 MBA as my main work machine for 4 years and loved it. I also hoped for an updated MBA. But what would an updated MBA look like? Let's keep the 13.3 inch screen and full size keyboard, and:
* Upgrade the screen to a retina display
* Shrink those old-fashioned bezels
* Integrated GPU only is fine
* Update the 2 USB ports to USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 with power delivery
* Current generation CPU
* Keep the weight about the same
We've just built the 2-port MacBook Pro. (w/out touchbar). It's slightly less wide and deep than the MBA, thinner overall than the MBA's thickest point and a mere 20 grams heavier.
Of course it is somewhat more expensive than the MBA, but you cannot expect upgraded technology for free.
tl;dr Apple did an "upgraded MBA" when they bifurcated the MBP line, and nobody noticed.