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Exactly. The Macbook feels out of place now. It has one less USB-C port, less battery power, and is $100 more expensive with lesser specs. And it has a differe
by oliv__ 8y ago
Exactly. The Macbook feels out of place now. It has one less USB-C port, less battery power, and is $100 more expensive with lesser specs.
And it has a different name. Before this new Air came out, I figured they were just going to kill the Air line and release a 13" Macbook at a cheaper price. (Which is essentially what this is)
- ianhowson 8y agoIt's smaller and way lighter, though. In a past life I flew by air several times per week; I would've bought the 12" in a heartbeat if it existed.
- reaperducer 8y agoThe Macbook feels out of place now Think of it as an entry-level, but fully capable Mac. For people who use their phone almost exclusively, but need a computer once or twice a month for work. That's exactly how my wife uses hers.
- hartator 8y agoI worked full time on one at some point. Doing RoR dev. It wasn't powerful enough. But the form factor is really fun. You can hold it with one hand and type on it.
- teddyfrozevelt 8y agoBut now the entry level Macbook Air is better than the Macbook in every way except the base storage level.
- Dunedan 8y agoThe 12" MacBook is still better in terms of portability.
- oliv__ 8y agoThat's a hell of a premium device for doing work once or twice in a month.
- reaperducer 8y agoDifferent strokes. Her primary concern is size, not price, and it's the last of the small Apple laptops.
- aylmao 8y agoThe base MacBook has 256GB Storage. I still don't think that merits it being $100 more expensive than the base Air, but sigh. I guess the MacBook Air brand is just much more popular at this point. Being the "first utrabook" and considering you see many more Airs in the wild than New MacBooks, they probably just decided it'd be better for marketing.