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> The 11" Macbook Air solved the laptop form factor. That's weirdly-specific. Some people would prefer a larger screen size, for example. > Could there be som

> The 11" Macbook Air solved the laptop form factor. That's weirdly-specific. Some people would prefer a larger screen size, for example. > Could there be some refinements to my 2015 MBA ? I upgraded from a 2015 (I think) MBA to a 2018 model (both 13" ones), and two actual improvements that I like are: larger trackpad size, and smaller overall dimensions (so there's a smaller bezel around the screen, for example).

silverpepsi 6y ago
trackpad was nice until I realized the trade-off was worse than the gain, it took a few days to notice the undeniable excess of unintended clicks and moves sure enough, it had been right the first time and now is a mistake imho
kayodelycaon 6y ago
> That's weirdly-specific. Some people would prefer a larger screen size, for example. And some people need a larger screen because we don't run the highest resolution possible. I run my 24" 4k monitors at high-density 1080p. My 16" laptop screen is at 1536x960 or 1344x840. Anything smaller than a 16" MacBook Pro doesn't leave enough screen space to work with.
- fastball 6y ago
  What is it you're doing that 13" can't cut it?
  - krageon 6y ago
    Small screens have small letters, small icons, etc. My eyesight is very good, but working on such a screen is uncomfortable after an extended amount of time (unless you lower the resolution significantly).
    - flagrant 6y ago
      You can have a small screen with large letters and a big screen with small letters. You're conflating screen size and feature size. If you have a 4K screen and the features are too small, increase the UI size, don't decrease the resolution. If you're running a 4K screen at 1080p all you've done is waste a lot of money.
      - krageon 6y ago
        Oh please, the experience in practice for this is terrible unless you're on Mac OS and even then it's not always good.
      - kayodelycaon 6y ago
        I’m running 24” monitors at double density 1080p. MacOS is rendering at 4K and the monitor is getting a 4K signal. The way macOS handles scaled resolutions make any scaled resolution look native, on top of making everything more clear. Increasing UI size often breaks application across all operations systems.
    - fastball 6y ago
      Is your eyesight really that good? I've worked on a 13" screen all day long and have terrible eyesight and usually eye discomfort is that last thing I feel.
      - krageon 6y ago
        Yes, it's been measured.
      - loco5niner 6y ago
        Not OP but I have great eyesight (I think...) and much rather use a big screen (my neck thanks me too).
        fastball 6y ago
        Ok, but bigger screen being better isn't really a roadblock, it's just a QoL improvement. It's not actually a dealbreaker for your workflow, which is what was implied by the GC.
paleogizmo 6y ago
> > The 11" Macbook Air solved the laptop form factor. > That's weirdly-specific. Some people would prefer a larger screen size, for example. > > Could there be some refinements to my 2015 MBA ? > I upgraded from a 2015 (I think) MBA to a 2018 model (both 13" ones), and two actual improvements that I like are: larger trackpad size, and smaller overall dimensions (so there's a smaller bezel around the screen, for example). I'll agree that 13" rather than 11"seems to be a sweet spot for size, and the air deserves credit for popularizing that size. 13" is as small as you need to fit in a backpack, and still stupidly light. I suspect the air and it's competitors (surface book, xps, spectre) are what killed off the sub 10" netbook/palmtop form factor.

silverpepsi 6y ago

trackpad was nice until I realized the trade-off was worse than the gain, it took a few days to notice the undeniable excess of unintended clicks and moves sure enough, it had been right the first time and now is a mistake imho

kayodelycaon 6y ago

> That's weirdly-specific. Some people would prefer a larger screen size, for example. And some people need a larger screen because we don't run the highest resolution possible. I run my 24" 4k monitors at high-density 1080p. My 16" laptop screen is at 1536x960 or 1344x840. Anything smaller than a 16" MacBook Pro doesn't leave enough screen space to work with.

fastball 6y ago
What is it you're doing that 13" can't cut it?
- krageon 6y ago
  Small screens have small letters, small icons, etc. My eyesight is very good, but working on such a screen is uncomfortable after an extended amount of time (unless you lower the resolution significantly).
  - flagrant 6y ago
    You can have a small screen with large letters and a big screen with small letters. You're conflating screen size and feature size. If you have a 4K screen and the features are too small, increase the UI size, don't decrease the resolution. If you're running a 4K screen at 1080p all you've done is waste a lot of money.
    - krageon 6y ago
      Oh please, the experience in practice for this is terrible unless you're on Mac OS and even then it's not always good.
    - kayodelycaon 6y ago
      I’m running 24” monitors at double density 1080p. MacOS is rendering at 4K and the monitor is getting a 4K signal. The way macOS handles scaled resolutions make any scaled resolution look native, on top of making everything more clear. Increasing UI size often breaks application across all operations systems.
  - fastball 6y ago
    Is your eyesight really that good? I've worked on a 13" screen all day long and have terrible eyesight and usually eye discomfort is that last thing I feel.
    - krageon 6y ago
      Yes, it's been measured.
    - loco5niner 6y ago
      Not OP but I have great eyesight (I think...) and much rather use a big screen (my neck thanks me too).
      - fastball 6y ago
        Ok, but bigger screen being better isn't really a roadblock, it's just a QoL improvement. It's not actually a dealbreaker for your workflow, which is what was implied by the GC.

paleogizmo 6y ago

> > The 11" Macbook Air solved the laptop form factor. > That's weirdly-specific. Some people would prefer a larger screen size, for example. > > Could there be some refinements to my 2015 MBA ? > I upgraded from a 2015 (I think) MBA to a 2018 model (both 13" ones), and two actual improvements that I like are: larger trackpad size, and smaller overall dimensions (so there's a smaller bezel around the screen, for example). I'll agree that 13" rather than 11"seems to be a sweet spot for size, and the air deserves credit for popularizing that size. 13" is as small as you need to fit in a backpack, and still stupidly light. I suspect the air and it's competitors (surface book, xps, spectre) are what killed off the sub 10" netbook/palmtop form factor.