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So maybe is my memory, but I remember we were using mass/weight not thinness to compare devices.
by simion314 5y ago
So maybe is my memory, but I remember we were using mass/weight not thinness to compare devices.
- shagie 5y agoThe part of the laptop area is the "ultra portable" laptop and the key criteria there is indeed the "how much does it weigh". When optimizing for that, the dimensions of the device are influenced. One way to get a lighter device is to make a smaller one. Apple went with making it smaller in one dimension and larger in others. https://youtu.be/jDQmvAPYjms https://youtu.be/jDQmvAPYjms is the keynote where the Air was released. So, Apple wanted a full size keyboard, larger display, and more performance. To get that set of targets, they needed to make the overall device thinner.
- simion314 5y agoyeah, but what looks better ? our device is 1mm thinner then previous version or our device is 50g less in weight? PR pushes hard on this thinness numbers and camera megapixels at least this is my observations and I could be wrong (I might been hit with different kind of ads and reviews)... My point is that it is very likely that reviewers did not forced Apple to do anything (like what is the chance) but Apple pushed reviewers to focus on whatever they wanted to show(how many reviewers will tell you on how hard or impossible it is to change a battery on your device, or that you can't upgrade the disk or RAM as you did in the past)