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> Basically, there are millions of people whose computing needs would be more than met by the MacBook Air but who feel like they probably need a slightly thicke

> Basically, there are millions of people whose computing needs would be more than met by the MacBook Air but who feel like they probably need a slightly thicker laptop with a fan on the inside and the word “Pro” stamped on the outside Something interesting, is that in both my current and previous employers I specifically asked for the Macbook Air instead of the Pro, and in both cases I received a big overpowered machine that is a drag to take around. In the world of remote working, and for the front-end I do I have way more than enough with the Macbook Air m1/m2.

viraptor 4y ago
Is the whole company getting the same? The reason could be that they can easily get it back if you quit and give it to someone else, or have a common replacement ready when your laptop dies.
- bombcar 4y ago
  This is likely the reason - companies that are large enough to have someone "handling" the computers will order batches of standard configurations. Maybe one or two at the most - even if they don't order them all at once they'll want to get the same across the board. Smaller companies that basically expense the laptop and "give" it to the employee to keep even if they leave will often be less rigorous.
ghaff 4y ago
I find it somewhat amusing when people talk about a sub-3 pound machine (which a 13/14" MacBook Pro is) as big :-) They're very portable laptops by any historical measure.
- franciscop 4y ago
  Agreed! But by any historical measure traveling and remote working with a single backpack was a no-go, people would carry luggage around if they also brought their computer/laptop or go to a local workplace. If you carry a single backpack, don't overload in tech and go all usb-c those extra cubic cm and weight of the air vs the pro do add up! Edit: I also got versions of the pro larger than 13 inch!
- gnicholas 4y ago
  It looks like the M2 MBA is sub-3 pounds, at 2.7. The 13" and 14" MBPs are not sub-3 pounds. The former is 3 pounds exactly, and the latter is 3.5. [1] I would not have posted this comment if you'd only mentioned the 13", but a 3.5 pound computer feels much heavier than a 2.7 pound computer. 1: https://www.apple.com/mac/compare/?modelList=MacBook-Air-M2,MacBookPro-13-M2,MacBook-Pro-14 https://www.apple.com/mac/compare/?modelList=MacBook-Air-M2,...

viraptor 4y ago

Is the whole company getting the same? The reason could be that they can easily get it back if you quit and give it to someone else, or have a common replacement ready when your laptop dies.

bombcar 4y ago
This is likely the reason - companies that are large enough to have someone "handling" the computers will order batches of standard configurations. Maybe one or two at the most - even if they don't order them all at once they'll want to get the same across the board. Smaller companies that basically expense the laptop and "give" it to the employee to keep even if they leave will often be less rigorous.

ghaff 4y ago

I find it somewhat amusing when people talk about a sub-3 pound machine (which a 13/14" MacBook Pro is) as big :-) They're very portable laptops by any historical measure.

franciscop 4y ago
Agreed! But by any historical measure traveling and remote working with a single backpack was a no-go, people would carry luggage around if they also brought their computer/laptop or go to a local workplace. If you carry a single backpack, don't overload in tech and go all usb-c those extra cubic cm and weight of the air vs the pro do add up! Edit: I also got versions of the pro larger than 13 inch!
gnicholas 4y ago
It looks like the M2 MBA is sub-3 pounds, at 2.7. The 13" and 14" MBPs are not sub-3 pounds. The former is 3 pounds exactly, and the latter is 3.5. [1] I would not have posted this comment if you'd only mentioned the 13", but a 3.5 pound computer feels much heavier than a 2.7 pound computer. 1: https://www.apple.com/mac/compare/?modelList=MacBook-Air-M2,MacBookPro-13-M2,MacBook-Pro-14 https://www.apple.com/mac/compare/?modelList=MacBook-Air-M2,...