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I don't care how thin it is - a Macbook Air does not have a 15" display. The hoped for model goes the other direction - a new 11" MBA.
by rsync 3y ago
I don't care how thin it is - a Macbook Air does not have a 15" display.
The hoped for model goes the other direction - a new 11" MBA.
- suprfsat 3y ago[flagged]
- addedlovely 3y agoMac Book Pro's haven't had a DVD drive for years, can't remember the last time I needed a DVD.
- jmkni 3y agoIt's explicitly not a 'Pro' machine though
- benatkin 3y agoThe nice thing about the "Air" brand is that it's generic enough that it can be used for stuff geared towards anyone.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- Sohcahtoa82 3y agoSo they can sell those as addons.
- matthewmacleod 3y agoYes, I'm sure Apple is desperate to cash in on all of that mad DVD drive money.
- Sohcahtoa82 3y agoMaybe not the DVD drive, but certainly a USB hub for more ports and an external SD card reader.
- danaris 3y agoI'm about 95% sure Apple doesn't actually make a USB hub. (I'd check, but the store is still down for keynote-related updates.) I think positing that Apple somehow makes extra money by making people buy third-party USB hubs—the vast majority of which will be bought from Amazon, whether or not Apple sells any in their own online store—is stretching juuuust a little bit to paint them as greedy.
- Our_Benefactors 3y agoThis attitude is unshrewd business. They certainly sell USB c hubs, probably Belkin branded with almost-Apple quality finishing, at a 50% markup over a similar generic option. They make money off the products sold in their store, by creating a market that wouldn’t have existed if all the ports were in the laptop
- Our_Benefactors 3y agoThis attitude is unshrewd business. They certainly sell USB c hubs, probably Belkin branded with almost-Apple quality finishing, at a 50% markup or more over a similar generic option. They make money off the products sold in their store, by creating a market that wouldn’t have existed if all the ports were in the laptop in the first place.
- Our_Benefactors 3y agoYeah, and where’s my serial port? Tv Tuner? Heck, I can’t even get GPIO from this so-called “pro” machine. It should also have a metronome dial for musicians. And a slide-out drawing pad for graphic designers. A secondary e-ink display for writers. And I should be able to make it double as a hot plate for easy test kitchening. “Pro” machine, bah.
- euroderf 3y agoWhat, no bottle opener ?
- sbuk 3y agoYou forgot the '/s'...
- renewiltord 3y agoI enjoyed this and the rest of your comments, haha.
- calt 3y agoI agree. I really don't understand obsessing about thinness. Being a few millimeters thinner doesn't actually help it fit into a small backpack any better.
- norgie 3y agoNot really relevant to this model, since this generation of MBAs are not particularly thin.
- benatkin 3y agoIt can have a 15" display and it does have one. The weight is more important and this seems impressive. 3 pounds seems light for a laptop with a 15" display. And based on where we are in Apple's product cycle, I imagine it will hold up pretty well.
- jghn 3y ago> The weight is more important To you
- benatkin 3y agoI was thinking of less strain on the back from carrying it around every day.
- kkylin 3y agoI feel the same way. Somewhat disappointed to find it is actually 3.3 lbs: https://www.apple.com/macbook-air-13-and-15-m2/specs/ https://www.apple.com/macbook-air-13-and-15-m2/specs/
- jghn 3y agoI do prefer lighter but I prefer smaller form factor more. id prefer smaller (in all dimensions) over weighs less. Somewhere between the 12” rMB and the 13” MBA is my sweet spot size wise
- wffurr 3y agoI too wish for the 11” MacBook Air again, but having a 15” model in that line seems like a good idea too.
- jghn 3y agoAs long as it is isn't a sign of the 13" being phased out. I was already annoyed that the MBA line came with a larger form factor than the old retina MacBooks. Getting to a point where I'd like to upgrade my original M1 Air, but figure I might as well wait for whatever is after the current M2 generation. However if that means a 15" form factor, no thanks.
- Turing_Machine 3y agoSame. The 11" MBAs were perfect for me. I want my laptop to be as portable as possible. If I need a bigger screen, I'd rather use an external monitor. I feel the same way about the gigantic phones of today, by the way. I want my phone to be small. I recognize that I'm apparently in the minority here.
- tracker1 3y agoI'm less than convinced... the Pro models aren't THAT much bigger, and at the starting price, this isn't priced better either.
- dangus 3y agoConsidering the shrunken screen bezels, the 11" MBA is very close to the same size as the current 13" MacBook Air ~~~ MacBook Air 11" ~~~ Height: 0.11-0.68 inch (0.3-1.7 cm) Width: 11.8 inches (30 cm) Depth: 7.56 inches (19.2 cm) Weight: 2.38 pounds (1.08 kg) ~~~ MacBook Air 13" ~~~ Height: 0.44 inch (1.13 cm) Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm) Depth: 8.46 inches (21.5 cm) Weight: 2.7 pounds (1.24 kg) ~~~ Difference (New compared to old) ~~~ Height: 0.24 inches thinner (at its thickest point) Width: 0.17 inches wider Depth: 0.9 inches deeper (which helps give you a much nicer trackpad and function keys) Weight: 0.32 pounds heavier (5.12 ounces)