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I would have agreed with you a couple months ago, but picked up an air for travel so I could leave the 15” MBP at home and I’m really enjoying it and appreciati

I would have agreed with you a couple months ago, but picked up an air for travel so I could leave the 15” MBP at home and I’m really enjoying it and appreciating how thin and light it is. Wouldn’t want it for home or office use but for occasional on the go use? Perfect. And I imagine for many it would suite their needs pretty well

blackoil 2y ago
Thin and Light are two independent variables, you can make a lightweight PC which still has good keyboard, thermals, repairable and ports by making it few mm thick. Its utility on the go comes primarily from weight and not thinness.
- Dalewyn 2y ago
  I travel frequently. Thinness is absolutely a significant mobility factor. I actually hate thinness for the sake of being thin, I want practical amounts of USB-A ports and a god damn headphone jack. But a thinner laptop is easier to stow in my luggage and handle in space-limited environments like a hotel room desk or a seat table in an airliner or lounge. Likewise, I don't want a chungus portable phone from 1993, but I also want my smartphone to be thick enough to reasonably grasp and have a headphone jack. This is also putting aside the fact that most people in general clearly prefer thinner and lighter computing over thicker and/or heavier. There are times and places for a bigly desktop replacement tabletop heavy enough to crush your kneecaps and hot enough to burn your skin, but most people don't need that.
- katbyte 2y ago
  Sure but thin and compact are also good for travel as it can slide into bag pocket easy or even a large purse and not take up much room.
sharpshadow 2y ago
The new MacBook Air design is really fantastic.
einpoklum 2y ago
Sorry, but both of these are, IMHO, irrelevant. You can't connect them to (almost) anything, and they don't have a decent keyboard to type on. I might as well use an etch-a-sketch or something. Speaking of being light, though - a Lenovo X220 is pretty light. With today's tech and the amount of money an AirBook goes for you could reduce the weight much further.

blackoil 2y ago

Thin and Light are two independent variables, you can make a lightweight PC which still has good keyboard, thermals, repairable and ports by making it few mm thick. Its utility on the go comes primarily from weight and not thinness.

Dalewyn 2y ago
I travel frequently. Thinness is absolutely a significant mobility factor. I actually hate thinness for the sake of being thin, I want practical amounts of USB-A ports and a god damn headphone jack. But a thinner laptop is easier to stow in my luggage and handle in space-limited environments like a hotel room desk or a seat table in an airliner or lounge. Likewise, I don't want a chungus portable phone from 1993, but I also want my smartphone to be thick enough to reasonably grasp and have a headphone jack. This is also putting aside the fact that most people in general clearly prefer thinner and lighter computing over thicker and/or heavier. There are times and places for a bigly desktop replacement tabletop heavy enough to crush your kneecaps and hot enough to burn your skin, but most people don't need that.
katbyte 2y ago
Sure but thin and compact are also good for travel as it can slide into bag pocket easy or even a large purse and not take up much room.

sharpshadow 2y ago

The new MacBook Air design is really fantastic.

einpoklum 2y ago

Sorry, but both of these are, IMHO, irrelevant. You can't connect them to (almost) anything, and they don't have a decent keyboard to type on. I might as well use an etch-a-sketch or something. Speaking of being light, though - a Lenovo X220 is pretty light. With today's tech and the amount of money an AirBook goes for you could reduce the weight much further.