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I am so upset that Apple nixed the wedge Air. I loved my 2013 Air, and much more so, my M1 Air. Once they lost the wedge, and especially when the MBP got a 14”

I am so upset that Apple nixed the wedge Air. I loved my 2013 Air, and much more so, my M1 Air. Once they lost the wedge, and especially when the MBP got a 14” option, I lost interest. 14” is the absolute perfect size for a laptop, IMO.

ProfessorLayton 2y ago
I'm the opposite, my M-series Air is so much better in every way than the MacBook 12" that I'm kind of peeved just thinking about it. The 12 MB had 3 major flaws which were just too much to deal with on a daily basis: - It was shockingly slow, even for its time. Apple Watch Series 0 slow. - That keyboard — which I didn't mind the feel of — kept failing. - 1 USB C port meant I always had to pick charging or plugging something in, and the problem became a lot worse as the battery health declined. The fancy terraced battery design meant it was also pricey to replace. I do think a 12" MBA would be great, but Apple has forgotten how to design good software for small screens.
- sgarland 2y ago
  I think we’re agreeing; I said I loved my M1 Air even more than my 2013 Intel Air. The M1 still had the wedge, they lost it with the M2.
laurencerowe 2y ago
I was thinking of buying myself a 14” but after using one it is just too heavy compared to an Air. I’m tempted by an M4 Air (mostly for the 32GB) but may wait a couple of years until we get OLED as my M1 Air is still adequate for my needs.
- sgarland 2y ago
  That's fair; it is significantly heavier - 360g according to their tech specs. An M1 is still no slouch, especially if you have higher than the base RAM spec. The other reason I went with (or eventually got to, anyway) a MBP was the nano-texture display. I had bought an available in-store model without it (at least where I am, the only things in stock that have it are iMacs), and after using it for a while, somewhat regretted not getting more RAM, as I had the base M4 Pro, with 24 GiB. My M1 was also base (8 GiB), and over time, I had wished for more. So, I figured if I was going to do that, I might as well bump everything up a little bit, so I got the next higher CPU/GPU spec (14 cores / 20 cores), and the next higher SSD (1 TB) spec. The nano-texture decision was a lot of waffling, because I had seen it on the in-store iMacs, and wasn't sure about it, but reading a lot of reviews, plus Apple's return policy led me to try it, and man I'm glad I did. I've since come to realize that under the perfect lighting conditions of an Apple store, the relatively small differences in saturation, contrast, and clarity between the nano-texture and standard displays is heavily magnified, while eliminating the thing nano-textures are great at: glare. The fixed position and angle of an iMac probably doesn't hurt, either. But sit down with a laptop in real-world conditions, and the benefits are immediately obvious. If I did a lot of photo or video editing, or if I strictly used my laptop on a desk or docked, I probably wouldn't want the nano-texture, but since none of those are true, it's terrific.

ProfessorLayton 2y ago

I'm the opposite, my M-series Air is so much better in every way than the MacBook 12" that I'm kind of peeved just thinking about it. The 12 MB had 3 major flaws which were just too much to deal with on a daily basis: - It was shockingly slow, even for its time. Apple Watch Series 0 slow. - That keyboard — which I didn't mind the feel of — kept failing. - 1 USB C port meant I always had to pick charging or plugging something in, and the problem became a lot worse as the battery health declined. The fancy terraced battery design meant it was also pricey to replace. I do think a 12" MBA would be great, but Apple has forgotten how to design good software for small screens.

sgarland 2y ago
I think we’re agreeing; I said I loved my M1 Air even more than my 2013 Intel Air. The M1 still had the wedge, they lost it with the M2.

laurencerowe 2y ago

I was thinking of buying myself a 14” but after using one it is just too heavy compared to an Air. I’m tempted by an M4 Air (mostly for the 32GB) but may wait a couple of years until we get OLED as my M1 Air is still adequate for my needs.

sgarland 2y ago
That's fair; it is significantly heavier - 360g according to their tech specs. An M1 is still no slouch, especially if you have higher than the base RAM spec. The other reason I went with (or eventually got to, anyway) a MBP was the nano-texture display. I had bought an available in-store model without it (at least where I am, the only things in stock that have it are iMacs), and after using it for a while, somewhat regretted not getting more RAM, as I had the base M4 Pro, with 24 GiB. My M1 was also base (8 GiB), and over time, I had wished for more. So, I figured if I was going to do that, I might as well bump everything up a little bit, so I got the next higher CPU/GPU spec (14 cores / 20 cores), and the next higher SSD (1 TB) spec. The nano-texture decision was a lot of waffling, because I had seen it on the in-store iMacs, and wasn't sure about it, but reading a lot of reviews, plus Apple's return policy led me to try it, and man I'm glad I did. I've since come to realize that under the perfect lighting conditions of an Apple store, the relatively small differences in saturation, contrast, and clarity between the nano-texture and standard displays is heavily magnified, while eliminating the thing nano-textures are great at: glare. The fixed position and angle of an iMac probably doesn't hurt, either. But sit down with a laptop in real-world conditions, and the benefits are immediately obvious. If I did a lot of photo or video editing, or if I strictly used my laptop on a desk or docked, I probably wouldn't want the nano-texture, but since none of those are true, it's terrific.