I just created an account so I could say the photo in this article made me do a double take while scrolling, as I thought it was Raphael the Ninja Turtle.
I think Apple will rebrand the MacBook Air to MacBook regardless because most laptops are already very thin. But from a pure specs point of view, the entry MacBook Pro has no reason to exist. I know a very small minority of people like the Touch Bar, but if apple listened to what everyone want, Macs would still have Flash and OpenDocThankfully you're not Apple 😊
Have you actually used one? The notched space with the camera allows the menubar to move up the take up what was the large bezel, and since the middle of the menubar is dead space anyway in the UI you lose nothing and gain a nice chunk of screen real estate when normally working.The M1/M2 Pro, and M1 MacBook Air look much better than the current ugly notch Mac's. I wish the 16" M2 looked like my 2019 MacBook Pro 16". The chips may have got better, but Apple's design team seem to have become blind.
I’m a profesional developer working on machine learning, I never had an issue with the 2016 MacBook Pro it was an amazing machine beautifully designed, Touch Bar was cool but never lived to what could have been. I have been to
Apple stores at least 3 times trying to buy the new design, it was impossible. Ugly form factor, thicker, fatter, notch ridden, cheap looking keyboard and worst of all, with legacy ports that I never ever missed. For me it is impossible to buy a new machine with a hdmi port (wtf!) or a sd card slot (wtf!x10000) what the **** this guys are thinking, those technologies were done 20 years ago, anyone that “needs” them is an old dino. Sorry Apple I can’t buy your old tech, I guess you are going to put back usb ports and diskettes because someone out there “needs” them, but that’s not me. I’m staying with my machine which has an amazing design and has performed perfectly at profesional level since 2017.
a.k.a. a MacBookYeah, if anything this feels like a MacBook "Air Pro"– same specs except with a fan for cooling for prolonged loads plus the Touch Bar.
Not from my experience, the 2016 line up is the worst I have ever seen from keyboard to battery. Touch Bar is okay to me.I’m a profesional developer working on machine learning, I never had an issue with the 2016 MacBook Pro it was an amazing machine beautifully designed, Touch Bar was cool but never lived to what could have been. I have been to
Apple stores at least 3 times trying to buy the new design, it was impossible. Ugly form factor, thicker, fatter, notch ridden, cheap looking keyboard and worst of all, with legacy ports that I never ever missed. For me it is impossible to buy a new machine with a hdmi port (wtf!) or a sd card slot (wtf!x10000) what the **** this guys are thinking, those technologies were done 20 years ago, anyone that “needs” them is an old dino. Sorry Apple I can’t buy your old tech, I guess you are going to put back usb ports and diskettes because someone out there “needs” them, but that’s not me. I’m staying with my machine which has an amazing design and has performed perfectly at profesional level since 2017.
I don’t know where to begin with this so I will just say HDMI and SD are far from dead.
They must have an extraordinary amount of spare parts for this thing laying around, or the existing assembly lines to create this must be dirt cheap at this point.I'm with Jason Snell that this model sells mostly to corporate / enterprise customers* who need an "inexpensive" laptop and therefore Apple keeps it as a MacBook Pro because IT shops mostly buy MacBook Pro models (of all sizes). So Apple is very likely shifting a fair number of them at fairly nice margins so they have no reason to drop it or rename it.
* - I would sales to consumers and prosumers are in the single-digits as they are buying MacBook Airs or the 14"/16" MacBook Pros.
This - I had the 2015 and the 2016/2017...the battery on the 2015 was still operating far longer than the 2016.Not from my experience, the 2016 line up is the worst I have ever seen from keyboard to battery. Touch Bar is okay to me.
But it doesn't look any better than the MacBook Air, which is superior to this machine and thinner/lighter....so that is the head scratcher.The design may be old, but it looks wayyyy better than the current MacBook Pros. The only thing the 13 inch model "needs" is a bezel reduction.
But it doesn't look any better than the MacBook Air, which is superior to this machine and thinner/lighter....so that is the head scratcher.
There is some legacy reason that is still making Apple money somehow for this to exist. Selling just enough to government or corporate entities from various corners of the planet.
And call it the MacBook SE.I think it is time to drop the "Pro" moniker on this bad boy.
I suggest everyone look at Apple's refurbished site. You can get a sweet deal on M1 MacBook Pros and Apple refurbished have the same warranty and return policy like buying it brand new.A 13” 16/512 model for $1400 with an updated chassis would be nice. 2K starting price for the 14” is out of range for a lot of people.
Yes please! I’m fine with that!As long as they keep the Touch Bar and update the hardware, they can call it what the like 😊
Although I agree, it's not a pro, should just be, MacBook 13 inch & MacBook 15 inch, the air stays as is, as do the pro models
And better than the new MacBook Pro Design that I was given by my employer. It is bulky, heavy and the keyboard feels cheap. But Display is fantastic I must say.how is it an outdated design? it's better than any other non-mac alternative