I used to have a leather sleeve for my old MBP 16" but still used a soft case whenever I traveled because I didn't trust the leather sleeve to solely protect my MBP in my backpack. I do wish the old sleeves fit the new M1 MBPs though.
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15-Inch MacBook Air Rumored to Launch in April as Display Production Begins
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This is a great option for those that want the extra screen space but don't want/need the extra power and cost of the MBPs.
On an earlier post I said "32GB + 4TB and I'm in." Actually I wasn't joking. The hardware is fully capable of it. The only reason for them not to do it is cannibalization. Cooling is not an issue. Can you imagine how awesome these MBAs would be. Unless I was doing heavy rendering work, why would I bother getting a heavy MBP16? I've been carrying around a 15/16 MBP around east Asia for years. They are damn heavy if you include everything else you carry in a backpack. Even just water, MBP and hard drives are heavy for nomad engineers.
If 32GB/4TB was an option for these new MBAs MBPs would be done.
If 32GB/4TB was an option for these new MBAs MBPs would be done.
Well Apple sold 600,000 or so Mac Studios last year… and something like 20 million MacBooks.
Of course the laptops are more important and get more updated frequently, for every hundred thousand desktops they sell, they sell millions of laptops.
But this doesn’t work. Custom UIs for each app would be a UX nightmare.
Imagine a 2024 15" MacBook Air with M3 Pro on the 3nm node (very efficient) with Pro Motion display, 48GB of RAM, and 24 hour battery life.
I don't see how this 2023 15" MBA has the M3. I didn't think 3nm was going to be out until sometime in autumn at the earliest?
If they start offering the Pro CPU in the MBA like they did in the Mac Mini, then it makes me wonder if they will offer the M3 Max as the base model in the MBP and M3 Ultra as the upgrade. Then they can have the M3 Extreme for the Mac Pro. Right now offering the M2 Ultra for the Mac Pro just doesn't seem right since it won't be that much more powerful than the M1 Ultra since it's on the same 5nm node. Why buy that when you can just get a Mac Studio for a lot cheaper? Especially if it's not upgradable.
I don't see how this 2023 15" MBA has the M3. I didn't think 3nm was going to be out until sometime in autumn at the earliest?
If they start offering the Pro CPU in the MBA like they did in the Mac Mini, then it makes me wonder if they will offer the M3 Max as the base model in the MBP and M3 Ultra as the upgrade. Then they can have the M3 Extreme for the Mac Pro. Right now offering the M2 Ultra for the Mac Pro just doesn't seem right since it won't be that much more powerful than the M1 Ultra since it's on the same 5nm node. Why buy that when you can just get a Mac Studio for a lot cheaper? Especially if it's not upgradable.
All you nega-dawgs don't get it
Many folks are just fine with everything about the current MBA lineup, save for the screen size.
A LOT of people don't need Pro power/features, but would tremendously benefit from a larger screen.
VERY excited for this
Many folks are just fine with everything about the current MBA lineup, save for the screen size.
A LOT of people don't need Pro power/features, but would tremendously benefit from a larger screen.
VERY excited for this
I think the dude you're replying to wants the Java "write once run anywhere, your UI will never look like the rest of the system and it will suck" circa early aughts approach.
I dont see what is confusing at all. You have two notebook lines. The 'Air' that prioritizes low weight and being quiet, and the 'Pro' that prioritizes screen, performance, ports, at the expense of weight. Got that? Okay, now pick a screen size. small or large.
Just what is the confusion?
I literally just ordered an M1 yesterday, so you’re welcome, everyone!
Might consider 15“ in around 2028-2030 when my next MBA will be due, though 13“ is also fine for an Air.
I would also make it dependent on wether the larger screen will come with 120Hz (or more) or not.
The choppy scrolling is really not acceptable on “premium“ devices (yes, the MBA is premium too, despite not having “ Pro/Ultra/Mega/Hyper“ in its name)
Why not do this like it’s common practice in the PC world:
offer a cheap(er) model for those who don’t care that much about a good screen, but also different options for the same model with better specced screens…. For an Apple ttax of course.
I would also make it dependent on wether the larger screen will come with 120Hz (or more) or not.
The choppy scrolling is really not acceptable on “premium“ devices (yes, the MBA is premium too, despite not having “ Pro/Ultra/Mega/Hyper“ in its name)
Why not do this like it’s common practice in the PC world:
offer a cheap(er) model for those who don’t care that much about a good screen, but also different options for the same model with better specced screens…. For an Apple ttax of course.
That sounds right, at minimum. The Pro models have a $500 difference between the base 14” and 16” as well.
Pro line: Macbook Pro 13, 14 and 16 inch.
Air line: 13, 15 inch, consumer oriented.
I know it is so confusing for some people
Air line: 13, 15 inch, consumer oriented.
I know it is so confusing for some people
Great product to announce the M3, if they can make that happen by launch. It would also set it apart from the 13 inch MacBook Air.
Even assuming one can just turn it off/not use it and the UI isn’t changed, Touch hardware isn’t free nor massless. It will increase thickness and weight and cost. If you look at touch laptops, the displays are noticeably thicker/top heavier than their non-touch counterparts. And one would be paying for something they aren’t using. So if touch is added to the product, it will affect all of the product’s users.
Remember the good old days when we didn't know or care about what nm the next CPU was gonna be? 😂
For purely self-interested reasons, I hope they surprise drop the next iPhone SE at the same event - in spite of the rumors of its demise. The timeframe would be about right.
I'm really, really glad that Macrumors members do these surveys.
I mean you just saved Tim Cook a lot of hard work with that kind of insight.
This will be a great replacement for my 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro. That thing gets hot just by browsing the web lol
I was looking at 16" MBP's at the Apple Store and my conclusion was...
"All I want from this thing is the screen size (and ProMotion)"
The rest of that machine is total overkill for my needs anymore.
I don't expect to get ProMotion (but I do wish they'd offer it as an upsell)
"All I want from this thing is the screen size (and ProMotion)"
The rest of that machine is total overkill for my needs anymore.
I don't expect to get ProMotion (but I do wish they'd offer it as an upsell)
Larger screen is really nice for development work. Most of the time the power of a 13in MBA is more than enough but it's just too small. On the other hand the 16in MBP is much heavier with a lot of redundant power. If Apple releases this I would get it in an instant.
I think 50% of the people who have been demanding it to exist on the internet for years won't actually buy it, because of the price.
MBA should come in 13.6” and 15.6” display sizes.Pro line: Macbook Pro 13, 14 and 16 inch.
Air line: 13, 15 inch, consumer oriented.
I know it is so confusing for some people
MBP should come in at 14.6” and 16.6” display sizes which should round up the sizes with a 1” difference overlap 13.6”, 14.6”, 15.6”, 16.6” while the Touchbar MBP should be discontinued.
At present the display size difference is just too close with some of these rumoured pipeline products.