Lucky that they had it! I had to wait for mine to come in configured. Sucks to hear that this is your 3rd one, but I know the feeling (dealing with problem prone 13 inch MBP's). Hopefully it is good! Mines been great. Might be because I wasn't an immediate adopter and I waited a bit after launch before purchase.
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15 inch MBA Appreciation Thread
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Love to see posts like this, makes a new adopter feel as though they haven't missed a thing haha. I get alot of hands on exposure with the latest and greatest in laptops and I can honestly say I haven't seen a better hardware offering from anyone else and the gap to the next best one is pretty huge. Just such a magnificent hardware offering.
Love to see the love! Glad people are taking note that this thing is a serious game changer. Silver for the win also! I am also using it every day for school/work and it has made transitioning from PC to Mac extremely enjoyable. I am so surprised that I don't miss PC not one bit.
I'd also appreciate more about your reasoning. When hankering after an upgrade from the 15" mid-2015 MBP, I went for the 16" MBP when it first came out for the screen size, the range of connectors and the occasional need for grunt. I've enjoyed it ever since as it is also a replacement for a desktop and sits on my lap
- but it is a bit of a luggable. Not sure I could justify the 15" MBA as a second machine but if it keeps improving I might consider it as a replacement - if, and maybe only if, I could recoup some of my outlay on that 16" MBP.
Superior volume and equalizer control for Mac OS:
Allows volume and EQ to be applied to each device and then to each app individually. Also supports plugins so it does far more than just EQ.
Came here for post-purchase affirmation haha.
Really enjoying the 15 MBA and have decided to keep. Was worried about the display quality compared to the Pro, but when I compare next to the wife's 14" MacBook Pro, for my daily usage, I don't see a difference. The bigger real estate makes a bigger difference for me. The MBP's screen quality only noticeable with HDR content, and only slightly if you look for it. Otherwise, if just enjoying, your brain will adapt. I don't watch HDR content (mostly EPL, NBA, and YouTube stuff). Promotion doesn't seem to make a big difference in MacBooks (whereas in iPads it does!). I don't understand how every YouTuber and journalist makes such a big deal about screen quality, pushing buyers towards the Pro with the "much nicer display".
The svelte design is very nice and feels more modern, luxurious even, compared to the MBP's relative chunk.
Really enjoying the 15 MBA and have decided to keep. Was worried about the display quality compared to the Pro, but when I compare next to the wife's 14" MacBook Pro, for my daily usage, I don't see a difference. The bigger real estate makes a bigger difference for me. The MBP's screen quality only noticeable with HDR content, and only slightly if you look for it. Otherwise, if just enjoying, your brain will adapt. I don't watch HDR content (mostly EPL, NBA, and YouTube stuff). Promotion doesn't seem to make a big difference in MacBooks (whereas in iPads it does!). I don't understand how every YouTuber and journalist makes such a big deal about screen quality, pushing buyers towards the Pro with the "much nicer display".
The svelte design is very nice and feels more modern, luxurious even, compared to the MBP's relative chunk.
Good feedback! agree... the only thing I am noticing with the MBA is maybe slightly slower responsiveness to uploading emails, images, some websites, etc.. other than that seems pretty similar. Overall, screen is pro like, I'd say 15% less?
No doubt an air would be my next laptop, the footprint, price, design, power is all spot on for my needs. However, coming from a 14'' M1 MBP with ProMotion and a Mac Studio running an external display at 165hz, the lack of ProMotion on the Air feels horrible to me, like my pointer is underwater.
Apple gatekeeping and using ProMotion as leverage across their product lines is frustrating to me, and I can't wait for them to get over it and make it standard across their product line.
Apple gatekeeping and using ProMotion as leverage across their product lines is frustrating to me, and I can't wait for them to get over it and make it standard across their product line.
Pro-motion does nothing to help watching video. It’s mainly for gamers….and of course, the air is not marketed as a gamer laptop. So I can see why Apple keeps that feature to the ‘pros’
For me is more about the responsiveness of the UI in general, such as moving the pointer around, opening menus, OS animations, etc.
Im definitely in the minority with ProMotion / 120hz+ displays being a make of break thing, but if it becomes a standard feature over the next decade, im guessing alot more people will get used to it and won't like the feeling when going back to 60hz, even for everyday tasks.
Definitely seems to be a case of what one is used to, but still, I think at the price premium apple charges we all deserve the extra responsiveness.
Apple keeps it to 'pros' purely for business reasons and larger profit margins but not any reasons for what you stated.