15" review embargo

[gpat]

I had the 13" MBA a few months ago and loved it - honestly the very best laptop I've ever used. But I'm one of those people who just cannot stand the notch - it is an incessant eyesore. I can't get over how awful it looks in the middle of the top of the screen and it felt like it took up just a bit too much of the 13" screen real-estate. I ended up returning that laptop because at the time I did not need it. But I'm liking this 15" and think it will be a lot better to deal with that cursed notch.

Would be cool if they sold a MBA without the notch and users could just rely on continuity camera for any camera needs..

You mean a laptop without webcam in the age of smart working?
Crazy

 

[h.gilbert]

Excellent. I am the other way around as I prefer the distance between the keys and find using the Control key much easier. I was windows born and raised starting with Windows 3.0, many, many moons ago. I might think differently if I started within the Mac ecosystem.

I bought the MacBook Air M1 so I could learn more about the Apple systems. When the M2 Air came out I upgraded as I wanted the MagSafe and a slightly larger screen. I still use my W11 desktop for photography as I have dual monitors and that machine is a screamer. Installed W11 in 45 seconds, normal boot time from power off is 10 seconds. With 64 Gig of memory Photoshop seems to be much happier with dozens of layers in images. Or maybe it is my imagination.

I do run parallels on the Mac. I need Quicken while on the road. I can convert my Windows Quicken file to the Mac version, but not the other way around. The interface on the Mac is funky and makes it very difficult to do some items with investments. So I stay in both environments and continue to complain about CTL-C, CTL-V and probably will for a long time.

I haven't had a windows machine for the last six years but my left still gravitates towards the ctl-c position quite often

 

[raythompsontn]

I haven't had a windows machine for the last six years but my left still gravitates towards the ctl-c position quite often

So you are saying there is no hope to adapt to the difference. Swell!!

 

[h.gilbert]

So you are saying there is no hope to adapt to the difference. Swell!!

Basically, when I was very young it was Windows 98. Used Windows up until 2016 when I got my first and so far only apple laptop and have been using macos 98% of the time since then. I'm getting better but IMO ctrl is much more ergonomic than cmd

 

[Mr. Awesome]

Basically, when I was very young it was Windows 98. Used Windows up until 2016 when I got my first and so far only apple laptop and have been using macos 98% of the time since then. I'm getting better but IMO ctrl is much more ergonomic than cmd

It really does depend on what you're used to. I've used macOS for almost two decades, so I naturally use Command with my thumb and then something else from there. When using Windows, I default to using my thumb on Control which is sometimes very awkward depending on where my hand is, and I don't have the muscle memory to use Control with my pinkie or another finger.

 

[chfilm]

Who's your youtuber friend?

https://youtube.com/@iKnowReview that guy

 

[h.gilbert]

https://youtube.com/@iKnowReview that guy

Thanks, just gotta learn German first

 

[Surfsalot]

Popular YouTube channel reviews are up, except for Max Tech. Dave2D showed the speaker frequency response and volume and they are almost identical to the Pro 14 inch, which is impressive. Unfortunately, there is no significant improvement in performance or battery life between 13 inch and 15 inch. So the only real world benefits over the 13 inch are:

1) Bigger screen
2) Better speakers

speakers still average.