A weighty issue

[Templarp1800]

The new iPad air weighs 1.3 pounds.
The new macbook pro retina 15'' weighs 4.6lbs.

Don't you think it would have been possible to take at least a pound of weight off the macbook, or do you feel that is still a product differentiation point for Apple?

 

[GGJstudios]

The new iPad air weighs 1.3 pounds.
The new macbook pro retina 15'' weighs 4.6lbs.

Don't you think it would have been possible to take at least a pound of weight off the macbook, or do you feel that is still a product differentiation point for Apple?

You are talking about two completely different devices, with different capabilities and different components. There is no way you can make a reasonable comparison between the two, as far as weight or size is concerned. Where would you suggest they remove a pound of weight from the MacBook Pro?

 

[Interstella5555]

You are talking about two completely different devices, with different capabilities and different components. There is no way you can make a reasonable comparison between the two, as far as weight or size is concerned. Where would you suggest they remove a pound of weight from the MacBook Pro?

The screen? I'm also concerned that these day's people think that ~5lbs is too heavy to carry.

 

[T-Bob]

The screen? I'm also concerned that these day's people think that ~5lbs is too heavy to carry.

A keyboard and no screen? Well I guess that would make sense if you could dock the pad Asus transformer style

 

[Quackers]

I suspect that if Apple could have made the MBP any lighter it would have done.

 

[Shrink]

The new iPad air weighs 1.3 pounds.
The new macbook pro retina 15'' weighs 4.6lbs.

Don't you think it would have been possible to take at least a pound of weight off the macbook, or do you feel that is still a product differentiation point for Apple?

Small point...I believe the iPad Air is 1.0 pounds.

 

[Michael Goff]

You're comparing the weight of a tablet with a great ARM processor to a laptop with a great laptop processor. Just that alone is a huge difference. Then you add the keyboard, bigger battery, and other internals that an iPad doesn't have and you get more weight.

 

[rMBP2013]

The new iPad air weighs 1.3 pounds.
The new macbook pro retina 15'' weighs 4.6lbs.

Don't you think it would have been possible to take at least a pound of weight off the macbook, or do you feel that is still a product differentiation point for Apple?

No, it's not possible because you're comparing an iOS device against an OSX which is a fully-fledged computer.

Will laptops get lighter over the next few years? Absolutely. But they will never be as light as the lightest tablet for reasons explained earlier.

 

[kombo]

I agree with the OP.

There's really no reason why the MBP should weigh more than a turkey feather.

 

[Krazy Bill]

The new iPad air weighs 1.3 pounds.
The new macbook pro retina 15'' weighs 4.6lbs.

Are you confusing the iPad Air with the MacBook Air? The iPad Air weighs 1 pound - not 1.3.

 

[Markrose]

Alas, the WIFI+4G iPad Air is 1.05 pounds.