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Apple Adding 11-Inch MacBook Air Model and More to Obsolete Products List
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The window is closing on getting an Apple repair of my 2015 11" MacBook Air's battery... Maybe the 2015 will get an extended support life because the 2015 13" was around for so long.
It's still my favorite Mac. I might go back to using it again, the screen is garbage but I'm not too bothered. Maybe set it up as a non-internet connected machine to get creatively focused.
I used it for Logic Pro and it ran it great. It could really do a lot with the i7 and 8GB. I eventually upgraded it to 512GB SSD. I think the power of it was just perfect.
The M1 Air is great of course, and the width is the same... but the secret to the 11" Air is the 16:9 screen. The screen made it look weird, and the big bezels didn't help, but it really made the device tiny. The depth made it fit in so many small places, I think it was shorter in depth than the 12" MacBook. It also just seemed more usable because you were just a tad closer to the screen.
It's still my favorite Mac. I might go back to using it again, the screen is garbage but I'm not too bothered. Maybe set it up as a non-internet connected machine to get creatively focused.
I used it for Logic Pro and it ran it great. It could really do a lot with the i7 and 8GB. I eventually upgraded it to 512GB SSD. I think the power of it was just perfect.
The M1 Air is great of course, and the width is the same... but the secret to the 11" Air is the 16:9 screen. The screen made it look weird, and the big bezels didn't help, but it really made the device tiny. The depth made it fit in so many small places, I think it was shorter in depth than the 12" MacBook. It also just seemed more usable because you were just a tad closer to the screen.
The title should probably be edited to "Apple Adding 2014 11-Inch MacBook Air Model and More to Obsolete Products List". Otherwise it's leading you to believe "all" 11 inch MacBook Airs are being obsoleted.
To my knowledge, and notably omitted from the article list, the 2015 11 inch is excluded from the obsolete products list. It was still sold through 2016 so it's likely to get Mac OS updates at least this year and next. I believe this because the 2014 did not receive Monterey, but the 2015 did.
To my knowledge, and notably omitted from the article list, the 2015 11 inch is excluded from the obsolete products list. It was still sold through 2016 so it's likely to get Mac OS updates at least this year and next. I believe this because the 2014 did not receive Monterey, but the 2015 did.
Former owner of that 11” MacBook Air. Man, that was a great little machine. I don’t have as much use for a laptop currently (have an iPad Pro), but when I did that computer was amazing. Fantastic performance (at the time) for such a small form factor. I wish they would return to an 11” MacBook. I do like my iPad Pro, but an 11” MacBook with Apple Silicon would be great to have.
(And if I had the option at the time, I probably would have bought an 11” MacBook M1 rather than the iPad Pro I have currently.)
(And if I had the option at the time, I probably would have bought an 11” MacBook M1 rather than the iPad Pro I have currently.)
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11" might be too small nowadays , but i dont think so compared to my dell XPS 13"
the 2010 version is incredible today and can still photoshop many photos and artwork.
I got over 3 hours of battery last week which is great considering the one is from 2010.
if Monterey is any good, like Mojave i might get the new M1.
the 2010 version is incredible today and can still photoshop many photos and artwork.
I got over 3 hours of battery last week which is great considering the one is from 2010.
if Monterey is any good, like Mojave i might get the new M1.
At the electronics recycling/reselling company I work for, one of the most common types of Macs we get from school districts are 2nd-generation MacBook Airs, in both 11" and 13" models. I do like how the battery can be removed fairly easily, along with the SSD, as I've had to either remove such SSDs from broken MacBook Airs or remove swollen batteries from otherwise good Airs. Heck, we've stocked up on a bunch of those SSDs from broken MacBook Airs now that if we get such a MacBook Air without an SSD that we want to resell, I can pop it into the Air, format the SSD and install the highest Mac OS version it'll support.
With the 2nd-generation MacBook Airs, after the polycarbonate MacBook was discontinued and the Air ended up becoming Apple's entry-level MacBook, it started to get even better than earlier models, particularly with i5 and i7 processors capable of Turbo Boost that allowed them to be nearly as fast as a 13" MacBook Pro on certain tasks, and a Thunderbolt port included for multiple external expansion possibilities (daisy-chaining Thunderbolt and FireWire devices, Ethernet connection, and of course external display output). Today's M1 MacBook Airs are even more impressive than that, of course.
With the 2nd-generation MacBook Airs, after the polycarbonate MacBook was discontinued and the Air ended up becoming Apple's entry-level MacBook, it started to get even better than earlier models, particularly with i5 and i7 processors capable of Turbo Boost that allowed them to be nearly as fast as a 13" MacBook Pro on certain tasks, and a Thunderbolt port included for multiple external expansion possibilities (daisy-chaining Thunderbolt and FireWire devices, Ethernet connection, and of course external display output). Today's M1 MacBook Airs are even more impressive than that, of course.
This note is actually good For me cause I now need to replace battery soon Before too late.
There was something about this time in Apple’s history that just pulls the nostalgia heartstrings. That OS.
Have a MacBook Air 2013 and still use. Still a great product going on nine years! Replace the battery earlier this year (still had juice, but replaced before Apple says no more).
2012-2015 MacBook Airs seemed like good years for the product. The newer ones now are good too! Hope Apple does not mess-up the Air. A 15” would be interesting…
A superb computer.
One that never gave any trouble.
Actually, my favourite computer; my 11" was a maxed out CTO, and - quite literally - travelled the world with me.
One that never gave any trouble.
Actually, my favourite computer; my 11" was a maxed out CTO, and - quite literally - travelled the world with me.
Oh wow, just wow. It feels so bad when you see a terrific PC added to the ‘Obsolete’ list.
Apple will add two MacBook Air models and one MacBook Pro model to its obsolete products list on April 30, according to an internal memo obtained by MacRumors. All three notebooks have already been on Apple's list of "vintage" products since 2020 and will be moved to the "obsolete" list at the end of the month.
The models set to become obsolete:
Apple considers a product obsolete once seven years have passed since the company last distributed the product for sale. Apple discontinues all hardware service for obsolete products, but the MacBook models listed above may remain eligible for battery-only repairs in select countries for a limited time, the memo said.
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2014)
Apple discontinued the 11-inch MacBook Air following its October 2016 event, where it introduced the first MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar. Apple continues to sell the 13-inch MacBook Air, which was last updated in November 2020 with the M1 chip, and display industry consultant Ross Young said a larger 15-inch MacBook Air is coming in 2023.
(Thanks, @StellaFudge!)
Article Link: Apple Adding 11-Inch MacBook Air Model and More to Obsolete Products List
The 2014 or 2015 11" in "Ultimate" spec will be a future classic, similar to the 1.33GHZ or 1.5GHZ 12" PowerBook G4. The i7 with 8GB of RAM and a 500GB SSD is more than enough for most, even for today's standards, and fitting that into such a small and almost "net book" size is something I feel like we won't see again from Apple.
I mentioned this earlier but the 12” MacBook is physically smaller and lighter. The 2017 12” MacBook is also comparable speed or faster, and supports 16 GB RAM and hardware HEVC (and HEIF) decode.
My wife absolutely loved her 12” MacBook and I enjoyed it as well as it did provide nostalgia to this 11” device we’re speaking about now. It was absolutely handicapped by the intel architecture though, and too expensive, but I really do hope they bring it back with an M1 (and magic keyboard instead of butterfly). Would be an incredible device for travel computing.
We’ve got two of the 13” in our house that still see periodic use.
I’ve recently gotten an M1 from work; the jump in overall responsiveness and “feel” reminded me exactly of when I first transitioned to the Air.
I’ve recently gotten an M1 from work; the jump in overall responsiveness and “feel” reminded me exactly of when I first transitioned to the Air.
Correct. But the 12” MacBook was made for an Intel chip that never was and so it’s a blemish in the Apple lineup. Add the keyboard issue and the over heating problems and you hardly get a cult classic. Beautiful machine but no PowerBook G4.
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But now Apple have the capability to fix all of that with M series chips and newer keyboard, yet the overall feeling is that they won't.
Every time I ask my girlfriend: Need to update OS? She always says: No thanks, I think it's fine and fast.
I'm still proud to have the 2014 i7 MBA 13", I've replaced the USB Port myself (one was broken due to a beverage accident) and upgraded the SSD to a faster, higher capacity M.2.
With my girlfriend's use, it works as well as ever, and is elegant and lightweight.
So, Apple say it gone to obsolete? no problem, please return the manila envelope to me, thank's.
I'm still proud to have the 2014 i7 MBA 13", I've replaced the USB Port myself (one was broken due to a beverage accident) and upgraded the SSD to a faster, higher capacity M.2.
With my girlfriend's use, it works as well as ever, and is elegant and lightweight.
So, Apple say it gone to obsolete? no problem, please return the manila envelope to me, thank's.
The way they are going with their laptops, I don't see where an M1 12" MacBook would fit. They need to rebrand the next gen MacBook Air as just a MacBook with iMac colors and then maybe in a few years revive the Air name for an ultraportable at a higher price ie when they introduced the Air for the first time.
2012 introduced USB3, but I agree, Haswell was the peak due to much improved battery life.
Their displays were non-IPS, thus the "poor" viewing angle (although it's beneficial for certain uses). For non-IPS panels, they are considered some of the best panels though. It's just that it was too long in the tooth, especially with the retina Macbook Pro coming out. It looked even worse when Apple kept selling the 13" model alongside the 12" retina Macbook. It wasn't bad display for its time, it just became obviously outdated when Apple stretched the model for so long.Since people brought up the 11.6" MacBook Air vs 12" MacBook comparison.
I personally did not like the 11.6" MacBook Air. The keyboard was OK but the screen was not good. It had poor viewing angles which did not significantly improve over the years, and IMO the pixel density was "off" for macOS at the time. It was too high compared to the Pros, meaning that with default settings, text was quite small, with not very good text quality. I had been arguing for a 12" MacBook for a long time before that but when Apple finally released the 11.6" Air, I was so disappointed. And once the Retina MacBook Pros came out, the 11.6" Air's screen looked even worse in comparison.
The 12" MacBook came out in 2015 with a MUCH better screen that not only was Retina, but had excellent viewing angles as well. Too bad the keyboard sucked, so again, I was very disappointed. The 2015 was also a bit slow, even for the era. I waited until 2017 and got one with the improved keyboard, but admittedly the 2017 MacBook keyboard was still just mediocre. However, in terms of speed, the 2017 ran circles around the 2015. The 2017 MacBook is still the laptop I use today.
Note though, this is typed on a 2017 13" MacBook Air, which also has a poor screen. However, this is not mine; it's my wife's.Some people don't seem to care much about viewing angles or Retina. So it was either get a 2015 MacBook Pro with much better screen but that will go vintage soon, or get a 2017 MacBook that has the crappy screen. Last year I decided on one of each, the former for my daughter whose needs will grow over time, and the latter for my wife who still doesn't seem to care after many, many years. However, the 2015 MacBook Pro will likely go vintage within the year, whereas the 2017 MacBook Air likely has a couple more years before it goes vintage.
When I watched the announcement, the 11" was felt as the spiritual successor of the classic 12" iBook. Very compact and light, inexpensive, powerful enough, and it's like carrying and iPad instead of a laptop. I'm sure it's very popular due to its portability as the smallest macbook Apple had before that was the expensive original Macbook Air.