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Apple Discusses 15-Inch MacBook Air's Design in New Interview
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She's in marketing, all right! Too bad we couldn't get a real answer.
Yeah, that's cool, but I never use stuff like that. It's still a PITA to have all the ports on one side for normal use.One of the benefits of having both on one side is to use a dock like this:
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Needs 2 USB-C ports on same side.
At a minimum, just having one add'l USB port on the right side would be helpful.
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Disappointing i just learned the new MBA 15 doesn't get wifi 6E support :/
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Sometimes I wonder if Apple will ever bring the Wedge-Design Macbook Air.
Good lord. The amount of the hate from this forum when just a year ago people were clamoring for the 13” Air to be 15”. Those people got exactly what they wanted, but everyone here has an axe to grind apparently.
Is the internet now just a grievance bubble?
Is the internet now just a grievance bubble?
If next year Apple either also offers in the MacBook Air 15" the lower core version of the M3 Pro, like there are 10/12 core variants for the M2 Pro, then that suddenly becomes an interesting proposition.
It becomes even more interesting if the lower power consumption and TDP of the M3's 3nm architecture allows for the MacBook Air to come in both M3 and M3 Pro (either core variant) and the MacBook Pro (Studio? come on) comes in M3 Max and M3 Ultra and the Mac Studio/Pro comes in M3 Ultra and M3 Extreme.
Although, SIDE NOTE, this makes me think they would have to rework the naming. What does the name Pro even mean anymore when it's the third fastest chip of the four? Or if they release the Extreme, the fourth fastest? And even the rumored "Extreme" name, do most users even know the difference between Pro, Max, Ultra, and Extreme? What if you say Ultra, Max, Extreme, Pro? It makes sense to use because we're Apple geeks. But all of those terms denote higher end things. And for years Apple has used "Pro" as the top end everything. Very odd.
Also makes me wonder if the iPad Pro will come with an option to use the M3 Pro. 3nm could open up a lot of possibilities if Apple pushes for it to.
It becomes even more interesting if the lower power consumption and TDP of the M3's 3nm architecture allows for the MacBook Air to come in both M3 and M3 Pro (either core variant) and the MacBook Pro (Studio? come on) comes in M3 Max and M3 Ultra and the Mac Studio/Pro comes in M3 Ultra and M3 Extreme.
Although, SIDE NOTE, this makes me think they would have to rework the naming. What does the name Pro even mean anymore when it's the third fastest chip of the four? Or if they release the Extreme, the fourth fastest? And even the rumored "Extreme" name, do most users even know the difference between Pro, Max, Ultra, and Extreme? What if you say Ultra, Max, Extreme, Pro? It makes sense to use because we're Apple geeks. But all of those terms denote higher end things. And for years Apple has used "Pro" as the top end everything. Very odd.
Also makes me wonder if the iPad Pro will come with an option to use the M3 Pro. 3nm could open up a lot of possibilities if Apple pushes for it to.
There really is more than meets the eye to achieve a structurally sound 15" enclosure at basically the same thickness as the 13".
Like what? I'm going to laugh if the teardowns show Apple used the same board from the MBA 13" and just filled in empty space with battery and called it a day.
I liked the part where the ghost of Steve Jobs visited Jony Ive and told them to make a MacBook Air Pro.
Really fancy way of saying, “we put in a bigger battery to feed the larger LCD.”
The battery has 26% more capacity, exactly proportional to the larger display area.
The battery has 26% more capacity, exactly proportional to the larger display area.
Nothing new, when Apple went back to using MagSafe, they also went back to only having a charging port on one side. It had been that way for a long time before USB-C charging. Keep your battery charged and don't plug it in
Can't say the notch is "very complimentary to the thin and light design of the product"...
Anyway, adding (or at least moving) one USB-C port to the other side would have been one of those small "complimentary" things that improve the daily experience by quite a bit. And they're not reusing the same chassis of the 13", so it's not like they saved the cost of the redesign. They did the redesign and intentionally kept a weakness for marketing purposes.
As for the price, we should probably thank the slow sales in recent months.
Anyway, adding (or at least moving) one USB-C port to the other side would have been one of those small "complimentary" things that improve the daily experience by quite a bit. And they're not reusing the same chassis of the 13", so it's not like they saved the cost of the redesign. They did the redesign and intentionally kept a weakness for marketing purposes.
As for the price, we should probably thank the slow sales in recent months.
I wonder if Apple will reduce the battery of the iPhone Plus as well, by inserting the iPhone battery.
Or if it will reduce the iPad's battery, maybe by presenting a 14” iPad.
Containing weight is a good way to justify a containment of the cost of production, despite a higher price.
Or if it will reduce the iPad's battery, maybe by presenting a 14” iPad.
Containing weight is a good way to justify a containment of the cost of production, despite a higher price.
16” MBP compared to 14” MBP has (approximately)
40% bigger battery
30% more pixels
30% better battery life
Education buying season. October is too late for school purchases with many universities/high schools starting in August.
Same here. Light weight and more ports. This is what I need as a teacher. HDMI, SD-Card slot, a few USB 3, and a USB-A port. MagSafe including the good old LED, to show if it is done charging. Oh.. and a biiiiggggg internal disk. We don't have any internet connection at school. Therefore, I need everything online (including all books etc.).
On the other hand, I love the colors and design. I probably wait till M3 and see, what the options are. I am pretty much done with my 2017 MBP
Who cares about port selection when the real travesty is a single external monitor.
It’s a middle manager giving a softball interview with Tom’s Guide. But people here have long clamored for a 15” MacBook Air. Now we have one. It wasn’t center stage at WWDC last week. It got a brief introduction.
My guess is that TSMC’s yields on the 3nm process will delay the M3 to early 2024. The A17 for the iPhone 15 will use up all 3nm capacity for now. Apple wants the 15” MacBook Air out now when people are buying notebooks for college.