What is an Apple Watch Pro? What content do you want to create with a watch?
And the MacBook should be renamed into MacBook light or MacBook Mini.
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Apple Expected to Release New MacBook Air at End of Third Quarter: September or October
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What is an Apple Watch Pro? What content do you want to create with a watch?
And the MacBook should be renamed into MacBook light or MacBook Mini.
I just think that if they make the MBA retina, then they're also going to give it a butterfly keyboard, force-touch trackpad, and USB-C ports and it will effectively be a MacBook. I can't see them upgrading the screen yet keeping the old form factor.
I think the form factor will indeed see some changes to accommodate a retina screen, but I'll be seriously disappointed if they release another non-retina computer while the OS is making clear that non-retina users don't matter to Apple.
I would add: Costs the same as a mid-range Chromebook. The target mass-market is students, and frankly at this functional level there is intense competition and I think MacOS is not compelling enough for people who are not power users and can perform nearly every task with cloud based apps like those offered for "free" by Google.
No way, in a cheap MacBook ? All this stuff is too expensive, or they’ ll release a stripped current 12 inch MacBook, that could be a possibility.
I think it will be similar to a MacBook Air, but with a retina display , no more grey/silver bezels, but black and fewer connections, perhaps one usb-c.
It won't. Move on.
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Wait, which do you want to do? Keep the Thunderbolt 2 port or replace it with Thunderbolt 3? Why would they put a Thunderbolt 3 port and also add an old USB-A port? Would it not make sense to use USB-C, which could conveniently use the Thunderbolt 3 port? Since USB-C also supports power, why not use that and have the added bonus of being able to use an industry standard battery pack to recharge on the go/away from a power outlet?
The problem with using the 'Pro' moniker is that Apple can claim its products are 'pro' but there is really nothing 'pro' about their 'pro' products.
Maybe there's a reason Apple dropped the 11" MacBook Air in 2016...
This new laptop could be the "MacBook mini". A smaller MacBook with a smaller display should cost less, require a smaller battery, a smaller case, etc. If cost is the target, that would only be logical. For parts, use the same components from other hardware to benefit from a lower-cost-per-unit, such as using the same 10.5‑inch or 12.9‑inch LCD as the iPad Pro and the same keyboard as the iPad Pro smart keyboard, for example (but with function keys).
This new laptop could be the "MacBook mini". A smaller MacBook with a smaller display should cost less, require a smaller battery, a smaller case, etc. If cost is the target, that would only be logical. For parts, use the same components from other hardware to benefit from a lower-cost-per-unit, such as using the same 10.5‑inch or 12.9‑inch LCD as the iPad Pro and the same keyboard as the iPad Pro smart keyboard, for example (but with function keys).
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Really Apple Watch, Apple TV and iCloud Pro. Yes the first 4 make sense. But not the last 3. Are they going to rebrand the Mini as Mac and then have Mac and Mac Pro.
Well, my MBA 2014 has a thunderbolt 2 port for plugging in monitors and peripherals. So, I would like to see them upgrade that to thunderbolt 3, which I thought was compatible with USB-C. But, I could be completely mistaken. Anyway, I more or less wanted to leave the ports the way they are: except for updating the thunderbolt 2 port.
This for me is the most intriguing Apple release in a long time. Could be a very compelling product, but Im scared about how they are going to cripple it as to not cannibalize all the 13 inch Pro sales/12 inch MacBooks. 1 usb-c port? 4 gb ram base?
It is hard to see where this is going to fit in their ecosystem of laptop lines.
It is hard to see where this is going to fit in their ecosystem of laptop lines.
Seeings how the entry level of all other notebooks are 8 and 128 it may be this or 4gb and 128.
Oh boy. Another port deficient, easily bent, unupgradable toy computer.
Both of you are pretty much on point.
MacBook Air is NOT the smallest laptop in Apple's lineup or vs the competition using a full-size keyboard any longer. The new aluminum MacBook (2016 - current) fully replaces it in almost all points:
Retina (higher screen) resolution
smaller dimensions
more portability and no fan!
Missing out on: USB-A and MicroSD ports.
I think if the current MacBook evolves to have:
2x ThunderBolt 3 USB-C ports, many would be just fine in this target market to have a Sateshi USB-C side port that grants: 3x USB-A, SD, MicroSD ports ... I've got that for my '18 MBP so I'm very happy. It's very small ads absolutely no weight and is very small add on.
MBA will be sunset completely ... it's now larger than all the MacBook and MacBook Pro lineup! Sorry it ads good $ financial value for what you pay for ... yet I think the new '18 MacBook will drop at least $300-500US in price to give the MBP 13' some more breathing room, and remain with only ultra class cpu's to still have no fans and only dual-core.
You can do web development on a toaster, so yes.
So what would Apple Watch Pro, Apple TV Pro and iCloud Pro give me?
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The iMac Pro still has USB-A Ports.
Lower priced MB might be what comes or an ARM based Mini but, either way, you need to differentiate the two. I can’t see a Mac Event as they Air simply isn’t important to Apple other than to give people a cheap machine.
Whatever Apple has in store, I have a gut feeling they're going to disappoint their most die-hard base by neutering the MacBook Air or rebranding the current MacBook as the All-New "Macbook Air". And of course, Tim or Phil will say something like, "... they're the best Apple computers ever!"
Strictly focusing on the hardware design, the 13" Razor Stealth is what I envisioned an all-new "Macbook" would look like in 2018. (You can see it here: https://www.razer.com/gaming-laptops/razer-blade-stealth?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Keywords&utm_content=886&utm_campaign=Blade Stealth_Keywords_Brand&gclid=CjwKCAjwns_bBRBCEiwA7AVGHq-FGQNENdDMekFxNrCrtfi2_chZicVU9_TDuz7zDss_birLBfp7_hoCohgQAvD_BwE )
It reminds me of the Black plastic Intel Macbooks from circa 2005 when Apple was "Apple". It would be so easy for them to do something like this and they would sell faster than crack cocaine at a Rick James concert in Detroit.
Those were the days.
Strictly focusing on the hardware design, the 13" Razor Stealth is what I envisioned an all-new "Macbook" would look like in 2018. (You can see it here: https://www.razer.com/gaming-laptops/razer-blade-stealth?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Keywords&utm_content=886&utm_campaign=Blade Stealth_Keywords_Brand&gclid=CjwKCAjwns_bBRBCEiwA7AVGHq-FGQNENdDMekFxNrCrtfi2_chZicVU9_TDuz7zDss_birLBfp7_hoCohgQAvD_BwE )
It reminds me of the Black plastic Intel Macbooks from circa 2005 when Apple was "Apple". It would be so easy for them to do something like this and they would sell faster than crack cocaine at a Rick James concert in Detroit.
Those were the days.
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