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Apple Introduced Its Most Controversial MacBook 10 Years Ago Today
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I often thought it would have done better with a second USB instead of the headphone jack, but really due to the keyboard stretching to the sides that was the only place they could have put a second one.
You are mistaken in thinking that Air refers to other manufacturers when it refers to Apple’s other computers.
How well did these sell? Did they justify making them if they didn’t sell very well? If they didn’t sell well, why would they bring it back? I’m not defending Apple, but did these even sell well (or other small devices they made like the iPhone mini)?
The Air branding doesn’t mean anything. Just like their numbering system it’s a mess.
Pro, Air, SE, e
Why did you buy the 256GB one when they also offered 512GB?Purchased one and then returned it the next day because it had a measly 256GB of storage, I’m glad those days of 256 are over, oh wait, never mind.
Did you even read Macrumors back then? The horror of only one port including for charging, high price, no fan, low performance CPU, and a keyboard many people didn't like.
Read the thread of the original article:
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Those threads are always funny. The iPad and Watch threads were crazy too.
It's pretty consistent.
- Apple releases a new product.
- Many MR members crap on the product and announce that it has failed before launch.
- Product is successful anyway.
The 11' iPad Pro exists. The 13.6' MacBook Air also exists. Choose one from them
I remember a time when Apple could do better not just compared to their other products, but the whole market.
Even during those years the phrase Jobs’ Reality Distortion Field existed. But were talking about a name, not the products themselves.
Good call. I wish they would stop the inaccurate numbering with the iPhones too. It’s not really iphone number 16, is it? I wish they would go for year number 2025 iphone pro like 2025 MacBook Air.
Back in the day almost every manager had one at my company. Ironically, if they price them right, meaning being expensive, then it could be the status symbol for management who don't need a Pro, but find having an Air "insulting". Anyone who needs better portability than the Air, would also pay the extra, if it has the right features, including me. It could sell better than the vision pro, for a fraction of the development cost.
Without question the sexist Mac ever made
Absolutely loved the form factor and package overall
It just needed ASi
Absolutely loved the form factor and package overall
It just needed ASi
This first Air was lighter than anything else at the time, so what are you trying to say?
At least Apple innovated then. Now? Boring boring boring.
I loved mine. Put more than 100K miles on it; the “worst” thing about it was that it was so light I had to check my backpack to make sure I hadn’t forgotten it.
Absolutely not. He is a loose cannon without Jobs and does nothing except make products worse.
I don't think he'll be back anyway. Ive wanted to move back to the UK for years but Apple wouldn't allow it; he's not coming back to the US.
Here at Apple we are always innovating to bring you the best products
This summer we are so excited to announce MacBook SE
The lightest, thinnest MacBook ever.
Starting at $2999
We are so excited to see what you do with MacBook SE
SE = Special Edition the most premium line. Not to be confused with the previous SE branding or E branding. Better than Pro.
This summer we are so excited to announce MacBook SE
The lightest, thinnest MacBook ever.
Starting at $2999
We are so excited to see what you do with MacBook SE
SE = Special Edition the most premium line. Not to be confused with the previous SE branding or E branding. Better than Pro.
I'm kind of not surprised it didn't last long. That Intel M chip and the 8 GB RAM limitation, they definitely were meant for casual computing in the thinnest and smallest form factor possible. Of course, Apple wanted to have a premium ultraportable laptop again, after the MacBook Air changed from being that into Apple's entry-level Mac laptop, taking the place of the polycarbonate iBooks and MacBooks. But yeah, at that time a single USB-C port was definitely not enough. When the fourth generation of MacBook Pros were launched later in 2016, at least they gave you two to four of those ports, and they were the Thunderbolt variety, so it was a lot less controversial then. Plus by that time, numerous third-party companies were already making nice USB-C hubs and docks for use with such MacBooks. (When I ordered my M1 MacBook Air, I also bought that Falwedi USB-C hub shortly before the Air arrived so I could start using it with some of my existing devices right away.)
We did get one with a broken screen at my former computer tech job, a first-generation model from 2015. Unfortunately since the screen was broken and we had no way of getting a video image out through our USB-C hubs to one of our external monitors, we couldn't do much with it. And yes, those butterfly keyboards sucked, from my experiences working with some 2016-19 MacBook Pros and Airs there; they felt pretty flimsy.
We did get one with a broken screen at my former computer tech job, a first-generation model from 2015. Unfortunately since the screen was broken and we had no way of getting a video image out through our USB-C hubs to one of our external monitors, we couldn't do much with it. And yes, those butterfly keyboards sucked, from my experiences working with some 2016-19 MacBook Pros and Airs there; they felt pretty flimsy.
