DanteHicks79
macrumors 6502a
Remember the 90's, when Apple had like fifteen different models all over the place, and then Steve came back and chopped everything down to just four models? 🤔
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Apple Reportedly Planning All-New MacBook Model Between Air and Pro
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Hopefully it will have 120Hz. Don't need the power of Pro. Want a 15" too.
they just want to fill the blanks in terms of pricing between Air and Pro, you pay more than for a MBA for a not better laptop and you pay less than a MBP for a non-Pro laptop
sw1tcher
macrumors 604
There are too many options as it is, remember when Steve cleared out a bunch of products so things were simpler, needs to happen again
Populus
macrumors G3
For me, as someone who can’t stand OLED screens and I’m not willing to pay for it, the part that brings me joy of this rumor is that we’re going to keep having LCD IPS MacBook Airs until 2030.
A 13” MBA with an M7 or M9 is going to be a great upgrade for those with M4 or M5 MBAs
A 13” MBA with an M7 or M9 is going to be a great upgrade for those with M4 or M5 MBAs
whiteonline
macrumors 6502a
Exactly. If you want people to respect you, you gotta have a pro model.
Make it 15" and I am first in the queue.
I feel the days of needing a powerful laptop are definitely waning with AI. My future set up will be a Mac Studio running my Agents and a lighter weight laptop [hopefully this rumoured model] acting as a surface and local tasks.
I feel the days of needing a powerful laptop are definitely waning with AI. My future set up will be a Mac Studio running my Agents and a lighter weight laptop [hopefully this rumoured model] acting as a surface and local tasks.
TIMO_737
macrumors member
I'll believe this when it happens because I've never once thought I wish I had something between the air and the pro. In fact, the only thing I want is a with a smaller screen like the old MacBook that was 11 inches I think as an ultra portable.
Normally I would have dismissed this idea, but with Ramageddon pricing on the Pro’s and no solution on the horizon, I think it makes sense to squeeze a product in between, in the space where they historically have sold an older MacBook Pro version. Don’t forget, they have had an old, simple version of MBP between Air and the “real” MBP for many years. So it’s not that outrageous an idea.
HowardEv
macrumors 6502
I hope it is the laptop half of new Mac Liberty two piece portable Mac. The laptop half should be light, silent, and able to browse web as a stand alone iOS laptop, and wirelessly connect to the other half, a fast powerful CPU, optimized for speed and connectivity with quiet cooling, battery, storage, ram etc.
MacScape
macrumors member
Maybe the "Air" will just change into more of an obvious middle ground between the Neo and Pro. I use a Pro, but if I didn't I would have a hard time justifying the Air over the Neo.
TruthAboveAllElse
macrumors 6502a
Yeah this is what I think. I doubt there will be a lineup of Neo, Air, ???, Pro, Ultra.
Leon Ze Professional
macrumors 6502a
Couldn't agree more! For me personally, the 15 inch Macbook Air is near on perfect. If it gets an OLED screen that would hit the sweet spot in my opinion.
Daniel Alvarez Arribas
macrumors newbie
Good lord no!
Imagine going into the 2030s with LC displays, notches, pinholes, and 60/95 Hz, with ANYTHING in this ballpark price class really. If true – absolutely shameless...
Imagine going into the 2030s with LC displays, notches, pinholes, and 60/95 Hz, with ANYTHING in this ballpark price class really. If true – absolutely shameless...
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