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Apple Said to Release New Entry-Level 13-inch MacBook This Year, Likely Replacing MacBook Air
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It's still very popular as an inexpensive Mac which checks the right boxes (ports, long battery life, relatively thin and light), and Apple doesn't quite have anything to replace it with yet.
Anyone else feel like a solid $999 MacBook would be perfect? Basically take the 12-inch MacBook and maybe make it 13 inches if you want, but bring the price down to $999.
if they did that and at a cheaper £999 that would be great, i would consider getting a 13" MacBook, depending on what processors and specs it would have.
OLED is hardly without its own set of issues. It's not a "no brainer" like IPS over TN. Honestly, before Apple took the expensive step of putting OLED panels in MBPs I'd rather them use that money to increase the size of the stock SSD or up GPU performance. Of all criticisms I could give about my 15" rMBP Touch Bar, the screen isn't on the list.
But as this thread is about the entry level laptops OLED really isn't even a discussion point here.
Dropping the MBA would be fine by me, but at least the Macbook 12" has to take over its price slot then.
Matching the Pro 13"s size is kind of weird as they'd be so similar, makes more sense to me to drop the "Pro" moniker from the nontouchbars name and just have it become the 13" macbook.
Matching the Pro 13"s size is kind of weird as they'd be so similar, makes more sense to me to drop the "Pro" moniker from the nontouchbars name and just have it become the 13" macbook.
Eh, no love for Macbook Air... the same can be said for the Mac mini.
Slowly Steve legacy is fading away.
Slowly Steve legacy is fading away.
MacBook Air is my favourite Mac to date. I hope they don't lose sight of what makes a Mac great.
Apple seems intent on killing a product format that people actually like very much. Keep it, get a few models with retina screens in them, and dump the Mac Book rather than the other way around. But keep the low end versions as well with a spec bump.
They should take the 13” MBP without the TouchBar rename it and cut the price - done.
It would be nice if they keep all the ports from the MBA, but that won’t gonna happen…
PS, never understood the reason of having 12” MB - Small, under powered, no ports & expansive.
It would be nice if they keep all the ports from the MBA, but that won’t gonna happen…
PS, never understood the reason of having 12” MB - Small, under powered, no ports & expansive.
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The reason why it is selling well is NOT because of the price as someone said before. It is because the design and usability (2x USB ports, MagSafe, SSD and keyboard) hits the mark. Plus..the design still holds for today.
The MacBook Air came out in 2008 and the 2010 model was a redesigned upgrade-fix (but without the back-lite keyboard). The next models afterwards had the back-lite keyboards back to my delight.
I had a 2008, 2010 and now a 2013 model. Love the design still..and keep the front Apple glow logo please...not a cheap sticker..
If they just upgrade the screen...they would sell a ton...
The reason why it is selling well is NOT because of the price as someone said before. It is because the design and usability (2x USB ports, MagSafe, SSD and keyboard) hits the mark. Plus..the design still holds for today.
The MacBook Air came out in 2008 and the 2010 model was a redesigned upgrade-fix (but without the back-lite keyboard). The next models afterwards had the back-lite keyboards back to my delight.
I had a 2008, 2010 and now a 2013 model. Love the design still..and keep the front Apple glow logo please...not a cheap sticker..
If they just upgrade the screen...they would sell a ton...
my 13" air 2013 version was the best computer I ever owned. I sold it and got a MacBook Pro non Touch Bar and I regret it. Just put a better display on the air (not even higher res, just IPS and better colours) and call it a day
Great. MagSafe will be officially gone and no more SD card slot.
Also USB C has not exactly taken off just quite yet. Still a TON of legacy devices out there. I hate adapters.
They should just leave it alone especially if it is selling. Instead they will "upgrade" it by removing a bunch of ports and cranking up the price.
Just leave it alone if you can't do it good.
Also USB C has not exactly taken off just quite yet. Still a TON of legacy devices out there. I hate adapters.
They should just leave it alone especially if it is selling. Instead they will "upgrade" it by removing a bunch of ports and cranking up the price.
Just leave it alone if you can't do it good.
It's slightly confusing that they currently sell a 'MacBook' with a 12" display priced at $1299, yet they are going to introduce a 13" 'MacBook' priced at $999. How will that work...
"Hi, I'd like to get the new 13" MacBook please."
"Sure it's $999, let me get you one from out the back, what colour?"
"Oh, actually I like the slightly smaller one, how much is that?"
"$1299"
"Come again?"
"The 12" is $300 more than the 13""
"How so?"
"I couldn't tell you, I only work here!"
"Hi, I'd like to get the new 13" MacBook please."
"Sure it's $999, let me get you one from out the back, what colour?"
"Oh, actually I like the slightly smaller one, how much is that?"
"$1299"
"Come again?"
"The 12" is $300 more than the 13""
"How so?"
"I couldn't tell you, I only work here!"
Second half of 2018?
I was hoping the MacBooks would update earlier this year: March/April.
There is a deadzone in the early part of the year, and I don't count Apple Watch stuff or the HomePod as proper Apple hardware.
The MacBook is a great design, and if they could swing a $999 entry model, it would be nice. However, I am hoping to see far-faster-heartier models in the near future when Intel gets down to 10nm and we get DDR5 RAM, etc. These current models are nice for casual users, but not beefy enough for intermediate users with larger processor needs, while the MacBook Pros seem quite nice for advanced users.
Size and weight of the MacBooks are great. The keyboard doesn't bother me, and I type a lot. The entire problem is that you need a lot of peripherals to do anything serious on a MacBook... which defeats the use of a MacBook, especially the price.
I was hoping the MacBooks would update earlier this year: March/April.
There is a deadzone in the early part of the year, and I don't count Apple Watch stuff or the HomePod as proper Apple hardware.
The MacBook is a great design, and if they could swing a $999 entry model, it would be nice. However, I am hoping to see far-faster-heartier models in the near future when Intel gets down to 10nm and we get DDR5 RAM, etc. These current models are nice for casual users, but not beefy enough for intermediate users with larger processor needs, while the MacBook Pros seem quite nice for advanced users.
Size and weight of the MacBooks are great. The keyboard doesn't bother me, and I type a lot. The entire problem is that you need a lot of peripherals to do anything serious on a MacBook... which defeats the use of a MacBook, especially the price.
Apple continue to kill off anything resembling decent in the Mac range. All Apple needed to do was release a revised MacBook Air with a Retina display.
Who would of thought Apple would have discontinued the innovation of the 11" MacBook Air so soon with the 13" model now to follow.
It is about what the consumer wants and NOT what Apple sees fit the consumer should have. Instead we will end up with yet another USB-C case of herpes that requires docking stations.
There is considerable demand for the machines pre USB-C and Touchbar.
The evidence is clear if you visit eBay and see the commanding prices older Retina MacBook Pros are fetching.
Many consumers do not want a case pseudo modern Mac herpes yet Apple couldn't give a damn for the consumer.
Apple without Steve Jobs at the helm is heading for disaster and I have been using Macs for 16 years.
Who would of thought Apple would have discontinued the innovation of the 11" MacBook Air so soon with the 13" model now to follow.
It is about what the consumer wants and NOT what Apple sees fit the consumer should have. Instead we will end up with yet another USB-C case of herpes that requires docking stations.
There is considerable demand for the machines pre USB-C and Touchbar.
The evidence is clear if you visit eBay and see the commanding prices older Retina MacBook Pros are fetching.
Many consumers do not want a case pseudo modern Mac herpes yet Apple couldn't give a damn for the consumer.
Apple without Steve Jobs at the helm is heading for disaster and I have been using Macs for 16 years.
I wonder if they'll axe the 12" instead?
Some people like how thin it is, and don't do much beyond e-mail and the occasional internet surfing. It's not for me, but I guess it is for some people.
Yeah I was about to say. I had to charge that thing once a week. Battery was amazing.
