Apple silicon MBA tomorrow?

[thadoggfather]

im thinking, yes.

I honestly won't be interested (excited) right away unless the battery life insane though.

Computational gains over x86 just aren't something my workflow demands necessarily but appreciated - what say you?

 

[calstanford]

Weight difference between MBA and Pro is so minuscule (2.8 vs 3lbs). I’m not sure what the point is. A 13” Air in a (roughly) 12” Macbook enclosure (smaller bezels, 2lbs) would get me tempted.

 

[thadoggfather]

Weight difference between MBA and Pro is so minuscule (2.8 vs 3lbs). I’m not sure what the point is. A 13” Air in a (roughly) 12” Macbook enclosure (smaller bezels, 2lbs) would get me tempted.

Price.

Tapered design makes a difference too in my experience and I have both

No Touch Bar either which is a subjective positive but I like it

 

[Bazza1]

MBA, MB Pro and Mac Mini all with Silicon. Available to order now. Available next week.

How it all really works we won't know until herd mentality kicks in, and we get subjective real-world usage from many users who aren't just the Macoyltes.