Maybe this will quiet those critics who (for some reason) claim that a MacBook can't be 'AIR' if it's over 13".
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Apple Working on 15-Inch MacBook Air and 12-Inch MacBook for 2023
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My money says that if they did multi-color like the iMac, it'll be the "smaller" MacBook instead. I wouldn't mind being wrong, but I doubt they'll give the larger one colors where the new m2 Air does not have them. We can wish though, eh?
SKU’s and to many models.
The naming scheme is convoluted. I’d like to see Apple just consolidate to what that poster said that you replied to and make it more straightforward and streamlined.
Missed opportunity last Monday. now they want us to wait til next year….. 🙄
15" MBA? In for one.
What's funny is I actually need to wait until next year because the 16" MBPs are OOS.
What's funny is I actually need to wait until next year because the 16" MBPs are OOS.
iPadOS never made any sense for some of the pro apps.
Now that iPad Pros with iPadOS have 16 GB RAM, virtual memory swap, proper multitasking with Stage Manager, and proper external screen support, it might just make sense to port over or rewrite those applications for iPadOS.
So, a 14 inch iPad Pro (plugged in to an external monitor) becomes my desktop and a 12 inch MacBook becomes my portable device. Topsy turvy world!
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"They seriously need to stop calling the iPad Pro a "pro" device, when they don't even offer Logic or FCP on it" means your post says exactly what we argue against.
I understand your pain, but the iPad is plenty Pro without those two Apple-made apps, hence the name.
That said, the Pro designation has never implied the device are limited for professional use. It's just a word after all.
Folks have been hoping for those two and XCode to be put on the iPad forever.
And Apple should; I actually think they will.
I believe they've just been busy paving the hardware and platform-software road.
It should be called “MacBook” of course, but since the “MacBook Air” is such a well-known and best-selling brand, I’m sure that’s why the marketing team decided to go with ”Air.” Basically, MacBook doesn’t sound as cool
Absolutely. Bring back the MacBook 12” (as this post claims they are doing) but keep the wedge shape and call it the MacBook Air SE. 2 pounds, thinnest MB ever.
it's fascinating that there are people here with a 16" macbook pro m1 max that want to buy a 15" macbook air. bro.
Yes please. Add to that the Apple Silicon instant wake from sleep, low operating temperature, and incredible battery life and we’re looking at a dream machine.
One Thunderbolt port on each side would make it absolutely perfect.
Bruh I bought the MBP mainly because of the larger screen size. I spend most of my time listening to music and browsing the internet. -_-
I realize other "pro" apps are on there. What you're missing is that I don't think even Apple thinks of it it as a pro device. Nor do I think pro designation relegates it to pro-only use. It is indeed just a dumb word to use for a device. Always has been.
I've always felt "Pro" really meant "Profit" ... as in "more Profit for Apple"
Pretty much. Can they be used in a professional capacity, given that "professional" is a broad term? Sure, obviously. Pretty much any computer can be used as such.
Yup!
I know a very much professional writer who does everything -- all of it -- on a base model two generation old iPad w/ BT keyboard
M1 Max maybe but there are lots of people who's priority is screen size and have no other options than the 16". An MBA 15" has always been desired but I never thought Apple would go for it for fear of cannibalizing the 16" MBP sales. It'll sell well.
That’s exactly what they are doing? It’s just any Macbook that is not a Pro is now an Air. I think that’s pretty straightforward. And maybe even, at this point in their history, the naming is the most simple and scheme-less it has ever been.