Im sure it will come with at least 256GB.
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Apple's Low-Cost Colorful MacBook: All the Rumors
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turbineseaplane
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That's basically the Cook playbook on the product lines.
You want folks to consider an upgraded component ... and get the pricing close enough where they think about just bumping up a full level or model for several hundred more dollars.
Well said!
Much like with the release of iPhone Air… suddenly the Pro Max became a chonky brick. An excellent model that a massive number of users rely on became heavily criticized.
I own both an Air and Pro Max, each has its pros and cons, yet neither is a bad phone, just different. I celebrate the choices.
kalsta
macrumors 68000
turbineseaplane
macrumors Penryn
bodonnell202
macrumors 68030
I'm still betting that this is going to be a reuse of the MBA M1 design to keep development costs down as Apple likes to do with their entry level devices. We'll see in a couple weeks though.
JPack
macrumors P6
It's an A18 Pro vs. A18 Pro comparison.
turbineseaplane
macrumors Penryn
I also think they will have re-tooled the M1 MBA chassis to keep costs down as much as possible and also because I don't think they can get any thinner without putting a garbage keyboard in there again.
kalsta
macrumors 68000
Thanks—that’s one I posted before a previous launch. 🙂 And yes, I actually have played Apple Keynote Bingo before—with my kids. Fun times! 😄
It could end up as the current MBA, but 12” instead of 13”. I’m hoping for a new design to give us a taste of what the redesigned Pros might be like.
One thing we know about this rumored bottom tier MacBook with absolute certainty is: it will not age well.
Hello spinning beach balls on the next software update.
Hello spinning beach balls on the next software update.
It all comes down to the RAM mainly - I couldn't care less about Apple "Intelligence", but any 8GB machine running MacOS is not going to age well. My Mac runs around 10GB usage before I've even started any apps. If the chip is comparable to M1 type pf performance, that should be enough for basic usage for a while. My mum still runs an M1 16GB Air, and it works perfectly fine for what she needs.
Yr Blues
macrumors 68030
This is accurate and absolutely hilarious!
turbineseaplane
macrumors Penryn
Excellent point. I'd forgotten about the M1 MBA having a normal rectangular screen. 🙌
(as it should be)
Amazing! I can't wait to purchase a phony macbook powered by an iPhone processor aka "CLAMSHELL IPAD" 😂
JPack
macrumors P6
Apple has kept things pretty tight on this product.
If it weren't for Kuo first breaking the news 6 months ago, we'd all be debating what J700 meant. Some people would actually believe Apple is launching glasses on March 4.
If it weren't for Kuo first breaking the news 6 months ago, we'd all be debating what J700 meant. Some people would actually believe Apple is launching glasses on March 4.
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Adora
macrumors 68010
Yeah, the size of OS installers is why I think it’ll come with 256. Tahoe takes up 25GB on my M4 MBP.
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mrfunnypenguin
macrumors regular
I think that's very optimistic, especially considering the current price of RAM. 8 is not ideal but it should be OK for the target audience.
Adora
macrumors 68010
I don't know what is considered as "macOS". When I click on (!) only this comes up:
And then there is also much "System Data":
Astuces iOS
macrumors 68020
Rumors are going worse and worse for this trash MacBook, mate 128gb only? No MagSafe?.. It might be even worse than the m1 MacBook Air with his 12.9 inch display…
Yeah, people are getting really emotionally invested in something which is only rumors. This is something not intended for them, which is why they gleefully want it to fail.
What I think it will be:
Smaller but a bit thicker than a MacBook Air.
12/256 to start
MagSafe + 1 or 2 USB-C
Tagbert
macrumors 604
If they use the M1 Air chassis, then no notch as the screen will be a little smaller than what is there now.
If they were to squeeze this into the 12" MacBook chassis, then the larger screen would likely need a notch and it will allow a larger screen without needing a larger case, just as it does on the MBA and the MBP.