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Apple's Upcoming 15-Inch MacBook Air: What We Know

Wildkraut said:
I just fixed the title picture…


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amazing job but i think i've got bettter

EDIT: increased pricing to 1599 ,but eh we remain within 15 hundreds range do we not

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Great, so the only thing we know for sure is that Apple intends to confuse users even more with their iPad/MacBook lineup.
 
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MICHAELSD said:
This seems like the sweet spot. I find it interesting that their strategy going forward is not to limit the larger display sizes to Pro models as they historically have, including on iPhone.

If they add an OLED display to MacBook Air, and go back to the iconic taper, that would be the perfect laptop.
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oh man i wish ,but they give either .tape is dead ,square is the new design language .or should i say old ,but anyway

and OLED certainely isnt coming that soon,and not in a mba
 
Interesting thing. I felt that the general consensus 10 years ago was that 13” was the size sweet spot for laptops as it made them feel pretty portable, and that 15 and up was almost like a compromise you did to get better performance. Granted bezels are smaller now but it will still be “big”.

I’m intrigued to see if it could become a big seller. My money’s on that the 13” will remain the default but that doesn’t exclude offering alternatives, of course.
 
Spectrum said:
What is the point of the 13 inch MacBook Pro? It really isn’t in the same league as the other pro models.
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To sell through the remaining custom-shaped touch-enabled OLED screens that they have and can't recycle. ;)
 
hopefully it has notches on all 4 sides!

before anyone complaints about this idea, consider that the central area would still have 2880x1800 pixels (same as other 15" MBP's), so the areas next to the notches would just be "bonus pixels" - everybody wins then, right?? 😁
 
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ApplesAreSweet&Sour said:
The MacBook “value ladder” gets completely screwed up if you add a new option between 14” and 16” Pros.

I’m sure Apple might have prototyped a 15” laptop recently. But we won’t see it unless Apple drops the 14” MBP, keeps the 16” and adds an even bigger MBP, 18” or larger.

But Apple also doesn’t want you to replace your Studio Display or iMac with a MBP. So a larger than 16” MBP also is not happening.

Apple are grand masters of product segmentation. Adding a wide variety of in-between options in your product lineup is terrible product segmentation and very bad for the bottom line.

15” cheaper than MacBook Pro MacBook is a leaker fantasy. Never happening.
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Before purchasing the Apple Studio Display, I have the 2020 5K iMac + LG 4K display and 14" MacBook Pro. Now the Apple Studio Display replaced the LG 4K display, I have been using the 14" MacBook Pro in clamshell mode with the ASD, wireless keyboard and mouse most of the time.

Now the raw processing power is there with/without active cooling, a true portable macOS-based notebook with a nice standalone display are more attractive than a notebook with bigger footprint. However I'm sure many will purchase a bigger display notebook and call it good, similar to the Pro Max class iPhone over mini plus an iPad. To me, the ergonomic of notebook design is subpar and I can't use it for more than a few hours.
 
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i hate new MBP and Air designs, older was better
i hate notch in iPhones and MacBooks
MBP looks like my old PowerBook G4

i would like to have MacBook Air 15":
2020 design
no notch
+ MagSafe 3
+ larger battery
+ more ports
+ better passive cooling
+ 5G
+ native support for Windows 11, Linux via Bootcamp XDD

but who will listen to me... nobody
 
aloshka said:
These rumors are kind of idiotic. Here is my prediction of a macbook air 15"

1. It will be 15" or 14-15
2. It will have a keyboard and trackpad
3. The keyboard will not be the butterfly keyboard
4. It will have a notch, maybe bigger, maybe smaller
5. It will run the m2 chip, or maybe something newer
6. It will be a laptop
7. It will come in some colors
8. It may or may not have mini led

These are all assumptions anyone can make and I wouldn't even call them rumors as they are based on logical reasoning. I mean come on...has apple become so boring that articles with assumptions are the only interesting thing anyone can come up with. These aren't rumors, these are guesses based on absolutely nothing new or interesting.
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You forgot: 9. It will be called Mac something.

And then all the responses:
If A is true, I'll definitely buy.
If B is true, I'll never buy.
A and B are random integers.
 
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fooobar said:
hopefully it has notches on all 4 sides!

before anyone complaints about this idea, consider that the central area would still have 2880x1800 pixels (same as other 15" MBP's), so the areas next to the notches would just be "bonus pixels" - everybody wins then, right?? 😁
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Notches the entire length of all 4 sides! We can rename them borders!
 
TheYayAreaLiving 🎗 said:
Love the new updated picture of the MacBook Air.

However, I prefer the old Macbook Air symmetrical design. It's more flushed and iconic to the MacBook Air's.
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I’m afraid the wedge is history. I’m glad I got the 2020 M1 MacBook Air; a unique model in that it’s the beginning of one era (M1) and the end of another (iconic “wedge” design…)
 
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