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Kuo: Mini-LED MacBook Air Coming in Mid-2022
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Anyone else doesn't give a damn about Mini-LED but wants a new-design M2 MBA sooner and cheaper?
Same frankly for the MBP and higher-end iMacs... I wish for a non-Mini-LED option at a better price... and in existence. If we're sitting here waiting for Mini-LED screens to actually be made in sufficient quantities when the extra capabilities it brings aren't important to some of us, but are just going to make it later and more expensive...
Same frankly for the MBP and higher-end iMacs... I wish for a non-Mini-LED option at a better price... and in existence. If we're sitting here waiting for Mini-LED screens to actually be made in sufficient quantities when the extra capabilities it brings aren't important to some of us, but are just going to make it later and more expensive...
Same thing though not specifically the MBA. Give me a 24" imac with that rumoured 10 core, 32GB RAM, more ports and better external screen support already!
oh i want the bigger screened iMac. 😀 I have a 27" 5K Retina iMac now and while I think I could stand to downgrade to the 4.5K in the M1 iMac, just because it's so damn pretty, I'd rather not. Also, I'd like the option of buying a second monitor to match the first... and it just doesn't exist right now.
But I'm a coder, not a photographer/videographer. I want lots of real estate at retina sharpness, but I'm indifferent to all that extra colour support. Nice to have, I don't have a need for it that would justify extra expense on just that. And I have a TV/home cinema to watch the content that would benefit from it.
So I really hope - but knowing Apple don't really expect - that they'll have an option to buy non-Mini-LED variants.
I'm thinking of getting the 24", if it gets a more pro version, with another 24" 4K screen. Two 27" screens would be too big and one 27"-30" screen not big enough. Also, with the chin of the imac, they will look horrid when used vertically. So 2x 24" on top of each other would be my preference. Though for coding, vertical could be better.
As for the laptops, yeah, get them out there already. MiniLED or not, the 16" heat generator is way beyond its sell by date so needs to be replaced soon.
I'm really wondering if there will be a small "color"-upgrade soon for the existing Mac Book Air. It was rumored some month ago and my daughter would love a purple Mac Book Air for school.
They now have a "BYOD"-policy (bring your own device) so any student has to bring his own notebook.
But school starts soon, she probably has no choice but the existing ones.
They now have a "BYOD"-policy (bring your own device) so any student has to bring his own notebook.
But school starts soon, she probably has no choice but the existing ones.
I would probably get it. I have the 2018 MBA now (in all its butterfly-keyboardness) and I'm starting to feel it. I know it's silly but one of the two reasons I haven't already bought an M1 MBA is that it would *look* almost exactly the same. I want the new design. I want the new shiny.
(The other reason is poor external monitor support in M1, but for a laptop that isn't my primary system I don't really mind.)
Two 24" 4.5K screens (the .5 matters) may be pretty much ideal. There is no such thing, however, as a matching standalone screen for the M1 iMac.
I mean, at this point, I think Ming-Chi Kuo knows there's no new Apple news out there so is just sitting at home with a couple of pre-typed articles and changing a couple of words before sending it out every few days.
"Apple will release insert_product_name_here at some point in the next few months/year/quarter/unknown timeframe (please delete as appropriate)."
"Apple are going to put a mini/micro (please delete as appropriate) LED screen in to their next insert_product_name_here."
"The next insert_product_name_here might come in a range of colours. Or might all just be grey."
Then waits for the money to come in from the people who pay him for this insightful stuff.
"Apple will release insert_product_name_here at some point in the next few months/year/quarter/unknown timeframe (please delete as appropriate)."
"Apple are going to put a mini/micro (please delete as appropriate) LED screen in to their next insert_product_name_here."
"The next insert_product_name_here might come in a range of colours. Or might all just be grey."
Then waits for the money to come in from the people who pay him for this insightful stuff.
Would something like this be of interest? If you don't like Amazon, I suspect there are other stores that sell colorful snap on cases for the 2020 MacBook Air.
Purple snap on case for 2020 MacBook Air @ Amazon
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One of the smartest comments I’ve read on Macrumors, congratulations. For a second, I felt the urge to look through the front page in case I had missed a stealthy launch lol
I would hazard a guess that the M2 is not ready for primetime at this point, mini LED production does not see high enough yields to have both a 14” MacBook Pro and a 14” MacBook Air on sale right now. If you have been following Apple for any length of time, they don’t do business the way you want them. Apple has decided that mini-LED is the direction they want to go, because they believe there is value for their customers. You may not value mini-LED, but the “I just want it cheaper”mantra is something Apple has never listened to and if that’s your primary driver, you have SEVERAL Windows alternative laptops that you can choose to purchase, several of which have OLED screens which is what so many people on this forum seem to think is the ONLY solution. Basically, stay on knowing how Apple does things or get off the bus. Understanding how Apple does things is the key to accepting how Apple does things, like it or leave it.
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Sounds great, I won't be upgrading to the MacBook Pro as I don't see the need for that performance. M1 is more than enough for me but I'll be looking forward to the Air redesign.
In this day and age it should be a 14 inch screen as the new 13 since the bezels are smaller and it can fit in the same foot print as the curent 13 inch machines. It would also probably be cheaper for Apple to make the same screen for the air and pro.
Personally, I think that the mini-LED screen technology represents a great improvement and I am very excited that it is being introduced here. The sooner the better if you ask me.
I have been using a MBA since 2014 that recently broke (broken display). I love how quiet the MBA is. I was wondering -since I'm little bit in doubt in choosing between the MBA 2020 & the newest MBP- is the MBP fan loud?
thanks, that looks nice. I will show that to my daughter.
Or maybe some decals will do as well
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I did the same thing (case) for my 2020 M1 MBP - I got a black case. Works nice, and it gives me an alternate color when I don't want to see the space gray, although I predominately use the MBP without this case so far. Nice to have for the future, though.
Yes. The upgrade to M2 will probably not be as significant as the one from Intel. However, they focused on the transition to Apple Silicon then and can make other design changes (like the chassis, display, etc.) now.
I love the iPad Pro 11", but it really isn't a replacement for a laptop, IMO. There are many thing I simply cannon do on iPad, as long as it's locked to iOS. It needs a true Mac OS to be a replacement for heavy users.
If Apple goes with a 13" screen, and decreases the bezel, they could make it smaller than it is today, with the same portability. That will help it with it's market differentiation with the 14" mbp. With Apple using the same processor between the two (at 95% similar performance), the mbp makes less and less sense to get. Having a larger, higher quality screen could help here. I have a Macbook Air, and a Surface for work, and I have to say that I prefer the Surface for portability. Apple could still improve a bit in this area, which I think this will address nicely.
They won't do it, but I sort of wish they'd blend iOS and MacOS together, and allow for touch screen capability on Macbooks. I use it a TON for work, which is why I need the surface. iPad will not run the software that I need.
The mini-LED display will be the most significant upgrade. You might as well consider the current MacBook Air at a discounted price.