I was making a joke there, but Apple has many Rose Golds. I liked what they had with the iPhone SE 2016 but didn't care for the 2019/2020 MBA version. My favorite all time shade was the champagne gold of the iPhone 5/5s which they messed up when they went to the SE.
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MacBook Air With Slightly Smaller 13.4-Inch OLED Display Rumored
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Actually for Desktop OLED screens usually they have built in firmware to shift the screen a few pixels left/right/up down every few minutes to help fight retention/burn in. It may be that .2in is now part of the border to allow for that function. Dell does this on their Desktop/Gaming OLED screens. I almost NEVER notice it anymore. I did at first, now that im use to it I onl see it if im specifically looking for it.
This is what I’d like to buy. However, if it comes with an OLED screen, it’s a no-no for me.Maybe this world will see 12" Macbook Air? Anyone missing the Macbook in 12" Display?
If the display is smaller, even by a hair, I wonder if they will take this opportunity to make the bezels a bit thinner (to match the Pro's) and shrink the Air's chassis. There's still plenty of room for that without cutting into the keyboard. I hate that Apple ties bezel thickness to the model type. Somehow, the Air isn't Pro bezel worthy.
I have a 15" Dell XPS with an OLED screen that's seven years old now, and there's no burn-in to be seen. Apple Watch and iPhone are also OLED and we typically don't hear any issues of burn-in. The Nintendo Switch has an OLED screen, and we don't hear any issues of burn-in with static HUDs there either. I think burn-in with OLEDs is generally a thing of the past.
Mini-LED is still brighter than OLED, especially sustained brightness.
I totally agree with this roadmap. You actually think before typing. From a financial standpoint, this is plausible.
OP: Apple is going to release a 15" LCD MBA soon, and a 13.4" OLED MBA in 3 years' time.
Everyone: oooo, a 15" OLED! Just what I wanted!
Everyone: oooo, a 15" OLED! Just what I wanted!
As long as they can keep a sub $1K option. I still would like to see them upgrade the old form factor MBA M1 to a M2 when they upgrade the newer form factor MBA and possible 15" MBA to the M3. Keep that old form factor MBA at $999 or less.
Even OLED TV with large pixels have burn-in issue and smaller size of display with smaller pixels will be much worse especially since macOS has a lot of fixed UI. Beside, OLED is still expensive to mass produce especially with bigger displays and this is why there aren't any OLED computer displays on the market. The max brightness is also another issue which is proven with ASUS and LG OLED displays.
OLED technology is just NO-NO for computer displays especially if we care about the color accuracy and other specs. Beside, OLED consume more power than LCD/LED displays. This is why almost all pro displays aren't using OLED.
OLED technology is just NO-NO for computer displays especially if we care about the color accuracy and other specs. Beside, OLED consume more power than LCD/LED displays. This is why almost all pro displays aren't using OLED.
The two reasons the rMB failed is it only had one port and was too expensive for its market.
it was outsold even by the 11 inch MBA with its lousy screen, and from the top of the 13 inch MBA sales tower, the rMB sales pile was barely visible, an ant viewed from the top of Everest.
this size screen would probably fit these days in a form factor of similar size to the 11 inch MBA, so interesting. What I fear though, is it will like the rMB be port crippled and with an OLED screen, have a market destroying price.
That would require a case redesign which seems less likely. Two tenths of an inch is probably not a noticeable difference unless you are comparing them side by side.
12" MB or MBA M~ series in the original wedge design would be an instant buy!!! As I'm currently replying on my 2017 12" MB. 😁Maybe this world will see 12" Macbook Air? Anyone missing the Macbook in 12" Display?
It didn't fail because of one port or being too expensive. it failed because it was underpowered. Anybody who thought the market for this was students and casual users who wanted a budget computer was delusional. The market for ultra-portable devices has and always will primarily be a professional one. I bought two. The last one just to get more RAM. I would have paid twice the price for just a little more power and storage. The single port was fine, but it should have been thunderbolt.
I would buy the original design (butterfly keyboard and all) even just upgraded to an M1 in an instant.
Good. I’m used to but still fairly disappointed in the mini led panel in my 21 iPad Pro. Both with the bloom (people standing in a dark room or stars all have an aura) and response times. OLED is superior
How do you explain millions of iphones (and android phones), and also laptops (like dell xps, etc.), and many other devices used for years with a static screen, that have absolutely no burn in?
exactly what would make me joyousMaybe this world will see 12" Macbook Air? Anyone missing the Macbook in 12" Display?
I'd take it everywhere.
I couldn't agree more with your statement. I take my 2017 12" rMB with me everywhere. I no longer use an iPad simply because I can do so much more with this smaller and lightweight laptop. I wouldn't even care if Apple bought the 12" back with a notch. 😂
If you shrink the bezels to basically zero you can prob cram a 13” display into the old 12” form factor, you might legit be rightMaybe this world will see 12" Macbook Air? Anyone missing the Macbook in 12" Display?
Pixel shifting only makes the edges of the burned out pixels softer. It doesn’t really solve the physical degradation of each pixel