New 13" MBP smaller than Macbook Air 13"?

[st0k3d]

So I just received my new BTO 13" Macbook Pro in the mail, and I was taken back by its size. I was just expecting it to be bigger... I said to myself, it seems smaller than the Macbook air... well... it is.

 

[Meister]

So I just received my new BTO 13" Macbook Pro in the mail, and I was taken back by its size. I was just expecting it to be bigger... I said to myself, it seems smaller than the Macbook air... well... it is.

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I have both here.
The Air is definitly lighter and thinner. It also feels more robust and durable.
The rmbp is light but still feels larger the air.

 

[KUguardgrl13]

The new rMBP definitely feels a lot smaller than my mid-2009 MBP. And it makes sense that the area is smaller than the MBA since it's thicker; more vertical space for the internals.

 

[dmk1974]

So I just received my new BTO 13" Macbook Pro in the mail, and I was taken back by its size. I was just expecting it to be bigger... I said to myself, it seems smaller than the Macbook air... well... it is.

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Huh? What AREA are they looking at? The footprints are (discounting the rounded corners):

13" rMBP: 106.4 sq.in.
13" MBA: 114.4 sq.in

MBA footprint is 7.5% larger, not 3%.

 

[AlecMyrddyn]

Huh? What AREA are they looking at? The footprints are (discounting the rounded corners):

13" rMBP: 106.4 sq.in.
13" MBA: 114.4 sq.in

MBA footprint is 7.5% larger, not 3%.

The are volume calculations, not area. Depth x width x maximum height.

So they are wrong for the MBA because it's tapered, and they didn't account for that.

 

[smokedog]

The rMBP is smaller than the MBA but for some reason it still feels bigger and quite a lot heavy.

The rMBP on top of the MBA

rMBP on the left.