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New MacBook Air Announcement Reportedly 'Imminent' — Here's When
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I vastly prefer the design of my M1 Air to the new generic and plain looking models. They went the easy route and like with iPhone 12, it lost its personality. I don’t recognize the three problems you mention either.
If he keeps saying it’s imminent, eventually he’ll be right.
At this point why bother? Just wait till June and announce the M5 MBA. Asking people to pay brand new prices on year old tech is the most infuriating aspect of Apple.
Would it surprise anyone if Apple iPhone 16e’s the new MacBook Air…less features and higher price tag?
M4, 32GB max, Wi-Fi 6E, three display support (2e+internal), 2TB SSD max, notch, 2 TB4 ports, MagSafe and audio jack.
Nano display is a 50/50 at best, but I’m leaning towards no because of target market. No advancements in the LED LCD. Same sizes and resolutions. No quantum dot anything.
It’s will be a decent if uneventful upgrade. Anyone looking for chassis changes isn’t paying attention to Apple’s industrial design cycle and is suffering from wish fulfillment syndrome.
Now that the 16e is out, it will probably drop on Tuesday.
Nano display is a 50/50 at best, but I’m leaning towards no because of target market. No advancements in the LED LCD. Same sizes and resolutions. No quantum dot anything.
It’s will be a decent if uneventful upgrade. Anyone looking for chassis changes isn’t paying attention to Apple’s industrial design cycle and is suffering from wish fulfillment syndrome.
Now that the 16e is out, it will probably drop on Tuesday.
The M1 Air was 2.8 lbs. The M2 Air is 2.7 lbs.
The target market for the MacBook Air is people who are only going to spend so much money on a computer. Hence why the Air doesn’t offer 4TB and 8TB upgrades for the Air. Apple segments their computers and the Air is distinctly in the consumer segment as the target market.
The iPad Pro and the MacBook Pro have nano texture options, the iPad Air and MacBook Air don’t. Apple could be ready to move the nano texture options down market, but my money says it’s a feature withhold for the Pro market.
That said, I would probably get a nano texture screen on an Air if they offered it. Again, I’m 50/50, but my gut says no.
Base iPhone 17 is rumored to get it this year, at some point it will need to become the default.
The target market is 80% of Mac purchasers.
The MacBook Air has probably been Apple bestselling laptop since 2010. It's the default choice.
The other MacBooks are for people with special needs.
Why? It’s already a huge seller. There’s no need to cannibalize MBP sales much.
"The new MacBook Air models will likely be equipped with three Thunderbolt 4 ports, whereas the current models have two Thunderbolt 3 ports."
This would be huge if true, but I feel like it's a typo? An extra USB-C port is a differentiator between the Air & Pro, and allows for charging from either side, which is important to me.
Has anyone else reported this?
This would be huge if true, but I feel like it's a typo? An extra USB-C port is a differentiator between the Air & Pro, and allows for charging from either side, which is important to me.
Has anyone else reported this?
It won't have a high refresh rate screen. But what I am curious about, is if they give the nano texture display option. I hope it does.