My prediction is that after the M3 MBA is released they will update the previous form factor MBA (The MBA M1) and put an M2 in it and keep it around at that sub $1K price (maybe even knock another hundred or two off). It would be renamed just the MacBook or MacBook SE.
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New MacBook Air Rumored to Launch in April With These 5 New Features
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But what if it doesn't come in midnight? 😨
We need to replace a 10 year old MBA and the 15 inch is perfect, but we are tempted to wait for an M3 version.
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Oh, man... I didn't even think of that. I really don't know what I'm doing to do. I don't want to be set for a major disappointment. What a scary thought!
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Besides the M3 Chip, what else can be offered in 2024 for Macbook Air?
Did the Apple ever build a laptop with numpad? I don’t remember any of the PowerBooks nor MacBooks ever having it
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Agreed! I have an M1 Macbook Pro 16" in Silver. But I'm guilty of being of that pressing need. I don't know why but I want a 15" MBA. Only have two hands and can only use one mac at a time.
For me the main reason will be the screen size. 15 gorgeous inches...
Wonder if there will be a March event, or if this will just drop with a press release in April. They've certainly done comparable press releases e.g. the original 16" MBP in 2019. If it's coming with an existing chip we already know the details for and no new features I would probably lean towards the latter. Might make sense to include it in a Mac Pro event if that happens in March, though WWDC is probably more likely for that machine by past precedent?
A laptop with a display, a chip and a battery. I'm amazed. Now make it colorful!
Never did and hopefully never will. Even with all the extra space on the 17" MacBook Pro
instead of putting in a numeric keypad, Apple just enlarged the speakers to fill up the space even though some people wanted to see a numeric keypad. How awkward would that be to use... keyboard is off to the left, trackpad and webcam are centered along with display.
Why are the keys so large? Is that laptop designed for the visually impaired like the phones with extra large number pads? 🤣
That's logic? So a BMW 7 series should have no more features than a 3 series. A 20,000 sq ft house should have no more features than a 2,000 sq ft house... 🙃
I'm most interested in seeing if they're gonna hamstring the external display support once again, there is no good reason for it not to be able to support dual monitors (aside from boosting MBP sales). Even the cheapy Dell thing my work issued me 4 years ago could handle that.
But why should Pro mean bigger screens? If people are going to buy a 15-inch MacBook Air, then surely non-Pro people also care about big screens? Unless, of course, Apple uses the bigger screens as an upsell for the Pro.
But both lines in 13 and 15 inch would make the most sense to me.
keys would be way too small and you want the keyboard centered with the screen. fun in photoshop, but not so much in real life.Never did and hopefully never will. Even with all the extra space on the 17" MacBook Pro
instead of putting in a numeric keypad, Apple just enlarged the speakers to fill up the space even though some people wanted to see a numeric keypad. How awkward would that be to use... keyboard is off to the left, trackpad and webcam are centered along with display.
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Apple has done some atrocious things but thankfully still nothing like this monstrosity...
Let me guess: they’re bringing back the spinning platter hard drive and finally adding a DVD-RW drive?
yes, that's the best moment for me too. Forget about Magsafe, HDMI, SD card..... just give me an Air that is as light as possible. Just a couple thunderbolt port would be great enough!
For you. A lot of other people would disagree.