Yep, you just have to go to an Apple Store to see it. A lot of people move from the air to the 16 Inches and then realize it’s 3000 euros if they want a big laptop. I guess an interesting factor will be the price.
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New MacBook Air Said to Launch Next Quarter Following Rumor of 15-Inch Model
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Yes much easier having light !!Yes sir! I'm going to Seattle this weekend and I hate the fact I can't carry my 16" Macbook Pro in my backpack. It's just way too heavy to be carrying it around. MacBook Pros are targeted towards professional/at-home users.
I wish I had Macbook Air 15" with me. I would have taken it right away due to its lighter weight.
Whereas, after using my 32" monitor for years, I can barely tolerate using my 2015 15" screen, let alone try to get anything done on a tiny 13" screen.
Different strokes for different folks
(...and aging eyeballs -- amazing how many don't appreciate that a larger screen is an accessibility thing also)
Exactly. I like how the font is sharper on my wife's MBA 13, but it's still too small overall. Maybe with the sharpness 15 might be ok, but I would have to see it in person.
Hold out for the M4, M3 is nothing but a stop-gap to the M4...
I always have a vision of no one ever buying anything beczuse they are always waiting for M(CI+1)
I'd wait for M5
Never buy anything -- always wait
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Never buy anything -- always wait
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Does the Air line usually support only one external monitor? I considered to buy one few years ago but the screen and resolutions were too small.
Yes - 100%
This is part of what makes a 15" MBA so exciting, finally.
ASi brings us the potential for a pretty powerful, but light, thin and silent machine .. one that can even be docked and run 4k/5k displays with no issues also.
Yes, but would advise getting at least 16 gB Ram and the dual ssd option if you plan on using large multi layer files. That is based on experiences with Sony 61 mp raw files on my M2. It does a good job, but won't lie, my Mac Studio is snappier, especially when used with Lightroom.
I would like to see a Mac Mini Air. Smaller, thinner, no lack of ports, without NEED for air cooling. In a variety of colors.
Hey! No throttling doing normal tasks.
I'm a UX Designer and use it as my only computer.
The ONLY time it throttles is when I am running several high-demanding tasks concurrently, like when I'm running both my Air screen and 4K monitor, video conferencing with my friends on Discord, running a 3D game on Parallels desktop, running Figma in the background, and maybe watching a live sports game on Safari all at the same time. But that is about 2% of my use case and it still handles it just fine, I just do occasionally notice memory pressure and slight stutters here and there. I have the 8-core GPU, 16 GBs of RAM, and 512 GB storage.
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Thanks for that. I would say that's pushing the machine pretty hard. I can't see myself pushing it that hard so its good to know if for some reason I decide I need a new laptop now that the M2 Air will be a great choice. I'd probably go 8gb RAM and 1tb storage.
I guess some of the freakout by youtube personalities over throttling is overblown.
"series" is the key word here... (MR even used quotes)
If they release more than one size, that means a new 13" as well (maybe a 12"?) - and that would mean an M3 as upgrade to M2.
The M1 took 7 months to go from TSMC volume production to shipping M1 products. That would mean M3s in July.
Announce at WWDC and ship in July?
All of that is IF they use the TSCM 3nm node that entered volume production in 12/22 (N3B?). I would have thought most Apple M3 products would be TSMCs N3E node - which, per the interweb, still hasn't entered volume manufacturing (2H23).
If they release more than one size, that means a new 13" as well (maybe a 12"?) - and that would mean an M3 as upgrade to M2.
The M1 took 7 months to go from TSMC volume production to shipping M1 products. That would mean M3s in July.
Announce at WWDC and ship in July?
All of that is IF they use the TSCM 3nm node that entered volume production in 12/22 (N3B?). I would have thought most Apple M3 products would be TSMCs N3E node - which, per the interweb, still hasn't entered volume manufacturing (2H23).
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Youtube is a weird combination of QVC and an outrage news channel.
The Youtubers who get free early test units from companies like Apple do surface-level basic reviews that are more like QVC ads because they just consist of flashy shots of the product and they describe the specs of the machine. The Youtubers that don't get free stuff go so in-depth to a point where they find some weird niche flaw that nobody in their right mind would ever notice it, but they make their money with those over the top, fake headlines of how the MacBook Air throttles if you run benchmarks on it for 5 hours straight in a 120 degree room and how Apple should be absolutely ashamed of itself because of it.
I believe the MacBook lineup should look like this:
12” and 13.6” fanless MacBook Air
15.x” MacBook or MacBook Studio - single fan, M2 or M2 Pro
And of course, 14 and 16 MBP’s
12” and 13.6” fanless MacBook Air
15.x” MacBook or MacBook Studio - single fan, M2 or M2 Pro
And of course, 14 and 16 MBP’s
I hear you!
I had long longed for a larger screen than my M1 MBA but didn't want the hassle (and depreciation loss) of selling it and re-buying something...
So I bought a bare bones M1 Mac mini for when I wanted a larger screen at home, for less of a cost hit I'd see selling/rebuying an MBA. And I love the convenience of leaving the Mac mini in place and not having to reconnect the MBA...as well as the convenience of having two machines side-by-side at times.
I don't typically try to solve something by buying more, but adding a bare-bones M1 Mac mini as an option to keep buying larger-screen MacBooks is highly suggested for anyone wanting a larger screen but not necessarily needing a portable larger screen nor a machine more powerful than an M1 !!!
Plus you can use 2 external monitors with the Mini!
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