So, what would you like the M6 MacBook Air to feature?

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

I'm not in the immediate need of upgrading my M1 MacBook Air, but I've been following the rumors for next years M6 powered MacBook Pros with a certain interest: OLED and slimmer design sounds great, touch screen not so much, IMHO.

There's also the rumored cheaper MacBook, powered with an A-chip, that seems a bit underpowered.

So, that leaves me to think that my next Mac will be another MacBook Air (and probably a 15" at that). But that has gotten me thinking of what I'd really like out of the next generation of MacBook Airs.

Basically, I'd like them to get (without spec'ing them way into MBP territory):
* A sligthly updated design (not going back to the wedge shape, but with the MBP slimming down, some modernization would be nice).
* With the MBPs going OLED, I'd love to see the MBA to "inherit" the Mini-LED screens from the MBP, ie. Liquid Retina XDR screens with 120Hz ProMotion.
* More and slightly fresher color options

And, that's it, really. Is that too much (or too little) to ask for?

 

[ignatius345]

• No notch*
• Onboard 5G data, on par with iPads

* I don't expect this to happen, as I don't think the tech is there yet, but one can dream

 

[capamac]

• Provide support to the Linux/BSD folks so it's easier to install alternatives to macOS Liquid Glass.
• Micro LED displays.

 

[Moonjumper]

It depends on if the cheaper A-series MacBook arrives. If it doesn't, I would like the Air to not add anything to keep the cost down.

 

[Howard2k]

Wifi7.

Also more RAM at lower/equivalent price.

I think generally Apple does a good job of providing the right amount of RAM for most users, but since we're wishing, go a step beyond for a generation, move the needle earlier. Certain benchmarks would reflect it and it would be a lower entry price for the semi-power-user.

 

[neo_cs193p]

USB-C ports on both sides.
Nano texture option.

 

[capamac]

Sometimes I think more RAM and more SSD and more CPU power just leads to greater software bloat, which means you see no real changes.

 

[MacRazySwe]

A new design and better speakers.

Both felt like a downgrade (having recently moved from M1 to M4) - so those are areas where I'd like to see Apple do better next time.

 

[thejadedmonkey]

* Get rid of the notch.
* USB-C on the right side too
* Wifi 7

 

[MBAir2010]

windows 10!
or Mojave os!
and get rid of this unified memory hoax as 20GB added to a laptop should not eat up 40GB of systems data!

ooooh those new dell XPS seems more alluring by the day!