Then your best bet is probably the $2,000 pro. New design, M1 Pro/M1 Ultra chip.
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Some Custom Configured M2 MacBook Pro Models Delayed Until August
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Sure, I could walk into a store and get that right now. There are plenty of options if I compromise on what I'm buying in some way. But ultimately, I'd prefer to just get the machine I actually want.
But would you rather wait until August and potentially go on your trip with something you wish you had, or would you rather get something that's arguably better than the M2 Air anyways?
I’ve had 3D optical simulations that have sucked up virtually all the RAM of a PC with 128GB and effectively hosed the operating system. I had one simulation I needed to run in Lumerical which I couldn’t because it needed 1.5TB of RAM. 3D physics simulations can really suck up a lot of memory.
Windows PCs units have been flat or declining for years outside of the COVID bump. That’s over as Q1 sales figures reported. Macs are growing and taking market share.
I'm moving to a new country. The Air is slightly cheaper here in the US than it is there, plus I'd possibly be able to get the back to school deal. But yeah, the 14" Pro is way overkill for what I need, and the M1 Air and M2 Pro are missing some of the things I want — better design, magsafe so that I don't have to sacrifice a port, fast charging, etc.
A couple more months of using my current machine wouldn't be ideal, but I'd consider it less of a compromise than upgrading to something that's not really what I want in the first place.
You have it figured out. 14 pro is a machine not many people need.
Drop the 5+ lifespan requirement. With the rate of change IMHO that is not a reasonable strategy.
What's so unreasonable about it? My 2012 MacBook Air still runs fine for everyday tasks. When I needed more graphics power for a new type of development I got into, I upgraded to a Pro in 2018. Now 4 years later I'm upgrading to a M1 Pro for a variety of reasons, but it's not as if I absolutely must do so this year.
Lol, what? My current laptop is reaching the end of its 6th year. It still works, but Apple is dropping new OS support for it. What on earth gives you the idea that 5+ years is an unreasonable lifespan for a new laptop?
It wouldnt be hard for Apple to create the parts in china and stockpile them in another country for assembly. The only problem is they would make less profits that way since no other country will work for such little compensation.
What I mostly take from this thread (not that it's any real news), is that the internet is full of Veruca Salt's and those that will never be happy.
Well, it is more than 300 $. In my configuration the difference is 500 $.
Worse: the weight of the 14" is much higher, battery life is much worse and I miss the very practical touch bar.
BTW: I don't like the feeling of the 14" case. Somehow it is uncomfortable to pick up the 14".
Please Explain. Did you forget to add "/s" to your comment?...
Seems to me that they are getting highest average selling price they can before launching MBA and later the Mac mini and iMac.
Might explain why the desktops are not being replaced at the moment
Might explain why the desktops are not being replaced at the moment
They still want on have caught up with M1 Max production by then, let alone M1 Ultra.The M3's will be in production by then
The inevitable M2 mac mini and M2 iMac 24. Seems to me that the supply chain may be having a hand in dictating launch dates.
They're no where near due yet. They're following the same path as the initial launch. The first M1 systems were launched Nov 2020 - the iMac did come out till April 2021 - and hasn't been in stock properly since. If they were playing to the supply chain they'd have delayed stuff a lot more now as some of the 16-inch MacBook Pros ordered in November are only arriving in stock this week. They SHOULD be delaying things but they're not - 18 months is roughly the release schedule always planned - the problem is you're then not able to get hold of it for another 3-6 months, at least with the higher specs.
I think they'll keep the Mac mini at M1 along with the entry level MacBook Air, it makes sense to have two systems and an iPad still using the original M1, also they need binned M1 chips from the Mac mini to put into the MacBook Air for it's 7-core GPU version.
And then loose out on the 2x memory bandwidth the M2 has over the M1 series.