Apple abandoned the defective keyboard tech since 2019 & later. That was 1 reason I got duped into buying the 2019 MBP 16" rather than wait for the 2021 MBP 16"
I would love an Air to replace my 2012/2015 refurb MBP but 13" is just too small for me. I don't need a MBP for $3k. I normally have 40 tabs open in my browser and stream video in the corner, which I can't do in 13". Hoping to limp along until summer in case they come out with a 15". I'd even like to go bigger since I'm mostly bedbound with my computer on my lap.
The rumors for a 15 inch air is for next year. You could get a base 16 inch pro under 3k.
I came from the 1st Gen Aluminum MacBooks from 2008. I got an M1 13" MBP. I got it just a few months ago. Solid machine, and would recommend. I ended getting the 1TB and 16GB RAM model with full M1. For my needs, it fits the bill, and coming from a 2008 model, it is a great leap.
Do you have any source for the rumour? Last summer I heard it was for this year. My 2012 computer won't last another year, could go any minute.
I am eagerly waiting next update of MBP16/14 line next year or so, because bestbuy immediately dropped the older stock for half price and open-box with 3x discount. Getting $3000 MBP 16(max version) for $1500-$2000 might be a good idea by then. The usual base would be even cheaper closer to $1000-$1200.
Yeah, that's what I've considered. It will be sad to go to Windows after a lifetime on Macs. (Too bad the Gram has a number pad, and I've read the sound isn't great.)
There are some rumors that Apple might bring out a 15” Air, though that is not certain and may not be this year. I think it would find a lot of buyers, though
It wouldn't be an Air tho... theoretically, the allure of the Air was the fact that when Steve introduced it, it could fit easily within an office mail envelop; at 15" it wouldn't. However, that doesn't mean it won't happen. I just like to think that anything bigger wouldn't fulfill the ultra-portable Air factor.
“Air” is like “Pro”. It has a flexible definition in Apple’s marketing terms. In Apple’s laptop lineup the Air is the inexpensive product line and the Pro is the more expensive product line. If they do a 15” Air it will be thinner and lighter than the 16” MBP. Of course it is not clear that Apple will continue to use the Air name or which laptops will get that name as they do a major redesign and rejiggering of the lower end products. With the Air and the 13” MBP bumping elbows and a large price gap between the Air and the 14” MBP, there is room to do some rationalization in those products.
Any "Pro", "Air" branding is flexible. However for me, anything bigger than 13" would likely (given Apple's current history) not be an Air product designation on the laptop space.
