Apple “can’t wait” and I “can’t wait” to try iOS 16 public betas.
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What to Expect From Apple Through July: iOS 16 Public Beta, New MacBook Air, Back to School Promotion, and More
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I figure the "M2" generation will fix the issues that have surfaced in the M1 generation. I am delaying replacing my two old 27" Apple monitors until we see the rumored unit this fall. The new current monitor has it's own issues and the first generation "blues".
Yeah I’m waiting for AirPods Pro 2 to go along with my iPhone 13 and future MacBook 15”. Waited this long with my Xiaomi airpods I’m not getting on the last gen tech at the last possible moment.
I’m waiting even if that means missing the discount.
Looking forward to seeing more photos of Midnight and Starlight MacBook Air and also the reviews of the product.
"Miraculously"?! Did you forget the /s? 😎
The M2 MBA's squared front edge is almost 3x as high as the front edge of the M1 MBA (.44" vs. .16") and a whopping 4x as high as that of the 2013-2017 MBA series, which was a minimalist .11".
Its front edge is closer in height to that of the MBP's proverbial .61" dig-into-one's-palm than it is to the MBA's.
Even their average height is less than that of the M2 MBAs!
Those originals went from .11" to .68" -- or, average of slightly under .4". The M1 MBAs go from .16" to .63" -- or, again, an average of ~ .4". Both under .44" of the new M2 so-called "Airs".
Good insights!
It's time we stopped emphasizing the M2 MBA's supposed "thinness"!
Still looking forward to the iMac-colored, white M2/M3 MBA versions with the real MBA tapered design, coupled with MagSafe and a USB-C port on each side. One can only hope...
I obviously haven't been paying attention. What are the issues with the M1? What are the problems with the ASD? I ask because I have both and have no issues with either one. Thanks.
Still can’t get the beta profile for iOS 16. Apple wants to download the iOS 15 profile, which I already have, and it knows it, because it recognizes that I’m in the program. I suppose the new profile won’t be available until the new beta comes out. Possibly that means that we can expect another 15 beta before then.
I tried it on iPhone 13 Pro. The phone overheats often and correspondingly, poor battery life. When your phone is hot for prolonged period, it can shorten its battery capacity (battery health).
If you are not a developer, I don't recommend installing the first developer beta.
I suppose I was comparing it to my own MacBook Pro, which is .95” thick.
I would gladly give up some battery life for the Air taper, which makes it look paper-thin.
Indeed, if you're mostly multiplying out W x H x D (taking the varying depth on the front and back into account, of course), you may be overestimating the size of the M1 model - since like basically all previous Mac laptops, the top and bottom panels (on the M1 model) taper off as they approach the edges (you'd have to resort to 3D models or wrapping them both in plastic and seeing how much water they displace to get a really accurate volume).
I've got a new 2021 16" MBP, that currently lives in a case that was bought for a 2012 15" MBP. By strict HxWxD measurements, there's only a few millimeters difference in size (compared to the 2012, the 2021 is 1.2mm thinner, 3.2mm narrower, 1.0mm deeper), yet the case is much tighter than I'd expected. It took a while for me to make what should have been an obvious realization - the inside of the case (a Tom Bihn Brain Cell - unfortunately no longer made or I'd order a new one) wraps the laptop in a layer of neoprene that essentially forms a loop around the cross section of the laptop; when the laptop is in the case, vertical, ready to carry, the 2021 model is 1mm taller but 1.2mm thinner... but, the cross section it used to go around was sort of elliptical shaped, where now it's much more rectangular, and the extra distance traveled by the "loop" of fabric used up all the slack and then some. Anyway, the new more squared-off shape gained Apple quite a bit more volume around the periphery of the MBP. I'd expect it's the same with the MBA.