That is a different thing altogether. However, currently bezels are thin (within a few mm), any gains would just be negligible.
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That is a different thing altogether. However, currently bezels are thin (within a few mm), any gains would just be negligible.
If you need to use your laptop and it isn't charged, it is because you are either lazy or irresponsible or both.
Especially considering the battery life these M1 Macs get, its just inexcusable. The thing could charge by being put inside a sealed case and it still wouldn't matter because it lasts forever while in use off the charger.
Bottom line is: no reason for a MacBook air to have magsafe.
Females would call that some form of sexual harassment and make a big deal out of it.I've told this story before, and I'll tell it again.
When I first got my 12" G3 iBook way back in 2001, all of a sudden young women came out of the woodwork to ask me about it. I'd be sitting at a bench outside or else in a coffee shop, and these pretty young ladies would randomly strike up conversations with me. As a straight guy who isn't much to look at, I must say I was quite pleased.
Then in 2002 I got a G4 PowerBook Titanium, and all of a sudden all of the interest stopped.
It's obvious that they were just interested in the iBook, but nonetheless I appreciated the attention. Suffice it to say I have very fond memories of my white iBook.
Are you okay?
Will you ever get over that extremely traumatic experience of having people you don't know talk to you?
Do you need some money as renumeration?
True - I just checked that the length has dropped by 0.8" or so (from less accurate 12.8" measurement of the older (early 2017 model) to more accurate 11.97" measurement of the current model).
However, as the bigger/wider original MacBook Air was able to fit into the manila envelope, the width & length of unreleased model could be increased slightly (compared to the current model) to house a slightly larger display, but still be smaller than the original MB Air. As you may be aware, the screen size in the latest smaller MacBook Pro increased from 13.3" to 14.2" so it is not impossible to consider, but also not guaranteed either ?.
We may only have a few days to wait ?
Yes, that's true, but that doesn't mean people will see 16" MBAs.
I might buy one just for casual browsing and guests. I told myself I wouldn't buy the 24" iMac, I bought one for the kitchen area. It gets used all the time, whether I just want to check the internet with coffee, wife look at recipes or have videos going.
The iMac is an insane value, and I anticipate the Air will be too. For a grand, why not.
The iMac is an insane value, and I anticipate the Air will be too. For a grand, why not.
Reason I bought the MacBook was the led screen. If the air was going to get led I would have waited. Not bothered by speed just want the display
The MacBook Air has an LED screen. Do you mean mini-LED? Cuz that's just in the 14" and 16" Pro, and not the 13" Pro M1.
Why not? It doesn't hurt to put Magsafe and add anything that would make the laptop experience better.
Might be a tough squeeze if they want to keep the wedge and the same thickness.
Yeah, I don't expect much aside from the redesign and Magsafe. I just don't see Apple finally bringing back the superior Magsafe port and then not putting it on the redesigned MBA.
I can, what I mean is that the new M2 Chip but same design, okay, I said a wrong thing there that I don't care about any other upgrade, but hope they retain this design and the M2 Chip
If we exclude OLED, all LED-lit computer screens are LCD, including mini-LED.
You’re getting your terms confused.
Who are you to say it doesn't hurt it? In fact, it has a major impact on the entire product design.
Who are you to say it isn't useful?
As to your prior argument - that a computer with a 15-hour battery should never need to be plugged in while in use - well, both the 14" and 16" MBPs have battery lives in that same 15-hour range, yet Apple saw fit to include MagSafe on them. Moreover, insane battery life doesn't last forever. If you keep computers for more than a year or two, you can expect to need to plug in more frequently as it ages.
Apple put MagSafe on the MacBook Pro because they were already nuking a Thunderbolt port by using the bus for HDMI and SD. The machine that had 4 Thunderbolt ports, and 3 available while charging, was going down to 3, leaving only 2 available if you were charging. That wasn't acceptable to them, and they knew it wouldn't be acceptable to users either. At the same time, Apple was redesigning the case and making it thicker, going against the previous design principles of the machine (principles that tried to make the MBP more like a MBA...hint, hint). Adding MagSafe was possible without derailing their design and it alleviated a major concern created by adding legacy I/O.
The MacBook Air on the other hand has a different design principle. One the MBP once tried to emulate, and thankfully walked back on. The MBA aims to be the most portable notebook available, while also being one of the most powerful notebooks for the consumer market in existence. Anything that flies against this design principle (like making the case thicker and heavier to accommodate a dedicated charger) is the wrong idea. Most of these ideas tend to come from users that want the MBA to be a poor man's MBP...people that ask for more ports, larger displays, etc. All wrong for this product.
You make some very good points and I agree with what you're saying for the most part. For me personally, I would love if the air had magsafe with two thunderbolt ports. I feel pretty limited with only two thunderbolt ports.
huh guess im a leaker now lol.
Jokes aside, this is a pretty solid upgrade and redesign. I'm not buying it though since my M1 MBA is more than good enough for me.