I would, if it had the former MacBook Air's wedge design and a 13" screen. It would be even nicer if it could double as a 2-in-1 device.
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Would you buy the $599 MacBook, when/if it will be released?
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I don't think we'll see the wedge design, wouldn't make sense from a production standpoint. I could see what is essentially an iPhone 17 inside a MBA chassis.
Millions of Celeron and Pentium laptops are still out there, even after Intel stopped producing those chips. Intel now produces a low-level chip called the "Intel Processor," but I couldn't find a laptop with that anywhere. The i3 might be the lowest option available. If Intel and Windows have managed to use low-level chips for such a long time, why can't Apple utilise the A18? After all, it is quite a fast chip. It could be a budget high-end laptop.
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he told you just that isnt for him....thats all. Not that Apple cannot do a cheaper version of the M Macbook Air
If we are going to move to using iPhone chips for computing, why not truly make it a green initiative? They could standardize the iPhone case size, build a laptop dock where the iPhone screen serves as the trackpad and the iPhone becomes the CPU/GPU. I've long thought that this was the way forward as more and more apps became web apps.
The iPhone could serve as a phone, laptop, be docked into an iMac-style monitor for a desktop, or a trackpad device that serves as a dock for an external display and other hardware.
This would provide flexibility for the end user and reduce e-waste, but profits and sales would plummet because we would only be buying one computing device regularly and upgrading peripherals only rarely.
The iPhone could serve as a phone, laptop, be docked into an iMac-style monitor for a desktop, or a trackpad device that serves as a dock for an external display and other hardware.
This would provide flexibility for the end user and reduce e-waste, but profits and sales would plummet because we would only be buying one computing device regularly and upgrading peripherals only rarely.
I think a lot of people are going to be disappointed if they're expecting a $599 MSRP. However, even if somewhat more expensive, I'd strongly consider it for my kids for high school. One kid is currently using a 2015 13" Core i5 MacBook Pro, and the other kid using my old 2017 27" Core i5 iMac.
For myself though, I will continue to use my M4 iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard as my "laptop", with my old 2017 m3 12" MacBook as a backup for the few times I absolutely must use macOS.
For myself though, I will continue to use my M4 iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard as my "laptop", with my old 2017 m3 12" MacBook as a backup for the few times I absolutely must use macOS.
Apple dock could turn your iPhone into a MacBook
Apple has created a dock that could turn a future iPhone or iPad into a MacBook. The idea is explained in a patent application published on Thursday,
www.cultofmac.com
Wrong OS. A MacBook should run macOS.I think a lot of people are going to be disappointed if they're expecting a $599 MSRP. However, even if somewhat more expensive, I'd strongly consider for my kids for high school. One kid is currently using a 2015 13" Core i5 MacBook Pro, and the other kid using my old 2017 27" Core i5 iMac.
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Apple dock could turn your iPhone into a MacBook
Apple has created a dock that could turn a future iPhone or iPad into a MacBook. The idea is explained in a patent application published on Thursday,www.cultofmac.com
I added to my post above as you posted yours. My “laptop” 95% of the time is an iPad Pro. I haven’t upgraded my MacBook from my slow 2017 m3 because I only rarely need macOS in a portable these days.
BTW, I wonder if an A18 MacBook Air would support Thunderbolt. It would if it supported USB 4, but I might guess it would be more like the iPad Air with only USB 3 support.
Seriously doubt the wedge is ever coming back.
Doesn't make engineering sense for a portable device. Triangles are an inefficient use of internal space for maximising battery volume (i.e. time between recharges), because the optimal forms for batteries are square/rectangular/cylindrical.
Laptops are also so thin these days that any biomechanical advantage the wedge shape offered is negated, or at least outweighed, by the gain in battery volume.
As appealing as the look of the wedge might be (and I really like it), it just isn't enough on its own to justify that form.
This. What a killer design that was (sorry for those with bad keyboards
Apple could definitely do that size and volume with AS guts. I hope they go for it.Yes, if I could wipe MacOS and run Linux on it. Would take a cheap macbook over the refurbished Thinkpads I normally use for this purpose.