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If you think about it.. MacBook Pro is now $999
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since the new macbook air performs similar to the new macbook pro, if you ignore the slight advantage with the fan, the air is basically a cheap pro
MBA is better than the Pro because it doesn't have the stupid touchbar.
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This is... No.
The MacBook Pro is the Apple laptop that is called the MacBook Pro. The MacBook Air is the Apple laptop that is sold under the name “MacBook Air.”
Hope this is clear.
Great point OP. Yes, that’s the thing that many aren’t getting - the MBA is now capable of doing lightweight pro tasks and is pretty much the same as the last gen intel MBP 13 inch w/ x2 TB.
I suspect too that when redesigns come along along with the M2 that the low end MBP may just disappear.
The MBA will be scooping up a lot of the use cases (ie creating 4K 10m video clips for YT, creating audio tracks with 20-30 tracks etc).
It’s insane too that the low power cores in the M1 MBA alone are equivalent in performance to the early 2020 MBA.
I suspect too that when redesigns come along along with the M2 that the low end MBP may just disappear.
The MBA will be scooping up a lot of the use cases (ie creating 4K 10m video clips for YT, creating audio tracks with 20-30 tracks etc).
It’s insane too that the low power cores in the M1 MBA alone are equivalent in performance to the early 2020 MBA.
Of course it’s not the Pro. It’s not called that.
It wasn’t meant so literally. The performance far surpasses what was available up by to now. People who bought that machine can now buy this machine and get better performance.l for less cost. It was intended as a compliment to Apple.