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Is the retina display easier on the eyes?
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Remember, my question was about eyestrain. After visiting my local Apple store and typing a little on the RMB, I decided size matters. A 13" Air would be better for me. However, I think my mid 2010 unibody Macbook has a better display than the Air, whose screen looked a little washed-out to me. The mid 2010 MB display is only 1280 x 800 while the Air is 1440 x 900, so what makes the 2010 display better, NVIDIA graphics? I should state that I didn't compare them side to side. Also disliked the new butterfly keyboard. Typing on it for a while, I think my fingertips would begin hurting because of the lack of travel. On the other hand, I liked almost everything else about it. The keys have a crisp, stable feel to them when you type. I buy Apple's claim that they're more accurate. But what I really want is an Air with a better display. Because of the shallow keyboard, I don't think that the upcoming 13" MB is an adequate replacement for a 13" Air. And for what I do I don't need a Pro.
After owing several Air`s I simply will not entertain the poor quality TN display panel. To me one of the most important aspects of a notebook is the display. Apple should have upgraded the the Air to an IPS display several years a go, only reason not to is to maintain excessive margin on an ageing product line.
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But a pro is much the same price as a MacBook and the MacBook Air 13 with similar specs so why not just get one anyway and a have a computer that will easily do what you want with the screen you want,at much the same size and weight as the air.
You won't get a retina air it's just not going to happen you'll get thinner lighter pro's before that happens.
Are the keyboards on the Air and Pro different? I preferred typing on the Air for some reason. You aren't the first to tell me that a retina Air isn't going to happen, but I'm still holding out a little bit of hope. I decided to wait and see what Apple's releasing this year. A pro has always seemed like overkill for what I do on a computer, which is mostly just writing and using the internet, although it might be what I end up with. For some reason, I was drawn to the Air, but the display ruined it for me. It literally looked worse to me than the screen on my mid 2010 Macbook.
Unless you need absolute ultra-portability, get a 13" rMBP and get both decent performance and a great display. The MBA's display is pretty lousy and dated. But it work ok once you get used to it.
If you already have issues with eye-strain, I'd definitely not go for a 12" display. Smaller screens lead to more eye-strain. Not an issue with phones or iPads, as you can simply move them closer, but with laptops, it's a problem.
Can't disagree. But there are other sites that've speculated the same; this digitimes link was just the first on my results when I Googled "macbook air 2018".
The other predictions including from more well-respected pundits have predicted a price cut on the 13" Air.
https://www.macrumors.com/2018/03/03/kgi-cheaper-macbook-air-2q-2018/
That said, those predictions have to be viewed with a grain of salt too.
I'm guessing this: $100 price cut on the 13" MacBook Air, with no significant changes, and then in 2019 it gets discontinued. However, obviously I have no inside info. I could see the MacBook Pros getting a slight price cut too though, and hopefully, also the 12" MacBook.