Just gonna leave this here

[Lounge vibes 05]

It’s almost laughably predictable. 8GB RAM, single port and headphone jack, no MagSafe, 128GB single Nand chip SSD, M1 comparable performance, cheaper panels with lower brightness and terrible onboard camera, no TouchID, no backlit keyboard, lower standard networking chips, lower cores than M1 Air, tinny speakers, 1cm x 1cm aluminium foil heatsink, Elmer glued components, and muted pastel colours that are a part of the 50 shades of Space Grey. Hinge that opens beyond 90º is BTO, if you want wheels for it add another $499 + tariffs, for rolling with China. Emoji quick key where the TouchID should be is also BTO. Excellent battery life and “good enough for most people” performance. As if good enough is the standard we hold Apple to. OK I am just kidding. Or am I psychic?

you joke, but assuming this thing will be selling at retailers like Best Buy and Walmart for $599-649, it’s still a great computer.
The M1 Air is still more than enough for most.

 

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I would like your comment more if it hadn't referred to a total catastrophe in man/machine interfacing, namely the keyboard, which is so essential and yet was so awful during the Butterfly keyboard years.

Speaking of "stripped-down junk", I can only wonder how well the A-series MacBook Airs will perform?

Apple would’ve sold me several extra laptops over the years if not for the butterfly keyboard. One of the most unpleasant typing experiences I’ve ever had on a laptop. One of the triumphs of the form-over-function Ive era of design.

 

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you joke, but assuming this thing will be selling at retailers like Best Buy and Walmart for $599-649, it’s still a great computer.
The M1 Air is still more than enough for most.

M1 Air with 16GB RAM is the best laptop I’ve ever had. I played Baldur’s Gate 3 on it (with graphics very low, but still playable). I’d still be using it if the screen weren’t toast. I almost bought a spare when they discontinued it, still regretting not.