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Interesting you don't want to carry adapters or external battery but you have no problem carrying an external HD…
Can confirm this to my exact thoughts, however, I still have and use my M1 MBA every day. My M3 Pro MBP sits at home. Why? The difference in display doesn't matter enough day-to-day for my work flow, the increased speed is not felt for the apps I use. The thing I do appreciate on my M3 Pro MBP is the USB-C ports on both sides and that's it. Why I still use my M1 MBA is the weight, the size, the battery life is still amazing, the speed is still amazing, and every thing else works just fine. Very seriously considering upgrading to the M4 MBA or likely wait for an M5 MBA which will probably get a slight redesign and even thinner footprint.
Adapters and extra cables usbc to hdmi are a thing - when I last priced it was pushing 16/512 air to the base m1 pro level hence i sticked with base m1 pro which has 16/512 by default.
For me weight and size play a big factor in my daily needs.
I had a 2019 13" Intel MBP which was a great form factor I preferred.
When it came time to upgrade a few months ago I was looking at a deeply discounted 13" M3 Air or the new 14" M4 MBP. I chose the Pro for obvious reasons and a decent discount at the time of release. ($200 off)
Now after 3 months with the machine... I sort of wish I bought the Air instead. The Pro is just slightly too large and heavy still for my daily needs and I find myself reaching for it less and less. Don't get me wrong it's an incredible machine but I'm not really a power user and I'd trade the extra "Pro" features for the more portable design of the Air.
However, that's just my two cents. I might trade this M4 MBP for a 2026 M5 Air if it's appealing enough then.
I had a 2019 13" Intel MBP which was a great form factor I preferred.
When it came time to upgrade a few months ago I was looking at a deeply discounted 13" M3 Air or the new 14" M4 MBP. I chose the Pro for obvious reasons and a decent discount at the time of release. ($200 off)
Now after 3 months with the machine... I sort of wish I bought the Air instead. The Pro is just slightly too large and heavy still for my daily needs and I find myself reaching for it less and less. Don't get me wrong it's an incredible machine but I'm not really a power user and I'd trade the extra "Pro" features for the more portable design of the Air.
However, that's just my two cents. I might trade this M4 MBP for a 2026 M5 Air if it's appealing enough then.
We will have to agree to disagree about "3 TB ports is a pretty generous amount." I say no, it is not. Three TB ports is too few for a top-of-the-line MBP. My 2016 MBP has 4 TB ports and I used all 4 when I used it in desktop mode; the added HDMI port is the only thing that helps my M2 MBP with 3 TB ports work well for me (also I am now mostly driving two external 4K displays instead of three).
Laptop is mainly for travel, the weight is more important than what pro offers and basically double the price of air.
A fad? Have you walked into a classroom these days? Every single kid has a tablet of some sort. The base model iPad is in the hands of every kid grade K-12.
I mean that a touchscreen would enhance the Macbook experience, and they've toyed with the idea with the touchbar in the past. They couldn't well compete with their own iPad.
Same goes with 5G connectivity. It's so useful and desireable, so obvious, that they leave it to their customers to buy not one but two products in order to enjoy it on the Mac.
While it makes little sense for a product like the Watch to have 4G or 5G, since it is tethered to the iPhone anyway, 5G would be a killer feature on a Macbook. Or equally as useless as on an iPad.
Both 100% useless for me. I have a touchscreen laptop already and it’s just a dumb inconsistency between built in screen and external monitor at best, and at worst an actual annoyance if I use it by accident.
5G would be an equally useless feature adding unnecessary cost.
…For me of course. I’m glad Apple hasn’t added those.
One think I love about the mba is the ultra flat design. My wrist loves typing on the lower mba vs the pro. It’s big deal breaker for me that fact alone when working for 8 hrs
Better performances while playing games, doing video editing, 3D modeling… It’s not a lot but helps a bit.
I've been seeing a lot of people discouraging people from buy MBA. I think most of them are just trying to justify themselves for the purchase of MBP, even though they don't need it. Yes, MBP is a great premium device, as stated in this thread, has better specs for some people. It is a deal break not having Pro Motion screen, fan, HDMI and SD, MBP is definitely a better choice for video editors, 3d editors, etc.., But, MBA is a great device too, and it is cheaper than before and it still has a premium touch, is lighter and quiet, for most people is more than enough, why would I spend more money? For people like me that works as developer is more than enough.
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Yup MacBook Air still a great device… I am just sad that it didn’t had many features + also it got a reduction of 100$ usd while in Canada it’s a 50 CAD reduction (so around 35 usd)
Yes, the only thing for me would be the screen. But given the similar specs and price point I could get, would be almost 300euros difference
Once that was pointed out, that's what I see. I went from a 2008 Aluminum Macbook to a 2020 MBP, and I getting my 1st Air and I am pretty exited about it.
Depends on the area. Every school in my county, and the neighboring counties, use ChromeBooks.
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