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Interesting thought, but I think lack of laptop name under the screen is just the new aesthetic.
As for why no engrained laptop name on bottom case? Probably more expensive to do that like they do on the 14/16 pros. Or they just decided everyone knows which laptop it is.
In the same way iMac doesn't even have an apple logo on the front bottom anymore.
I noticed the same and found it weird. They always had the print on their models. Even though this is pure speculation I hope it becomes reality.
For now I just ordered the M1 Air to compare against the 11“ and M2 Air.
I don’t think it makes sense for people to be offended by your post, but so many of them have work arounds or are simply so minor that it’s hard to believe you would return it.
Of course you are entitled to your opinions and the subjective experience of a laptop is important so if the uniform thickness is a huge deal for you, I can’t argue there. I never would’ve guessed that would be an issue for anyone.
It’s funny to hear you mention the trackpad and the keyboard — those are big sticking points for me as well. WAY to little key travel, and I too like having a physical click when pressing in the trackpad.
Wow, my experience is completely different than the OP's. I love my base M2 13.6 in MBA with MacOS Sonoma. It's is the best computer I have ever owned. My first MBA was the 13" 2014 model. I really liked that machine, but it doesn't hold a candle to my M2 MBA......display, trackpad, sound, camera, battery life, speed, weight (2.7lbs vs 2.9lbs), footprint (the older MBAs had huge bezels, so larger footprint with smaller display), operating system. Essentially, everything is better on the new M2 MBA. I paid $999 for my MBA in 2014, and you can easily get a M2 MBA for the same price today on sale or with a student discount. For me, the M2 MBA is an incredible value.
I will grant you that the older 13" models had an additional port for SDXC card slot, which I never used then and would absolutely never use today. Also, some people prefer the wedge design, but you can still get that in the M1 MBA if so desired.
I will grant you that the older 13" models had an additional port for SDXC card slot, which I never used then and would absolutely never use today. Also, some people prefer the wedge design, but you can still get that in the M1 MBA if so desired.
I agree that the 11" MBA was possibly the best form factor of any laptop I've ever owned, a truly portable laptop. It even felt smaller than my iPad when carrying it. As you say it's not just the dimensions of it, but the curves and wedge shape that make it feel even smaller than it is. A true design masterpiece.
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I agree on many of these. The wedge design is terrific. Aligned with the menu bar or not, the notch is unambiguously terrible. Those things wouldn't stop me from buying one, though. Apple's relationship with its users is now "you're in our ecosystem, so you'll deal with these decisions we make," not "what can we do to spark joy in our users?" The M2 MBA isn't an answer to the latter question. What the MacBook Air needed was thinner bezels (which you can accomplish without a notch; just ask every other computer manufacturer on Earth) and to lose that tacky silver finish around the display. It was already essentially a perfect design, especially if you roll back a couple of generations to when they had more connectivity.
It's not a terrible machine by any stretch, but the improvements are all internal.
It's not a terrible machine by any stretch, but the improvements are all internal.
I never understood why usb-b exists
Because originally USB was a host-device relationship where the host managed the bus (which was different from Firewire which ensured any port could act as host and manage a bus). A connectors are hosts, B connectors are devices and then mini-B, then micro-B, then 3.0 B, then 3.0 micro-B...
I'm gonna be honest with you, I highly doubt they are going to make anything smaller. I feel like those days are done with.
I now know it‘s two things that I don‘t like about the static trackpads: the taptic engine even on the highest setting can‘t reproduce the real travel of a mechanical one. And 2: I can feel a lag or delay when I release the pushed trackpad. On the mechanical one it snaps up instantly whereas with the taptic engine it takes significantly longer for it to „pop up“. It‘s like 60hz display vs 120hz display but for haptics. I can totally feel it and I just don‘t find it better but worse. And I don‘t care if „the market“ decided it‘s the best out there. It‘s new and fancy but not better for me personally.
It’s really late in this thread to say this but I will say that the auto boot thing is almost certainly because having it off is pointless. Do you power off your phone between uses? The sleep on the M series MacBooks draws no noticeable power while on with the lid shut and it allows them to have their wonderful instant on. Why even shut it down? Mine only ever turns off to update.
The only thing I miss is the old layout of About this Mac. Besides that I could never stand another moment with the old system preferences. I could only navigate it with the search bar even after 3 years of being a Mac owner. Completely random assortment of icons. Way more people know how to use an iPhone, even if it might not be the perfect solution for a desktop OS it’s far from a bad one.
I don’t have a notch Macbook but as far as I was aware this was a bug that was later fixed. Would never bother me because I don’t have an assortment of clutter stuck in the corner of my screen, but still… (seriously, why does one need to know their CPU usage at every single moment, or most of the other things shown there?)
Funny i love the keyboard on the new macs lol. I have a mechanical gaming keyboard on my pc and find i cant type nearly as fast or accurate as i do on my macbook. Personal preference i guess
I much prefer the 'taptic' trackpads, due to the lack of variance on how pressable the click is over vertical height of area, with older style I always moved finger to bottom of trackpad to click, but now I can just press wherever my finger ends up on move.
With these new Macs it's really simple. If the lid is closed [and it's not plugged into a display, keyboard and mouse], it is managing its own power such that the impact to battery is near 0 (sleep / deep sleep). If the lid is open, it's on.
The one thing I really miss is the ability to check battery percentage with the lid closed (pre-retina Macs could do this).
I absolutely love it. Best machine I've ever owned.
That’s the first thing you’ve said I agree with! Used a MSFT surface laptop and really like the windows hello feature.
The feet are functional to provide better cooling from beneath. But again there's nothing subtle about them anymore. They are protruding like an iPhone's camera lenses. It's a solid but plump design.
But there are too many settings now for a grid to work out and the grid forced awkward design choices, we only came to accept because we're used to it. Sometimes a scrolling list of arbitrary length is the best way to present information. The problem with the new settings app is that the segmentation hasn't yet matured into a consistent tree of related settings.
The notch and weight is really dissapointing. I keep using my old macbook until those are fixed. I'm in no hurry.