Re:Apple Has Probably Killed the ‘Air’ Brand
by notatoad on Friday April 15, 2016 @06:01PM
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>I don't personally know anyone who's actually bought the new Macbook
I'm not sure which of us is living in a bubble, but it's probably the most common computer i see in coffee shops and shared workspaces. Granted, i live in a fairly wealthy resort town, but they're definitely selling.
Re:Apple Has Probably Killed the ‘Air’ Brand
by spike021 on Friday April 15, 2016 @06:18PM
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Odd, I haven't seen more than a couple and I live and work in SF/SF Bay Area as well as still go to college, where most students who have Macs have Macbook Airs. I don't think I've ever seen the Macbook (12 inch with retina) at school actually.
Re:Apple Has Probably Killed the ‘Air’ Brand
by nostrademons on Friday April 15, 2016 @09:23PM
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The Pro has gotten a lot thinner lately. I've got a 2015 MBP (Retina 13") and it's only about 2/3 the thickness of my wife's 2013 MBP, and about half of my old 2009 MBP. I can comfortably hold it in one hand, which is one of the main reasons folks would buy the Macbook Air.
I've got an old laptop backpack that I used to use for a ThinkPad, and then for a System76 Pangolin. One of my first-world problems is that the MBP is too thin to fit snuggly in the laptop pocket; I usually throw a book or a folder in with it so it doesn't flop around. Compared to either the Pangolin or ThinkPad, the MBP is less than half the thickness.
Re:Apple Has Probably Killed the ‘Air’ Brand
by whitenoice on Friday April 15, 2016 @09:38PM
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Are you referring to Macbook Pro or Macbook (http://www.apple.com/macbook/)? From your comment is seems like your are talking about MBP and parent comment is talking about the latter.
Re:Apple Has Probably Killed the ‘Air’ Brand
by notatoad on Friday April 15, 2016 @10:28PM
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i'm talking about the 12" retina macbook that has no glowing apple on the lid.
Re:Apple Has Probably Killed the ‘Air’ Brand
by amelius on Friday April 15, 2016 @09:06PM
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I own a MacBook air, but I never use it. Laptops are ergonomically too unpleasant for my taste.
Although the iPad Air and the 10" iPad Pro are now equivalent size and weight, the Pro gets the fancy new touchscreen that works with Apple's Pencil (how 53 is handling this product name, I don't know; but I digress) while Air just sits there all non-friendly to the Wonderful New Stylus, but at a lower price point.
As for the laptops, I don't personally know anyone who's actually bought the new Macbook. It's certainly attractive looking, but its specs aren't as attractive as a Macbook Air. I've preferred the Air over the Pro for years now, mainly because the Pro is so bulky and heavy. Air compiles apps Just Fine, Thanks.
If the thesis is "they're not going to make anything newly designed and call it 'Air'" then OK. That kind of pontification isn't my thing. If the thesis is "they're dropping the 'Air' brand and giving it a new name" then fine. However, if Apple would really consider dropping the Air product lines in the near future, it'll just add to the already-irritated masses (you know, those of us who've been detesting 'change for the sake of change' and regression in various software products ...)