Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with the powerful M3 chip

Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by babypuncher on Monday March 04, 2024 @05:32PM (#39597039)

I'll take a good trackpad over the trackpoint any day.

I also find something weirdly repulsive about the plastics they use on ThinkPads. A true Macbook alternative shouldn't be using much plastic at all, though.

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by dave78 on Monday March 04, 2024 @05:59PM (#39597312)

Maybe I'm odd, but I much prefer the Thinkpad's body to the Macbook (I have both). I don't like the coldness of the metal chassis, either on my palms or on my legs if using it away from a desk. Thinkpad plastic does not feel cheap or weak to me, so that's not an issue.

I also can't stand the Mac keyboard, especially compared to the Thinkpad.

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by paulryanrogers on Monday March 04, 2024 @06:58PM (#39597738)

Those butterfly keyboards on older Macs are terrible: bad UX, impossible to self repair, costly for pro repair. Truly form over function, to a fault.

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