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Re:New Apple Macbook Pro RAM is soldered to the motherboard ... by silvestrov on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @08:31AM (#4105499)
What I don't understand is why it is marketed as a MacBook Pro, and not as a 15" MacBook Air. It has much more in common with the Airs than the Pros.
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Re:New Apple Macbook Pro RAM is soldered to the motherboard ... by masklinn on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @08:47AM (#4105572)
> It has much more in common with the Airs than the Pros.

Technologically yes, in terms of industrial design, power envelope and form-factor no, it doesn't have the characteristic tapered edge (or the possibility to slide it into an envelope), and it remains very heavy compared to an Air: the weight has gone down to that of the "old" 13" MBP (4.46 to 4.5 lbs), but it's half again the weight of the 13" Air 2.96 lbs) and almost twice the weight of the 11" (2.38 lbs).

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Re:New Apple Macbook Pro RAM is soldered to the motherboard ... by its_so_on on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @08:35AM (#4105513)
Because it doesn't taper to a penny-edge and weighs several pounds more. It's not really what the "Air" was about.

If you say "15 inch air" people have expectations that you couldn't have fit all the muscle this thing has into.

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