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Re:An 11.88” Retina MacBook Air by smackfu on Saturday January 25, 2014 @01:35PM (#7121729)
If they are both Retina, then the weight difference is the biggest deal. Reducing the screen size from 13" to 12" would let them make it significantly lighter than the MacBook Pro.
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Re:An 11.88” Retina MacBook Air by pulmo on Saturday January 25, 2014 @01:37PM (#7121733)
Right. And people will ask themselves ... why have I paid more for a heavier notebook?
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Re:An 11.88” Retina MacBook Air by dagw on Saturday January 25, 2014 @02:08PM (#7121876)
I imagine that a 12" retina MBA will mean the death of the 13" MBP. I further imagine that Apple is perfectly OK with that.
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Re:An 11.88” Retina MacBook Air by XorNot on Saturday January 25, 2014 @02:44PM (#7122025)
I'm really struggling to imagine customers are going to be ok with that.

Just because a smallish form factor proved propular doesn't mean you're not suddenly going to find a size which is a dealbreaker.

12" is tiny and doesn't really improve portability for a laptop-like device (which goes in a backpack).

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