![]() ![]() At 3.3 pounds, it comes in just under the 14-inch Pro’s 3.5 pounds, while adding a fair bit to the 13-inch Air’s 2.7. It’s also just a indecipherable hair thicker than the 13-inch Air’s 0.44. It does, however, remain a good deal thinner at 0.45 to 0.61 inches – the reduction of “pro” features like a fan go a long way there. The Air’s footprint is longer and wider than the 14-inch Pro (13.4×9.35 inches vs. These are reasons the form factor has persisted well after the rise of the smartphone. More compute and graphical power are better for playing more complex games and executing many business workflows. A larger laptop screen is better for watching movies. ![]() I wouldn’t, for example, want to write a book – or even this article – on my phone. These are things that separate them from our mobile devices. When it comes to laptops, more is often more: size, computing, inputs. The Pro adds an additional USB-C port, HDMI and SD Card slot. The Air has four in all: MagSafe, two Thunderbolt 4/USB-C and a headphone jack. Others, it seems, may well be a byproduct of Apple finding ways to differentiate the Pro models from the Air. Some are currently necessary for a thinner and lighter profile. While multiple systems have come along since, I firmly believe that to still be true. At the time, I declared the Air the right MacBook for nearly everyone. When the line finally got a new design to match its chipset, it felt like a new class of portable MacBooks. The first M2 MacBook Air was just such a device. Thin and light laptops grow more capable as the years go by, and our expectation of what such machines can and should do grows along with them. It’s packing a single knapsack for a week-long trip, leaving your home unencumbered, but entirely aware that some of the things you might want – or even occasionally need – won’t be coming with you.Īs technology advances, such sacrifices grow less common. It’s a reminder that freedom of movement means leaving things behind. The thin and light notebook is a creature of sacrifice. ![]()
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