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Re: The 2020 MacBook Air

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Post by nicoburns » Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 7:24 PM UTC

chambo622 wrote: post #4

tpmx wrote: post #2

So eight years after the first retina MBP there's finally a good retina MBA.

Seriously. Wondering if I should get one of these to replace my 2015 13" rMBP, which, as of late, has pretty poor battery life and degraded performance. Wouldn't mind something a bit more portable. Or, if the obvious move is a new iPad Pro.

Yeah, I'm thinking that this is the obvious replacement for my 2015 13" rMBP. Mine is still a solid machine, and I don't anticipate needing to upgrade for at least another year, but I'd definitely consider this over the current pro. Fast CPU, no touchbar, and sensible pricing (hopefully this is a sign of Apple changing direction pricing wise).

Re: The 2020 MacBook Air

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Post by JohnTHaller » Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 7:25 PM UTC

cpach wrote: post #9

minikites wrote: post #3

I'm not sure why Apple gets all this credit for making a reliable keyboard, something the rest of the industry figured out decades ago.

The rest of the industry…? At work we have lots of Lenovo and HP laptops and those keyboards are, IMO, clearly inferior to my MBA 2012.

You may not like the feel, but the keys don't stop working like the 2015-2019 MacBooks.

Re: The 2020 MacBook Air

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Post by nicoburns » Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 7:26 PM UTC

ilogik wrote: post #6

chambo622 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seriously. Wondering if I should get one of these to replace my 2015 13" rMBP, which, as of late, has pretty poor battery life and degraded performance. Wouldn't mind something a bit more portable. Or, if the obvious move is a new iPad Pro.

the 2020 mbp 14 inch should be just around the corner. I just replaced the battery in my 2013 mbp

How much did the battery replacement cost? Mine's still ok, but it probably won't be long before I'd consider a replacement. But that does rather depend on the price...

Re: The 2020 MacBook Air

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Post by mx24 » Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 7:26 PM UTC

cpach wrote: post #9

minikites wrote: post #3

I'm not sure why Apple gets all this credit for making a reliable keyboard, something the rest of the industry figured out decades ago.

The rest of the industry…? At work we have lots of Lenovo and HP laptops and those keyboards are, IMO, clearly inferior to my MBA 2012.

ThinkPads are well known for having great keyboards. Apple’s do not compare.

Re: The 2020 MacBook Air

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Post by safog » Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 7:26 PM UTC

It's hard to take Gruber seriously anymore. I haven't seen anyone with such an obvious bias for Apple and disdain for anything non-Apple so 99% of what he writes about Apple is going to be sunshine and butterflies.

If you aren't going to say anything controversial, why bother even listening to you? I'll just watch Apple's PR videos and be happy.

Re: The 2020 MacBook Air

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Post by lozaning » Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 7:26 PM UTC

Userno1122 wrote: post #10

cpach wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The rest of the industry…? At work we have lots of Lenovo and HP laptops and those keyboards are, IMO, clearly inferior to my MBA 2012.

Compare the same price MacBook for the same price Lenovo, and you will see how the rest of the industry has clearly figured it out. Not shilling for Lenovo, but yeah, there's nothing special about it.

You can pry the x220 classic keyboard I've got on my x220 daily driver from my cold dead fingers.

Re: The 2020 MacBook Air

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Post by gnulinux » Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 7:27 PM UTC

minikites wrote: post #3

I'm not sure why Apple gets all this credit for making a reliable keyboard, something the rest of the industry figured out decades ago.

I bought a ThinkPad X1 Carbon 7th Gen a few months back. I can't say the keyboard is amazing. Compared any other laptop, sure it's better, but still subpar. I think old Macbooks had better keyboard.

Re: The 2020 MacBook Air

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Post by Traster » Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 7:29 PM UTC

thrav wrote: post #5

minikites wrote: post #3

I'm not sure why Apple gets all this credit for making a reliable keyboard, something the rest of the industry figured out decades ago.

Because they’re usually making it a fraction of the size / depth of most of the rest of the industry.

At 0.13cm thicker than the dell XPS13, I don't think they're really doing anything crazy slim.

Re: The 2020 MacBook Air

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Post by JohnTHaller » Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 7:30 PM UTC

Pro Tip: The MacBook Air line of today has taken over for the MacBook line of old. It's not like the original air which was so much thinner and lighter than everything else. Thickness of the 13" MacBook Air is 0.63" vs 0.59" of the 13" MacBook Pro and weight of the Air is 2.8lbs vs 3.0lbs for the Pro. The MacBook Air is the lower-end MacBook now.

Re: The 2020 MacBook Air

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Post by sintaxi » Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 7:30 PM UTC

nicoburns wrote: post #13

ilogik wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the 2020 mbp 14 inch should be just around the corner. I just replaced the battery in my 2013 mbp

How much did the battery replacement cost? Mine's still ok, but it probably won't be long before I'd consider a replacement. But that does rather depend on the price...

I have replaced the battery in both my rMBP (2015). It costs about $100 and can be done yourself.