Apple Just Cannibalized the MacBook Air

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Post by Griff » Thu, Oct 24, 2013, 6:51 PM UTC

Apple Just Cannibalized the MacBook Air
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Post by benatkin » Thu, Oct 24, 2013, 7:23 PM UTC

The battery life is missing from the table, probably because it contradicts the author's linkbait title.

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Post by joshontheweb » Thu, Oct 24, 2013, 7:25 PM UTC

Unless they come out with an 11" Macbook Pro, I'm sticking with the Air. If you have a 13" Air then yes, the pros have made more sense for awhile IMO. For me the 11" Air with 8 gigs of ram, i7 processor and a solid state drive plus a Thunderbolt display is the ideal setup. Super portable and powerful enough for anything but the latest 3d gaming plus the display for when I'm in the office.

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Post by rsync » Thu, Oct 24, 2013, 7:26 PM UTC

"Would you buy a MacBook Air after the latest MacBook Pro update?"

I can't see why anyone has bought a 13" MBA since the first retina screen was announced 2+ years ago.

I'm still nursing a late 2008 MBA along until there is a retina option. Why bother otherwise ?

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Oct 24, 2013, 7:27 PM UTC

rsync wrote: post #4

"Would you buy a MacBook Air after the latest MacBook Pro update?" I can't see why anyone has bought a 13" MBA since the first retina screen was announced 2+ years ago. I'm still nursing a late 2008 MBA along until there is a retina option. Why bother otherwise ?

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Post by kylelibra » Thu, Oct 24, 2013, 7:28 PM UTC

I was kind of wondering about this as well, the line between the smallest low end Macbook Pro and the high end Macbook Air is blurring. Perhaps they will eventually roll all the Macbooks into one product line again?

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Post by Karunamon » Thu, Oct 24, 2013, 7:28 PM UTC

benatkin wrote: post #2

The battery life is missing from the table, probably because it contradicts the author's linkbait title.

He also treats weight as a non issue.

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Post by ScottWhigham » Thu, Oct 24, 2013, 7:29 PM UTC

Karunamon wrote: post #7

benatkin wrote: post #2

The battery life is missing from the table, probably because it contradicts the author's linkbait title.

He also treats weight as a non issue.

Is weight really an issue? We're talking less than a half pound difference between two laptops. I don't think that's an "issue".

Re: Apple Just Cannibalized the MacBook Air

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Post by rayiner » Thu, Oct 24, 2013, 7:30 PM UTC

The price difference is $200 in the U.S. The wedge profile of the MBA makes it feel a lot smaller than the MBP (e.g. when shoving it in your briefcase). The trade-off for the lower-resolution screen is much better battery life. The MBA gets 15+ hours for web browsing with Mavricks. http://www.macrumors.com/2013/10/23/13-inch-2013-macbook-air...

I'm upping my MBA to an rMBP, but I can totally see why someone would get the former instead.

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Post by posabsolute » Thu, Oct 24, 2013, 7:30 PM UTC

Exactly what I was thinking I currently got a air 13 inch & i'm like fuck for 0.5 pound I much prefer having the new 13 pro.

Specially since upgrading the air cpu (& being still less powerful) puts you roughly at the same price.