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[Guevara]

Wait wasn't the old/current air like $999 to start?

 

[RowdyReverb]

10 hours of all day battery life. WTF does that suppose to mean?

One business day of battery life.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

I want to be able to laugh at the prices. Sadly, I'll probably be in a meeting when they do announce it.

 

[Leona Lewis]

Yep, that new MacBook is mine. It's clearly being positioned as the future of the entire product line.

 

[LifeLike]

It's not just with you.

It's on you.

lmao

It's with US !

 

[dallow_bg]

$1299. For those specs.

Truly a status symbol.

Well, what other device is that thin for cheaper?

 

[Jarmel]

$1299?

lol what

 

[AngryMoth]

What about the 15" pro

 

[Deku Tree]

No update for the 15" rMBP? Just a 13" update? Why?

 

[Junior Mint]

I guess they should dump Lighting on the iPhone and iPad and replace them with USB C ports now. Only makes sense... seems inevitable, really.

I agree. The lightning plugs kind of make no sense but I doubt Apple would do it when they make so much free money off those 5c cables.

 

[Cimarron]

Here we go!

 

[-griffy-]

Hmmm, so are 15" Pros just gonna fade quietly into the night?

 

[flyover]

They pretty much have to price the MB like that if they're going to continue selling the Air at its current prices.

 

[Rockstar Beaver]

Exactly the price I expected. Not sure this could replace my 15" MBP, though I'm tempted to take the plunge. Wonder how it looks at native res.

Keep your MBP. That is still a way better, more functional laptop than the new "Macbook".

 

[zychi]

How good is that Dual core Intel M? I feel like if you did any actual work on that 12 incher itll overheat.
It's pretty tho


I want the 13 inch with the new trackpad. Wish theyd throw retina into an air tho :/

 

[LostMyNarbles]

That Macbook pricing has me worried moving into the Apple Watch segment...

 

[Namikaze]

10 hours of all day battery life. WTF does that suppose to mean?

A full work day's worth of battery life.

 

[subrock]

So no headphones on the Macbook, hmmm, no.

 

[ScepticMatt]

Can USB-C handle multiple input/output dongles?

i.e. Power + HDMI + Ethernet.

4 sets of high speed lanes + dedicated usb-2 and power lanes. But display alone may use all 4 high speed lanes if you use a 4k monitor.

 

[thenexus6]

For those specs and loss of functionality? Not at all.

I guess, but now the names don't match the products

 

[Jeff-DSA]

$1,300 for those specs is ridiculous. Get out of here with that crap. I get the premium for some of the new tech in there, but that's WAY too high.

 

[Auctopus]

Hopefully, Apple have reached the end-game of thinness and they can stop striving for thinner and thinner products.

 

[Epsilon-delta]

$1299 is quite a price for those specs.

 

[Guess Who]

Hmmm, so are 15" Pros just gonna fade quietly into the night?

No, just no updates today because Intel still hasn't shipped quad-core laptop Broadwells.

 

[kiguel182]

So, are those the only upgrades to the Pro or are there going to be more in the Summer?

Regardless that's pretty much all I wanted. Except I wish they had upgraded the SSD to 256 gb to the entry line. Kinda bummed about that.

 

[Jayayess1190]

Glad the MBP got Broadwell, new ssd, and the Force Pad, but this is setting up the slimmer Skylake redesign with wireless charging to be amazing.

 

[Dreadnought]

So no headphones on the Macbook, hmmm, no.

There's a headphone jack

 

[Systemwarrior]

That Macbook pricing has me worried moving into the Apple Watch segment...

Same here.

 

[AlexMeloche]

An accurate watch? That's true innovation folks!

 

[Hasney]

Someone really needs to make an Ive supercut of over-explaining and gushing over simple components/concepts.

And with such a small logic board, we've gone one step further by making sure each component is fastened to its my semen. With this goal in mind, I engineered my jizz to ensure that it works as a thermal paste as well as solder. This means that every I new gets a small piece of me.

 

[Derpyduck]

Yeah, the 13" MacBook Pro w/ Retina is by far the best value if the slight bit of extra thickness and weight are OK with you (it's still super portable).

It's thicker, but not thick and/or heavy by any means. I much prefer it to the Air that I used to own because unlike the Air, it actually feels solid. I also like how it's a uniform shape rather than fat in the back and skinnier as you move towards the front. Speakers blow the Air's away too.

 

[Brinbe]

My eyes can't possibly roll enough

 

[Fliesen]

$1299. For those specs.

Truly a status symbol.

remember the price of the first gen macbook air?

wasn't that like $ 1799?

it went down to half of that over the last few years.

 

[Einbroch]

Well, what other device is that thin for cheaper?

None. I'm just saying you buy this for the status. You can brag about it.

 

[GalacticMouse]

I'll never understand why people don't "get" Apple's pricing. They sell lower spec'd machines that have a much higher build quality than most/all of their competitors.

I definitely see why someone wouldn't want to buy one, but to be shocked at the price? Haven't we all seen this enough times by now?

 

[Corgi]

I... don't like any of these watch faces.

 

[GK86]

Apple watch can tell time. Great feature.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

that mickey mouse watchface

 

[LyleLanley]

Hopefully, Apple have reached the end-game of thinness and they can stop striving for thinner and thinner products.

They'll never be done going for thinner products.

 

[nhlducks35]

Apple watch can tell time. Great feature.

"Apple Reinvents Time"

 

[BeatResetsTheWorld]

Is $1299 good....?

Whats the point of keeping the "Air" line / name if this new one is so much lighter.

Not really. You're basically just paying premium for a thin fetish

 

[AlexMeloche]

I had a Mickey Mouse watch 20 years ago.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

It's thicker, but not thick and/or heavy by any means. I much prefer it to the Air that I used to own because unlike the Air, it actually feels solid. I also like how it's a uniform shape rather than fat in the back and skinnier as you move towards the front. Speakers blow the Air's away too.

Indeed. I'll probably be replacing my wife's aging MacBook Air with it since this new device is too expensive and too limited.

 

[ScepticMatt]

Uhhhhh I think it's a bit high for those specs. I'm sure plenty here will say that it's far cheaper than they expected.

A "bit" high?

It has a freaking weak CoreM.

 

[freenudemacusers]

just need to get some gold sneakers for my gold watch and gold phone and gold laptop so i can cause pileups outside starbucks.

 

[ReAxion]

If you're balking at "that price for those specs" you're missing something very important that you can't get anywhere else.

 

[dallow_bg]

None. I'm just saying you buy this for the status. You can brag about it.

Or the price doesn't really matter, and you just want something as small as possible.
I wouldn't even leave the house with this laptop.

 

[GK86]

So Google Now?

 

[JoseDFrog]

I had a Mickey Mouse watch 20 years ago.

me too, brohug

 

[diehard]

$1,300 for those specs is ridiculous. Get out of here with that crap. I get the premium for some of the new tech in there, but that's WAY too high.

That price is competitive with the Yoga 3 Pro and Surface Pro 3, which are similairly specced.