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highest specced out Mac mini, once you also get a display, keyboard etc is into iMac Pro price territory, all because of the disgusting price Apple charges for RAM and storage upgrades. And that isn’t for a 5K display.

This would not be makiing me so disappointed if Apple had made the SSD to be user upgradable like the RAM.

Quixotic?
Somehow I don’t think gaming stock options was Don de la Mancha’s bag. Inadvertently or not.

edit: Nunzy finds you lot so easy.

rogifan_new said:

So a lower cost MBA with retina screen? Not buying it. I could see a better screen than the current model. But a screen as good as the rMB or rMBP? And cheaper? No way. Also wouldn’t said product just make the rMB obsolete?

I don’t think Apple sold too many rMBs. Ived into unusablity. The current MBA would outsell it in multiples.

I think you are onto something there, Nunzy. I also think they could drop the cost even further by eliminating the keyboard too.

BrianJ said:

Comparing the MacBook Air to the current MacBook Pro 13 and you're dealing with pretty much the same size machine.  The MBA is way less powerful, and has a lower quality display.  However, it does maintain the legacy ports and a magsafe charger, both of which will likely be gone in the next revision.

Keeping the machine in the lineup just to have a lower cost entry level machine makes sense.  However, MacBook Air name doesn't make sense, as the regular MacBook is much smaller.  If they can reduce the cost of the MacBook, then it would even out their lineup a little better.

techprod1gy said:

Agree with above comment. The MacBook is plenty light so the only real reason from my view would be lower price point. Any additional thoughts?

The MacBook is a failure. I think I have only ever seen one outside a shop, and that was years ago. Too expensive, gutless, and only one port! No good. Reducing the price doesn’t overcome its limited usefulness. It is too limited.urashid said:

Maybe they'll make it with slightly better screen (1920x1200), keep the legacy ports, with option for 16GB RAM and keep it around the current MBA starting prices.  This will be a perfect machine for students/education market.  And there will be enough differentiation between the MacBook, Air and Pro lines to justify their price points.

BittySon said:

Just keep the Air keyboard and form factor, put on a Retina display, two TB 3 ports, 8 GB standard / 16 GB option and all will be good and it will sell like hotcakes.

Yes. Two for the two miss entropys for Christmas.