Loby01

Looking forward to the desktop version for video editing.  There is no thunderbolt 4 enclosures out there and this may be the “go to” for content creators unless OWC or others come out with thunderbolt 4 enclosures this year.  

bestkeptsecret said:

christopher126 said:

Interesting article, thx. Is it just me or is the MacBookAir looking a little dated next to the MacBook?

It's the black bezel. Even when I used to have my MBP and MBA open side-by-side, the MBP looked much better since it had the black bezel to off-set the silver colour.

Agree...I have a 2013 MacBook Air i7 512 SSD with 8 GB and a Macbook 2010 and I sometimes tend to use the Macbook 2010 more because of the screen and black bezel frame when doing general usage stuff. I do see a difference with the black around the edges compared to without, for the black frame gives a better view optically. Maybe it is my eyes etc. I do like the MacAir without the black bezel just for the all silver type design look, but again I believe the black bezel gives a better screen view overall. I notice this also with my iPhone as well with its black edge when watching video.

"A little dated...? Kind of...just because we are now use to the look only, not in dated superior design.

What I predict with the eventual versions of Macbook line-up is that the Macbook Air will just turn into the Macbook Pro, maybe with its current basic design. The Macbook Air in my opinion is the best laptop design ever to date overall. I really don't think that they have to change much. I am on my third Macbook Air since the first 2008 version. Apple should just put a retina on the current MBA design, figure out how to add a few more ports with of course updates to CPU, GPU and RAM and give it a black bezel and call it the New Macbook Pro. Keep the current keyboard and overall design, even the current Macbook Air's trackpad if they want to keep costs lower and keep the Macbook's features and overall design different to justify buying (The Air's trackpad is already superior to anything else without track force anyway). This would keep still the difference between the new Macbook and the Macbook Pro for consumers selection without confusion.

Plus, those really who what a Macbook Pro are work horse type of people anyway. So making it all "pretty" is not really important. They want good design and function, function over thinness and cuteness. 'Power' baby...that what the Pro consumer demands...and needs depending on what they are doing.

Again, I LOVE the current design look of the Macbook Air. Hard to reinvent perfection.