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Good stuff. I really want to see what the ATV 4K can do when it stretches its legs with that actively cooled A10X and a gamepad. It's easily a head and some shoulder above the Switch, which can run things like Fortnite and Doom. 


What I really want to see Apple do is take the publisher role, fund some AAA exclusives for it through third parties. 

MacPro said:

"After you."  "No, after you." "No, I insist after you."

The Great Canadian Standoff, I face it every day opening doors going to work :P 

I'm hoping the next update abandons the space used for the spinning hard drive so that it can be all flash, as well as fit the dual blower cooler from the iMac Pro. 

canukstorm said:

I think Ben Lovejoy, over at 9to5mac, might be pretty close with his prediction:

"So here’s what might happen:

• Apple finally kills the MacBook Air
• The entry-level 12-inch MacBook price falls to $999
• The rumored new 13-inch machine comes in at $1199"

https://9to5mac.com/2018/08/17/2018-macbook-opinion/

Yeah that's the only way I see the line making sense. The 13" retina being cheaper than the 12" retina made no sense. 

Air goes away, 
12" takes Air price slot 
13" takes 12" price slot 

Line makes sense again. 

I'm hoping the starting storage and RAM aren't so gimped that you're right up to the rMBP pricing anyways once you upgrade those.

8GB/256GB would be a decent start point.

1200USD = 1,568CAD, * 1.15 tax = $1803, just to start, ouch. Two of those things aren't in Apples control, but still, for entry level, ouch. In 2015 I had bought the 15" rMBP for 2500 all in.

This could though make sense if it's the 12" Macbook taking over the Air price slot, while the new 13" takes the 12"s current price. It wouldn't make sense for a retina 13 to be cheaper than the retina 12 otherwise.