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> Yeah, Macbook air really feels abandoned

The Macbook-with-no-suffix line is the implicit replacement for the Air anyway.

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Lighter, better screen, cheaper. I'm not sure why you'd buy an Air these days.

Keyboard doesn't feel like a keyboard, trackpad is fake, speed is that of a tablet, and has almost no ports.

I wanted the 11'' MBA with retina and an updated CPU, not a bastardized laptop. I want to feel keys pressing.

>Keyboard doesn't feel like a keyboard, trackpad is fake, speed is that of a tablet, and has almost no ports.

All valid points, bar the trackpad. The force touch trackpad is a pleasure to use and I much prefer it to previous Apple trackpads (which are still excellent).

Disagree, I use one of these machines on a daily basis (as well as one of the newer bluetooth keyboards with the same keys), and they are fantastic keyboards once you get used to them. The trackpad is fantastic as well

Right now the display port and the two USB ports for the Air feel just about right for me, and it seems like the ideal "minimalist" laptop.

Performance wise I hear that both are comparable and you'll get similar battery life on both, but for me the Macbook_Raw barely crosses the line of "too minimalist". Though honestly, even a second USBC port would probably change my mind on it.

I also really like the feel of the 13" screen - it seems just right, but I suppose I could get used to the 12". Also don't really wanna go back to a Bluetooth Mouse again, but this is ultimately a minor quibble that I could get over pretty easily.

Cheaper? Not at all. While I agree that the MacBook 12" is the new Air and the better purchase, it's rather expensive and currently the sole purpose of the original MacBook Air is covering the price range around 1000 €. Until the MacBook gets there.

To avoid dongle hell.

One man's dongle hell is another's unplug-one-thing-and-go heaven.

i'd be on board with two ports, i think, but one is a hard sell. i regularly want to plug things into my laptop while charging it. it's a shame, because they've almost sold me on the thing.

A second port wouldn't break your usecase.

I've noticed that having no choice in the matter makes it significantly more likely to be the case. After making the switch, I do feel that my experience is nicer for it.

Expansion lives on the outside, tailored to the environment in which it resides, and the battery lasts long enough that I can spend most of my day without the power adapter connected.

Because the Macbook runs slower the more you throw at it

Battery.

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