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Here's hoping, once again, that the wrist-killing edge [1] will finally be rounded off.

[1] http://onemansblog.com/2010/03/11/video-rant-taking-the-shar...

I just hope they finally update the MacBook Air with a decent screen. Doesn't even have to be Retina.

What's the benefit with MacBook Air vs the new macbook?

Not the OP but I've only used the new Macbook for a few minutes (maybe about 15 in my lifetime), but to my mind, the feel of the new keyboard leaves a lot to be desired. And I personally don't need a computer to be much smaller than the MBA.

It's my understanding that the MacBook is a very, very low wattage part - the "core M" series (~5 watts?). A MacBook Air has the lower wattage "core i" series part (~15 watts?), and the MacBook Pro has the higher wattage "core i" series part (~25 watts?).

I can't find any documentation ATM.

Hm I never used a laptop and thought, I wish this machine had a higher wattage.

You have probably used one and thought "this laptop is slow, I wish it were faster."

Totally! Never directly associated that with watts though.

an i5 today is about the same speed as an i7 in 2012, but uses 1/3rd the power. to use any less power, it needs to get slower.

The MacBook has an i5 or an i7, yes, and it also has fans, so it doesn't throttle so heavily on high workloads. It makes playing some games on low settings possible, which I appreciate.

> The MacBook has an i5 or an i7, yes, and it also has fans, so it doesn't throttle so heavily on high workloads.

I think that you mean "MacBook Air / Pro", as the MacBook is Core-M based and lacks fans, etc.

Oops, yes, the MBA is what I meant.

No chance. The MacBook is a replacement for the MacBook Air and is here to stay.

If so, kill the MacBook Air and lower the price of the MacBook. It's not reasonable to continue selling this aging product.

They will when they're able to get the price down while keeping their margins.

They will, the Macbook Air originally started around the price point of the current MacBook.

I was confused by this headline even after I read the article, whose actual title is Leaked trademarks confirm we’re getting three new MacBooks this week: Who needs permission to sell a computer?

Ah, the original French article makes it clear: In Russia such permission must be granted by the authorities before sales may begin. A liberal reading of this English article allows one to conclude they meant the same thing, but they split it across two sentences, so the idea was muddled.

Personally, I think the HN headline should change to match that of the article.

My biggest hopes: quadcore in 13inch pro or 15inch without bezels, not limiting ports too much yet. But if they dont come with kaby lake, can we expect fast minor refresh with kaby in q1 2017?

If their are less than two USB ports on the new Macbook pro, I'll be going for the last years version.

Magic toolbar doesn't excite me - never used the similar function keys on PCs, even when I had them.

I am expecting apple to drop both the headphone port and usb ports this time around. Maybe 2x USB C ports on either side.

I am pretty much sure at this point, that there will be a touchscreen mac in the upcoming event.. Microsoft has made too many ads to show the shortcomings of macbooks, with respect to lack of touchscreen in them...

There have been zero rumors about this, so I wouldn't hold my breath.

what is the point of touchscreen on the os that is not designed for it? I, as a programmer, would not like touchscreen.

When I had a Surface 3 for a short time, I used the touch screen rarely. However, I got into the habit of scrolling by swiping my thumb along the edge of the screen. I think I liked it because it gave me another, more outstretched, position to put my hands in.

Programmers have very different requirements for computers than non-techie users.

I use the TouchScreen on my SurfaceBook way more than I thought I would--just not for programming.

MacOS is not designed for touch-based computing. It's interesting that Microsoft's merging of tablet+desktop metaphors might finally be paying off (after 4 years!) - but I can't imagine app support is that good outside 1st party apps. Plus you still have/need a trackpad, right?

Where do you find touch to be usable?

Primarily I use touch in games; often casual games gotten from the MS store.

Or scrolling when web browsing.

The writing w/ the Pen in OneNote is great; but I don't use it all that much.

Yes; the SurfaceBook still has a trackpad; I don't think a touch screen is a replacement for it.

If they do, hopefully they'll support the Apple Pencil as well.

Thank you very much everyone for the downvotes - http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/25/images-of-new-macbook-pr...

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