A 15-inch MacBook Air could be the best laptop ever made but I wont buy one

Date:
Fri, 25 Mar 2022 11:59:01 +0000

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Apple making a 15-inch MacBook Air could either be a genius move or a big mistake.

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New rumors doing the rounds suggest that Apple could release a new 15-inch MacBook Air in 2023. This could either be the best decision Apple has ever made or a big mistake.

The rumor comes from a report by Display Supply Chain Consultants which suggests that Apple is working on a MacBook Air that has a screen around 15-inches in size, which will launch alongside a slightly larger 13-inch MacBook Air.

This isnt the first time a 15-inch MacBook Air has been mooted, of course. As MacRumors points out , Apple has apparently been toying with the idea as far back as 2008. However, so far, the company has kept to a 13-inch form factor for its thin and light laptop.

The idea of a 15-inch MacBook Air has certainly excited a lot of people. At the moment, if youd like a MacBook with a screen size larger than 13-inches, you need to buy a drastically more expensive MacBook Pro. Not only are the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros more expensive, they offer a level of performance aimed at professionals, so many people wanting a MacBook for more casual use would be paying for features and specs they simply dont need.

A 15-inch MacBook Air could be the ideal solution, then, offering a more affordable large-screen MacBook with sensible specs. If done right, it could very well be the best laptop ever made, like the 13-inch MacBook Air (M1, 2020) currently is, but if these rumors are true (and thats a big if) I wont be buying one. Analysis: 13-inch for the win (Image credit: Daria Photostock
/ Shutterstock)

There are lots of reasons to love the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), but chief among them is the fact that its thin, light and easily portable. A lot of this is thanks to the fact that it has a 13-inch screen, and Im concerned that any MacBook Air that comes with a larger screen could lose that portability.

Dell, one of Apples great competitors, has shown with the XPS 15 that it is possible to make a thin, light and stylish 15-inch laptop , but over the many years Ive been reviewing and using laptops, Ive always preferred 13-inch laptops .

For a start, I often work while commuting on bus and train, and a 13-inch laptop is much more comfortable to do that with. My old work machine was a 15-inch MacBook Pro , but it was simply too large to use on a pull-out tray
on a train.

Work has since replaced the 15-inch MacBook Pro with a 13-inch Surface Laptop Go , and while on paper that may seem like a downgrade, Ive actually found myself using the Surface Laptop Go a lot more than I ever used the 15-inch MacBook Pro, due to it being so easy to carry around and use on public transport.

Its also why I fell in love with the MacBook Air, and why I recommend it to basically anyone looking for a new laptop. Its also why I preferred the MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) to the MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021) . Despite them essentially having the same specs, the smaller 14-inch model just felt more impressive and more convenient.

So if there is indeed going to be a 15-inch MacBook Air in the future, and even if its the best laptop ever made, I still probably wont buy it. But, for those of you who like larger laptop screens, it could be a genius move by Apple. These are the best MacBook and Macs



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