[tekklloneer]

I know why apple hasn't, but I'd kill for a $1500 macbook stuffed into a macbook pro case, and all of that spare space taken up by battery.

Give me a core-m, 8GB RAM, a high res display, and a massive battery.

[canuckintime]

All these years I've wanted a lightweight 15" (or 17") MacBook/Air but Apple insists on segmenting the larger laptops at more expensive prices. Apple won't even offer a 15" MBP without the dGPUs now.

Apple should simply offer two lines of laptop:

11"/13"/15" MacBooks optimized for thinness

13"/15"/17" MacBook Pros optimized for power

[toyg]

It would weight like a similarly-sized coffee-table book, you'd need a cart to drag it around.

But yeah, overall Apple should give us more options. It was fine before with dedicated lineups - Air for battery-life and portability, Pro for ultimate power. The current lineup makes both segments pay more while giving them stuff they don't need.

[gambiting]

I would also settle for a battery pack which charges the MacBook at full speed over USB. I know the latest one charges from battery packs, but they can usually provide 15-20W, so it's a bit from the charger's 65 or 85W.