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by mLuby 2556 days ago
Here's a revolutionary idea in case Sir Jony is reading:

Make it lighter and thicker.

Seriously, until it's as light as a phone I don't mind if they keep shaving weight off. But there's very little to be gained by going thinner:

1. I doubt ergonomics get much better as it approaches typing on a sheet of paper

2. the risk of bending increases

3. if it's not as thin they can fit more stuff in there more cheaply: better heat management, longer lasting batteries, faster processors/more memory, stronger antennas, etc.

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Thermal performance is my #1 issue with the MBP. I have a 2017 13", and it really struggles with even modest sustained loads. I often work outdoors from a hammock, and even in the shade it throttles very quickly when using Docker to spin up a local instance of an app or even tox to run its test suite.

Even just web browsing quickly becomes a problem if the laptop is in direct sunlight.