|
|
|
|
|
|
by gnicholas
1700 days ago
|
|
|
That was my feeling as well, but when I talked to this employee he pointed out that they've always had a low-end MBP that's available for much less than $2k. If they ditch the 13" MBP then the cheapest MBP will be pretty expensive. It is possible that they'll get rid of it and make the MBP line truly 'Pro'-only. But I hope not, especially if that means that you can't get more ports/connectivity without dropping 2 grand on a laptop... |
|
|
Maybe it was that way to get Retina displays to more people. It wasn't possible to package Retina on an MBA with onboard GPU with lower thermal dissipation (1st retina MBA only came out in ~2019 with horrible thermal issues, and also the 12" MacBook failure).
I wish Apple would instead transition the cheap MBP to an MBA+ or high spec MBA instead. More ports, more display capabilities, but not far more GPU or CPU power. The base M1 is fine power wise. Just more RAM, and more usability in port selection. Or even a 15" MBA using previous-gen's MBP LCD panels.