[walterbell]

External displays can be used for multiple generations of laptop hardware. Unlike CPUs, displays are not improving dramatically each year.

MacBook Air is a world-leading form factor for travel, it's not "low-end".

MBA with extra storage/RAM can exceed revenue of base MBP.

[stouset]

We’re still talking the low end of this product line. If you’re buying two monitors for your employees, I’m not sure you’re skimping on the cost between an M3 and an M3 Pro.

[walterbell]

As stated, it's not about cost.

The travel form factor of MBA is not available for MBP, for any price.

[justinclift]

What's Apple high end laptop product line?