stellz: they need to make an even smaller MacBook air, 12" or so. I need a purse sized laptop for those "shit is on fire" pings because I am not giving up the 16" pro

they need to make an even smaller MacBook air, 12" or so. I need a purse sized laptop for those "shit is on fire" pings because I am not giving up the 16" pro

also we should kill them if they give it 8gb of ram

I mostly just ssh into things from my phone to kick stuff in an emergency. If i have to write code and my laptop isnt near then nobody is having a good time

do you keep like a tiny keyboard or

The strength of my thumbs will prevail

I am too weak for this despite being a Big Phone person 🫡

i just got a this thing and it's pretty decent for a tiny thang, even with my large hands. only weird thing is Tab is fn-capslock, but it's gettin the job done. post typed on it

the 12” macbook would be so good now

very much an "apple silicon could have fixed her" model right there

literally just shove a base model chip, 8gb of memory, and sell it for $600-800 to destroy the market. doesn’t even need a design update. i’ve been desiring a small thin client and there just isn’t anything right now

Like a modern EeePC?

exactly yes please

god yes what if it was modular tho… like one of those Framework laptops 🤤

this and also put in cellular hooly shit

i know apple won't do this because they're still hoping ipads will take over one day but like it'd be so cool

i'll buy a 12" arm laptop with cellular even if someone else makes it tbh

ohh now that i think of it. what you wanted existed en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12-inch... it just sucked bc apple silicon wasn't a thing yet (and bad keyboards)

Apparently there are rumors the 12 inches might be appropriated as the "budget" entry model, but that hasn't really materialized. Still one of Apple's biggest missed opportunities, always astounded at how small that thing was.

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I do enjoy linux but I prefer my work computers to be macs, I'm not trying to spend more time troubleshooting my work tools

Gentoo

they need to bring back the 11.6" air so bad. it would be fast as hell with the new M3/M4 too.

in tim apple’s mind the ipad is for this but let’s not be kidding you can’t get much done on one aside from drawing nice pictures

I use the iPad for exactly that

how does iOS not drive you insane when trying to do anything

that sounds like carrying a 3-day-old fish around just in case you need to pour concrete

I adore teeny computers!

I have a little dell thing for this but every time I need it I never have it and end up on my phone instead 😔

Those are called "Tablets" and "Cell Phones"

no they're not! those things have clunky operating systems. I can't put PgAdmin on my iPad or my Pixel.

So why don't you invent a laptop the size of a cell phone? We have the technology for it, and a cell phone screen is just the right size.

I have a job already and I'm trying to do it. also this has sorta been done before just never that well

Past mistakes are recorded so we can learn from them secondhand. Go for it, while keeping in mind the mistakes of those that came before you

once upon a time I had a sharp actius mm20 (1GHz transmeta crusoe, ati mobility radeon) it was ~10.5" or so and perfect light luggable for emergencies are you adverse to tablets?

I loved my 11” MacBook Airs, but 10 year old laptops just can’t keep up. The new 13s are really not much bigger

in the wonderful world of PCs we have the lenovo thinkpad x1 gen 2 which is both at once

Oh wow...

But how do you type on a pretty small laptop😭

not that well but that's fine. it's not for regular working on

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Neat www.tomshardware.com/desktops/min...

Full AMD Ryzen PC crammed into a folding mini keyboard — includes a built-in trackpad and battery; all you need is a displaywww.tomshardware.com Is that an AMD Ryzen 7 8840U in your pocket?

Remember the 2015–2019 MacBook? I loved the design on those.

May I ask your opinion? I will soon need to replace my 15” pro. Do you find the 16” to be significantly better or does the extra size make it more cumbersome for travel and getting around?

I've been using the 16" models for a decade so I'm probably not the right person to ask. I value screen real estate a lot because I won't want to wear my glasses when I use the computer

I guess they used to be 15" with the mid 2015 model but same size shell

Thank you!

I moved from 15 to 16 about a year ago. It’s pretty much the same form factor. I still use the same laptop bag, above desk laptop stand thingy, couch swivel arm laptop table, etc. The only thing I noticed was OMG performance and battery life! (I went a ..while.. between updates this time.)

Good to know, thanks! My battery is on its last legs which I suspect is causing performance issues. But its a 2015 MBP and I'm not sure paying for battery replacement is cost effective in the long run. If the 16" screen isn't much different in real use, I may opt for a more recent refurbished 15".

I can’t say I noticed a huge difference on the screen. More pixels / higher res is nice, but not life changing. Also, I still kinda hate the notch, so there’s that…

Apple had an 11” model for awhile.

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