{"id":43705,"date":"2024-06-17T16:03:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T20:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=43705"},"modified":"2024-06-18T10:43:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T14:43:33","slug":"rumored-thinner-apple-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/17\/rumored-thinner-apple-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Rumored Thinner Apple Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tim Hardwick<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Apple intends to slim down the MacBook Pro, Apple Watch, and iPhone, with the new ultra-thin M4 iPad Pro a sign of the company’s new design trajectory, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.<\/p>

[…]<\/p>

Writing in the latest edition of his Power On newsletter<\/a>, Gurman says that like the iPad Pro, Apple is now focused on delivering the thinnest possible devices across its lineups without compromising on battery life or major new features.<\/p>

[…]<\/p>

In 2021, Apple significantly redesigned the MacBook Pro, making it thicker and heavier. A major highlight of the redesign was the reintroduction of several ports that were removed in previous iterations in favor of chassis thinness.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The 2021 MacBook Pro was a big step in the right direction, but I think it didn’t go far enough. The spec sheet<\/a> shows all-day battery life, but when using Xcode with my M1 MacBook Pro, battery is still a concern, even on non-transcontinental flights. And I would trade some thinness to be able to replace the battery (or<\/a> storage<\/a>!) without mailing the computer to Apple.<\/p>\n

I also don’t want a thinner keyboard. I would rather they add more hardware, such as more USB ports and a cellular modem, than shave off a few more millimeters<\/a>. Maybe that makes sense for a device like a MacBook Air or watch that’s supposed to be small, but not at the Pro end of the lineup.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n