My opinion on the design of the laptop isn’t changed - it feels like a skinnier (and, in my opinion, better) version of the 13-inch MacBook Pro. If the MacBook Air lacks the wedge that made it the Air (remember that envelope schtick) then is it really a MacBook Air? Why is it not a MacBook? I am confused. Instead of an icon, it looked like any other Apple (or Windows laptop.) Sure it was thin and light, but the design looked pretty ho-hum.Īnd now that I have had the opportunity to use the laptop for a few weeks, what do I think? When Apple changed the design of the MacBook Air with the new launch, I was disappointed. I need the laptop mostly because I use PhotoMechanic for my photo management and Adobe Photoshop for my photo editing. Since then, the iPad has replaced it as my secondary computer, and at home, I have a MacBook Pro 16-inch, which is attached to an XDR Display. I liked the 13-inch version, but it was the 11-inch version that became my second computer - a perfect compliment to my iMac. Like many other hit Apple products, it became a design icon, distinctive in its appearance. It has become one of Apple’s best-selling products. And it had the right amount of ports, a good battery, and a decent screen. In time, the Macbook Air evolved, and when the tapering trapezoid model came out - you could see that Apple’s design team had nailed it. It was classic Jony Ive, form over function design, made to please only one master - Steve. And even the way to connect the power bank and USB cable to it was less than ideal. The screen wasn’t anything to write home about. I remember telling one of my colleagues that I needed to get better because I wanted to buy and use that diminutive and thin device. It was back in 2008, and I was recovering from a tough medical condition. I have always had a sweet spot for the MacBook, from the day Steve Jobs showed it off for the first time on stage.

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