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Apple Announces New MacBook Air With Retina Display, Touch ID and Sketchy Keyboard (cnet.com)
At an event on Tuesday, Apple announced an update to one of its most popular laptops, the MacBook Air. The 13.3-inch laptop now has a 13.3-inch Retina display with four times the resolution with thin bezels, but moves to two USB-C ports only. Other features of it include: T2 chip for TouchID, three-mic array for better voice recognition, new butterfly keyboard (the same module the company used in this year's MacBook Pro lineup -- which as you might remember are not reliable), eGPU and 5K display support, 8th-gen Intel Core i5, up to 16GB 2333MHz memory, up to 1.5TB SSD, 2.75 pounds. It is made of 100 percent recycled aluminum. It starts at $1,199 and ships starting November 7.
Or you could just ask her what she would want?
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
when Apple's official website adds tech specs
They are working on writing them up. But it's slow going on that damned keyboard.
Have gnu, will travel.
New ideas:
(1) Thinner keyboard that's virtually unusable
(2) Glue/solder in everything so it becomes recyclable (or e-waste) after 3-4 years.
(3) Remove any useful ports. Yes, the world still runs on USB-A.
COURAGE!
HDMI or VGA to show things on TVs and projectors. Not to mention USB connections to test equipment (all of which seems to come with type A connectors). My current laptop (a Lenovo P71) has 4 type A USB ports on it, and I frequently have 3 of them occupied. The HDMI port on the back usually drives a secondary monitor as well.
Browsing at +1 - no ACs, I ignore their posts. So refreshing!