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0 pointsjrochkind13y ago0 comments

Actually, I just realized the new Air has a magsafe power connector and two additional USB-Cs, and does not have a touchbar.

I was about to buy a 14" M1 Pro, not because I needed the speed at all, but I wanted magsafe, I didn't want a touchbar, and two USB-C ports (inclusive of power supply) is not enough. Also the built in HDMI out was nice.

The new Air has everything I want except the HDMI. Separate magsafe power PLUS two more usb ports (that's enough for me), no touchbar... yeah, I'll be waiting for this and saving significant money over the 14" M1 Pro I was about to get.

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gwbas1c3y ago

> The new Air has everything I want except the HDMI

I use a USB-C -> HDMI cable. Works great on my Dell.

gnicholas3y ago

What's the best solution for when you take your computer to a conference room that has a male HDMI plug that you're supposed to use? I have a USB-C mini dock, but I'd rather not have to bring that everywhere.

ant6n3y ago

I have a mini dock, less than 100g, that does usb-c to hdmi, vga, dvi. I just have that in my travel backpack. Works with my chrome book as well, and I think iPad too.

jrochkind1OP3y ago

What product do you have, just so I have an example?

gwbas1c3y ago

QGeeM USB C to HDMI Cable Adapter,QGeeM 6ft Braided 4K@60Hz Cable Adapter(Thunderbolt 3 Compatible) Compatible with iPad Pro,MacBook Pro 2018 iMac, Pixel,Galaxy S9 Note9 S8 Surface Book hdmi USB-c https://a.co/d/6xniK1E

I bought it to see if I could play movies from my phone. It didn't work, so I chucked it in a drawer.

More recently, I bought a 50" TV to use as a giant developer monitor, and this cable works better than my Dell's HDMI port. What happens is that the HDMI port can only do 4k at 30hz, but this does 4k at 60hz.

You'd think something like that wouldn't matter for an IDE, but shockingly, moving a mouse at 30hz is... Just... Weird.

culopatin3y ago

Keep in mind that the air with the ram and storage of the 14 gets pretty close in price.

jrochkind1OP3y ago

I guess, depending on what you mean by "pretty close".

M2 MacBook Air 13" with 8-core GPU (10-core would be $80 more)

* 16GB RAM, 512GB storage: $1599

* 16GB RAM, 1TB storage: $1799

M1 14" MacBook Pro with 14-core GPU

* 16GB RAM, 512GB storage: $1999

* 16GB RAM, 1TB storage: $2199

So $400 cheaper, ~20%

Matthias2473y ago

It gets closer depending the country. In germany it's 1960€ for the M2 Air with 16GB/512GB, and 2250€ for the base 14" model. That's 13% difference compared to the 20% in the US and makes the M2 a lot less attractive.

culopatin3y ago

Ah i guess I was thinking of the education pricing on the 14 or the discounts I see all the time, but those would also affect the air

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0 pointsjrochkind13y ago0 comments

Actually, I just realized the new Air has a magsafe power connector and two additional USB-Cs, and does not have a touchbar.

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gwbas1c3y ago

> The new Air has everything I want except the HDMI

I use a USB-C -> HDMI cable. Works great on my Dell.

gnicholas3y ago

ant6n3y ago

I have a mini dock, less than 100g, that does usb-c to hdmi, vga, dvi. I just have that in my travel backpack. Works with my chrome book as well, and I think iPad too.

jrochkind1OP3y ago

What product do you have, just so I have an example?

gwbas1c3y ago

I bought it to see if I could play movies from my phone. It didn't work, so I chucked it in a drawer.

You'd think something like that wouldn't matter for an IDE, but shockingly, moving a mouse at 30hz is... Just... Weird.

culopatin3y ago

Keep in mind that the air with the ram and storage of the 14 gets pretty close in price.

jrochkind1OP3y ago

I guess, depending on what you mean by "pretty close".

M2 MacBook Air 13" with 8-core GPU (10-core would be $80 more)

* 16GB RAM, 512GB storage: $1599

* 16GB RAM, 1TB storage: $1799

M1 14" MacBook Pro with 14-core GPU

* 16GB RAM, 512GB storage: $1999

* 16GB RAM, 1TB storage: $2199

So $400 cheaper, ~20%

Matthias2473y ago

culopatin3y ago

Ah i guess I was thinking of the education pricing on the 14 or the discounts I see all the time, but those would also affect the air

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