> LG for instance, that make 2 lbs 13.3 inch notebooks and 3 lbs 16 inch notebooks
Those are the Gram series, right? They use a magnesium alloy chassis that feels like flimsy plastic. They are light, but they feel like a something that's going to imminently break compared to Apple's aluminum unibody.
In my view, the Gram trades off too much stiffness and chassis robustness for weight to be palatable to a non-niche audience.
I thought I was in the niche of users that prized weight over all else but I had concerns that a light on-the-go laptop that was so flimsy would last. I returned my Gram due to the fact that I just couldn't get used to Windows (after using Linux and Mac for >10 years) so the build robustness and weight ended up being a moot point
> No 32GB options on any of the models announced today is a shame. Or not I guess as it means I won't be buying anything today
I think this was the fastest way to get something out quickly and cover as many SKUs as possible.
We'll need to wait for the next/larger SKU models to get out of the 16B / 2TB / 2-port limitations. Maybe they should call those devices the Macbook Pro Max.
I wonder how many more SKUs will be needed. Obviously they are going to minimize them, but will they be able to cover Macbook Pro 16", iMac, iMac Pro and Mac Pro with only one (unlikely) or two (likely) more SKUs?