Why Does the MacBook Air Exist in 2017?

Apple just released a MacBook Air 2017 - but why?

[samuelharris]

The MacBook Air exists because...students. It’s still the same productivity machine in 2018 as when it was released. It’s relatively affordable, and has those qualities that people want when buying a Mac. It’s light, powerful enough, has great build quality, great battery life, and as always, the ecosystem. Sure it’s not as powerful as the competition. Sure the display (according to you) is wack. But you know what? It’s a great budget Mac. College students everywhere have MacBook Airs. They have no need for something as powerful as a Pro, and plus, it’s too expensive. The regular MacBook? They are still students. They need all day battery life that the Air offers. They need the USB ports for the flash drives. They don’t want to have to buy extra dongles to carry around and loose. And lastly, it’s cheap. When you’re a student, you are trying to just make ends meet. The Air is the perfect blend of affordability and productivity. And that’s why the Air still exists. For students. Who agrees?

[bluered]

Hey MacBook Air, this is Guys. Today we've got an Austin.

[EmpireOfLuciferSatanson]

Still the best laptop I’ve ever owned, timeless, elegant, reliable and classic.

[bobbytheo]

I have a feeling that in 2 years apple is gonna get rid of all ports on their laptops and just go with Bluetooth connection and wireless charging pads.

[sgdoyle]

I literally just bought s 2014 MacBook Air for college I feel personally attacked right now what the hell

[daviddifranco]

I wonder why the MacBook Air isn't marked as "New" on Apple's website.

[madorsey]

anyone else watching this on a MacBook air and still loving it?

[Slayer-ilix]

The mac book air exists because it is so light it’s 3 pounds, and the screen if great I got one and I’m loving it. The battery is great, and the MacBook Air is so easy to use and it is so beautiful. Like this if you like the MacBook Air

[alexdehaan]

2:58 He didn't mention the headphone jack.

[UKFoodChannel]

I used the 2013 macbook air as my main computer in college for my comp-sci degree, it worked perfectly. People who dont know that much about computers judge a laptop to be shit purely off its ram and processor speed but that only tells a part of the story. The screen is the only criticism i agree with.

[muhaimenehsan]

Please do why does Windows phone exist in 2017

[doydoz]

who else is watching this on a macbook air?

[nickjulyA]

Well it's better and cheaper than the (new) MacBook with essentially the same amount of portability. That's why it still exists.

[brandon]

im still rocking the 2013 version and it works like a champ. i cant believe it hasnt slowed down yet but it hasnt

[juliobonetti]

When I bought a new PC this year, this video made me move away from the air. For the same money I bought a supposedly more powerful Windows machine. After 5 months of bugs and problems (curiously mainly with MS apps like Office, OneDrive and Skype that I use daily to run my business), I bought a good old Air thats getting the job done.
I'm not hating on the video - I actually agree with most of it, specially about the screen resolution. But I personally prefer battery life over screen resolution. And, at this price point, I think a Macbook Air is still a killer machine.
Maybe Windows is catching up, but in my experience the Air combo (great industrial design, great battery life and trustworthy OS) is superior even after all these years.

[muhammadidris]

Cuz people bought them when they were still cool

[davesmith]

It exists because people still need USB A ports.  Typing this from a 2017 MBP with two thunderbolt/USB C ports, and its pretty annoying to dongle all the time.

[mihirkumar]

Why couldn't they simply update the Macbook Air properly instead of making a "new" and "revolutionary" Macbook with 1 port. Apple, I don't think you got the memo. People buy computers in order to do stuff, not stare at it's edges and fapping to it's thinness and weight specs. Idiotic shit.

[eiedzyk]

Last year I bought the 2015 MacBook Air for college. I feel personally attacked

[PHxii]

Sure a 1000$ Facebook machine..








Seems legit.