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Please stop recommending the Macbook Pro 14 over the Macbook Air 15 without a disclaimer (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by humanbeing21@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch

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The MBA 13 and MBP 14 have very similar working real estate on their displays. See their default scaled resolutions for better understanding.

The MBA 15 and MBP 16 have very similar working real estate on their displays. Again, see their default scaled resolutions for better understanding.

If someone is okay with a smaller working real estate on their display, they should consider a MBA 13 or MBP 14. If they want or need MORE working real estate, they shoud consider a MBA 15 or MBP 16.

It's a pet-peeve of mine when people look at the price of the MBA 15 and recommend that someone get the MBP 14 instead. They are very different experiences and some people won't be happy with the smaller working space

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[–] nrubenstein@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The MBP14 has FAR more display area than the 15 when you operate both at 1:1 scaling. The MBA15 cheats by using a crappy "default for display" setting that should be labeled "more space." The simple fact is that the 14 has more pixels than the 15.