Notchless MBP, as God intended. Photo by Marcus Löfvenberg on Unsplash

I Can’t Believe Apple Killed Off The 13-Inch MacBook Pro

So Apple’s scary fast event just wrapped up and it was pretty disappointing. Only 30 minutes which is the shortest Apple event in recent memory.

Also am I the only one who couldn’t stop staring at Tim Cook’s Apple Watch?

Screenshot of Tim Cook from the event. Source: Apple

This is why I hate always-on displays on smartwatches; they’re so distracting. And now that bright orange band looks wrong. I’m wondering if this is secretly a stealth marketing move or if Tim Cook’s stylist royally forked up. You know you can switch watch bands.

Anyways after the event I checked out the new Macs and I noticed something: Apple finally killed off the 13-inch MacBook Pro. And I have some thoughts.

The 13-inch MacBook Pro has been so unfairly vilified and disparaged. Just last year I would have recommended buying the 13 Inch Pro because what are the options? At 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage here are the prices at the time:

• M1 Air — $1,399
• M2 Air — $1,599
• 13 Inch MacBook Pro — $1,699

So it costs $200 to upgrade to the M2 Air and if you spend that you might as well spend…