Apple kills the MacBook Pro 13-Inch

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Fourteen is the new thirteen.

“The current 13.3-inch model will be replaced by the 14-inch model …”

—MacRumors, February 26, 2021

Other Apple-friendly sites predict the same, based on analyst and media reports.

While this is only a prediction at the moment, it is not terrible because:

Apple made it in 2019: Apple killed the 15.4-inch MacBook Pro in 2019. Its replacement, the 16-inch MBP, is almost the same size. Apple just had to make the chassis a little bigger to accommodate the larger display.

PC makers already make 14-inch: The new HP Specter x360 14 * has a chassis about the same size as the standard 13-inch MacBook Pro M1. But the display is a bit higher because HP uses a 3: 2 aspect ratio compared to the 16:10 (8: 5) on the MBP. The Specter x360 also weighs slightly less than the MacBook Pro despite having a larger display.

The 13.3-inch-long laptop measures the tooth: the 13.3-inch display size has been around forever. It makes sense for Apple, PC makers, and display manufacturers to move forward. Dell, for example, has moved on to a 13.4-inch display size for its XPS 13.

Thin bezels contain: With ultra-thin display bezels now the norm, it’s easier to push a 14-inch display into a 13.3-inch chassis.

Feature ratio: As mentioned above, a larger display can be incorporated into a smaller chassis, in conjunction with thinner bezels, made easier by changing the aspect ratio, ie, make the display smaller but taller.

Other expected and / or rumored features of the 14-inch MacBook Pro:

  • A micro-LED display can be included
  • Design: New design with an edge similar to the iPhone 12
  • Connectors: This may see the MagSafe * Connector, SD card reader, and HDMI port
  • OLED touchbars can be changed or removed: perhaps physical action keys instead
  • Processors: “M1X” (or perhaps “M2”).
  • Support for up to 3 performances
  • Available: third quarter of 2021

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NOTES:

* The HP Specter x360 14 uses a 13.5-inch display, so HP rounds the advertised display size to 14. That’s against the “13-inch” laptops that surround the 13.3-inch to 13 display for marketing purposes.

I use both an HP Specter x360 14 (OLED) and a 13-inch MacBook Pro M1.

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