Official: No 12-inch MacBook Pro
Published May 22nd, 2006 in Apple, Technology
Julio, from ‘Your Tech Blog‘ has answered the question whether Apple would release a 12-inch MacBook Pro. The wording on Apple’s website has eluded to him to that there won’t be one: “Meet the family, now complete“. This sentence shows that Apple has completed the MacBook line of products, and it is full. However, Apple has been known to play tricks and add/change things when people don’t expect it. This may not seem difinitive, so he phoned up Apple:
If you have any lingering doubt, [Apple] just told me on the telephone that a 12-inch MacBook Pro ain’t gonna happen.
It’s a real shame to see the 12-inch go, because I know a lot of people that really would have liked an Intel version of it, because it is so small and portable. I think Apple should make a 12-inch MacBook Pro, because there is still a huge mass of people that would buy it, and some people just find that 15-incher way too big. I personally wouldn’t mind the 15-inch, but it still seems rather ginormous (I know the 17-inch is even bigger - who on earth could carry such a beast!). Because of the widescreen display, the 15-inch MacBook Pro, and even the 13.3-inch MacBook is quite big, well bigger than their pre-decessors. Please bring it back Steve, please?
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I would buy the 12″ macbook pro and hope they change their mind.
The best market for laptops is compact, lightweight, and full-featured. The 13″ macbooks don’t come close to macbook pro specs, and therefore there is no such product offered by mac at this time.
There’s a clear niche for it, and it is disappointing to see Apple overlook this product.
I guess I’m stuck with my 12″ Powerbook for a while.