So What Happens to the MacBook Air Now? — wired.com

Yesterday, Apple introduced a laptop that looks suspiciously like an evolved MacBook Air. It’s thinner, it’s lighter, it has the Retina display that the Air (somehow) still lacks. For now, at least, the MacBook is a product line unto itself. But it’s easy enough to envision a near-future where Apple’s new one-port wonder doesn’t just complement the MacBook Air; it replaces it altogether. For now, there are plenty of reasons to keep the MacBook and the MacBook Air separate. Apple’s new offering might have a brilliant display, but its Core M processor makes it relatively underpowered next to the rest of Apple’s laptop lineup. It’s also, frankly, a little weird. Its keyboard’s new “butterfly” mechanism takes getting used to, and its lack of ports, aside from a single USB-C that handles both charging and data transfer, will confound those accustomed to the standard I/O buffet.

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