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Honestly I miss my MacBook 12”. I still have it but it too long in the tooth and will soon be converted to a Chromebook or sold. It's just a lovely size for traveling.

I've never been able to convert over to iPad + keyboard for the same writing and hyper-productive working.

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Do the new Airs not meet this need? Are they too big, or...?

They are.

I also really loved my Air 11". A lot of tech friends who were on call would carry them in large jacket pockets. I remember someone pulling one out at a restaurant in Valencia St in SF because pager duty went off.

MacBook 12 was a worthy upgrade on size to get the retina screen. Air 13" is just a laptop at this point.

I hope we see a Mac Netbook at some point, lol.

I went from the 12" Macbook to the 13" Macbook Air. It's noticeably bigger and heavier, especially if you're backpacking or bikepacking.

On the other hand, the new Macbooks... wow.

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