Consumer Macs could use a little love, too.
At long last, some two and a half years after Apple declared itself serious about enticing professionals back to the Mac, the Mac Pro is finally here. It joins the iMac Pro and the new 16-inch MacBook Pro as a triptych of attractive options for professional Mac users. That’s great.
But while Apple was focused on the professional market, its consumer-facing options have languished a bit. It’s not that the MacBook Air, the iMac, and Mac mini aren’t perfectly serviceable machines, but they could all use a little bit of love—especially after all the attention that’s recently been lavished on their pro-level counterparts. The consumer Macs may lack the high margins of the pro market, but they more than make up for it in terms of volume.
The iMac, whose design has remained largely unchanged since 2012—and, if we’re being honest, probably 2009—could use a refresh, but it’s the consumer portable segment of the Mac lineup that is crying out for attention. At present, that range, once the crown jewel of the line-up, is surprisingly sparse. The 13-inch MacBook Air is a good product, and will, presumably, be even better once it hopefully ends up with the same redesigned keyboard in the 16-inch MacBook Pro—but it’s only one machine, with relatively few configuration options.
Read more at MacWorld.com