The case for a 12-inch MacBook Air
I’ve been a fan of tiny Mac laptops for years. From the 12-inch PowerBook G4 (go.macworld.com/pbg4) to the iBook (go.macworld.com/aibk) to the 11-inch MacBook Air (go.macworld.com/11ma), I’ve always opted for the smallest laptop I could get my hands on. And yet, with the discontinuation of the 12-inch MacBook, the smallest Apple goes is the 13-inch MacBook Air. Is the Air as small as a Mac laptop can get? I don’t think so. And that’s why I think Apple should add another laptop to its product line and bring back the 12-inch MacBook. LET’S GET SMALL First, I’ve got to admit that the MacBook Air is a small laptop. Back in the days of the 11- and 13-inch MacBook Air models, I preferred the 11-inch model. Casual observers of the MacBook Air might not…