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Mark Anthony Ramirez

We wanted more ports, but Apple gave us speakers — here’s why

We wanted more ports, but Apple gave us speakers -- Here’s why

Although we're all still basking in the joyous afterglow of the launch of Apple's MacBook Air 15, some of the design choices are questionable. Apple is celebrating the Air 15 as the thinnest 15-inch laptop ever produced at just 0.45 inches. This is wonderful, and having six-speaker audio is also excellent, but would you rather have more speakers or port options? Therein lies the rub for many. 

Apple's Vice President of hardware engineering Kate Bergeron, and Laura Metz, of the product team, recently gave an exclusive interview to TechRadar, where Apple's design decision-making process was explained. My quick two cents is four speakers are enough; I would rather have four ports than six speakers. 

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