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In January 2008, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the very first MacBook Air, a three-pound laptop it was proud to proclaim the worlds thinnest notebook. Apple CEO Steve Jobs shows the new MacBook Air during the Macworld Convention and Expo in San Francisco, California January 15, 2008. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils the very first MacBook Air.Thomson Reuters) Almost a decade later, the MacBook Air is now one of the thickest laptops in Apples lineup. Its true: According to Apples website , only the older MacBook Pro — both the 13- and 15-inch models — is thicker than the MacBook Air. All other laptops, including the 12-inch MacBook and even the new MacBook Pro models unveiled last year, are thinner. Here are all the laptops Apple sells, arranged from thickest to thinnest: MacBook Pro (older 13- and 15-inch models) - 0.71 inches thick MacBook Air (13-inch) - 0.68 inches thick MacBook Pro (new 15-inch model) - 0.61 inches thick MacBook Pro (both new 13-inch models) - 0.59 inches thick MacBook (12-inch) - 0.52 inches thick Even though the MacBook Air can no longer be advertised as the worlds thinnest notebook — or even the thinnest notebook Apple sells — it is still one of the lightest Apple laptops you can buy. Here are all those laptops, arranged from heaviest to lightest: MacBook Pro (older 15-inch model) - 4.49 pounds MacBook Pro (new 15-inch model) - 4.02 pounds MacBook Pro (older 13-inch model) - 3.48 pounds MacBook Pro (both new 13-inch models) - 3.02 pounds MacBook Air (13-inch) - 2.96 pounds MacBook (12-inch) - 2.03 pounds As you can see, the MacBook Air is only slightly lighter than the new 13-inch MacBook Pro models, but significantly heavier than last years 12-inch MacBook. Based on the data above, it wouldnt be surprising to see Apple dump the MacBook Air line after this year. The 12-inch MacBook seems to have supplanted the need for a MacBook Air, since that computer is both thinner and lighter than the Air. It would make sense, moving forward, for Apple to sell just two kinds of laptops: MacBooks (thin and portable for casual or mobile users), and MacBook Pros (for productivity and complex tasks). NOW WATCH: This man spent 6 weeks working undercover in an iPhone factory in China — heres what it was like More From Business Insider The iconic white plastic MacBook is now obsolete 4 ways to give your iPhone and MacBook Pro a beautiful retro look, ranging from $20 to $1,900 Apple wont explain why some of its new MacBook Pros are making a weird popping noise View comments
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