This is how I think the line-up should shake out:
14-inch MacBook: From $999, uses 15W processors. Basically the successor to the 13-inch MacBook Pro with 2 TB ports. One port on each side. New rounded, non-wedge-shaped aluminum design in fun colors. 3 pounds. 2688x1792 screen.
12-inch and 14-inch MacBook Air: $1299 and $1499. Uses Y-class processors or ARM SoCs. Fanless, maybe portless. ~2 and 2.5 pounds. Super thin wedge shape, with all the contoured battery cells that suggests. Maybe made out of titanium. 2304x1536 screen on the 12-inch.
14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro: $1999 and $2499. Uses 28W processors on the 14-inch and 45W processors on the 16-inch. As close to the dimensions to the current MacBook Pros as possible, but lighter due to the use of titanium. Two ports on each side. 3072x2048 screen on the 16-inch.
Now, do I think the line-up is going to end up exactly like this? No. But it's not far off from the way the iPad line is: the value tier model in the medium size, the thinner mid-range model in both a medium and a smaller size, and the high-end Pro model in both a medium and a larger size. I think they cover pretty much all their bases, with this sort of line-up.
and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong
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