The MacBook Air was reportedly the first successful model to make thin and light the primary selling point, in terms of notebook PCs. And probably the move was fitting because at that time most notebooks are bulky.

According to Digital Trends almost all of classy notebooks, powerful gaming machines and workstations, are thinner and lighter than before. Manufacturers are apparently convinced the thinner a thing is, the better, whether it is a notebook, tablet, or smartphone. Consequently, notebooks nowadays are so thin that they sacrifice functionality. Accordingly, these modern devices offer fewer ports, reduced travel keyboards, and have smaller batteries. As in the case of 2016 MacBook Pro, it is reported that Apple shaved off a few millimeters from an already thin machine, and in the process, obliterate its appeal.

And in this case, battery life was sacrificed. Apparently, Apple had intended a more intricate battery design that might have maintained battery capacity. Accordingly, the company ran into issues, and instead, used a more traditional set of components. Although Apple managed to make the new MacBook Pros efficient, the company concentrated much on making the new machines thin such that larger batteries could not be packed inside, that should have increased battery life over previous models.

In a post by Yahoo, it is said that HP recently demonstrated a different approach with its Spectre x360 15-inch 2-in-1. The company has decided to offer only a 4K display option with devoted Nvidia graphics. The process makes the machine denser to ensure that battery life is not compromised. HP reportedly confirms that the Spectre x360 15 design decisions were very cognizant of clientele preferences. The decision apparently resulted from profuse volumes of research that HP conducted to determine what customers were looking for, as a follow through to Spectre x360 15t, which proved a hot item for HP.