It was too long ago for many of us to remember, but there was a massive shift in the laptop market somewhere around 2011. The MacBook Air, while released in 2008 to mixed reviews, had suddenly improved and snuck up on the whole industry, claiming the throne as the laptop to beat. It set the stage for modern devices: it prioritized thinness, lightness and design, and it had a great price.
Apple was selling millions of units, and between that and their iPad – which was predicted to lead the world into the ‘post-PC era’ – laptops from HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer and Asus were losing ground.
