Not all "Pros" need dedicated graphics. I'm a musician and DJ and I couldn't be happier that I can save $400 on a machine that is not catered to just graphic artists/designers/animators. In my opinion, the improved capability of the uMPB to expand equally as the 17" model is the core idea that makes it a pro machine.
One, integrated graphics doesn't have to mean crappy graphics. Intel's integrated stuff has classically been relatively bad (to those who have discrete offerings.). The successor to the 9400M (if there is one from NVidia ) will have better performance still.
But just as you don't need the discrete graphics, others may not need the ExpressCard port. There are an even larger group of folks who are not graphic artists/designers/animators/dj/musicians than are.
Again, this [matte] shouldn't be a deal breaker for other pros not in the graphics business.
It also isn't like can't put a matte filter on the glass plate to mute much of the specular reflections. Instead of being built into the glass of the panel can place it on the glass.
Depending upon where you work and the lighting the mirror like screens are bad for anyone's eyes. Don't have to be doing color sensitive work (which is ironic somewhat because matte mutes colors too. ). Matte gets rid of specular highlights and homogenizes viewing angles. It doesn't improve color accuracy.
Firewire > ExpressCard Slot.
more devices commonly owned than ExpressCard?
Or (looking down and seeing bought a 13" vs. the old 13" alternative) a much bigger enabler to put it back than not propagate it into a smaller form factor.
The reoccuring problem has been that folks read that differently. They read it as number of possible devices as opposed to number of probable devices.
That is currently being contested, and since the new uMPB uses the same exact chipset as the 17" model, your argument is mute until further clarification of this issue. Though I just bought a 13" uMPB, so Apple better fix this on Monday.
Folks keep trying to classify this as a design flaw. Much more likely that Apple did this deliberately for reasons similar to the ( "Use it or loose it" ) ExpressCard being dropped.
If have the drives they sell, won't see a difference so where is the flaw?
Got real life workflow benchmarks where sustaining > 90 Gb/s to a drive?
Daisy chaining. Look it up.
Doesn't work for some on the audio business. Folks who bought hardware that sucks down 80-90% of the FW bus power for instance. Other folks who have bandwidth issues too many FW400 devices.
Listen to the keynote at all? The vastly improved long run longevity of the new battery negates the need of ever replacing the battery during the average notebook's life.
I think folks are either doing 3 things.
i. using old models of batteries usage. ( gotta replace them)
ii. not buying into Apple's stats on battery life. ( the hours one seems to be holding up well though.)
iii. That is a average where someone only recharges every 1.8-2.0 days.
Perhaps some plan to discharge completely every day. ;-)
The blu-ray argument is getting old.
Blu-ray has a bunch of political baggage on it.
The anti-DRM folks are definitely haters.
The HD-DVD folks are often also haters.
The cult-of-Steve folks are also haters because Steve proclaimed hate on Blu-Ray.
However Blu-ray isn't as old as the multi-button mouse folks.
