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14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pros: Everything We Know
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Haven't seen any mention but...
- Hopefully Apple finally upgrades the 720p? webcam.
- Presumably they'll be sticking with the scissor keyboard, and not butterfly.
- Also assuming nothing inside (memory, drive, etc.) will be upgradeable, with jacked-up Apple upgrade prices.
- Hopefully Apple finally upgrades the 720p? webcam.
- Presumably they'll be sticking with the scissor keyboard, and not butterfly.
- Also assuming nothing inside (memory, drive, etc.) will be upgradeable, with jacked-up Apple upgrade prices.
I actually prefer the Thunderbolt / USB-C only port configuration. My Dell XPS has an HDMI 1.4 port and UHS-I SD card slot both of which became outdated and useless in two years after purchase as I started using 4K/5K screens and transferring 10-bit 4K video files. There is only one Thunderbolt 3 port and it is practically the only one I use for everything now.
Everybody needs different ports and since we cannot have them all, having a multi-purpose port is the best way to go. Otherwise just as a photo/video person asks for an SD card slot, why wouldn't a music producer ask for an XLR input?
Everybody needs different ports and since we cannot have them all, having a multi-purpose port is the best way to go. Otherwise just as a photo/video person asks for an SD card slot, why wouldn't a music producer ask for an XLR input?
Right, but my point is, as it has always been: USB-C/TB3 can give you HDMI. . Or DVI. Or DisplayPort. or VGA. Or Mini DisplayPort. Or Dual HDMI. Or Dual DisplayPort. Or SDI. Or even analog component video.
HDMI can do one thing, without an adapter. It can also do a couple of the other things with an adapter, but if you're gonna have to carry one anyway, wouldn't you want the upstream port to be as capable as possible?
Sure, but your premise is not established. If my laptop had an HDMI or a DVI port, I wouldn’t have to carry an adapter. Because every conference room, court room, hotel, etc. where I’ve ever needed to hook up my video output has either natively supported those 2 standards or has adapters available to go from one to the other.
Who knows, by the time there will be in-person conferences/presentations again, there may be a new laptop design.
Yeah I know, first world problem, right? The thing is, that also means two cables that are going to go bad in 2 years or less that need to be replaced—because Apple is incapable of making a decent cable at reasonable pricing.
I find it extremely hard to believe that USBa will make a come back. If anything, more ports means an SD card slot, since SD is not an outgoing technology (like USBa, etc.).
Maybe Apple will integrate magsafe into USBc like some after market accessories.
Maybe Apple will integrate magsafe into USBc like some after market accessories.
And if that port didn’t work for YOU, you would still have your beloved USB-C ports and dongles, so I fail to see the problem.
The Mac mini, both 2018- Intel, and 2020 M1 model highlight the issue quite well.
When a physical HDMI port is included, you lose the ability to send 1 video stream to a TB3 port, because it's dedicated to the HDMI port.
Do you see the problem now?
Thats why the IPad Pro is great. They didn’t all of a sudden make the last model look 10 years old.
The M1 MBPs are _low end_ Macs. It is a bit confusing that the MBA is about as powerful as a 6 core Intel chip and the MBP is between 6- and 8-core Intel, but they are low-end machines. The next machines will be mid-range, probably 8+4 cores and choice of 16 or 32GB, equivalent to 12 core Intel. But they will be mid-range, priced and features of a mid- range Mac. They will beat the current high-end machines in performance, but won’t be high-end.
Seems like a return to ‘Pro’ meaning pro and not just expensive.
We need a survey what it will be called. Obvious choices: M2, M1x, and — M1.
It looks more are more that they have prepared this transition by deliberate made the Intel mac poor.
It's not really innovative when the best things with the new mac is that they bring back what they have removed.
Can we also have some good old ElCapitan for new machines so we can get working audio too? Pls!
It's not really innovative when the best things with the new mac is that they bring back what they have removed.
Can we also have some good old ElCapitan for new machines so we can get working audio too? Pls!
True that. Even if you went to a place that has only a Samsung USB-C phone charger, it will make your Mac battery last a lot longer.
I read a definition once: “If an average 10 year old girl can carry it for a mile then it is portable”.
This is all nonsense. The best thing with the new mac is the fact that it has a completely different architecture than the old Mac, resulting in much more performance while generating much less heat and lasting much longer on battery.
You might want a hub anyway, because you can buy one with exactly the things you want. Like Ethernet, SD card, monitor, USB-A and USB-C.