Just hope the price reduces atleast and not remain the same..won't be paying up to $5k like I did last june and returned the 16".
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Or maybe MagLev to go with MagSafe? 😁Ok, that's 2 mm, are your fingers that thin.
Growing long nails might do....😁
Why do the M1 MBP's only have two USB C when the Intel version has 4? Step backwards?
Yes, remove the stupid touch bar and bring back the mag safe. I upgraded last year as I needed a new faster laptop, but I did so very reluctantly. I knew I would miss the mag safe and be annoyed with the touchbar, which both came true. So annoying the thought the touch bar, with no tactile response would be a good idea. I mean, how many people actually look at their keyboards when typing? Now with the touch bar, you have to look for the volume up and down, because you can't feel it as physical keys.
Function keys (Make the Touch Bar a BTO option)
Mini-LED display
Smart Connector-like MagSafe
HDMI and SD card slot
TC - I will lovingly gift wrap my wallet to you and emblazon it with PIN numbers
Mini-LED display
Smart Connector-like MagSafe
HDMI and SD card slot
TC - I will lovingly gift wrap my wallet to you and emblazon it with PIN numbers
I was hoping to get rid of my magsafe bricks. They break too easy and noe i got usb c everywhere. In a pinch i can charge my macbook with my switch charger.
CGI guy forgot to put feet on the rendering of the MBP. It will have rubber feet.
Without feet a laptop would be a SlideBook Pro.
Excellent point, seems to be someones speculation that laptops would resemble iPhone and iPads which are relatively light. The future laptops will probably be similar to the 13" M1 based MacBook Pro. Current 16" laptop is 4.3 pounds. iPhones and iPads are usually installed inside a protective case that allows one to pick them up, the 14/16" laptop won't be.
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Explain why you hope for this? The past Mac MagSafe worked perfectly. The only reason why iPhone is done the way is they can't fit a typical MagSafe port on the bottom of it, and even more so with Lightning there. Macs have never of these issues, so a small magnet cable makes much more sense than the iPhone-like MagSafe design.
I currently use an early-2015 13" MacBook Pro connected to an External Monitor, & with an Apple wireless keyboard, for ALL my App Dev efforts.
And it's served me well.
Will strongly consider upgrading to the 14" model if priced appropriately.
I have yet to see a Real World Benchmark Test that convinces me I must get a 1st-Gen M1 Mac.
So, I'm OK waiting for 2nd OR 3rd gen silicon if need be.
Read that to mean if Apple doesn't offer good value, I will wait till the Pull Forward Demand (from the Pandemic) subsides, & such Macs are aggressively discounted !
IMO, Apple should have Dropped the Price on ALL their 1st-Gen M1 Macs, to spur demand.
Instead, they opted for the Highest Gross Margin Possible Strategy !
As such, (High) Demand will soon dry up, IMO.
Then, the aggressive discounting will speed up ... already starting to see some signs of it !
I believe the "Street Price" for the M1 Air will settle @ $799 USD, & for the M1 Pro @ $1,099 USD.
Precisely where Apple should have priced them originally !!!
Lots Govt Stimulus here in the States could have been the Driving Factor in Apple's original Pricing Strategy.
More of that appears to be coming late this month, OR early next.
AAPL probably gained $500B USD of market cap increase strictly based-upon Govt stimulus in 2020, mostly via Pull Forward Demand.
Will there be a 2nd wave of Pull Forward Demand AFTER the next round of U.S. Govt Stimulus ?
NOBODY knows !
We'll ALL find out in six months OR so.
And it's served me well.
Will strongly consider upgrading to the 14" model if priced appropriately.
I have yet to see a Real World Benchmark Test that convinces me I must get a 1st-Gen M1 Mac.
So, I'm OK waiting for 2nd OR 3rd gen silicon if need be.
Read that to mean if Apple doesn't offer good value, I will wait till the Pull Forward Demand (from the Pandemic) subsides, & such Macs are aggressively discounted !
IMO, Apple should have Dropped the Price on ALL their 1st-Gen M1 Macs, to spur demand.
Instead, they opted for the Highest Gross Margin Possible Strategy !
As such, (High) Demand will soon dry up, IMO.
Then, the aggressive discounting will speed up ... already starting to see some signs of it !
I believe the "Street Price" for the M1 Air will settle @ $799 USD, & for the M1 Pro @ $1,099 USD.
Precisely where Apple should have priced them originally !!!
Lots Govt Stimulus here in the States could have been the Driving Factor in Apple's original Pricing Strategy.
More of that appears to be coming late this month, OR early next.
AAPL probably gained $500B USD of market cap increase strictly based-upon Govt stimulus in 2020, mostly via Pull Forward Demand.
Will there be a 2nd wave of Pull Forward Demand AFTER the next round of U.S. Govt Stimulus ?
NOBODY knows !
We'll ALL find out in six months OR so.
I am wondering why can’t they just add physical F-keys back and leave the Touch Bar. I know people complain about it (just like people complain about everything), but it still has uses, at least I have enjoyed it for the short time I have had my M1 13”pro
Likes: Design, Screen, M? (CPU/GPU, SOC)
Dis-likes: Magsafe (unless we can still use USB-C), legacy ports, no Touch Bar
For over 5 years Apple has been pushing us to go USB-C, going back to legacy ports is a step backwards and does not make sense from a technology perspective. Though I have a gut feeling it might have to do with royalties for TB and Apple Silicon ...
Magsafe was nice, but proprietary, again, a tip backwards
I for one like Touchbar, and I really want to see Apple furthering how we use computers, Siri doesn't cut it, Touch Bar has some nifty use cases that could be further developed, would love to see a keyboard offered with Touch Bar
Dis-likes: Magsafe (unless we can still use USB-C), legacy ports, no Touch Bar
For over 5 years Apple has been pushing us to go USB-C, going back to legacy ports is a step backwards and does not make sense from a technology perspective. Though I have a gut feeling it might have to do with royalties for TB and Apple Silicon ...
Magsafe was nice, but proprietary, again, a tip backwards
I for one like Touchbar, and I really want to see Apple furthering how we use computers, Siri doesn't cut it, Touch Bar has some nifty use cases that could be further developed, would love to see a keyboard offered with Touch Bar
The old MagSafe is unlikely, this'll be for charging your devices from the MacBook. In a world of 20 hour battery life laptops that can quickly charge from USB-C, why would we go back a decade?
Adding more TB3/USB-C ports will be welcome and perhaps a dual CF Express A and B reader, though Nikon and Canon have went for type B so type A would only be for the semi-pros and enthusiasts that can/want to use Sony cameras.
The only other logical port to add would be a 2.5/5/10 Gbps Ethernet port.
Further enhancing the Touch Bar with force feedback would be a welcome improvement, otherwise if it is removed just put an extra speaker in its place or something useful. We don't need physical keys for brightness and volume bon the keyboard and function keys died off decades ago, hence the Touch Bar.
Adding more TB3/USB-C ports will be welcome and perhaps a dual CF Express A and B reader, though Nikon and Canon have went for type B so type A would only be for the semi-pros and enthusiasts that can/want to use Sony cameras.
The only other logical port to add would be a 2.5/5/10 Gbps Ethernet port.
Further enhancing the Touch Bar with force feedback would be a welcome improvement, otherwise if it is removed just put an extra speaker in its place or something useful. We don't need physical keys for brightness and volume bon the keyboard and function keys died off decades ago, hence the Touch Bar.
Everything they think two dudes - one of whom works for a company who published a widely discredited story quite recently - knows.
It almost sounds like a sketchy rumour when you put it that way....
I'd much rather they keep the touchbar, improve it with haptics, AND have the function row. Would be a differentiating factor/useful tool without anyone losing precious keys. But the fact that they never released a desktop keyboard with a touchbar is a problem- iMac/mac mini/pro users lacking a feature the laptops had made no sense.
- No more butterfly keyboard : )
- 16" size :-o
- Super fast ARM processors :0
- SSDs twice as fast :-O
- Can run iOS apps |:-O
- GETS ITS PORTS BACK |:-O))
It's the year of the Mac.
- 16" size :-o
- Super fast ARM processors :0
- SSDs twice as fast :-O
- Can run iOS apps |:-O
- GETS ITS PORTS BACK |:-O))
It's the year of the Mac.
You didnt had a razer blade laptop?
That design and the sides will be flat
Think about that today the bottom is flat, so they will keep the same design, but the lid will be flat too now
So don’t worry about that
Ofc you will still be able to charge over usbC, but with magsafe you can charge faster and keep 1 usbC free by doing that
Yes m2 I expect will be in the 16” with bigger unifed in SoC gpu
Given that Apple is dropping the touch bar, I'm thinking they may surprise us with the dynamic backlight keycaps recently revealed as an Apple patent. It would allow one keyboard for all languages, app-specific keys, and even a special "security keyboard" specifically for entering credentials (just a wild thought). This would be considerably more versatile than the touch bar. Keys could be different colors. Color coded shortcuts for writing software, etc.
Can we realistically expect an equal bezel all around?
The current one is such a mess, so I'm hoping so, but with a decent camera, won't it need a thicker bezel up top?
The current one is such a mess, so I'm hoping so, but with a decent camera, won't it need a thicker bezel up top?
I use the TouchBar occasionally and like the concept. But I like my function and escape keys. Why not just add the Touch Bar above the function keys?
And charging via USB-C needs to stay or they provide an adapter. There are USB-C "MagSafe" adapters if people need them. But I don't want an extra cable when I plug my Mac in to my monitor (currently one cable for power, video, USB).
Overall, seems like Apple have listened to feedback... but missed the boat on the solutions.
And charging via USB-C needs to stay or they provide an adapter. There are USB-C "MagSafe" adapters if people need them. But I don't want an extra cable when I plug my Mac in to my monitor (currently one cable for power, video, USB).
Overall, seems like Apple have listened to feedback... but missed the boat on the solutions.
Even just with the removal of the Touch Bar, 2021 is ALREADY looking better than 2020.