I think the only people that are buying those Intel Macs are those buying it on accident or/and are not that big of techies to know about M1 vs Intel
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14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pros: Everything We Know
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I think $1800 - $1900 for base would be more reasonable.
2 Things.
1. If you want a magnetic connector, just buy a USB-C one, there are plenty. Personally I don't ever want to use one again, I find it an annoyance, but if you miss it, just buy one?
2. How are you touching the volume function keys without looking where they are anymore than you're reaching a slider? BOTH require just a glance. The slider is a much better way to adjust volume and brightness in my opinion, typing a button which only gives you a few steps of accuracy is not. It'd be nice a small touch bar was kept for volume and brightness at the very least.
Let's hope not - I can't see it, it's one of the worst connectors ever invented and I really don't want it in the side of my laptop gathering dirt and dust!
That's interesting - didn't know Cook had acknowledged the poor reception of the 2016 generation. I was one of the 'uptick' sales of the 2015 model, and I know of others. Haven't seen any reason to upgrade until now.
They've fixed the keyboard. If they could fix Magsafe and the I/O ports that would be great. A cheaper 'no touchbar' option even better. Finally, please halve the RAM / SSD upgrade option prices.
With an edge-to-edge 14 inch screen and the performance of an M1+ chip these things will fly off the shelves!
Totally agree with you - as usual most people on this forum are a shambles.
Never used the Touch Bar much before the pandemic because I was always in clamshell mode. Now that I need my webcam all the time, I use it more.
Gotta say, though, Apple wasted an opportunity by not putting a system extension that made it say, "MAKE SOME NOISE!"
Gotta say, though, Apple wasted an opportunity by not putting a system extension that made it say, "MAKE SOME NOISE!"
I agree. It’s not like I can’t live without it, but like you said it’s just quite convenient (like 3D Touch!). I like it a lot for adjusting volume/brightness, for fast forwarding through video (life hack: on some services that has forced advertising you can actually FF through the ads with the Touch Bar), and since I use a lot of emojis I love that I can type “dog” and then immediately get the dog emoji right in the Touch Bar.
I guess I'm okay with MagSafe coming back as long as you can still charge via USB C. Right now my setup is great because I can charge and get external display, multiple usb a's, ethernet, sd card reader, etc. all with just ONE cable. If they bring MagSafe back and its sole purpose is to charge and nothing else, and it's limited to just the left side, I would have to rethink my entire current setup which would be a huge bummer. Plus this would mean the return of multiple cables coming to my machine, instead of just one that does it all, that allows me to stow away my usb c dock out of sight.
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Look forward to the return of magsafe.
Wish they would also bring back the "breathing" sleeping light. And even the glowing Apple logo.
Same!!
It's a faster way to interact with specific options.
I like it a lot. It just takes a while to get used to it before you can find it faster than what you were used to, but then you realize how truly handy it is.
I hope Apple puts in one USB-A port. There are a gazzilion USB devices and memory sticks out there that will last for decades. I still use my 15 year old USB-A memory stick. Having to use dongles for something simple like this is not thoughtful.
Exactly, needing to plug in a USB memory stick but "oh where's my adapter" is frustrating and not user-centric design. Just having one there to let you use the myriad devices, that you're going to still come across for a long time yet, without having to worry about a go-between is a massive usability improvement.
Well that is what was said about the old iPhones.
I remember very well people saying how much they loved the new (at the time) rounded iPhone edges as it made the phone much easier to pick up off the table.
Apple has of course in the new models gone back to the straight edge hard to pick up style again, and yet people now say they love thus design
Given this I see no reason to suspect it would be any different for the laptop.
Once it's launched, people will buy it, and then say how much they love it.
That's until of course the next redesign when they go back to rounded, and they will love that again also
I don't think the round feet, by themselves, will raise the edge high enough to make it easily grabbable. According to my calipers, on my 2014 15" MBP, the feet raise the bottom by only 0.9 mm; by contrast, the rounded bottom provides an additional 4.5 mm. Though I don't know how different the measurements will be for the newer devices.
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It is cheaper for Apple to stick with USB-C ports and have the customer that needs a USB_A connection to buy an adapter or hub. I don't see Apple reversing course in this regard for what is probably considered the minority in the the world.
Completely disagree... as you've said your technology is from 2005 so why should Apple use such outdated ports? Buy a new memory stick, you can buy a dual one on amazon for next to nothing.