Any rumors as to whether The Mac Book Pro with lose the option of a Matte screen. The loss of Ethernet is annoying, but an Adapter is an inelegant , but usable solution, the lack of a Matte screen would really screw parts of the pro market.
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Apple to Release Thinner MacBook Pro at WWDC
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About the Flash memory: would that be replacing the hard drive entirely, or will it come in parallel to store just the OS or something like that?
I'd love to see it replace the hard drive entirely, but only if something decent like 500GB of Flash isn't too expensive...
I'd love to see it replace the hard drive entirely, but only if something decent like 500GB of Flash isn't too expensive...
Nah, I just posted what I did because I knew this is the type of replies I would get. If Apple decided that the screen should be dark all the time and unusable people would be raving at how wonderful it was. Obviously only Apple knows what an individual needs.
No kidding. I find wifi quite infuriating when it comes to remotely accessing machines...
Probably, USB does tax the CPU, that's why its lighter weight than other ports.
scuppered is such a great word. Thanks for using it!
The MBP 13 is the best seller so if anything we may be headed towards just 3 screen sizes.
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15.2
You will need to buy a new MBP eventually, so you might as well get used to the fact that it won't have an ethernet jack. It's the thickest port on the chassis, I'd be happy to get rid of it and buy an adapter for the places I usually use gigabit than have a thicker machine. I'm one of those guys who has a power adapter at every point-of-use for my MBP so I don't have to carry one everywhere, I'd use the same practice for a USB/TB->Gigabit adapter.
Retina display = awesome. Loss of Ethernet and Superdrive = not awesome. I'm a DJ, I burn/backup CDs all the time on the go, and it isn't convenient to carry around an external. It's one of the reasons I didn't go with the MacBook Air in the first place.
Plus I live in a college apartment complex where everyone and their mother has a wireless router set up in their room, so Ethernet is the only way I get a reliable signal 99% of the time.
I guess this really doesn't affect me too much, since I bought the late 2011 model 13" Core i5 MBP anyway. That should last me at least a few more years before I feel the need to upgrade.
Plus I live in a college apartment complex where everyone and their mother has a wireless router set up in their room, so Ethernet is the only way I get a reliable signal 99% of the time.
I guess this really doesn't affect me too much, since I bought the late 2011 model 13" Core i5 MBP anyway. That should last me at least a few more years before I feel the need to upgrade.
Bring it on, folks! Anything will be an upgrade from my first gen MacBook.
(Yeah, that's right - I said MacBook!)
(Yeah, that's right - I said MacBook!)
Only, you probably won't pay any less because its not there. In fact, it will probably be the opposite.
Why am I quoting you again?? haha
Anyway this statement is SSSSOOOOOOO true. Because the Mac Pro needs an update, even a quiet one!
If it isn't, then even I won't expect it to last much longer..
Wish they would release the next iPhone as well
Same here. Use SSD blades and chuck out the HDDs, using the space for battery. If this is going to be a thinner MBP with Retina, we will need as much juice as possible.
I'd settle for a 128gb SSD blade if it'll give me a couple more hours battery. Don't even need as high as 512gb. With USB 3 and TB, if I need more space I can just get some small externals.
I WANT to pay more money. I am iSheep! LOL I'm kidding.
I feel like computers should be balanced. Which means that Apple needs to be looking and seeing where they can design their computers to affect the largest group of people.
DVD drive usage is waning. Wireless has become the standard for home users. Why not simplify and take the money that was used on the ODD and apply that towards things like SSD and higher quality display that everyone can use?
Then make sure that there are accessories that help me reach back and connect to legacy systems.
Thunderbolt to ADB!!!! FTW
Count yourself out of that group.
Be more careful.
Be more careful.
Be more careful.
Learn how to deal with client expectations.
Learn how to deal with client expectations.
Oh, and don't drink any more whine.
I'd be happy to lose it, and anything else built into the computer, if I thought I had a adequate alternative. Having a single dock for all these needs in all two of the places I'd really need them, plus a few adapters for what I really need on the go, wouldn't really be so bad if they were more cost effective. Thunderbolt has that possibility, but its just not there yet. Right now its just insane to buy a multiple hundred dollar adapter for something that used to built in just to save a few millimeters and maybe 1/2 pound.
What's insane to me is that the few people who might genuinely need ethernet might think that everyone else should be prevented from benefiting from thinner, lighter, more aesthetically pleasing designs. Face it, there will not be two assembly lines, one producing an ethernet model for a couple % of the users who need it, and one producing everyone else's laptops.
And Apple shouldn't include the adapter for free, again for the exact same reasons. Most users wouldn't want to subsidize other people's adapters. If you can afford a laptop that is 2k, you can afford the adapters.
