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Apple Unveils Redesigned MacBook Pro With Notch, Added Ports, ProMotion Mini-LED Display, M1 Pro or M1 Max Chip, and More
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I'm sure if Apple put an Apple logo in the middle of the screen you'd find some pathetic justification for it.
People told Apple for years that Touch Bar is useless and they finally removed it. They will do the same with this notch. It's way too ugly for the ultimate benefit of having a laptop that's a few mm narrower.
Or it was cheeper to put in. Or Apple can't get a 4th TB4 port in the machine yet so put in some 'value add' to distract people from the missing port.
But are you mobile or at a desk?
If you're at a desk, get a dock and avoid having to plug/unplug all the time. That's what I do so I can have a ton of things connected where I'm doing most of my work.
The cost of the dock isn't much more than the array of dongles you need to convert to all the right types.
Apple: Here's a fanless MBA with M1. It has crazy battery life, insane performance per watt, and doesn't even require a fan for Intel beating performance.
MR: The bezeeeeeels !!
Apple could create a MBP, powered by a small arc reactor for unlimited battery life, and people would complain that they didn't use the light to make the Apple logo glow. Doesn't really matter. The pre-order volume was so large that the Apple store servers couldn't keep up. I'm willing to bet the same people complaining were the same ones crushing the servers.
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This is when at a desk and how would I plug multiple TB3 devices into a dock that all need the full or near full bandwidth supplies by one port. These aren't USB, they are TB3 and I have more TB3 devices, frankly I was hoping for 6 TB4 ports so I don't have to slow down.
And you’re still whining about the Touch Bar.
Honestly, why do people who hate Apple so much hang out on this website? Can’t you all find a Dell or Intel or Samsung website, where you’d be happier? Or do you all just enjoy being miserable?
Fair enough. I can see how this would be disappointing for your use case.
I’m guessing a fully loaded 16” M1 Max will be around $25K.
MR will have an entire article in that topic in no time.
Dell XPS records 720p at 30 fps and from reviews it looks almost like lower resolution upscaled to 720p. Not all 720p webcam are the same either. If you look at the 13inch MBP's webcam it looks very decent especially in comparison with much better colors and details. There is probably something preventing Dell from implementing a higher quality webcam sensor in bezels that thin.Very weird.
Dell was able to have thin bezels with integrated webcam on top but Apple has bezels like this plus a notch? WHY, APPLE, WHY?
The benefit isn't from the notch in particular but from moving the menubar above the rest of the screen next to the notch. Obviously no notch is preferable but I think it's an acceptable tradeoff for more screen area.
Actually, now that I see that the $1999 model has less CPU and GPU cores, that’s quite disappointing for that price tag.
As much as I love my 2015 15” MBP, these new ones just blow it away! At some point, I’m gonna have to get one of these things they are simply way too good to pass up on.
does it use power from the brick or use the battery while charging? I ask because in old times it did the latest and my batteries got worn out while i believed they where unused.
Why do you keep defending Apple's decisions even when Apple clearly agree they were wrong? Apple would have NEVER removed Touch Bar if they thought people use it. People don't use the Touch Bar. Gone.
I have an iPhone Pro, iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, Apple TV, Apple Watch, AirPods Max, AirPods, my kid has an iPad Mini 6, my wife iPhone, MacBook Air. No one is going to tell me I can't criticize Apple's design decisions, so just **** off since you're clearly unable to continue your run of ridiculous non-arguments.
I'm just waiting for the Apple presser when the main "big" reveal is different colored air pods.
You know what else has an HDMI, MagSafe and SD Card slot? The Late 2012 Macbook Pro Retina.
And what if its in the middle of the word? This is just a ridiculous thing to bring to the mac (Notch) and having to introduce these design guidelines. So pointless.
For once in years, Apple actually takes most pro complaints to heart, creates a beast of a laptop with legacy ports, MagSafe, gorgeous high FPS screen, and (very likely) plenty of horsepower that will last for years, and all the first several pages of this thread have to offer is cynical bitching and moaning about the notch.
insert Picard facepalm.
insert Picard facepalm.
This is a ridiculous argument. You should not depend on what the environment has. For example, just two years ago almost, I had to use a projector that had VGA instead of HDMI. Now would I look like a less "professional" if I didn't prepare for this scenario?