I wish they would include another port for USB sticks...but then again how many USB stick out there with Type C connector? There is always an adapter. Or maybe Apple will drive the industry again. C-type will be the future of USB connection, including USB3.0?
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Apple's 12-Inch Retina MacBook Air Shown in Artist's Renditions
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I wish they would include another port for USB sticks...but then again how many USB stick out there with Type C connector? There is always an adapter. Or maybe Apple will drive the industry again. C-type will be the future of USB connection, including USB3.0?
High intensity EMF?
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It's a fair trade. And logical from business pov.
Electromagnetic Fields. A lot of people think being inundated with EM causes everything from headaches, to cancer, to weirdo babies with strangely large heads. Of course they're ignoring the fact that the Earth produces an ambient EM field that's higher than what your average gadget puts out.
There was a big nerd argument about it down in Community Discussion a little while back.
This would be so horrible. Some damn micro USB??? So I won't be able to use my normal USB stick or bluetooth mouse without some damn external accessory? I like to think that Apple wouldn't be THAT stupid. But I seriously don't know anymore. I think they are willing to go very far only to make it thinner.
Who cares how thin the Air can get? I think the first Air (2008) still is amazingly thin and plenty enough. Just imagine the battery life and ports available if they would've kept that thickness.
Who cares how thin the Air can get? I think the first Air (2008) still is amazingly thin and plenty enough. Just imagine the battery life and ports available if they would've kept that thickness.
Honestly, she has never plugged anything in to a computer before - even the charger. She doesn't have the confidence to, so we've always done it for her
I'm thinking more and more that Apple have custom-designed this for her!
I bought a sony with all that and the next year bought a rMBP.
World's moved on - why get a Blue Ray drive when you can get near equivalent, or even better streaming, with more choice of products and services.
Yup, same here (on a mid-2013 model). If there are so many cut-offs to the new one, I don't see the point.
Sweet.
Reminds me of my 12-inch PowerBook Pro.
It still works fine. There is something very special about 12-inches.
And btw, its battery hasn't 'popped' yet – unlike both my 2007 and 2008 MacBook Pros. I seriously hate batteries popping – and I don't care if Apple calls it a safety feature – batteries don't have to pop. I'm fearing what will happen to our current MacBooks with integrated batteries in a few years.
Reminds me of my 12-inch PowerBook Pro.
It still works fine. There is something very special about 12-inches.
And btw, its battery hasn't 'popped' yet – unlike both my 2007 and 2008 MacBook Pros. I seriously hate batteries popping – and I don't care if Apple calls it a safety feature – batteries don't have to pop. I'm fearing what will happen to our current MacBooks with integrated batteries in a few years.
A docking station built into the power brick of the Macbook Air solves all the problems you describe. Even if Apple doesn't make it, someone else could. USB 3.1 isn't proprietary to Apple.
The speaker grills look ugly as they are in the rendering. Perhaps they would look better as one long strip.
As for one USB 3.1 port, I think that would be extremely limiting. Apple already have Thunderbolt 2.0 across their product line which is superior in performance and they could make a small adaptor with USB, FW, Ethernet and HDMI that takes care of any peripherals for this laptop. Surely they could flatten the Thunderbolt connector to fit it on to this thinner profile design.
As for one USB 3.1 port, I think that would be extremely limiting. Apple already have Thunderbolt 2.0 across their product line which is superior in performance and they could make a small adaptor with USB, FW, Ethernet and HDMI that takes care of any peripherals for this laptop. Surely they could flatten the Thunderbolt connector to fit it on to this thinner profile design.
It's not "some damn micro usb." It's a type C connector, and part of the USB 3.1 standard. This is what everyone is going to use on their computers moving forward. "normal" USB sticks of the future will use this port, so will mice, printers and cell phones. and not because of Apple, but because it is intended to replace the larger USB ports we see today.
Apple's 12-Inch Retina MacBook Air Shown in Artist's Renditions
Those renditions depict possibly the ugliest laptop I've ever seen.
I treated myself to an 11" Air for XMas. I debated whether to wait for the rumoured 12", but I really like the 11" (non-retina screen and all). All the lost connections would be a real deal-breaker for me; its a lot to sacrifice for a retina screen.
Those renditions depict possibly the ugliest laptop I've ever seen
.I treated myself to an 11" Air for XMas. I debated whether to wait for the rumoured 12", but I really like the 11" (non-retina screen and all). All the lost connections would be a real deal-breaker for me; its a lot to sacrifice for a retina screen.
Nope. I prefer it to just loose strength. No popping. No explosions. Thank you.
Just the way it has happened on my old iPod – and my 12-inch PowerBook Pro.
I'm willing to lose the SD card slot on my Air, but I need at least one type A USB connector and a magsafe, plus the headphone jack. If you want to add a type C connector, or put it in place of one of the type A connectors, fine. But there are simply too many existing devices to remove all the type A connectors at this point. I don't want to find an adapter when I want to plug in a random USB stick or whatever device I need to use. And if you remove the thunderbolt/mini-displayport, I wouldn't even consider buying it.
Something I've not seen mentioned is the shrunken keyboard. I liked how Apple keyboards are all the same, desktop and laptop. That will be a pain.
I don't see why they couldn't have just make keys like tab and shift much smaller and the keys used more often the same size.
Still, 'artists' renderings'...
I don't see why they couldn't have just make keys like tab and shift much smaller and the keys used more often the same size.
Still, 'artists' renderings'...
no thanks apple!
so if i want to use a USB device, connect to HDMI, transfer SD card files, connect to thunderbolt then i will need to buy an adapter which will no doubt cost £20+ EACH. no way. especially considering this will probably cost at least £1000.
so if i want to use a USB device, connect to HDMI, transfer SD card files, connect to thunderbolt then i will need to buy an adapter which will no doubt cost £20+ EACH. no way. especially considering this will probably cost at least £1000.
