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Classic Mac Startup Chime Not Present in New MacBook Pros
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Y'all remained with Apple in it's dysfunction. You went out and bought all these iPads, Macs and iPhones in record number.
So you are therefore partly to blame for Apple's downhill slide, do not try to jump ship on Apple now!
Move with the times, Steve was never a man for nostalgia a comment he made a few years ago about his return to Apple, we gave the museum to Stanford.
A laptop that powers on the minute you open the lid, that's innovation!
Yup. Don't care about any auto-power features, there's a power button for that reason. I'd rather hear an iconic startup sound instead of nothing when I'm powering up my Mac.
I would like to add to your comment that this chime is actually symbolic to the company.
I've been trying to tell people.
I've been telling this entire forum for years. If you keep supporting every Apple decision, even though it's disadvantageous for your wallet then you are EQUALLY RESPONSIBLE for Apple's downhill slide.
Everyone's acting so surprised by the lackluster Macs released recently. But I tried to tell them this is what would happen. I can't really take their complaining as sincere. We tried to tell them.
Don't complain about these Macs now. Don't complain about the lack of ports, the dongles, the hassle. Just buy it like you always do. Do NOT walk out on Apple now. I can't let them get away with that.
Your only real gripe here is the extension cord. Everything else is pretty much cosmetic.
I always have my volume all the way down with my headphones plugged in anyway so I haven't heard the sound in a couple years.
Disable boot on power source and boot on lid open by running this on terminal:
sudo nvram AutoBoot=%00
Enable it again by running
sudo nvram AutoBoot=%03
You’re welcome.
When I saw this headline, I flippantly thought, "I'm sure the haters in the forums will berate Apple for this horrific change as well."
Thanks for not letting me down, Apple Haters.
Thanks for not letting me down, Apple Haters.
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTT?????
I could see a new sound, but no sound. WTF?!?!? That is something you don't change...like the color red to Coke.
Will SOMEONE FIRE TIM? PLEASE?
I could see a new sound, but no sound. WTF?!?!? That is something you don't change...like the color red to Coke.
Will SOMEONE FIRE TIM? PLEASE?
When all is said and done, I still would like to own one of these laptops. I'll wait until the next refresh in 2019 when they finally get rid of the headphone jack and rip out the Intel CPU and put in their own stuff.
Unfortunately? I can't imagine not having an integrated optical drive! Not to mention I love that little mechanical whirring. One of the things I hate about Apple's computers nowadays is the lack of integrated optical drives. Not to mention MagSafe power adapters. Thankfully my 2012 MBP is plenty powerful for me, so I shouldn't have to replace it for a good long while.
I'm disappointed - it's kind of a nostalgia thing for me - but I'm WAY more disappointed they got rid of the SD slot. 
I mean it's pretty obvious what apple wants the future of their computers to be. Simple sleek slates that run without noise. So they're going to borrow off of iOS devices, like the noise you get when you plug it in.
I didn't see any comment about this yet ... but the startup chime is, IMO, rather useful as part of the PRAM reset process. You're told to hold down the key sequence at power-up until you hear the chime sound twice, to confirm it completed.
With no chime, how is this going to work? Do we at least get a green power LED blinking twice to look for or anything?
With no chime, how is this going to work? Do we at least get a green power LED blinking twice to look for or anything?
I'm disappointed - it's kind of a nostalgia thing for me - but I'm WAY more disappointed they got rid of the SD slot.
"Haters" seems out of place given the circumstances. People caring enough about their Macs down to the small details (the boot up chime) surely means they have some affection for the company despite their frustrations. Being critical does not make one a "hater".