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DigiTimes: 16-Inch MacBook Pro Will Feature Narrow Bezels and Launch in September
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Unfortunately, VSCode for Mac won't work for the projects I'm developing (some are legacy projects). Wish it did! But it wasn't just VStudio, other things caused the machine to cook (even doing batch processing in LightRoom).
The OM-D E-M1 Mark II and E-M1X have moved to USB-C, but the OM-D E-M5 Mark II and E-M10 Mark III have not (proprietary and Micro-B, respectively), so it looks like Olympus is in the middle of their transition to USB-C.
The E-M1 MII and E-M1X have also moved to SuperSpeed USB 3.0. I expect that within the next 2-3 years all the major brands will move over to USB-C as they introduce new DSLRs.
A simple USB-C to USB Micro-B cable for $8.00 would take care of you being able to connect to a newer 2016-2019 MacBook Pro, should you decide to move on from your current 2015 MacBook Pro. Good luck!
And USB C solves the biggest problems of USB A.
1. It is reversible. You can't try to plug it in upside down.
2. It can deliver enough power that you don't normally need wall warts.
3. Its faster (though this probably could have made it into USB A)
I bet your main Windows laptop still has a VGA port on it as well, so...happy hunting. Eventually, Dell or Lenovo is going to do the same thing to a laptop you might really want and they will be d***s too, right? Technology advances, but feel free to keep the parallel port fires burning at night.
I'd like an Ethernet port. I don't expect to get it, but I'd like it. I have occasional use for it, and frequently that's at the end of a long cable. The RJ45 connector is much better for hanging a long cable off of than the USB-C connector is - more of the connector goes into the socket, and it latches in place - the physical interface is more secure. It's a situation where the Ethernet dongle causes strain on the USB-C port, where an actual Ethernet jack on the machine just shrugs off the stress of the Ethernet cable hanging down from the machine.
So that's what's wrong with the USB to Ethernet adapter. Yes, it's not a situation everyone faces, but there is a legit case for it. Most of the other adapters/dongles don't bother me as much. Missing Ethernet bothers me. Having a single USB-A port (in addition to a bunch of USB-C ports) for flash drives and various legacy devices, would be handy too.
Beyond that, give me back a physical Esc key (don't care about the rest of the function keys, but I use Esc thousands of times a day and need to be able to touch-type it), and I'd like MagSafe back - it's a superior interface for power in day-to-day life, prevents various cord-pulling problems and is dead simple to connect. Let the machine accept power via any of the USB-C ports as well, but have the MagSafe port there as a dedicated way to supply power.
The UI design is the inherent limitation to a touch screen mac, since all you really can do is press buttons and scroll. I get you would like that, but I find it just as easy to use the touchpad.
Except most people do not touch the screen as much without a touchscreen, and I like glass as is not cut down by an additional layer of complexity and cost. Again, personal preference.
Actually, the iPad is a good example of what a touchscreen mac is not a good idea. People don't complain because of the iPad's design. The iPad OS is designed to be touch operated, with many features that make it useable such as scroll wheels for data input, that would not translate well to the Mac. However, the pencil is required for finer work and even then beyond drawing is not a very good tool for say creating a PowerPoint slide.
Bolting on a touch screen on an UI not designed for touch would just add complexity and cost for very little added usability; if you want touch controls, Apple could, and IMHO should, design the touchbar to better take advantage of things such as buttons, etc by making it more customizable.
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I'm willing to bet Apple will NOT backpedal on USB-C. It's one port to rule them all.
Granted, in 2016 this was too early but the industry is quickly catching up and adapter cables are ubiquitous and cheap now.
What I wish they DID backpedal on (aside from the keyboards, obviously) is on soldering the SSD instead of using an M2 connector. The cost of upgrading storage is absolute BS.
But I'm not holding my breath.
Also, I hope they use LCD instead of burn-in prone OLED.
Granted, in 2016 this was too early but the industry is quickly catching up and adapter cables are ubiquitous and cheap now.
What I wish they DID backpedal on (aside from the keyboards, obviously) is on soldering the SSD instead of using an M2 connector. The cost of upgrading storage is absolute BS.
But I'm not holding my breath.
Also, I hope they use LCD instead of burn-in prone OLED.
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This is the internet, bringing the fine art of measurebation and arguing useless point sinto the digital age...
USB-C is here to stay...other than captive cables, replacement cable exist, are high quality and are inexpensive.
I don't expect them to backpedal on soldered SSD, but I would be happy if they simply made it removable as they have for the MacPro, iMac Pro, nTB 13" MacBook Pro and either licensed or sold upgrades for the end user. Apple will never embrace m.2 as there are high quality sticks, low quality sticks and everything in-between. They aren't going to leave money on the table. I cannot blame them for that. They know even reasonably priced upgrades won't ensure that people purchase Apple's upgrades as one man's bargain is another man's luxury.
I can agree with you on no OLED...don't want it, don't need the hassle or expense.
I wonder if we’ll get a 14” MBP. That would be a nice upgrade for some people (maybe a lot of people).
More ports would certainly go a long way to alleviating the problem (esp. if they could ripple it down to the whole range, so the entry-level MBPs weren't stuck with only two holes to serve everything.
Adding a magnet to a USB-C port doesn't turn it into Magsafe if the plug still has to be pushed into the socket - Magsafe used spring-loaded 'surface mounted' terminals. Actually, TB3 has the opposite problem - its a bit too easy to 'improperly dismount' your 10TB RAID array by moving the computer a bit and it really needs some sort of latch.
Calling something a 'desktop replacement' laptop doesn't mean it has to be bolted to one desk - the important point is that its a laptop powerful and versatile enough to do your day job on and still be portable. A common scenario might be a daily shuttle between home and office, or between multiple workplaces, and occasional trips elsewhere - but it needs to do the job when it gets there preferably without any more boxes than you actually need - no point for it to be 3mm thinner and 200g lighter if that means you've got extra boxes to pack up every morning and evening. When the 2016 MBP came out, I was using a 17" MBP which was all I needed to carry, because I had displays/keyboards/mice at home and work and spare magsafes - to get the same experience with the 2016 I'd have needed to spend around £500 (I counted it - twice - it'd be a bit cheaper in 2019 I suppose) on hubs and dongles to get the same experience.
That's why I don't get the point of eGPUs/PCIe boxes by the way - if you need one to do your work then your laptop is effectively chained to the desk so you might have well have a desktop with everything built in and neatly tucked under the desk. They're a solution to a problem that Apple have created by not selling a regular PCIe desktop.
TrackPad is a good option, however why would Apple introduced TouchBar which seems like a half-baked concept. It basically wants to be a TrackPad and TouchDisplay at the same time while failing to do either better. It has no tactile feedback like the TrackPad and no frame of reference like a TouchDisplay. Even a HUD is more useful as it display the needed information in-front like AR would.
I have yet to hear any complaints of fingerprints on iPad's or iPhones that has distracted from any tasks and it has been over a decade. I would prefer a matte coated glass display like the XDR, however here is hoping. After using a touchscreen device like an iPhone or iPad, one has a tendency to reach for UI/UX elements display on screen. I myself at times have this reaction to reach out for buttons or scroll on my MBP.
Oddly enough iPadOS even brings user selectable scrollbar, this should be a good indicator that anything is possible with Apple if they put their collective minds to it. Before iPad Pro and ApplePencil there was Wacom that allowed for finer input via stylus on a pressure sensitive mat, we also had high DPI mouse, mouse nubs and TrackPad. Even iPads permit triple input usage in iPadOS with finger, pencil and mouse (via accessibility). Then there is also AirGestures that can be a forth option. Why limit macOS to only the keyboard, TrackPad, mouse and Wacom, let have a touchscreen so the UI/UX can evolve.
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More complex camera's have been in thinner bezels and displays devices such as iPhone and iPad Pro 2018, why do people believe this is an impossible thing.
Oh don’t worry, I can afford those. I probably make double what you make. It’s just that only a complete idiot would by them.
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So they could care less, huh?
The 'need USB A or I won't buy it' is the perfect modern example of petty/difficult for petty/difficult sake.
This happened with the Apple serial port, it happened with RGB cables in home theater, it went on _forever_ with the PC PS2 port … hell, it happened with the UHF/VHF/FM connector.
There is always a 'next' …
The absolute trivial minority is, once again, demanding *everyone* allow for their own resistant sensibilities.
In this case there is a direct solution as opposed to a dead end … but it is never enough, it seems.
This happened with the Apple serial port, it happened with RGB cables in home theater, it went on _forever_ with the PC PS2 port … hell, it happened with the UHF/VHF/FM connector.
There is always a 'next' …
The absolute trivial minority is, once again, demanding *everyone* allow for their own resistant sensibilities.
In this case there is a direct solution as opposed to a dead end … but it is never enough, it seems.
Where were you able to find Apple approved adapters for $4? All the adapters on the Apple website are $19 and up.
The reversibility is a giant advantage? If so an analog phono port has 360 continuous degrees of freedom how you plug it in vs just two discrete orientations. Maybe Apple should start using them given the big problem it is to plug in stuff.
Keep Dreaming Brother, Keep Dreaming. We will be lucky if this thing comes with ports at all. Someone probably decided it needed to be completely wireless.
Oh please... there's equipment that's sensitive to RF noise, usually in shielded rooms. Guess what, that equipment is also sensitive to other equipment, so wired or not, no other equipment allowed in that room. Almost 20 years ago, we started using wireless equipment in the form of laptops, later iPhones and then iPad all over the hospital, wifi and bluetooth. It doesn't matter. We've been in touch with manufacturers of equipment and all normal equipment that doesn't require a shielded room to operate in is not affected by wifi, bluetooth, etc. However, there was a single infusion pump manufactured by Braun that would malfunction when using a cell phone right next to it. That specific model was manufactured in the 1980s, so somewhat of a relict. Monitoring equipment as used in the ICU or during surgery is absolutely not affected by any consumer type wireless technology unless you turn the power so far up that you should be worried about a brain tumor. Larger wifi antennas to transmit data several miles are usually placed on top of buildings, again in a way that no equipment is affected. You'll also find warning signs on the doors leading to the rooftop with a approx. time it's safe to stay there.