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First Impressions of New 12-Inch MacBook: Ridiculously Light, but Thin Keys and Trackpad Take Getting Used To
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Okay...?
Okay, let me know when the MBP goes away and I'll believe you.
People had similar complaints about the MBA when they came out.
Okay, let me know when the MBP goes away and I'll believe you.
People had similar complaints about the MBA when they came out.
This seems like a Mac this is no things to no people, though. Who's going to buy this thing?
How would this fare speed-wise? Given that I don't do video editing or gaming, would it be reasonably lag-free?
no wonder they didnt announce the bigger iPad yet
those writing their essay that was due two days ago at a starbucks cafe
those writing their essay that was due two days ago at a starbucks cafe
okay
People who want the smallest laptop possible and understand how wireless technology works.
People who want the smallest laptop possible and understand how wireless technology works.
I'm not so confident that the MBP line will stick around at this rate. They're inching more and more towards one universal MacBook line.
In what way? It's gaining features
* The ability to transfer data at stupid fast speeds without resorting to esoteric and very expensive solutions.
* High resolution screens
I am guessing your main gripes are memory upgrades and a DVD drive? Not everyone has the same needs as you. You can either go and buy the product that meets your needs, or cry on forums. The choice is yours.
frankly, I have the 2012 rMBP and its a spiders nest on my desk, and I only have a charger, external audio interface and a disk plugged in.
Docks are 200$ at least... This looks easier.
2x Thunderbolt 3 + USB-C on a new rMBP would be neat.
I do not consider the loss of USB ports, ethernet ports, Thunderbolt ports, and optical drive as gaining features.
Looks beautiful except for the large screen bezel. I actually like the design of the new Dell XPS laptops in terms of keyboard, trackpad, and screen geometry/placement. Still not as nice overall as Apple laptops but better in those ways.
Everything is a tradeoff. They could have put in a bigger screen w/smaller bezel... which uses more power... resulting in shorter battery life.
Personally, I think the MBA bezels are too big. These aren't really a big deal. I'll take the longer batter life.
Besides, while the Dell XPS laptop screens look nice, running Windows on my personal notebook a deal-breaker for me. I already have to suffer using a Windows machine at the office all day. Tripe.
1. Okay, I can accept that...esp since if I were connecting to an external I wouldn't mind using an adapter.
2. Lot of DVD's still being sold and rented. Not so crazy...external superdrive is acceptable but now incompatible without an adapter.
3. Huh?
4. I use a USB mouse, I have a USB printer. Sure, I could go buy an all new printer and bluetooth mouse...but that's just dumb.
5. You're a moron. Not everyone uses their iPhone as their only source of camera. I have a DSLR. Have a GoPro for video. Neither have wireless.
lol. We are not losing thunderbolt ports on the MBAs or MBPs. Let's come back to this discussion when the Skylake rMBP is released with Thunderbolt 3. This computer is designed for a purpose and Apple felt that Thunderbolt was not a necessary feature for the target market. The good news is that the TB3 port is also thinner, so it may find itself back on the 2nd gen Macbook, or it may not. Apple likes to differentiate their products in specific ways. Should all ports and all features be on all products?
* You have not lost USB ports with this new Macbook. You have a shiny new USB-C port.
* USB to Ethernet adaptors exist and can be used with this product
* An optical drive is not a feature, it is a relic.
First you tried to insinuate that "losing features" is endemic to all Macbooks, now you're concentrating on this new product. It would help me to understand what you're actually trying to say instead of trying to throw everything and seeing what sticks to justify your ramblings.
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And you can still use your USB devices with this new Macbook. I know it's shocking that Apple didn't design this computer specifically for you.
You plug this into the Apple monitor and all your ports come back albeit the Apple monitor needs a bit of an update but that's the platform you're buying into.
The idea of this laptop is thatyou would rather have a more lightweight smaller device on the go.
Anyway if you really want ports and more choice in ports then probably best to go with a Windows laptop.
The idea of this laptop is thatyou would rather have a more lightweight smaller device on the go.
Anyway if you really want ports and more choice in ports then probably best to go with a Windows laptop.
What? Nobody is saying "awful". They're saying you have to get used to it. I have no problems with that even if it takes a whole day of getting used to.
I had to get used to using the first chicklet style keyboard, but once I did, I prefer it over the traditional keyboards.
There are a couple of adapters already on the store - I guess the must-have one is going to be this:
http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MJ1K2ZM/A/usb-c-digital-av-multiport-adapter.
...so you can connect a regular USB device, a display and use the USB-C port for charging - which is going to be fine until actual USB-C peripherals start to appear.
On the one hand, it seems likely that USB-C will take off in the wider PC world in a way that Thunderbolt never has, so there should be plenty of third party hubs and peripherals in the future. On the other hand, if PC makers do the sane thing and include more than one port on their computers, third party devices might not include the crucial 'passthrough' port for charging.
I guess many MacBook customers will be able to live with a single port (until the day when they have to show a presentation but forgot to charge up beforehand) but it would be a deal-breaker if the concept spreads to the MacBook Pro.
Waiting for the meeting where some bozo walks up to me with a shiny new MacBook, a USB stick with the crucial presentation on it, an old MiniDP-to-DVI connector and a hopeful expression...
Had you read my post you'd see I pointing out thing you CANNOT do with this laptop out of the box...meaning without purchasing extra stuff.
...and where is the 17" MB Pro retina with Broadwell and @ 75% lighter and 80% slimmer?
...I bet they would sell boatloads if they decide to bring it back @ this year's WWDC or in the fall.
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Oh, iPadProXL, I would LOVE to see the return of a larger-screen MacBook Pro!! I really do hope that it happens at this year's WWDC as you suggest, it would really redefine the professional laptop in the same way that the redesigned Mac Pro redefined the professional desktop!
Tell me which feature is lost. There's nothing you can't do with this that you could do with another MacBook given the capabilities of USB Type C and adaptors, so there's no loss of functionality.
The only exception is if your goal is literally "physically insert an optical disc inside the computer" and not something reasonable like "transfer the data from an optical disc to my computer's hard drive".
How do you manage, given that the history of computing is a history of abandoned ports? From your point of view computers have been losing functionality since forever.
So what are you saying? That they should have had an ethernet port on this device, or an optical drive, or something else? Tell us exactly what this should have had out of the box so we don't go in circles.