Unless you own a display that only accepts thunderbolt. Personally, I would have rather seen a thunderbolt port on it than a second USB-C. That way I could just use a dock I already own (purchased for other Apple devices). However, thunderbolt is probably going the way of a "pro only" type of connector, so I am not surprised they left it off of the new MacBook.
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in theory yes you can do more but the macbook thread is full of posts saying its perfect for people who barely need a computer at all hence my question.
i still think the pixel is too expensive though.
I do agree that I don't think it's a good value for the money. It's far greater value than the new MacBook in regards to performance and features though. But with a limiting OS.
I think the current Best featured and option wise ultrabook on the market is the Dell XPS13. this thing checks just bout every box thats needed in a small, portable laptop.
its kind of what we expected Apple to do. Re-engineer the MacBook Air line to add higher rez screen with smaller bezels, but maintaining the same performance footprint and ports (maybe swap out thunderbolt for USB-C).
But the MacBook is not a good valued PC. simply put, the < 4 cubic cm's of space you save, the .8lb, All for a slower, lower performing, limited hardware option for $300-500 more. Its really hard to justify this to anyone.
Add in the fact that in Canada they've jacked the prices to adjust for "canadian dollar fluctuation" makes the MacBook a $1549.99 computer. The base MacBook Air 11", which except for the display is a far greater laptop, is only $1099. For the same $1549, you can get a really REally well equipped MBA (either 11" or 13") or even the MacBook Pro. (13" MBA w/ 256gb SSD, 8GB RAM costs 1569, but comes with an i5 CPU, 2x USB-A, Thunderbolt/MDP, MagSafe). So you're basically stuck with a choice, Cheaper, better performance but crappy display, or Amazing display, but weaker and limiting performance.
Does this confusion in the product lineup, and number of products that could touch eachother's spaces start to look like Apple during the "Scully" days?
So despite the engineering that went into shaving off the microns of space, which is impressive, the actual value of the MacBook isn't there.
Thats not saying it won't sell like hotcakes. I Bet that Apple Store personell are being told to push this device more than the Mac Book Air and that since it's got the Apple logo, and is the "newest" it will still have it's buyers who buy it anyways and can live with the new limitations.
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obviously it is a more limited os but ill tell you what whenever my internet is down i realise just how much i depend on it.
im not that sure it will sell that well this year. pretty much every currency is down vs the dollar and its quite expensive to being with.
I'll bet that 99% of pixels get Linux instaThat'sInce probably wouldn't even checkout chrome os I just put it in dev mode and install.
True. But when my internet is out, there is very little I can do on my Mac. Sure, I can create and edit documents, etc. But, everything I do on my Mac is usually done with an internet connection. Chromebooks let you read/create emails, create/edit documents, etc when offline. Other than that, there isn't much I would be doing without internet anyways.