The number of cameras with CFast/XQD/CFexpress is actually shrinking. You find SD-only cameras in categories as high as the Canon R ($1800), Sony A7R IV ($3500), Panasonic S1R ($4000), Sony A9 ($4500), in medium format mirrorless ($5000+), and Leica M and SL ($6000+). And almost all CFast/XQD/CFexpress cameras come with an SD card slot as well. It's almost only the highest-end sports cameras (Nikon D5, Canon 1DX II) that come without SD card slots (Nikon's Z6/7 are the exception with only a single XQD card slot).
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Gurman: 16-inch MacBook Pro Has Improved Speakers, Noise-Cancelling Microphones, and '4% Larger' Screen Than 15.4-inch Model
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Well I hope you're not using UHS-II SD cards. Cause your MacBook Pro only supports basic SDXC card speeds. You would be much better off (and save a lot of time) by using an external UHS-II card reader.
I was very anti-dongle at first with my gal's 2014 MBP when I thought, "I need a Thunderbolt dongle for ethernet, really?!", but I got over it.
We've presently got an assortment of cameras using everything from older CF cards to MicroSD, SD UHS I & II, XQD, Thunderbolt 2, HDMI and soon CFexpress and I can only imagine what an absolute mess it would be to incorporate all of those different ports into a laptop just to try and appease every "my own particular needs" user.
But hey, "bravo to all you SD card users" if there's an SD slot, it's a non-productivity/creativity-affecting issue by my reckoning.
Now if this new MBP arrives with a Display HDR 1000 (or equivalent) screen and CPU/GPU hardware that makes Metal 2 FCPX/Motion/Compressor scream, well, "now we're talking!"
Exactly this. So many people here who state they can't give their money fast enough to Apple, but if this 16" is just a spec bump with a new (old) keyboard and a marginally larger screen, what's the big deal? I guess we'll (hopefully) find out today.
The Canon EOS R isn't a professional camera (even Canon says so). The Panasonic S1R comes with both XQD (CFe) and SD, and for speed and reliabilities sake, everyone should be using the XQD interface, it's over twice as fast as UHS-II. Leica M isn't a professional camera, I know, I've had them all, from the M Monochrom, M9, M9-P, M240, M10 and M10-P. The next professional cameras from Nikon and Canon will all use CFExpress, now that the format "war" between XQD and CFast is over, and CFExpress (which is backwards compatible with XQD) won the war. XQD and CFExpress is also heavily used in most professional video cameras.
SD cards needs to die. The exposed pin's on SD cards is a serious reliability issue, and the main reason why SD cards often fail. XQD/CFExpress solves all of this, and is based on NVMe technology, with the speeds that comes with that (1st gen CFExpress cards are 1700MB/s read and 1200MB/s write and uses the PCIe 3.0 bus).
They COULD but there have been absolutely no leaks that they would.
Realistically, we would have heard something already.
I'll go as far as admitting that IT COULD happen but I like your "tongue in cheek" response better.
I do audio, i'd prefer two 1/4" balanced jacks or XLRs on it.
Pointless really, SD cards get faster and via thunderbolt3 you can get a faster adapter. Or you change a camera and SD reader becomes pointless.
I used the SD-reader on my 2012 rMBP three times.
I used the SD-reader on my 40$ usb-c dongle two times.
I use thunderbolt and thunderbolt/firewire everyday. I also use balanced 1/4" jacks everyday.
The point of convertible highspeed extension ports is the same as the point of PCIe extensions slots - you get a solid powerful base and build around it.
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The big deal is that I would've bought the current MacBook Pro ages ago if it weren't for the keyboard. (And, before the 2018 model, if it weren't for the 16 GB limitation.)
Does it make sense for Apple to release Macs with MiniLED displays only next year, while still releasing a brand new 16-inch MacBook Pro this November? Odd.
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Following yesterday's report on Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro which could be announced as soon as Wednesday, Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman this morning shared some additional details about the upcoming machine via Twitter.
According to Gurman, the display on the new MacBook Pro is less than four percent larger than the current 15.4-inch MacBook Pro, suggesting to him that "it's really going to be about the higher resolution" rather than a significant material increase in screen real estate.
Gurman offers no clues as to the exact resolution, but reliable IHS Markit analyst Jeff Lin claimed in June that the 16-inch MacBook Pro would feature an LCD panel with a resolution of 3,072×1,920 pixels supplied by LG Display. For comparison, the 15-inch ?MacBook Pro? has a resolution of 2,880×1,800 pixels.
In addition, Gurman says the new 16-inch MacBook Pro will have "impressive speakers" and "noise cancelling microphones," which sounds like a reference to an improved ambient noise reduction feature enabling users to capture less background noise when using the built-in microphones, thereby improving dictation and FaceTime calls.
Otherwise, Gurman reiterates Apple's focus on providing users with a more reliable keyboard that uses a new scissor switch mechanism, which is "similar to the iMac external Magic Keyboard."
The new 16-inch machine, which will be the largest laptop Apple has offered for sale since the 17-inch ?MacBook Pro? was discontinued, will replace the current 15-inch model and "cost about the same," Gurman revealed on Tuesday. The 15-inch ?MacBook Pro starts at $2,399.
Apple is said to have been holding private press briefings at its luxury loft mansion in New York City this week, likely providing media sites with review units for first impressions. Apple will surely announce the new 16-inch ?MacBook Pro? via press release, as there are no more Apple events expected this year.
Article Link: Gurman: 16-inch MacBook Pro Has Improved Speakers, Noise-Cancelling Microphones, and '4% Larger' Screen Than 15.4-inch Model
If there's no usb-A, my next machine will not be a Mac. Few days ago, I had to print something urgently (literally had 2 minutes to do it) so I rushed to the basement with my 2017 MBP 15". Someone put a flash drive in my hand to speed thing up... I just stood there defeated, because I didn't have the **** dongle with me. At this point I can be half as frustrated with a PC at half the cost.
Well, Apple cannot get it wrong with the keyboard this time. They might play safe. It would be a shame to have to change the keyboard again after this.
Yes, the world's most expensive keyboard (with a complementary computer included).
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Anybody care to guess how much a fully spec-ed out 16" MBP will cost (8-core/64GB/8TB/5000M GPU)?
If you have to ask...Yes, the world's most expensive keyboard (with a complementary computer included).
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Anybody care to guess how much a fully spec-ed out 16" MBP will cost (8-core/64GB/8TB/5000M GPU)?