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Images of New MacBook Pro With Magic Toolbar Leaked in macOS Sierra 10.12.1

Dicelu said:
The toolbar will display the Esc and Fn keys as soft keys for apps that do not take advantage of the magic toolbar feature.
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Yes I understand that however the use I put the escape key to in some apps it will not be helpful being a soft key - probably have a load of wear on that key in no time.

Overall though I think the strip is a great idea and I am looking forward to see what else is announced. maybe Microsoft has some surprises up its sleeve too, making this week a very exciting one.

Cant wait for new hardware - its been far too long :)
 
grue said:
"based on past part leaks, we're expecting four USB-C ports and a headphone jack, with the HDMI port, MagSafe port, and SD card slot being eliminated."

…and what of thunderbolt, is it Schrodinger's port?
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TB3 uses USB-C rather than miniDP, so *hopefully* it'll be four TB3/USB-C ports?

But, it is Apple, so who knows? Maybe only two of the USB-C ports will support TB3? Or three, and the port Apple says is to be used to charge is USB-C only? Shrug.
 
Something changed in the hinge. Before, the entire hinge portion was black, but now only middle portion is black.. Could the mechanism have been changed?
 
Cougarcat said:
I'm sad that they went back to the "MacBook Pro" text. It looked cleaner before, like an iPhone.

Also, that keyboard looks suspiciously thin. I'm getting anxiety just looking at it.
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If that keyboard is real, they have royally screwed up the MacBook Pro!
 
fyun89 said:
Something changed in the hinge. Before, the entire hinge portion was black, but now only middle portion is black.. Could the mechanism have been changed?
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Yes, it's new. There was a rumor about this: "liquid metal" hinges.
 
Looks snazzy, and I might just be a little jealous. I really want to see the internals though...

The lack of SD and MagSafe would be really annoying. I guess I don't have to worry about it anytime soon.
 
Master Atrus said:
My disappointment is that there is a bezel at all. I was really hoping that Apple would make a machine more like the Dell XPS (but keep the camera at the top of the screen instead of the bottom of the screen).
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I think the reasoning for that is durability and design. The aluminum casing isn't flat but has a slight curve to give it a more curvy look. Also, some bezel is needed to push or pull the screen. At least the bezels are not ridiculous like the MacBook Air or the iPhone.
 
Will be interesting to see what happens when you actually want a function key, for example when in a Windows VM in Fusion, and this new 'magic' bit of kit is too clever for it's own good and won't actually give you a function key because it knows better...
 
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peterdevries said:
Incredible how people hate on functionality that isn't yet introduced. Why don't you wait and see what the implementation looks like before you give yourself an ulcer?
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It is a gimmicky feature that I don't like. I hope you are right and it is a "magical" addition to notebook design but chances are slim.

p.s. stress doesn't cause ulcers, bacteria do (heliobacter pylori)
 
Mailia said:
It's not hard to make a guess since the MacBook exists.
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Ankaa said:
Well, it looks exactly like the MB's keyboard...it's not a far fetch to assume it's the same
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Yes, and there is scissor keys that exists in 3849234932 billion different key-travel lengths, the same could be true for the butterfly mechanism. Just because something looks the same on the outside does not mean its the same on the inside, Apple could have increased the travel on the upcoming MBP even though MP have shorter travel
 
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Dicelu said:
Yes, "virtual key". Vim users use jj. http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Avoid_the_escape_key
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I'm sorry but you don't know what you're talking about. I'm a vim user and I do not use jj; I can't because 'jj' actually shows up in a lot of what I type (I frequently use 'jj' to represent a variable). I do, however, use CTRL-L as a shortcut for ESC. But this only works on my local version of vim, where I added that alias to my .vimrc.

When I ssh to remote *nix machines, which I have to do pretty frequently, I rely on the ESC key.
 
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I hope and pray it can be compatible with my current Hengedocks vertical dock. I have one at home and at work. Please God. Please.
 
arbitrage said:
My only concern is the keyboard. I don't mind the new mechanism or the short travel although longer travel would be preferred. My problem with my rMP keyboard is the keys alway getting stuck especially the space bar. I've never had a stuck key over 4 years with my rMBP.
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Then, I would say that you actually do have an issue with the KB mechanism used, as do many others. Apple has just quit giving a damn. It takes allot of courage to not give a damn I guess?
 
ilovenewjersey said:
I'm sorry but you don't know what you're talking about. I'm a vim user and I do not use jj; I can't because 'jj' actually shows up in a lot of what I type (I frequently use 'jj' to represent a variable). I do, however, use CTRL-L as a shortcut for ESC. But this only works on my local version of vim, where I added that alias to my .vimrc.

When I ssh to remote *nix machines, which I have to do pretty frequently, I rely on the ESC key.
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Ctrl + [ also acts as Esc in vim. I use it all the time from my iPad Pro when I SSH in to servers.
 
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That "MacBook Pro" text makes everything million times uglier and it looks from the previous century.
 
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