I'll tell you what sucks...I've always been a MBP owner and now have the new one with only USBC. You know how many times I have left home without a USB dongle and the Mac is utterly useless to me.
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Kuo: USB-C on 2018 iPad Pro, Touch ID on 2018 MacBook, EKG and Ceramic Backs on All Apple Watch Series 4 Models, More
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I'll tell you what sucks...I've always been a MBP owner and now have the new one with only USBC. You know how many times I have left home without a USB dongle and the Mac is utterly useless to me.
Apple has introduced a first off feature in an entry level Mac (if you can call it as such). 12” MacBook retina had USB-C, Butterfly mechanisms keyboard, wide aperture LCD panel and terraced designed battery. These were not available on the late 2016 MBP with TB.
This is just one example, there maybe more however I am keeping this post short.
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Unable to compare the A# chip to the T# chip. Considering the T# is an ARM co-processor to the x64 chips. I am not saying you are right or wrong, I am just saying there is a lack of details from Apple. A white paper would really help shed some light on the issue. T1 was used to run the TB and TouchID, not sure if there was anything else.
Yet USB-C is available on other mobile devices. Not going to debate the durability of the port, if it is a design or material flaw none of us make that decision. Lightening is proprietary while USB-C is not, at the end of the day any accessory requires MFi approval which is a cash cow for Apple.
Apple could indeed surprise us, but given that Touch ID came first through the MacBook Pro, I think we are more likely to see Face ID start on the high end of the lineup.
Unfortunately, white paper or no white paper, in order for any future Macs to have FaceID, the following three items will be needed -
- A T-series ARM co-processor that includes the neural engine and the Secure Enclave from the A11 Bionic. Let's call it the T3 Bionic for $#!t$ and grins.
- A True Depth Camera system fitted inside the top of the screen of an iMac, iMac Pro or MacBook Pro.
Looking forward to tomorrow, hopefully, Apple will show a bit of whimsy.
Except for that one time, you know ... when they dropped all of their proprietary ports for USB? Firewire was also an industry standard, or at least poised to be. Likewise with HDMI, Display Port, USB C and other standard ports Apple has implemented in their products since.
This is pathetic, the one phone I would want (the LCD model) gets postponed.
In any event I'm excited about A12 and hopefully we will see Apple getting smart with the Mac line.
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In any event I'm excited about A12 and hopefully we will see Apple getting smart with the Mac line.
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That is simple a new Pencil!!!!!
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Actually they can expand markets for the iPad by going with USB-C, especially if they delete the MiFi protections. There are many companies / products out there that will never support Apple proprietary interface. Mainly because it is too expensive for limited distribution hardware.
"USB-C port, instead of a Lightning connector, but to play devil's advocate, there's a chance he is just referring to a USB-C charger."
Can't have a USB-C charger without a USB-C interface. Although the connector is not backwards compatible, the standard is.
Can't have a USB-C charger without a USB-C interface. Although the connector is not backwards compatible, the standard is.
Kuo clearly states “replacing Lightning” but I think he’s wrong. Lightning will remain; it’s USB-A that’s being replaced. Apple already supports USB3 data and USB-PD over Lightning. There’s no need to replace the port. A USB-C charger with a USB-C to Lightning cable.
Apple introduced that capability on iPad Pro beginning with the 2015 12.9” model, but you had to buy a USB-C charger (Apple’s is $49) and a $19 cable. It’s been confirmed to charge at 29W.
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Good point.
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I wasn't aware of that. I've seen a lot of discussion over the past year or so about faster charging for wireless but I didn't know Lightning could also charge faster than it does today if Apple chose to support it.
Yes, and I would put good money on it actually.
Most women have purses and carry bags, students have backpacks, business people have briefcases (like myself). I can't speak for your bad choices, but if you don't carry one or forget your cable, there's a good chance someone at work, in your class, or in the coffee shop has one on them.
Seriously, what universe do you live in? I can't take your comment seriously.
It really depends on whether you can easily go through a full day on one charge of your phone or tablet. Except in certain use cases (eg, long hikes), my phone's battery lasts a full day 99 out of a hundred. Why would I carry a cable (or cable + charger) with me? If your phone's battery doesn't last a full day often enough but you work in an office (or equivalent work place), you stash a cable there instead of carrying it around with you.
You really are starting with the assumption that (a) most people run out of juice on their phone or tablet regularly enough and (b) most people don't work in an office. But if neither (a) nor (b) applies, why carry a charger or charging cable around with you? Do people carry chargers for their smartwatches or sportwatches around with them?
Apple does support faster charging over Lightning, using the USB-PD protocol, for iPad Pro and iPhone 8/8 Plus/X. For instance, iPad Pro models can charge at up to 29W and iPhone X at up to 18W.
But Apple carefully controls the charging rates, and those max rates I mention above are only used for some portion of the charging cycle, not for the entire duration. For example with the iPhone X, as the battery becomes more fully charged Apple reduces the 14.8 charging voltage down to 5V for the final portion of the charging cycle. (The site gtrusted.com does a lot of USB-PD testing of various devices and chargers.)
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Agreed. That's why I'm saying that there won't be an optical one on any Apple Watch anytime soon.
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That's a glucose monitor. It is NOT a continuous glucose monitor. These are two very different things. The point of wearing something on your wrist is that it could continuously monitor your glucose and, in an ideal world, provide feedback to an insulin pump for a closed loop system. This remains several years off.
Those “sins” of the MB was something that kept me away from purchasing it. I like the size and weight for travel purposes, however the other features that require to be fixed, yikes. I guess we are in the same boat.
Stumbled upon this thread today, detailing this rather common occurrence, FYI:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/black-spot-on-charger-cable.1921904/
Speaking with a local store a while ago, a Genius suggested it was a short from some moisture in the jack and that Apple store would replace a cable with that mark if brought in...have not tried to exchange one myself yet.