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Leaked Photos May Show Upcoming MacBook Pro's Top Case With Space for OLED Touch Panel, Four USB-C Ports
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I had. Several times. Which is why I'm thankful that my MBPs had MagSafe. Losing that is definitely a downside for me.
DongleGate.
Seriously, with just 4 USB-C ports you can't do anything pro. 1 for power, 1 for external display (which I doubt FCPX will recognize as an A/V Output), 1 for connecting existing Thunderbolt peripherals leaves you with only one empty. Unless you want to connect an SD card reader. Disappointing
The OLED panel looks good though.
Seriously, with just 4 USB-C ports you can't do anything pro. 1 for power, 1 for external display (which I doubt FCPX will recognize as an A/V Output), 1 for connecting existing Thunderbolt peripherals leaves you with only one empty. Unless you want to connect an SD card reader. Disappointing
The OLED panel looks good though.
I LOVE it and I hope this is real!
By the way, USB-C IS the future. And if not Apple, who the hell would move on and make it a standard?
Look at all these new MacBook copies. Other companies are trying so hard to be like Apple that that they are basically willing to copy anything Apple does and only then it will be a standard.
So yes, I'll be more than happy with four USB-C ports and I hope this awesome little MacBook will be introduced at WWDC.
By the way, USB-C IS the future. And if not Apple, who the hell would move on and make it a standard?
Look at all these new MacBook copies. Other companies are trying so hard to be like Apple that that they are basically willing to copy anything Apple does and only then it will be a standard.
So yes, I'll be more than happy with four USB-C ports and I hope this awesome little MacBook will be introduced at WWDC.
We're celebrating when, aside from thinness, it is a REDUCTION in feature-set? Is thinness really so important to you people that you are willing to sacrifice the use of your fourth data port (because there is no MagSafe 2 on here) and the SD card slot?! It's a Pro notebook; the damn thing is supposed to have SOME heft (because it isn't a MacBook Air or a retina MacBook; you're supposed to be able to, y'know, do more than check e-mail, work on things in Microsoft Office, and fart around on Facebook and YouTube). If the weight of the current crop of MacBook Pros are too much for you all to carry, the solution is that you should go to the gym and lift weights, not have Apple further starve the poor MacBook Pro to the point where it's just another iPad Pro.
Because it works..?! And it's one of those things that is really useful but you don't know how useful until you don't have it..
Because obviously you're not a "power user"?!! Point and shoot..
What has that to do with being a power user?!! No camera Pro uses the USB connection from their camera, they just put the SD card in the SD card slot (it's far quicker (and you don't need to carry an extra cable around that you can easily lose..., and then you're screwed..) as nearly all camera's use micro-USB which are mostly USB2.0, although admittedly the D810 now has USB3.0 it seems..) and import directly into their favourite workflow program, lightroom etc.
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D810, 5DS/R, D500 but to name a few. Most use them, with the exception of the two flagship models from Canikon which are transitioning to xqd from CF (as CF is a dead format effectively).
Good. I can't stand magsafe. It's like they designed it to pop off at the slightest gust of air.
It has MagSafe 3, and I would happily trade a reduction in weight or improved battery for the obsolete SD card slot.
Or one adapter that can do all of those things using only one port leaving 3 more open.DongleGate.
Seriously, with just 4 USB-C ports you can't do anything pro. 1 for power, 1 for external display (which I doubt FCPX will recognize as an A/V Output), 1 for connecting existing Thunderbolt peripherals leaves you with only one empty. Unless you want to connect an SD card reader. Disappointing
The OLED panel looks good though.
Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty apprehensive about it.
Define a pro user? Lots of professional users can get by just fine with an internet connection. The ports to a lot of people are a waste of space.
Considering we are in 2016 and Apple has always been keen to adopt new standards, I'm happy with 4 USB-C ports and the headphone jack. Losing the SD card slot is annoying as it's handy for convenience, but for me personally I only use it about a dozen times a year. An adapter to give me extra functionality (SD slot, full size USB etc) is acceptable, but only if its included in the box! As USB-C is still in it's infancy, I think it would be outrageous for Apple to charge $79 or whatever for something that should be included as standard.
Asus are bundling an adapter with their new ZenBook 3, so there's no reason why Apple can't do the same.
I quite like USB-C being the standard for absolutely everything, including charging. I'm happy to move with the times...
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All of them.
Is basic mathematics not your strong point?
The current 13" MBP includes just 2 USB 3.0 ports, the new 13" chassis in these pictures includes 4.
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It looks tacky. The way the logo is implemented on the 12" MacBook/iOS devices is the way forward.
DongleGate.
Seriously, with just 4 USB-C ports you can't do anything pro. 1 for power, 1 for external display (which I doubt FCPX will recognize as an A/V Output), 1 for connecting existing Thunderbolt peripherals leaves you with only one empty. Unless you want to connect an SD card reader. Disappointing
The OLED panel looks good though.
Isn't that the case with the current lineup? 2x USB 3.0 ports. + 1 SD card reader + 1 HDMI + 1 Magsafe port.
In essence you'll lose 1 port but 1 Type C (TB3) can connect multiple peripherals via a dock. I'm sad that we'll be losing the HDMI port most. Now we'll have to buy adapters for everything.
Why would the SD card slot be obsolete?
Last time I checked, SD cards were used in plenty of devices.
apple isnt going to make it a standard. its already out there and doesnt need apple to spread.
With USB C on both sides you can connect the power adapter on either side. I see this as an advantage over a single MagSafe.
I'm typing this on a late 2008 Alu MacBook, that still runs the latest OS and runs great.
When this MacBook first came out everyone shouted hate at Apple for the lack of Firewire port. But 7-8 years later my computer is still going strong and most people have forgotten what Firewire even was.
I understand 4 USB-C ports is a bit frustrating right now, but it won't be long before you forget this was even an issue.
If apple listened to all the angry consumers, we'd still be using Firewire Zip Drives for storage, and ethernet cables instead of wifi.
When this MacBook first came out everyone shouted hate at Apple for the lack of Firewire port. But 7-8 years later my computer is still going strong and most people have forgotten what Firewire even was.
I understand 4 USB-C ports is a bit frustrating right now, but it won't be long before you forget this was even an issue.
If apple listened to all the angry consumers, we'd still be using Firewire Zip Drives for storage, and ethernet cables instead of wifi.
So many whiners think the world owes them something...
4 USBC ports is going to mean adapters, but seriously, when hasn't adapters been required? I needed them for SCSI cables. I needed them for VGA to DVI. Mini DV to VGA. Firewire 400 to Firewire 800. Display Port to DVI.
People complaining about the cost of the Apple USBC adapters, just look on eBay. I just picked up a USBC to USBA female socket for my rMB for $1.99 including postage.
Looking at the side photos and the proportion of the USBC holes to the solid areas above and below it, it looks like the flat side part of the uni-body will be about 5-6mm high. Thats the same thickness as the rBM at its widest point before it starts tapering. By comparison the 2012 non Retina MBP is 11mm. My 2013 rMBP isn't in the office, but for memory its 9mm.
4 USBC ports is going to mean adapters, but seriously, when hasn't adapters been required? I needed them for SCSI cables. I needed them for VGA to DVI. Mini DV to VGA. Firewire 400 to Firewire 800. Display Port to DVI.
People complaining about the cost of the Apple USBC adapters, just look on eBay. I just picked up a USBC to USBA female socket for my rMB for $1.99 including postage.
Looking at the side photos and the proportion of the USBC holes to the solid areas above and below it, it looks like the flat side part of the uni-body will be about 5-6mm high. Thats the same thickness as the rBM at its widest point before it starts tapering. By comparison the 2012 non Retina MBP is 11mm. My 2013 rMBP isn't in the office, but for memory its 9mm.
It's purpose was to in part to protect the laptop against less than perfect behavior by people and their pets. I'm not sure how that has changed, hence magsafe is still useful and has saved my laptop in the past.
You should add ...
5. Having to buy an HDMI adapter
6. Having to buy an Ethernet adapter
The first step in trouble shooting my ISP's connection after resetting the router is to hook up my laptop directly to the cable modem.