A single 3-in-1 adapter. USB-C to USB-A, DisplayPort and HDMI.
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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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They might include basic adaptors with the Pro, they included a lightning adaptor with the Pencil (which even two Apple store employees didn't know about when I was last there)
Apple don't bundle any adapters with their products, never have, never will...
They make the unibody design from a single piece of aluminum so i don't think is incomplete. However i wish they include the magsafe
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Am I the only one who never uses the SD card slot? I prefer to connect my cameras via USB. If I take the SD card out, I forget I've removed it, then I take my camera somewhere and realize there's no card, and start crying...
It's just easier to use a USB cable (for me)
The speed on the cameras just suck. I always use card reader. And in the macs you can actually see half of the card outside the computer -imposible to forget the card-
I guarantee you this will have Thunderbolt 3. The layout of 2 ports per side completely fits with the availability of Thunderbolt daughter cards that have 2 ports maximum. All 4 will be Thunderbolt and all 4 will support charging. It's exactly how I expected Apple to do it, and it's why, as I've been saying for a year now, the rMB only has a single port. In that form factor there was no way to make multiple ports equal - and that would lead to a confusing situation that Apple wanted to avoid.
I'm a photographer. Never used the SD card slot (or an SD card). I could, however, really use a CF slot, and a Firewire and FW800 port. (I use the Lexar FW card reader) I accept though, that i'm a minority case, and my needs can't be accommodated.
I suspect Apple research has concluded that the SD slot is also very much a minority appeal feature, and thus should be better served by an external card reader.
I suspect it also won't be long before the fear of carrying around a bag of adapters goes the same way as the fear of having to carry around an external DVD drive.
Just launch it already. Space Grey please!
Hey... And how are you plan to connect older USB 2 and 3.0 hard drives or Thunderbolt 1 and 2 drives?
They can innovate the new rMBP in whichever way they want, all I'm asking for is to please keep the MagSafe connector. It's one of the most ingenious little inventions ever. Probably safe to say that it saved my laptop from shattering a couple of times over the 3 years I have had my rMBP for.
Either replace the cable on those drives with one with a usb-c end, or just keep a usb-a to usb-c adapter stored permanently on the end of one of the cables. You have to bring the cable with you anyways, so it's really no big deal if a 10 gram adapter is added to the end of the cable.
And yet, two of my Apple laptops and and least one Mac mini came bundled with adapters...
I forgot to mention a key design feature... The ports (and Apple Logo) on my sexy Slate rMBP must glow in the dark (like the Mac Pro) using the keyboard backlight settings.I photoshopped a new Slate Retina Macbook Pro. Pretty Please Apple?
Never had a failure with MacSafe connector. Have had the cord ripped off the laptop too many times to count. Its nice to know that you use your laptop at your desk, with no one else around. We use ours in many unconventional places and since we do more than tweet we usually need it plugged in. I do understand that most people can get 9 hours of battery life while tweeting. Neither my wife or I can get anywhere near the maximum battery life and have to have our laptops plugged in. This is, I believe, the definition of Pro laptop users; someone who uses their computer in some professional capacity and needs to be portable. If your not a Pro user, then fine, use a MacBook, but don't tell me your usage pattern means the MacBook Pro should be a toy instead of a real computer.
They are different. The smart connector by itself does not have the magnet. The magnets are along the side of the iPad to grip the cover as well. And smart connector is not gonna pop out when it get yanked, isn't it? So it's for an entirely different purpose. If it does not have the MagSafe, then it's gonna be usb-c.
Back to my point. Try pulling your Magsafe and find the max force before it pops out. Then imagine a magnet as strong as that attached to the iPad. Do you think iPad will stay or fly? That's why i don't think MagSafe is viable anymore with today's laptop.
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Another advantage to usb-c charging that those of us with the rMB have long ago realized is that you now have ONE charger to charge all your devices. I can travel with a single compact charger to cover my laptop, my phone and my iPad. Compared to carrying another Magsafe charger, that's an additional quarter pound or so of weight savings.
I don't know if I have to be excited yet or not... Essentially it will have 3 USB-C ports, since 1 of them will be used for charging. Then no TB (mini-DP) ports anymore and the HDMI has disappeared as well... GREAT!
So let me check in my current setup how this will work out:
- Magsafe replaced by 1 USB-C port
- TB (mini-DP) to external monitor replaced by 1 USB-C port (and new adapter required)
- TB to Ethernet replaced by 1 USB-C port (and new adapter required)
That leaves me 1 USB-C port left over to plug any devices, thumb drives etc, for which I need to get an adapter because all my stuff is USB-A compatible.
On top of that I need a USB-C to HDMI adapter since I often use my MBP on the road for presentations to connect it to projectors or TVs.
So I need to buy atleast 4 new adapters and all my "older" magsafe power bricks that I use (1 at home, 1 in the office and 1 for travel) have to be replaced as well or need magsafe to USB-C adapters.
I really don't know what to think of this move yet, its not like me and others are wishing for thinner MBP anyway. More powerful machines at similar or higher battery life, thinner display bezels is what most people are looking for and a more frequent update cycle would also be nice! The OLED touch display bar is a nice to have feature, but definitely not a must-have feature or a deal breaker for me!
I will see what they will present at the next keynote, but I will atleast wait one generation before making a decision on how to upgrade (buy the new MBP or go to back to Windows) since my machine is just half a year old.
So let me check in my current setup how this will work out:
- Magsafe replaced by 1 USB-C port
- TB (mini-DP) to external monitor replaced by 1 USB-C port (and new adapter required)
- TB to Ethernet replaced by 1 USB-C port (and new adapter required)
That leaves me 1 USB-C port left over to plug any devices, thumb drives etc, for which I need to get an adapter because all my stuff is USB-A compatible.
On top of that I need a USB-C to HDMI adapter since I often use my MBP on the road for presentations to connect it to projectors or TVs.
So I need to buy atleast 4 new adapters and all my "older" magsafe power bricks that I use (1 at home, 1 in the office and 1 for travel) have to be replaced as well or need magsafe to USB-C adapters.
I really don't know what to think of this move yet, its not like me and others are wishing for thinner MBP anyway. More powerful machines at similar or higher battery life, thinner display bezels is what most people are looking for and a more frequent update cycle would also be nice! The OLED touch display bar is a nice to have feature, but definitely not a must-have feature or a deal breaker for me!
I will see what they will present at the next keynote, but I will atleast wait one generation before making a decision on how to upgrade (buy the new MBP or go to back to Windows) since my machine is just half a year old.
I have just done a quick overlay of the current macbook pros and the leaked image is of a 13" macbook pro not a 15".
The size is pretty close, but if you make the keyboard the same size the body is possibly 5-8mm or so smaller in both width and length. It is possible that it might be a 12" or 12.5" size, but it is unlikely, probably still 13".
The trackpad is significantly bigger, probably 15-25mm wider and 5-8mm longer (closer to the keyboard).
We won't know much about the screen until it ships. My pure speculation is that they will skinny the bezels (ala dell xps) and have a 12" Macbook, 14" Macbook Pro and a 16" Macbook Pro. With the 14" and the 16" screen models roughly the same footprint as the current 13" and 15". They would be crazy if they don't, the screens on the XPS looks way better at this point because of the skinny bezels.
The size is pretty close, but if you make the keyboard the same size the body is possibly 5-8mm or so smaller in both width and length. It is possible that it might be a 12" or 12.5" size, but it is unlikely, probably still 13".
The trackpad is significantly bigger, probably 15-25mm wider and 5-8mm longer (closer to the keyboard).
We won't know much about the screen until it ships. My pure speculation is that they will skinny the bezels (ala dell xps) and have a 12" Macbook, 14" Macbook Pro and a 16" Macbook Pro. With the 14" and the 16" screen models roughly the same footprint as the current 13" and 15". They would be crazy if they don't, the screens on the XPS looks way better at this point because of the skinny bezels.
I don't think it was a dig at macrumors (the site). More like "can we do something about macs, instead of watches, watch bands, stores, etc." -- directed more at Apple than the rumor site.
nice outline, i'm guessing this is from the current Macbook Pro? is it me or does the trackpad on this leaked picture seem bigger?
I photoshopped a new Slate Retina Macbook Pro. Pretty Please Apple?
There's an SD card slot and headphone jack on the other side, right?
Looks great regardless.