no. it's with the down arrow key, and the left and right keys are the huge ones that apple has decided to go forward with.
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no. it's with the down arrow key, and the left and right keys are the huge ones that apple has decided to go forward with.
Currently I think, you are right. But why would you need a fully featuredRight, because the people who design the apps, videos, and websites that you use on your 5-inch phone don't need a fully functional file system, large monitor, powerful CPU & GPU, or anything else that a Mac offers. Makes total sense. Might as well kill off all desktop and laptop PCs/Macs right now.
I believe, the new glossy Apple is more expensive to manufacture since the glowing one is just a piece of plastic that is lit by the background light of the screen. The glossy ones are inserted the same way as the glowing ones but are made of liquidmetal which is way more expensive than plastic and also needs to be polished before inserting.
Also, I don't yet see a sign of MagSafe removal in the Pro lineup. Probably a redesign but I believe that big space next to the left side USB-C ports is meant for something
How is having only 1 type of port on a laptop innovation?
Even if there are 4 of them, they're still all the same. That makes it less portable even if it's thinner and lighter because you'll have to tote multiple dongles.
Relax; The new retina macbook pro has MagSafe. The chassis in the photo is not complete, and you can see that space has been left for a MagSafe 2 (or 3!) port.
USB-C actually is a major gain. More speed, reversible (how often do you need to turn a USB-A plug just to turn it again before it finally fits in?) and possibly Thunderbolt 3 on all 4 ports.
Also, future peripheral devices will use USB-C over USB-A, so no dongles for modern devices in future.
Yes, it does look like nothing but boosting profit margins - because is now pandering to stockholders instead of customers. But watch how fast the stockholders get pissed if the customers don't buy all the MAC 'feature' removals and sales tank.
Pro's don't use SD cards. That's a consumer-level product.
If anything, they should have an XQD slot.
So I take it you don't use a MBP professionally, right? I'm a designer who works for a large Fortune 500 company and while I obviously use my mid-2015 MBP for design, I also use it to give many presentations to internal and external clients alike. So removing HDMI would be tough to accept. (My machine just got the native HDMI port thus eliminating the need for the extra dongle that I always forgot).
The metal apple looks like a cheap piece of foil to me on the MB's I've seen. Probably thinner than a can of soda.
Positive to see some MacBook rumours.
Though not a fan of the trend of loosing the MagSafe , it's one thing I really dislike about my 12 mb, and loved about about Apple MacBooks .
Id be happy with the current design with some extra usbc ports. Carrying usbc adapters for my 12 MacBook is not a positive.
I hope 2016 is not the year we will need adapters for our MacBooks , iPhones , iPads etc cause that is a major way to upset your fan base and milk them for more money .
Though not a fan of the trend of loosing the MagSafe , it's one thing I really dislike about my 12 mb, and loved about about Apple MacBooks .
Id be happy with the current design with some extra usbc ports. Carrying usbc adapters for my 12 MacBook is not a positive.
I hope 2016 is not the year we will need adapters for our MacBooks , iPhones , iPads etc cause that is a major way to upset your fan base and milk them for more money .
How is the headphone jack unusually placed? That's exactly where it is in the Retina MacBook. Seems to me a uniform placement as all of Apple's notebooks are likely going to have a front taper. Moreover, that placement makes a lot of sense if the rumor about removing the 3.5mm jack from the iPhone turns out to be true. That way, Apple can replace the 3.5mm headphone jack with a multi-purpose Lightning port, which will not only provide a native Lightning headphone port, but also, the primary use of the Lightning port currently across all of Apple's products -- charging. So for the rMB, the USB-C port would be free while charging with the Lightning port. A passthrough charging cable would allow headphone use as well, assuming customers refuse to embrace wireless audio. And that's the usual location for a charging port on all of Apple's MacBooks, so it makes perfect sense the headphone jack would be there.
There are already USB-C to Lightning cables, so no adapters for connecting iOS devices to a new MacBook. I also hope we won't see MagSafe go, but Apple reengineer it for lighter laptops, though.
https://www.startech.com/Cables/thu...rbolt-3-usb-c-thunderbolt-adapter~TBT3TBTADAP
Enjoy. Yes it's expensive.
Photos have leaked depicting alleged components destined for the rumored redesigned MacBook Pro, giving us a look at the thin body of the device, the space where a rumored OLED touch panel will be positioned, and its possible ports.
Shared by Cult of Mac, the photos came from an anonymous source who claimed to work for Apple's manufacturing partner in China.
The images feature the body of a what appears to be a MacBook Pro, which, based on size, seems to be the 13-inch model. The trackpad and the keys have not yet been put in place, but noticeably absent is a function row at the top of the keyboard, which rumors say will be replaced with an OLED touch panel.
Size wise, the MacBook model in the photos appears to be slightly thinner than existing MacBook Pros, and in pictures of the sides of the device, a total of four USB-C ports are available, with two on the left side and two on the right side. A headphone jack is also included, as are thin speaker grilles on either side of the keyboard.
Rumors have suggested Apple is working on completely revamped 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pro models with a thinner and lighter form factor and a dedicated OLED display touch bar that replaces physical function keys. A dedicated Touch ID button is expected to be built into the bar, as is support for USB-C and Thunderbolt 3.
According to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the new MacBook Pros will feature the "most significant upgrade ever undertaken by Apple," with the machines set to be released during the fourth quarter of 2016. Many were hoping for a WWDC launch, which early rumors hinted at, but if Kuo's information is accurate, we will need to wait until the fall months to see the launch of the new devices.
Article Link: Leaked Photos May Show Upcoming MacBook Pro's Top Case With Space for OLED Touch Panel, Four USB-C Ports
I don't know about you lot, but I have loved at the keyboard and noticed a couple of things.
Firstly, if you look at the top row of keys and look at the left hand key (the key to the left of 1) and the backspace key they both have a small hole in them. it looks like maybe a hole for a led perhaps, if so why?
Also the space where the function keys would be ha son the right hand side a small hole with some sort of support in it. This would be I presume where the power button would be. All the other keys have been accounted for. So my question is, is it possible by looking at the picture to determine if that support could be for a touch id/power button combined.
I also noticed that if you look at the bottom row of keys then you are missing the right hand cmd and option keys. I say this because the right hand 4 keys would be for up/down/left/right. I know some people say that the up and down keys would be in the same connector space though I disagree because if you look at the right hand 4 keys not one of them hs a physical break. The physical break would be needed to show a clear distinction between the up key and down key.
I may be missing something though. I have a late 2013 15" macbook pro and do not know the keyboard layout of nerve macs such as the 12" macbook retina.
would be interesting though to see if this is true or not.
So I take it you don't use a MBP professionally, right? I'm a designer who works for a large Fortune 500 company and while I obviously use my mid-2015 MBP for design, I also use it to give many presentations to internal and external clients alike. So removing HDMI would be tough to accept. (My machine just got the native HDMI port thus eliminating the need for the extra dongle that I always forgot).
Id say goodbye to the hdmi port. Apple tested the water with one USB c port in the MB, they will figure in the pro machines they can give you 4, but the end result is the same, you will need adapters for USB a, hdmi, vga etc. So now anyone using this thing for work will carry on average 2 bulky adapters around .
My 12 is a great machine , though if Apple put in a Retina display in the current MacBook Air, the air would be a far better machine, mainly due to the adapters you carry around.
USB-C dongles and all are fine, except:
1. With 2 ports per side, if you're using an external monitor, you are pretty much forced to buy a dongle if you don't want cables sticking out of the laptop from both sides. You don't want this happening if you're using a laptop stand next to an external monitor because the cables would block the screen.
2. Most importantly, current Apple dongle only supports power+HDMI (incapable of 4k@60 Hz, so half-assed) or power+D-SUB. So there's no option to drive 4K while also charging. One solution I can think of is to use one USB-C port for display (via an adapter to mini-DP or HDMI 2.0), and the USB-C port for the charge/display/USB-A dongle, hooked up to charger & USB-A hub. So complicated and overpriced for what we can already do on current generation rMBP without any external accessories.
3. They are overpriced as **** currently; time will fix this, probably by when the 2016 rMBP becomes obsolete. Currently, if you use your laptop in more than one location, you need to buy multiple overpriced dongles, and that's like $160+. Add the USB-C to display adapter and easily $200+ for something that can be done without on the current model.
If they're going all USB-C, I'd hope they at least put 3 ports per side or leave some display ports for the 15" rMBP...
Don't get me wrong, I like them moving to USB-C. What I'm criticizing is the unnecessary inconvenience brought about by removing ALL other ports (mini-DP, HDMI, power, etc).
1. With 2 ports per side, if you're using an external monitor, you are pretty much forced to buy a dongle if you don't want cables sticking out of the laptop from both sides. You don't want this happening if you're using a laptop stand next to an external monitor because the cables would block the screen.
2. Most importantly, current Apple dongle only supports power+HDMI (incapable of 4k@60 Hz, so half-assed) or power+D-SUB. So there's no option to drive 4K while also charging. One solution I can think of is to use one USB-C port for display (via an adapter to mini-DP or HDMI 2.0), and the USB-C port for the charge/display/USB-A dongle, hooked up to charger & USB-A hub. So complicated and overpriced for what we can already do on current generation rMBP without any external accessories.
3. They are overpriced as **** currently; time will fix this, probably by when the 2016 rMBP becomes obsolete. Currently, if you use your laptop in more than one location, you need to buy multiple overpriced dongles, and that's like $160+. Add the USB-C to display adapter and easily $200+ for something that can be done without on the current model.
If they're going all USB-C, I'd hope they at least put 3 ports per side or leave some display ports for the 15" rMBP...
Don't get me wrong, I like them moving to USB-C. What I'm criticizing is the unnecessary inconvenience brought about by removing ALL other ports (mini-DP, HDMI, power, etc).
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Do you have a source for that claim? I've never seen this reported before and I don't think something like that would sneak under the radar.