Definitely an oversight by the designers. Failed to test in the real world. Placing on the perfectly-level floors in Apple's $5B campus does not count as real-world testing.
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Mac Pro's $400 Wheels Have No Locks to Prevent Rolling
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Steve would have left brakes off the wheels if he thought they looked bad. Same guy that tried to tell us iPod Socks would also wipe your screen when you removed the iPod from the sock.
...and poor quality hardware in some cases
Well, to be fair, these thing are going to have power and monitor cables and such plugged into them in the "Real world", and they really aren't going anywhere.
Still fun to point out the possibility, though!
Get an orange carpenters pencil from Home Depot. They are flat, so they don't roll, and would make good wheel stops. Or maybe paint the Apple wheels orange and make then square.
Yep, my 2019 MBP 13 inch has already had a couple of ‘sticky’ keys, despite it being the fixed fixed fixed? butterfly keyboard version. I guess it’ll be going in for a replacement at some point over the next few months.
Great, I know have visions of these things rolling wildly down a corridor and shattering those glass walls that the employees (still?) walk into.
You can't make this **** up. Lol. $400 for wheels and no lock? El of el
I do wonder how Gruber will spin this one.
I would say that's Jony's fault for focusing more on the looks rather than on functionality.
They're WHEELS. Wheels are supposed to roll, that's their function, their reason for existing. A lock would be counter-productive. These beautiful $400 wheels are essential simplicity at its best. Less is more. A lock would mean unnecessary complexity and hinder the wheels' Raison d'être.
I think the real question here is why do so many Apple customers put up with Apple's disrespect for them?
Yeah, honestly as a strong Apple fan-boyeee myself😁, I’d say this is definitely an oversight by Apple. A lock of some sort should be implemented, just for that odd chance that something could happen where damage occurs to such an expensive machine.
I mean, I’m sure there are a lot of units that are not utilizing the wheel accessory, but for those who are, A small little feature like a wheel lock can prevent some very frustrated customers who Never would’ve factored something like that happening.
I mean, I’m sure there are a lot of units that are not utilizing the wheel accessory, but for those who are, A small little feature like a wheel lock can prevent some very frustrated customers who Never would’ve factored something like that happening.
I don’t agree, but I’m biased by the 628% appreciation in my Apple stock since Tim took over.
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yes horrible.
Just when you thought the 10k gold watch was it, or the $999 XDR stand, we've hit a new pinnacle of Apple decadence
not just overpriced but destructive in nature
not just overpriced but destructive in nature
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