Using a new 16" MacBook Pro for some hours now. I'm delighted.
But I wanted to point to a feature I thought was lost in these new models, and it's not. Not even Apple makes clear everything about the audio jack.
The audio jack still has a "mic in" line, and works flawlessly with my 1More (wired) earphones, button controls included, so every iPhone compatible set should work with MacBook Pro.
Perhaps is a trivial info, as bluetooth earphones seem to work, but I've even read in this forum people mourning about a supposed limitation of jack as only being "audio-out".
Makes me think there's still a lot of misinformation and ambiguous observations about these new devices.
I'm enjoying a bunch of unexpected good specs that some posters seem not to have:
-the machine has not a minimal cosmetic imperfection; no spots, dents... and is big and heavy, but solid as a piece of marble.
-the keyboard is gorgeous, and no minimal imperfection also. And it seems impossible to me to figure how some people fears dents from keys on screen: keys are clearly and precisely recessed. No jiggle, consistent pressure feel across every key... Perfect.
-the screen is amazing, but yes, I can perhaps feel slow pixel response time. I write "perhaps", because I'm astounded about detail, color, contrast... well, everything that's important to me, and paid almost no time searching for "the problem". But yes: if you very fast scroll a Safari page, you won't be able to clearly read fast text passing
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There're a lot of nice things, as sound from speakers, robust hinge, and more. But just wanted to concentrate on details that have been worrying me while waiting for the laptop, and have made some people return their device (so they say...)
I understand problems with devices tend to arise in forums, no people saying "all ok", but I suspect some of them are ridiculously inflated, like all that whining about the screen.
I'm sure I will find some bugs in an unpolished Monterey, but the product, the device, is top notch at quality feeling and I find it carefully designed and manufactured.
But I wanted to point to a feature I thought was lost in these new models, and it's not. Not even Apple makes clear everything about the audio jack.
The audio jack still has a "mic in" line, and works flawlessly with my 1More (wired) earphones, button controls included, so every iPhone compatible set should work with MacBook Pro.
Perhaps is a trivial info, as bluetooth earphones seem to work, but I've even read in this forum people mourning about a supposed limitation of jack as only being "audio-out".
Makes me think there's still a lot of misinformation and ambiguous observations about these new devices.
I'm enjoying a bunch of unexpected good specs that some posters seem not to have:
-the machine has not a minimal cosmetic imperfection; no spots, dents... and is big and heavy, but solid as a piece of marble.
-the keyboard is gorgeous, and no minimal imperfection also. And it seems impossible to me to figure how some people fears dents from keys on screen: keys are clearly and precisely recessed. No jiggle, consistent pressure feel across every key... Perfect.
-the screen is amazing, but yes, I can perhaps feel slow pixel response time. I write "perhaps", because I'm astounded about detail, color, contrast... well, everything that's important to me, and paid almost no time searching for "the problem". But yes: if you very fast scroll a Safari page, you won't be able to clearly read fast text passing
.There're a lot of nice things, as sound from speakers, robust hinge, and more. But just wanted to concentrate on details that have been worrying me while waiting for the laptop, and have made some people return their device (so they say...)
I understand problems with devices tend to arise in forums, no people saying "all ok", but I suspect some of them are ridiculously inflated, like all that whining about the screen.
I'm sure I will find some bugs in an unpolished Monterey, but the product, the device, is top notch at quality feeling and I find it carefully designed and manufactured.
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