Good grief I can't believe you people still hold on to the Macbook. It has no keyboard.
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New MacBook Pro Still Planned for October, USB-C MacBook Air Also in the Works
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Good grief I can't believe you people still hold on to the Macbook. It has no keyboard.
Netherlands....it's like the SD card of Europe -hardly anyone ever goes there. Why not fold it into Germany under the banner of...progress.
EDIT: As sea level continues to rise around New Amsterdam I'd hate to alienate the Dutch..still I would like to keep my damn SD card sloot.
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Docking stations were on their way out 5 years ago. They are prone to malfunction due to bad connectors and the increasingly wireless communication makes them superfluous. Also in business they play an ever smaller role, because companies usually have several model years of a laptop in circulation and flexdesk policies make specific docking stations useless.
I don't mind the move to USB-C, as long as it is the latest version (integrated with TB). The industry is moving that way, and the less proprietary Apple becomes, the better. If there'll be "one port to rule them all", this is it.
That said, I just don't see the need to "upgrade" from my 2011/2012 cMBPs, including my beloved and trusty 17. Every single machine after those has been neutered in some way, and Apple is quickly turning all Macs into sealed, un-upgradeable, dongle-heavy fashion accessories.
I personally find the proprietary SSD particularly egregious; storage is something that should be upgradeable in ANY computer.
I'd love Apple return to form and split the consumer and Pro lines more distinctly, and offer more options for each. But it looks like it just isn't going to happen. Instead, Apple is moving towards convergence.
The whole "simplicity" philosophy just doesn't work here.
Thus, Apple is putting ALL their eggs on iOS and the stupid Watch. (Real) Macs don't matter. Fashion is the VISION in this new Apple. Angela Ahrendts was brought in for a reason.
It all makes me both sad and angry, but hopeful that the competition will deliver something I finally can say "yes" to in the near future.
I'm glad I found an iOS/iPhone alternative in Android-land. Things are harder on the Mac-side, however.
That said, I just don't see the need to "upgrade" from my 2011/2012 cMBPs, including my beloved and trusty 17. Every single machine after those has been neutered in some way, and Apple is quickly turning all Macs into sealed, un-upgradeable, dongle-heavy fashion accessories.
I personally find the proprietary SSD particularly egregious; storage is something that should be upgradeable in ANY computer.
I'd love Apple return to form and split the consumer and Pro lines more distinctly, and offer more options for each. But it looks like it just isn't going to happen. Instead, Apple is moving towards convergence.
The whole "simplicity" philosophy just doesn't work here.
Thus, Apple is putting ALL their eggs on iOS and the stupid Watch. (Real) Macs don't matter. Fashion is the VISION in this new Apple. Angela Ahrendts was brought in for a reason.
It all makes me both sad and angry, but hopeful that the competition will deliver something I finally can say "yes" to in the near future.
I'm glad I found an iOS/iPhone alternative in Android-land. Things are harder on the Mac-side, however.
MacBooks? are they still exist? I thought Apple discontinued its MacBook line!
are u sure the date is Oct 2016? maybe it's 2017?
are u sure the date is Oct 2016? maybe it's 2017?
No invite yet. It doesn't look good for an October Mac announcement. Damn you Apple.
With the lack of USB 2/3 ports, Thunderbolt 2, Firewire and maybe loss of HDMI, Headphone Jack and SD-Card reader, this computer will probably be dubbed "The Donglebook Pro".
I seriously do not know what Apple is thinking. You know they have minions reading this very forum with all the people screaming and yet somehow I think they could care less. That is very bothersome to me to think that the company I have been such a huge fan of for so long has turned into this mess... Apple to me is now nothing more than phones and tablets.
Uh, USB-C is the new Thunderbolt standard connector. The USB-C is just a connector, not a protocol. This confuses a lot of people.
The MacBook Pro is supposed to be a portable workstation for pro's on the go. I don't want to carry around dongles when I don't need to. Any windows based portable workstation still has all of the ports I listed above. If I didn't need a "Pro" based laptop I would buy the MacBook or MacBook Air...
Apple don't even have resources to upgrade their spinning drives in iMacs from 5400 to 7200rpm. Of course they couldn't afford to have people reading forums.
end of October or end of Apple for me. I will have to go to the dark side... This is a joke Apple!!!!!!!!!!!! 
AFAIR invites going out on Wednesday... right? we still have a chance for next week ;-)
end of October or end of Apple for me. I will have to go to the dark side... This is a joke Apple!!!!!!!!!!!!
Agreed! And I'll be following you.
I JUST THREW OUT MY PERFECTLY WORKING RETINA MACBOOK PRO (MID 2014) IN ANTICIPATION OF THE OCTOBER 2016 MODEL BASED ON THIS LATEST RUMOR. I'M TYPING THIS ON MY APPLE II PLUS, WHICH I ALWAYS KEEP AS AN EMERGENCY BACKUP PORTABLE DEVICE. SORRY, FOR THE CAPS, BUT THE APPLE II PLUS DOES NOT SUPPORT LOWERCASE LETTERS. HONESTLY, I AM RELIEVED TO KNOW THAT IN ONLY A FEW SHORT DAYS, I CAN STOP USING THIS OLD PIECE OF CRAP APPLE II AND WILL SOON BE USING MY NEW 2016 RETINA MACBOOK PRO. YAY!
Any chance will see the new USB-C compatible Cinema Display concurrent w/ release of an expanded USB-C line-up?
the product managers, in conjunction with the market - i.e., people like those on this forum.
but nobody's crying for XLR, and SD is compact to package into a small chassis.
sure. i got one of those.Gotta ask that the MB users
my sd card reader gets used more than 'once in a while.'
i cant even plug it into the laptop, ive got to plug it into a usb-a-to-c adapter.
is 'manageable' a desirable standard for you?
i managed to travel before my gold card, before smartphones, before i had a laptop, before there was even wifi. there is nothing miraculous about that.
since the monitor is fixed to the desk, the dongle can remain tethered to its cord.
my sd reader AND usb-c adapter cant be welded to my sd cards.
That's very optimistic of you, considering nothing at all has been announced, nor is there any presentation scheduled that anyone knows of.
Absolutely, I am indifferent on that port personally, but obviously there are a lot of people like you who do use it a lot. The leaked cases are not looking hopeful for those who do want that though.
Didn't say it was gonna happen, but hey, it would be nice.
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Dongles for everything seems like the direction that Apple is headed. I just hope Apple or another company releases one single dongle that has every port that I need so that I'm not carrying around 5 different dongles in my bag.
It is not progress that the new MBP will not connect to a single one of the many devices I currently use. Not a single device.
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And then you realize while on location that you forgot that cable and cannot connect.
I value that my laptop, as is, without any adapters, can work with so many different devices. When I go out on a photo shoot, I have enough bits of stuff already. Any chance I have of carrying less stuff and fewer opportunities to forget stuff is an advantage.
First of all I wouldn't panic on the invite until after Thursday.
Secondly, how does anyone know if maybe they found a problem in the new MacBook Pro and don't want to release it and have a Samsung incident on their hands. Now don't get me wrong, I am dying to get a new MacBook Pro right now but I want them to do it right.
Give it some more time.
I am personally happy for the change, can't stand USB A, it is very antiquated already. I am going to drop it in one fell swoop across the board.
As always, you can take the existing landscape and just choose what works best for you, but for the people hoping for anything not USB C, and also very likely, the people hoping for the SD card slot, you might be left high and dry.
Actually a really catchy name lol
Pretty crazy that there is still nothing on this for a this month release. Pretty sad that we've had to wait this long. Pretty disappointing if they end up with the new MacBook style keyboard, and only a touch strip, not a full touchscreen. So yeah, well prepared for disappointment!