No, it is not, it's the other way around. Thunderbolt 3 is always USB-C but USB-C is not always Thunderbolt 3, sometimes it's just USB 3.1 unless there is the addition of an Alpine Ridge controller.
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New MacBook Pro Still Planned for October, USB-C MacBook Air Also in the Works
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No, it is not, it's the other way around. Thunderbolt 3 is always USB-C but USB-C is not always Thunderbolt 3, sometimes it's just USB 3.1 unless there is the addition of an Alpine Ridge controller.
The MacBook Air as king of price (one screen size)
The MacBook as king of portability (one screen size)
The MacBook Pro as king of power (two screen sizes)
Makes sense. Can't wait.
The MacBook as king of portability (one screen size)
The MacBook Pro as king of power (two screen sizes)
Makes sense. Can't wait.
Yes...original black and white MacBook in 2006 was done with a press release believe it or not.
Need the SD slot.
Great for local backups, transferring big files etc. SC cards are cheap and with a 1TB version coming out, I can rsync my entire HD and lock the thing for safe redundant backups.
https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/20/sandisk-1tb-sd-card/
Seriously, I am making due with the glossy screen but take away the SD slot I will not be upgrading.
Great for local backups, transferring big files etc. SC cards are cheap and with a 1TB version coming out, I can rsync my entire HD and lock the thing for safe redundant backups.
https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/20/sandisk-1tb-sd-card/
Seriously, I am making due with the glossy screen but take away the SD slot I will not be upgrading.
Given what they charge for the cMBP with a design from 2008, it won't be a bargain.
They should put it out with the Dvorak keyboard.
(yes I know this is something you can change in the settings)THANK YOU!
I always feel like I'm alone in this view. I guess this prevalence comes from all the 'prosumers' who think they're pro but really aren't, who're using normal compact cams or entry- to mid-level DSLRs that have switched to SD a while ago for whatever reasons only known to Canon and Co. (probably because the cards are cheaper = more appealing to people).
I mean, even while latest pro models offer SD slots, they ALSO continue to offer CF ...I wonder why...
This is dumb. SD cards are HUGELY common in the professional world. I work in LA shooting and directing commercial shoots, music videos, photoshoots and have worked with Hasbro, Honda, Marriott, Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas, DNCE among others - SD is all over the place. Your equipment alone doesn't make you a pro. A pro uses the best tool for the job and budget - sometimes it's a Hasselblad, RED, or Alexa, sometimes it's a 5DS R, Sony A7RII or A7SII, or a Fuji XPro2 - or a fleet of GoPros to create VR material - and doesn't try and lump everyone into categories like that. Heck, I do extensive commercial aerial work for music videos and commercials on a DJI Phantom 3 Pro because it's portable, low key, and inexpensive to fly. It's all about how you use it.
SD is hugely common and only becoming moreso as speeds increase up and past what CF can offer. High data transfer needs are moving from IDE-based CF to SATA-based CFast, but SD is by far the most popular and is invaluable to me and a ridiculous amount of working professionals in the creative industry
And in the event that I didn't quite sell you, every single consumer camera on the planet that isn't a smartphone uses SD or microSD. That alone should be enough.
If it doesn't have a lightning port, you will also need a dongle for the new Apple headphones.
I swear if you need a dongle to charge your headphones, i'm out of the Apple eco system.
I feel about 50% confident that it will have an SD card slot. My main reasoning is that survey that Apple did just after the 7 came out asking about what ports people used like the headphone jack and I think it also asked about SD cards. That to me indicates Apple still has some sense to know doing so know will piss A LOT of people off.
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This makes me wonder if Apple is planning on releasing a major update to Final Cut Pro, and wants any possible Mac refresh to coincide with that?
This makes me wonder if Apple is planning on releasing a major update to Final Cut Pro, and wants any possible Mac refresh to coincide with that?
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The USB C flash drives on the market cost over twice the regular ones, and are much bigger in that they include both USB A and USB C. I can see this being a reasonable transition, however, if they plan on using USB C for a long, long time. I will miss flush USB flash drives, though. Plus, they've been shipping iPhones with USB A ports forever even though they sell a computer (MacBook) that only has 1 USB C port, and I'm sure many people like myself use their computers to charge their iPhones. I would prefer they keep a couple of USB A ports, but I can understand the appeal of a reversible port. The MacBook with a single USB C port never seemed reasonable.
Eliminating the SD card port means one more cable I'll have to keep track of for transferring images from my camera, and I'll have to get some sort of special adapter for it, as well.
Eliminating the SD card port means one more cable I'll have to keep track of for transferring images from my camera, and I'll have to get some sort of special adapter for it, as well.
Uhhh, getting rid of USB A ports in favor of USB...right after they just launched a new iphone that has a USB A connector on the computer end of things? That doesn't seem right.
Wondering if it'll have a lightning port for headphones now that they're doing away with the headphone jack.
Wondering if it'll have a lightning port for headphones now that they're doing away with the headphone jack.
THANK YOU!
I always feel like I'm alone in this view. I guess this prevalence comes from all the 'prosumers' who think they're pro but really aren't, who're using normal compact cams or entry- to mid-level DSLRs that have switched to SD a while ago for whatever reasons only known to Canon and Co. (probably because the cards are cheaper = more appealing to people).
I mean, even while latest pro models offer SD slots, they ALSO continue to offer CF ...I wonder why...
How's the weather up there on your high horse?
For external hard drives, you can get a USB C cable to USB B Mini. For flash drives, there will be plenty of releases of USB C flash drives, for iPhone, there is already a USB C lighting cable, I don't see it being a big issue.
Sounds great, but whatever you do Apple... do not add retina to MBA. At least give option for no retina.
Thank you.
Thank you.