I know at this price point I shouldn't even care anymore for an additional $25, but they could've shown at least a little decency by adding a USB-C to USB-A adapter in the box, at least so that you can connect your iPhone...
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New MacBook Pros Don't Include Backlit Apple Logo or Power Extension Cable
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According to this article in The Information, sales and operations are running the show inside Apple. Would explain some of the penny pinching and pricing decisions. I doubt the engineering or design teams are the ones deciding what's included in the box or setting prices.
https://www.theinformation.com/the-missing-seat-on-apples-board
https://www.theinformation.com/the-missing-seat-on-apples-board
How fitting - the light has indeed faded from the once-iconic brand.
Not everyone has 4 of them?
What if this is someone's first Mac? For a lot of people on the waiting for skylake thread, it sure is.
Such a laughable excuse by Phil. DDR3 RAM, smaller battery, necessitating a small pouch for your dongles/adapters. Seriously, the 0.5 pounds and millimeters they've shaved off are more than offset by the inconvenience of having to carry/find/lose/replace/order your adapters.
"Apple's first notebook with a lit-up Apple logo was the third-generation PowerBook G3 released in 1999"
Haha, I had one of those, big heavy black plastic thing but we thought it was so cool back then. They must not have realized how goofy it would look with the upside down Apple when it was open. One thing I liked about that model was the dual slots, you could remove the CD drive and put a second battery in there. Weighed about as much as a concrete block, but it had the best run time of any Mac that way.
My guess would be a move to an OLED screen. Right now I think you get the glow for free due to a cutout exposing the backlight, but with OLED there's no backlight anymore.
How many people are going to actually feedback to Apple though over the glowing Apple? They removed the backlit keyboard from the 2010 Macbook Air, but because of customer feedback it came back with the 2011 model (thankfully).
Sure there will be the early adopters who don't care about price, the real success will be determined 3 to 6 months from now.
Everything about the TouchBar is so incredibly redundant, and it just looks so cramped and claustrophobic.
I rarely see those extension cords used, especially now that all-day battery life is pretty much expected.
Could it be that Apple is trying to be green here? Less plastic and metal for the landfills? Maybe?
Could it be that Apple is trying to be green here? Less plastic and metal for the landfills? Maybe?
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You don't have to get adapters from Apple, USB-C is not a proprietary standard, it is USB, done right.
No need to spend 25 bucks, you can get a 2-pack for 10.
heh, i'm starting to feel embarrassed for myself just because i'm reading these threads.
gotta take a break from this place.
You should know by now that means next to nothing. Apple will always have preorders' shipping times slip away. It's not quite the glowing logo..lol, but it's effective marketing.
I love Apple...but no cable extension on their high end laptops? Laptops that are $400 more than the previous generation mind you. Come on Apple. Thats bogus, and forcing people to pay an extra $19 for the longer more useful cord is greedy. Especially after shelling out 2 grand or more.
The other funny thing is: the new power adaptors don't come with any cables either. If you buy a new power brick (which is already more expensive than the magsafe ones and those obviously came with a charging cable) you'll have to buy a USB C cable for it too
Charging for the cable extension is just penny pinching.. thanks Timboy.
This is the final straw. Apple officially hates Mac users now. RIP Steve! Sorry to see your legacy ruined like this!
Steve Jobs also did this-
That's a pipeline product from before Jobs his come back. And a great example of a big company that lost it for a long time. History repeats.
I am actually pissed as ****!!!!!!! Glowing logo is a must! Can't plug in my 1150 euro iphone to it because guess what IT DOESN'T HAVE a freaking USB!?!?!? And what about the magsafe.. that thing has saved my macs for more times that I have ever imagined... @tim CROOOOCK! Time for you to get lost... someone needs to put sense in this company.. I've been using Macs for 19 years and the past 5 it has become a living nightmare... ****ing extensions... my laptop bag is one extension backpack.. for everything I need a god damn extension!??! I don't need a slimmer computer I need a power horse to do my job!
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Apple is so strapped for cash, that at the low low bargain basement price the new MacBook sells for... they couldn't afford to spend $2 for a magsafe dongle and a power cable.
From insanely great to insane in five years flat.
From insanely great to insane in five years flat.
It just comes across as being cheap. The customer pays big bucks for this and Apple cheaps out on a minor add on. That leaves a bad taste in a customer's mouth.
Really Apple?! Nickle and dime the customer? And you want an image as a premier company? You just lost it.