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New MacBook Pros Don't Include Backlit Apple Logo or Power Extension Cable
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Agreed.
Computers are no longer obsolete 2-3 years after we buy them. Smartphones is a different story thanks to temptation from carrier upgrades and shorter life cycles. I see so many posters here with a MB from 2008-2011. Try using an iPhone now from that era. I left Windows because of stability issues. Weird because I prefer Android for mobile but Mac for desktop. I guess with mobile, I look to tinker and customization which iOS lacks. With desktops, all I look for is stability and fast transfer speeds. I also look for file management and drag and drop which both have.
I am actually reassured when I hear stories from people whose MacBooks are still running fine after half a decade. My bro is all part of the Apple ecosystem owning an iPhone since 2007, an iPad, a 2010 or 2011 MBP, and $1000 Apple Watch he got as a college graduation present. I asked him if he still uses his old MBP. He told me yup and has no plan to upgrade after half a decade. That was like music to my ears because it is telling me Macs do last a long time.
Couldn't they use that technology that Timex used in their watches? It was very low drain. Or a small solar cell to charge a battery to drive the glow... Sad...
Hes trolling or misinformed, the logo uses the screens backlight that without it the screen wouldn't be on. it doesn't require any more power than the display being on period. It's a free energy feature.
Of course you do, it's called Stockholm's Syndrome.
Pretty much everyone I know uses it with their MBP. Go into any coffee shop, you need one.
True about the lead. I have 2 extra just lying around gathering dust. I wished they didn't include one when you have to buy a new charger. It could have save me 50€ by now.
Does anybody else wish Apple got back to elegant engineering rather than focusing on fashion? Don't give me thinner. give me cheaper and more capable.
Really? From what I have seen the actual tools that creative types use look exactly the same on Windows. Exactly how much time to you spend in Finder?
At this price point you shouldn't have to even think about it. It should be in the box.
If you don't like it, then don't buy it.
Tim Cook seems to be a complete Excel-Manager. Numbers will teach him.
Tim Cook seems to be a complete Excel-Manager. Numbers will teach him.
The removal of the glowing backlight is quite symbolic isn't it? Clearly it means the lights have gone out in the brains of the Apple leadership. No more revolutionary ideas.
I have a 2011 Pro, and on occasion it could affect the display, yes.
Frankly I'm disappointed but not surprised by all the negativity. For one, if you want to extend your cable just buy a regular 3-pin extension (cheap as chips) or a longer USB-C cable. Two, the PSU cable is just a USB-C cable, so it serves a dual purpose. Now you can carry your PSU and cable and be confident of being able to hook up any peripheral or power your MBP, should you need to—less to carry.
As for dongles: if Apple wants to push the envelope and provoke industry changes, they have to make radical and, dare I say it, "courageous" changes. This is typical Apple.
Finally, the price: if you can't afford one now, then save. If you can't justify the expenditure even over time, then be patient: refurbs and second-handers will crop-up eventually.
I'm looking forward to receiving my new MBP, and given the five-year gap between it and my current one, I'm definitely going to appreciate the speed enhancements and smaller footprint
BS. most people/everyone I know in the 'pro' world use it.
also most people in the university world use it.
remove all the ports a lot of people use, take away other things, and make you spend even more with adapters.
ha.
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Yes, they will, but it just might not be an Apple product. Lots of people waited for the big event yesterday and then ordered Windows machines when there still was not a MacBook with a touch screen. The iPad Pad pro has trained them well, they now want a keyboard and touch everywhere.
I'm seeing the beginnings of a wide spread Apple Backlash. Wake up Apple, before it's too late.
if you're a creative type you can use all of adobe's programs on windows. unless you use final cut, then you're stuck on OS X
Microsoft lowered the price of the Surface Book to $1350, by the way.
