I would imagine so, since it is illuminated by the display's backlighting, I believe.
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I would imagine so, since it is illuminated by the display's backlighting, I believe.
No problems with that but Apple doesn't offer you a whole lot of choice.
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Ummm, isn't that what I was saying? Keyboards are a personal choice.
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No, take a look at the Apple product page. No glowing Apple.
This Macbook is the future of Macbooks. The Macbook Airs will be discontinued and the MBPs will all be redesigned with elements of the new Macbook and be thinner and lighter than before, with USB-C, no mag safe, thinner keyboard, force touch trackpad (already in the 13"), thinner screen, no glowing Apple logo on the back, etc.
Fascinating idea, actually. Among other things, you could presumably program it to some extent for resistance and "travel."
Not taking about gaming. It couldn't even handle 24Mbps 1080p MP4 video without stuttering in iMovie playback and taking forever to export. I was also limited to editing one photo at a time in CS6, batch processing RAW files was a nightmare. Unacceptable for a brand new $1300 laptop in 2015, especially one with PRO in its name.
It doesn't light up anymore. I'm actually somewhat relieved that it doesn't, since there are situations where it is more of a pain than a help, but they are somewhat niche.
Great comment on the chicken and the egg!
More seriously, though, for a short time there were monitors that connected to desktop and laptops using a conventional USB connector. Viewsonic and a few others had that. Well, that product category hasn't expanded much.
Here is one example: http://us.aoc.com/monitor_displays/e1649fwu
As for "Eventually, all monitors will be USB C, PC or not", probably more accurate to change "all" to "some"
The main challenge will be determining how much power is available from future Type-C connectors. Some will provide little or no current, like the current Micro-B connector on cell phones and tablets; some will provide USB 2.0 power (+5v @ 500ma); some will provide USB 3.0 power (+5v @ 900ma); some could provide up to +5v @ 3amps, which is what the minimum spec is for the current carrying capability of a Type-C to Type-C cable, like Apple's charging cable. Note, cable should be capable of handling that current, though there is no requirement for ports to provide that much power.
Additional possibilities are up to 20VDC @ 3amps.
THere is also a higher current capable cable in the specs, to permit up to 5amps at +5 to +20 VDC. That is how one gets to the 100watts that the Power Delivery spec defines.
In simple terms, at present implementations indicate, you cannot tell easily how much power is available from the Type-C connector unless you know specific details about the implementation.
For example, Apple's own Type-C charging adapter is nice and small, and is spec'ed at 29watts, and the AV dongle that Apple will be selling has 3 ports: Type-C charging port, USB 3.0 A connector, and either an HDMI or VGA video connector (there are two types of dongle available). So apparently, Apple chose size over usability, saying that a 29watt charge is sufficient for the new Macbook.
So you want this Macbook, which doesn't have what you want, and you don't want the Macbook Pro, which does have what you want. Such unique needs indeed!
"Ugh! Don't tell me about the thing which is exactly what I'm looking for. I don't want that, I want to be allowed to want this thing which doesn't do what I need. Gosh!"
'Apple Engineer Talks About 2015 Macbook'
This 12" Macbook is just more evidence that Tim Cook is only interested in profits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHZ8ek-6ccc
This 12" Macbook is just more evidence that Tim Cook is only interested in profits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHZ8ek-6ccc
Fascinating idea, actually. Among other things, you could presumably program it to some extent for resistance and "travel."
Thanks.
Something else that might be useful is a repeating tap when you hold down the key as the alternative for multiple presses.
I'm sure there would be a few other interesting applications as well.
I agree...so...QUICK...file a patent application!!!
Seriously, Apple could so easily have slapped an upgraded panel into the MBAs, made a few lame excuses about battery life, and everyone would have been as happy as pigs in spit. Instead, just about everything got a re-think...and everyone's up in arms. Even if I don't buy one of these, I will absolutely go and check one out in person. Whether we think they got it right or wrong, it's refreshing to have a group of people sit down and take nothing for granted.IF you look carefully at the AV dongle that Apple will be selling for the new Macbook, there is a DC power icon on the Type-C connector on the dongle; only the USB Type-A connector has the USB trident icon.
Most likely, the USB-C connector on the AV dongle is for charging only. You probably wont' be able to connect another typical USB peripheral to that Type-C connector.
Three solutions:
1) This Macbook is not your primary Mac for storing huge amount of data. You have an iMac or a Mac Pro for that.
2) NAS
3) iCloud can store up to 1Tb of data which you can utilize with iCloud Photo Library
There are so many use cases where you do not need to store more than 500Gb on your local computer.
The problem is that people have not gone with wireless storage solutions or using the cloud.
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Why do you have to store every photo and video on your mobile computer? The upcoming generations will be storing those photos in the cloud if they even want to save all of them.
The idea of storing all of your data on one computer is not the future!
I don't think anyone's noticed this yet so I'll bite. Where did you get those pics?
Yes, as long as you use iPhoto/Aperture and iTunes.
Photos will not do direct syncing, but both Photos and your iPhone will sync wirelessly to iCloud Photo Library.
Not quite. I was saying that the keyboard that most people today would find optimal is much thinner and with far less travel than the keyboard that people in 1988 would have considered optimal.
The optimal computer keyboard of 2025 might be even thinner, with haptic feedback rather than physical travel.
There will be people who personally prefer full-travel keyboards even in 2025, but probably not enough for any maker of notebook computers to make full-travel keyboards standard or even a standard option.
The Both of you can pry my fullsize mechanical keyboard with the loudest clicky keys with full range from my cold dead hands
If you barely noticed that, then you're way behind. I noticed that right when he dropped the dedicated graphics off the 15" MBP, or when the 5C came out, or when they were still offering the iPad 2. lol. He sees the world in $_$.
ok make it private .. I don't think i need to view anyway..
Apple's really pushing for lack of ports here for cloud based storage aren't they, much like Google is.
What Apple and others with cloud storage as a 'primary' method, or only method, of other off-site location,, like Chromebook, fail to realize is it would be impractical to upload 500Gig even only a DSL connection. or least still a long time over cable.
So early, so soon for that. Not everyone can afford a huge internet bill just yet anyway... but it's good to know the cloud is there waiting for us.
Apple's really pushing for lack of ports here for cloud based storage aren't they, much like Google is.
What Apple and others with cloud storage as a 'primary' method, or only method, of other off-site location,, like Chromebook, fail to realize is it would be impractical to upload 500Gig even only a DSL connection. or least still a long time over cable.
So early, so soon for that. Not everyone can afford a huge internet bill just yet anyway... but it's good to know the cloud is there waiting for us.
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It's not the gpu holding you back, it was the dual core cpu. RAW file and video conversion scream for a quad core. The GPU isn't really utilized in those operations. Its the reason why I chose the 'outdated' 2012 mac mini over the gimped dual core only 2014 mini.
