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Perks of owning a Macbook?

BarracksSi said:
Why just "certain apps"? Why the inconsistency? Doesn't Windows know how to manage its own UI?
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I simply do not profess to know how or why MS OS operates at that level. I can hazard a guess at the usual writing an OS that works on 100's of device opposed to a handful or even it's up to app developers to use the latest functions available.

I'm sure there are similar inconsistences on apps in MacOS as IOS I am surprised it's not in the Edge browser and some other utilities that allow text input. But by and large these are very small boxes for text input, maybe they thought it to trivial to implement :D

However that does not detract that in the main productivity software MSOffice suite, Wordpad and even notepad, paint, and file explore to note a few the mouse cursor behaves the same as MacOS (ie the way you like it where it disappears) :)

Had you not mentioned it like most I would of not even noticed
 
My 4 fav's:
Making calls on computer.
Texts and IM's on computer.
Copy and paste between devices.
AppleTV prompts iPhone keyboard when entering logins.

I actually use these things and these are the cliche - this is how devices should work. You only know how annoying it is to live without when the ability is not there.
 
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ginofresh said:
See that is why I am thinking about getting a Mac
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If I were you, I'd wait until the fall to see what the new MacBooks will be like. I'm really hoping they'll once again start making MacBook Pros which are upgradable, expandable, repairable and have a good selection of ports - USB-A, MagSafe, Ethernet, HDMI, Thunderbolt, and an SD card slot. I'd also like a hard drive bay (in addition to SSD) and an Nvidia GeForce GPU. I'm anxiously awaiting the fall Mac event to see what they're going to do.
 
jblagden said:
I'm really hoping they'll once again start making MacBook Pros which are upgradable, expandable, repairable and have a good selection of ports - USB-A, MagSafe, Ethernet, HDMI, Thunderbolt, and an SD card slot. I'd also like a hard drive bay (in addition to SSD) and an Nvidia GeForce GPU.
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Hard to tell if this is serious, but there's practically no chance of that.
 
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jblagden said:
I know, but a guy can hope.
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Why would you want to take a step back in time when we are moving towards a much more cohesive future? I personally don't miss having 57 different ports and parts that could fail or become outdated and replaced. We finally have the one port to rule them all that does everything that you could want and the ability to be upgraded without you having to buy a ton of adapters. Yes, we have to buy adapters now, but that's only because the rest of the market hasn't caught up to Intel and Apple's innovation yet.
 
tjwilliams25 said:
Why would you want to take a step back in time when we are moving towards a much more cohesive future? I personally don't miss having 57 different ports and parts that could fail or become outdated and replaced. We finally have the one port to rule them all that does everything that you could want and the ability to be upgraded without you having to buy a ton of adapters. Yes, we have to buy adapters now, but that's only because the rest of the market hasn't caught up to Intel and Apple's innovation yet.
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For starters, it’s not 57 ports. My 2011 MacBook Pro has 8 ports: MagSafe, FireWire 800, Thunderbolt/Mini Displayport, 2 USB ports, a SD card slot, and a headphone jack.

Second, I want those ports so I won’t have to deal with an adapter whenever I want to plug in a peripheral. There really aren’t that many USB-C peripherals, and people still have a lot of peripherals which don’t have USB-C. USB-C may be the port of the future, but it’s definitely not the port of the present. In the very least, you need separate ports for power, video, and USB. And don’t get me started on the 12-inch MacBook.

As to upgrades, USB-C is not going to allow upgrades in the same way PCIe does. USB-C is USB 3.1, which is 10 Gbps, which is nice, but not great for the future, nor will it allow for much expansion in the future.
 
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Sanpete said:
The MBP ports are also Thunderbolt 3, so 40 Gbps. Pretty good for the future.
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Yes, but only when used for Thunderbolt. And the last time I checked, Thunderbolt stuff is pretty expensive. Thunderbolt stuff costs double what it would cost with a more common interface like USB or even PCIe.

But yes, it offers expansion, especially for eGPUs. What I don't like about USB-C is that it's a rather uncommon interface. Most peripherals sold today still use USB-A, and most people have at least some USB-A peripherals.
 
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jblagden said:
Yes, but only when used for Thunderbolt. And the last time I checked, Thunderbolt stuff is pretty expensive. Thunderbolt stuff costs double what it would cost with a more common interface like USB or even PCIe.

But yes, it offers expansion, especially for eGPUs. What I don't like about USB-C is that it's a rather uncommon interface. Most peripherals sold today still use USB-A, and most people have at least some USB-A peripherals.
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The ports are also double DisplayPort 1.2 and can be adapted to HDMI at very high speed. Not only for Thunderbolt devices. They're really cool. I don't think you can do that with USB-A. Anything operating at that high speed is expensive now, of course. But prices will come down.

I have a handful of tiny $5 USB-A to USB-C adapters that remove any trouble on the USB-A front.
 
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