I'd also add that Apple should have the model name/generation on the bottom in small print, eg
MacBook Pro, mid 2016, 9,3
Or whatever
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Some Airlines Banning All MacBook Pros From Checked Luggage and Preventing Use During Flights
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I'd also add that Apple should have the model name/generation on the bottom in small print, eg
MacBook Pro, mid 2016, 9,3
Or whatever
Let’s be honest, these people aren’t IT experts that can tell a 2015 model even from a damn asus laptop and they’re not going to waste everyone’s time in running model numbers to verify that your slice of aluminium is safer than another. Some MacBooks can be covered in stickers, other with bodily damage that ruins the model info - the outright ban of something that looks similar makes a lot of efficiency sense to them... I don’t necessarily blame them when they’re not paid to be MBP experts.
I don’t understand this point of view, it’s a design that works, that’s functional, a design that doesn’t need to radically change with every iteration to distinguish it from the last. Every radical design change costs huge money, new processes for stamping and cutting the aluminium, new moulds which cost shocking amounts of money because they’re supposed to keep shape for 10,000 stamping operations all because it might help in the weirdest of situations an airport security agent distinguish a 2013 MBP from a 2015 and so on... when you’re a MBP customer you’re not upgrading for new designs and rethought forms but for performance and better connectivity (faster CPU, more memory, SSD, higher density screen, USB-C) - we don’t care if the MacBook is roughly the same shape as 10 years ago (which it isn’t).
I’d expect no other guess from Mr Gekko. Just as I knew your actual point was a pretentious claim of owning a share or two. Neither of us speak for shareholders.
Don’t need to be a tech expert to tell the difference.
2016-2019 4 USB c ports, oled touchbar, space grey.
2015 sd card reader, hdmi, usb a port. No Touch Bar.
Why such hatred I ask myself. Is disagreeing with someone enough to spark so much resentment and hatred?
LOL. Nah. Just a headline for a few days, a week at most. Tim is the best CEO they’ve ever had. SJ was absolutely instrumental to Apple’s success but as a CEO he was middling.
Frankly, apple really needs to just stand up and take ownership of this. I think for ANY 2015 MBP from the affected period needs to be eligible for a free battery replacement NOW and they need to put one of those single use identity stickers or etching on the bottom of the unit that indicates it has been replaced. I can’t afford to either have my laptop taken away at some airport or told not to use it in flight.
yeah, it will cost them something but it can’t be too much. MAYBE cost them 15M$ overall to cover half the total number of units in this population.
Or, they could replace them for owners who can show real travel need. That would cost the same but probably for a much lower number of units.
I expect and answer in the next week.
yeah, it will cost them something but it can’t be too much. MAYBE cost them 15M$ overall to cover half the total number of units in this population.
Or, they could replace them for owners who can show real travel need. That would cost the same but probably for a much lower number of units.
I expect and answer in the next week.
There's a possibility of literally anything at anytime.
Powerbanks are actually allowed up to a certain capacity, I believe it is 20000 mAh per piece. There are official IATA references to do so.
I hope all those who are still bashing Samsung for the Note 7’s battery mess are taking note here.
He also did try to claim apples best q3 on record was a sign that apple was doomed.
Major issue, if I can't use my brand new 2019 15" MBP in flight, I'd loose too many hours of productivity and wouldn't have my presentations ready by the time the plane lands. And no, I can't prepare things earlier, I get data updates to be integrated before or during transatlantic flights. Complete waste of a otherwise perfect laptop.
Right now I can still use another carrier. But I'm afraid, more airlines and TSA will adopt this policy.
Right now I can still use another carrier. But I'm afraid, more airlines and TSA will adopt this policy.
True. But if it's been out there the possibility of something specifically happening, it's widely reported, and one takes NO action based on those reports, based on such possible information.
I'm going to wish you luck telling shareholders and rightfully angry & vengeful family members in a court...
"There's a possibility of literally anything at anytime".
This really is a different issue entirely, if not ultimately.
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This does not apply to your unit at all
True. Your lucky it’s a 13.
It’s still any easy way to distinguish newer models with the Touch Bar and 4 usb c Ports
I fully support banning all computers with lithium batteries from checked baggage, which probably represents all laptops and tablets with a non-removable battery. However, banning the use of those computers feels like an overreaction, especially when the use of less safe devices (cheap power banks, etc.) is permitted.
Agreed. Apple needs to go back to how they did it in the old MacBook Air. It was a good balance of repairability and thinness.
So this is one that I have mixed feelings about - I'm on my way to my second million miles, and writing this literally on an airplane on my non-2015 MBP.
First, yeah, don't put them in checked baggage. In-flight fires are a huge risk - as is damage and theft. I wouldn't ever check one anyway. Completely agree with that ban, and agree that banning all models is the easier approach. It wouldn't surprise me to see a complete ban on anything with a lithium battery in checked luggage in the near future, especially if we actually have an incident.
As far as using them on board, that's a lot more nuanced. Flight attendants don't have the time to police that level of detail, and the training and precision required to understand the nuances, in addition to all their other duties, are probably excessive. That's true by the way, even if Apple did put model numbers on the case itself - on a widebody aircraft there may be dozens of people with Macs. So if you're going to prevent use, then a blanket ban is the most realistic option (wonder what they'll do with the 16" model about to come out).
But should they ban all use in flight? That's a tough one.
There's a lot more thermal energy in a laptop battery than in a phone, and there's no way to extinguish fires of lithium batteries given the current equipment certified for use in-flight. Between the fumes emitted and the fire itself, while it would be an extremely rare occurrence, but potentially catastrophic if it happened. That's why they completely banned hoverboards (even more energy than a laptop). On balance, I'd ban all vaping units completely (including carry on) first - fires are a lot more common for those, before banning Macs.
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Good point on the power banks!