Agreed, and due to the severe limitation of only having a single port, my next MacBook purchase has officially been delayed until USB-C finds it's way on the Pro... With presumably more than just one port
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USB-C in 12-Inch MacBook Adds Limitations but Opens Up Possibilities
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Agreed, and due to the severe limitation of only having a single port, my next MacBook purchase has officially been delayed until USB-C finds it's way on the Pro... With presumably more than just one port
Yes ?
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Personally, I'm not at all surprised at the people defending anything Apple does even in the face of quite reasonable criticism and attacking those making said criticisms.
I am getting a chuckle from being constantly told how all us MBA owners don't have any clue about what features might be important to users of ultraportables, however.
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The overriding complaint here is not the USB-C port, it's that there's only one of them.
"Hey look at this sleek notebook, and to the left is a tangled rats nest of multi-coloured cables."
RIP MagSafe, Thunderbolt, and SD Card slot. You were all true friends, except for Thunderbolt, I really never got to know you."
RIP MagSafe, Thunderbolt, and SD Card slot. You were all true friends, except for Thunderbolt, I really never got to know you."
I guess Apple figures you won't need more than one port, since the battery life will be so unbelievable that you won't need to plug it in until you're done working for the day. And thumb drives? Why would you need thumb drives when you can pay for their cloud drive service? Thanks Apple. You're awesome. But, seriously, one port? Are you effing kidding? I have an MBA and struggle with two ports plus a charging port, now there's only one? This has to be the stupidest decision for the sake of thinness that Apple has ever made.
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Hipster Millennials that don't work in data-intensive arts and believe that the cloud is a trustworthy backup.
Hipster Millennials that don't work in data-intensive arts and believe that the cloud is a trustworthy backup.
Maybe. But I replaced my desktop mac with an 11-inch MBA. Coupled with 21 and 23 inch monitors at home and office it's made a fantastic traveling device and desktop substitute, and all my files are always on the machine that's with me. There's a lot to be said for that.
I'll be looking to upgrade to either the 12" MB or a new MBA, either in april or the next iteration. MBA-slim MBPs could appeal to me too.
Keep the Dongle attached to the Cable You Need
To all you dongle Losers: Keep the pesky new dongle attached to the cable you'll be using and it probably won't get lost. I got a dedicated Displayport to HDMI adapter for an older MacBook Pro and it stays on the packed-away HDMI cable for travel.
To all you dongle Losers: Keep the pesky new dongle attached to the cable you'll be using and it probably won't get lost. I got a dedicated Displayport to HDMI adapter for an older MacBook Pro and it stays on the packed-away HDMI cable for travel.
I think this is the future of laptops. This is the dream. Only 1 port that does EVERYTHING. Apple had this concept with Thunderbolt but for whatever reason they didn't open it up and it never caught on except for expensive, pro equipment.
I'm sure they could add 2 more USB-C ports on here, so it's 2 USB-C ports on one side, and a USB-C port and headphone jack on the other side. But I think it is totally great that they finally got the laptop down to only 1 type of port. I don't even mind having a dongle when I'm using the laptop at home or in an office setting. I can detach the dongle and go solo when I'm out and about and use it as a work station when I'm at home or at the office.
What Apple does, everyone else follows. Watch soon and you will see other ultrabooks with only USB-C ports. Probably not just 1 port but soon others will follow and abandon all other legacy ports for USB-C.
Also, eventually Apple will discontinue the current Macbook Airs and upgrade the Macbook pros with the USB-C ports and the thinner, Thunderbolt 3 ports.
I'm sure they could add 2 more USB-C ports on here, so it's 2 USB-C ports on one side, and a USB-C port and headphone jack on the other side. But I think it is totally great that they finally got the laptop down to only 1 type of port. I don't even mind having a dongle when I'm using the laptop at home or in an office setting. I can detach the dongle and go solo when I'm out and about and use it as a work station when I'm at home or at the office.
What Apple does, everyone else follows. Watch soon and you will see other ultrabooks with only USB-C ports. Probably not just 1 port but soon others will follow and abandon all other legacy ports for USB-C.
Also, eventually Apple will discontinue the current Macbook Airs and upgrade the Macbook pros with the USB-C ports and the thinner, Thunderbolt 3 ports.
And what did Apple do on the MBA? They realized they ****ed up, and put the ports back on.
It's astonishing how easy Apple marketing's job is. The general public is so easily swayed into repeating any and all copy relayed to them in the various sales pitches.
Magsafe was innovate and revolutionary when it came out, and suddenly it is unnecessary and irrelevant.
Agreed. MagSafe was one of the reasons I bought my first Mac. My ex wife kicked the cord of my Compaq Presario 2800 while walking by the coffee table, and the power cord would never stay in the plug correctly after that.
Has Apple forgotten that people still have big feet and are clumsy....?
I am confident that they could have designed the new MacBook to have a MagSafe port and still had it be this thin. I think the reason they did this is because they could. Jony, I think you're a genius. But you needed Steve to keep you in check. Otherwise you're just playing with your own willie while the customer is asking WTF?
Considering you're naming a bunch of IBM-PC ports, I'm guessing you weren't even there when the iMac came out. So I'm done talking to you, kiddo.
BTW, there's no reason you can't have USB alongside those. I had a USB expansion card for my Power Mac 7300/200, which I used to access early USB flash drives, while still using an external SCSI Zip drive, ADB Keyboards and Mice (and Modem). If I'd got an iMac, I would have had no way to connect my Panasonic PD drive. But hey, why not junk a drive retailed for $1000 when it was new -- this is progress!
I hate that I have to carry around my external cd drive I think most people givin the choice would prefer the cd drive. I'm not a fan of being forced to by movies and music on my iTunes account. I prefer to have the hard disc W/ digital copy
what is kind of ironic is.... if apl sent out one million surveys and asked potential customers what they wanted in the next laptop, I'll bet NOT A SINGLE PERSON would ask for a thinner laptop.
Same with ports. NO ONE on this earth would ask for a single port.
They know that. So what do they do? Make it thinner and give it one port. Genius.
All their lower end products are all about intentional crippling to drive customers to the more expensive "acceptable" models.
Same with ports. NO ONE on this earth would ask for a single port.
They know that. So what do they do? Make it thinner and give it one port. Genius.
All their lower end products are all about intentional crippling to drive customers to the more expensive "acceptable" models.
I'm pretty sure both people who do work and students are those who would want an iPad with a keyboard and OS X.
The C is for the physical connector type, not the technology behind it.
Type A was for the host, type B for the client
Type C is reversible, it doesn't matter which end goes where.
I can't believe they ditched MagSafe. Other companies copied that feature it was so practical.
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There are people here defending the one port. Of course some defend everything Apple does even though it doesn't make much sense.
No Display port + separate USB = not buying.
I was thinking about the new MB as a secondary computer, however, I still need a separate USB + Charging Cable + Displayport for my 30 inch Screen from Dell so that I could use it in clamshell mode.
Right now, it seems that display port is unable to charge the device and it just seems complicated to find a woraround.
If i remember correctly, first MBA had 1 USB port and then they have realized that this is insane so they added ports.
rMBP 13 looks like a logical choice.
MBA seems like ultra portable choice with ports
This thing has none of those, so no go for me...
I was thinking about the new MB as a secondary computer, however, I still need a separate USB + Charging Cable + Displayport for my 30 inch Screen from Dell so that I could use it in clamshell mode.
Right now, it seems that display port is unable to charge the device and it just seems complicated to find a woraround.
If i remember correctly, first MBA had 1 USB port and then they have realized that this is insane so they added ports.
rMBP 13 looks like a logical choice.
MBA seems like ultra portable choice with ports
This thing has none of those, so no go for me...
Its not on the Air though, its a MacBook. The Air is a different model range and the thinness can't be to do with it. I just managed to Photoshop another port on easily there is space.
Like when everyone followed Apple with Firwire and Thunderbolt and no BluRay support?
Not the kind of computer for me anyways, so I don't really care what it does or doesn't have. I've always been a desktop guy and love my iMac.
If apple ever does something wonky like this to their iMac line, then I might actually have a problem.
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We'll see! If it's a flop, Apple will do a 180. Their priority one is profit, like any other company.
Only time will tell if USB C will become standard with Wintel OEM's.
If apple ever does something wonky like this to their iMac line, then I might actually have a problem.
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We'll see! If it's a flop, Apple will do a 180. Their priority one is profit, like any other company.
Only time will tell if USB C will become standard with Wintel OEM's.
$2 even does seem a little steep for production. With a couple bucks over here in Asia for you can get quite far.
for 2 bucks:
- 8Gb Micro SD
- 2 pieces of silicone bumpers for the iPhone
- a two meter lightning cable (white) or 30Pin cables
- a lightning cable with woven cableprotector
- a small USB BT4.0 dongle
- a 4 port USB2.0 hub
- various models of cheap in-ear headphones including microphone and volume control
- 2 pieces of original-looking iPhone adaptors
- Screwdriver/plyers/... set for opening your iPhone
- various other USB hubs/adaptors/convertors/cables/etc
Let's be crazy and spend 5 bucks:
- USB 2.0 ethernet adapter (featuring a real Apple 'look')
- MBA neoprene carrying pouch.
- a original-looking iPad adaptor with 3 USB ports
- Better quality earphones (like the Xiaomi ones - not bad at all)
- 2 pieces of iPhone 5 earpods (they call it the 'OEM' version hahaha)
- Various iPad adaptors (VGA / DVI / cardreaders / sound etc) original looking
- Replacement battery for 4/4S/5/5S.
Granted, these are all Chinese knock-offs, but these are RETAIL end user prices in various malls. There's not much profit margin on these, but still, production costs are just a fraction of these $2 dollar items.
Watch out though, these 'original-looking' $1 iPhone adaptors are the ones which came in the news that caught fire last year.