Agree, adding a battery pack into the mix will do well. It will work with the new Air and the inevitable Windows 10 knock offs that follow.
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USB-C in 12-Inch MacBook Adds Limitations but Opens Up Possibilities
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Agree, adding a battery pack into the mix will do well. It will work with the new Air and the inevitable Windows 10 knock offs that follow.
I just cannot go without magsafe. It really is one of the main reasons why I buy Apple Laptops. i know it sonds stupid but to me it is the difference between being nervous when working on a plugged in notebook or be totally relaxed. Because even IF someone tripped over the cable nothing would happen.
I was hoping they would figure out a magsafe solution.
I was hoping they would figure out a magsafe solution.
Loss of MagSafe blows, I had a dell before my mid 2010 13" MBP and it got knocked off of many surfaces connected to its power cord. My MBP, however, never once in nearly 5 years. I guess they expect you to charge it overnight with your iPhone and apple watch and not have it plugged into the wall at all during daily use.
Also, at what point do their notebooks get so thin that you have to start worrying about them bending? Being in a book bag with a bunch of heavy books (college kids) sounds like a recipe for disaster.
Also, at what point do their notebooks get so thin that you have to start worrying about them bending? Being in a book bag with a bunch of heavy books (college kids) sounds like a recipe for disaster.
no way, they're killing the Air line and making the MBP the one with multiple ports. it'll be as thick (thin) as last year's Air. i'm pumped.
it makes sense that when you can't get much thinner, kill the moniker that implied 'thinnest we offer' and instead make that the standard. MBP isn't going away anytime soon. not til there's a competent surface pro killer in the apple catalog.
Wow so many people not getting this. Performance hasn't increased noticeable on laptops in three years as long as there is an SSD/Flash drive. It's not the focus and it does not need to improve on a consumer laptop right now.
This laptop is for portability.
It's build for wireless connections and cloud services.
It's not ment to be plugged into a charger all day while using it.
It's not ment for external hard drives.
Performance isn't the selling factor anymore. It's portability, great display, long battery life, new BT protocol, better touchpad and more.
If you need ports and performance, there's a Pro model.
The only thing I think is underwhelming on this new Macbook is the 480p camera. Especially since thats one thing the focus group use a lot.
This laptop is for portability.
It's build for wireless connections and cloud services.
It's not ment to be plugged into a charger all day while using it.
It's not ment for external hard drives.
Performance isn't the selling factor anymore. It's portability, great display, long battery life, new BT protocol, better touchpad and more.
If you need ports and performance, there's a Pro model.
The only thing I think is underwhelming on this new Macbook is the 480p camera. Especially since thats one thing the focus group use a lot.
What precise type of peripherals do you wish were available for Thunderbolt, and are not?
For Thunderbolt we have:
Audio and video interfaces
hard drives/storage devices
fibre channel, SAS, 10GigE, etc. interfaces
external enclosures for PCIe devices
docks
All of the above have multiple leading vendors offering solutions. What exactly isn't on the list?
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av-multiport-adapter
The computer supports dual display over Displayport, however the Apple adapters just allow mirroring at 1080p. I for one am curious what other options are available, that allow actual dual display. Was mirroring-only a limitation based on the 5Gbps throughput via the USB port?
Does anyone really doubt that in 2 years the new Macbook will be the standard configuration that most Windows laptops will try to copy?
We complained when Apple eliminated the super drive. We complained when Apple introduce the MBA with limited ports. We complained when Apple did away with 30 pin connectors. We complained when Apple moved from HD to SSD with less capacity. Change is hard, but with technology, it's inevitable.
My biggest complaint is with the new Macbook's price, but that will probably drop with time like it did with the MBA. Likewise, the new MB will probably eventually become the entry consumer laptop and replace the MBA altogether....yet more change...
We complained when Apple eliminated the super drive. We complained when Apple introduce the MBA with limited ports. We complained when Apple did away with 30 pin connectors. We complained when Apple moved from HD to SSD with less capacity. Change is hard, but with technology, it's inevitable.
My biggest complaint is with the new Macbook's price, but that will probably drop with time like it did with the MBA. Likewise, the new MB will probably eventually become the entry consumer laptop and replace the MBA altogether....yet more change...
it's amazing that so many people think this thing is gimped cause it's not what they wanted. this thing is obviously for Sally, that punk-y cool chick who works as a receptionist at the record label, who has to make excel spreadsheets and change album cover liner notes in the photoshop file on the server. what do you mean you can't find it, sally?!
this is obviously for the hundreds of thousands of people who use their iPad for almost everything but need a little more from time to time.
this is obviously for the hundreds of thousands of people who use their iPad for almost everything but need a little more from time to time.
This is exactly the point. I see no reason why audio wouldn't pass. Apple's dongles support 1080p screen mirroring off the main display. As in, for doing presentations.
It's a light laptop with a tinny screen, it's design to be used when out and not in the one place. So most will not be hooking up big screens to it, JMO
Does anyone really doubt that in 2 years the new Macbook will be the standard configuration that most Windows laptops will try to copy?
We complained when Apple eliminated the super drive. We complained when Apple introduce the MBA with limited ports. We complained when Apple did away with 30 pin connectors. We complained when Apple moved from HD to SSD with less capacity. Change is hard, but with technology, it's inevitable.
My biggest complaint is with the new Macbook's price, but that will probably drop with time like it did with the MBA. Likewise, the new MB will probably eventually become the entry consumer laptop and replace the MBA altogether....yet more change...
Some people have to be dragged kicking and screaming into the future. We are looking at the future of laptops and yes, the Windows box makers are already cranking up their copy machines to produce machines based on the new higher bar Apple has introduced.
The worst apple laptop with big profit for apple.
It is essentially iphone in bigger form factor.
Who makes a laptop with just one port for everything, including charging??? How would you use external hard drive and charge laptop at the same time???
So it does not work out of the box. You need an adaptor. Earphone port is placed in not very convenient place. It could be placed closer to the user.
It is the first disposable macbook ever. No user replaceable parts. Cannot change hard drive or memory.
The good points
Apple could offer just upgraded logic boards, rather than a whole laptop for future upgrades.
It is essentially iphone in bigger form factor.
Who makes a laptop with just one port for everything, including charging??? How would you use external hard drive and charge laptop at the same time???
So it does not work out of the box. You need an adaptor. Earphone port is placed in not very convenient place. It could be placed closer to the user.
It is the first disposable macbook ever. No user replaceable parts. Cannot change hard drive or memory.
The good points
Apple could offer just upgraded logic boards, rather than a whole laptop for future upgrades.
LOL, they even still bother buying sensors with these specs these days?
Oh sweet Jesus, it's like they're trying to make this laptop seem incapable.
What a joke.
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Limitation to the single USB C onboard the new Macbook. Possibilities, to the fact that Apple might adapt future computer, iPhone, iPad etc with USB C.
I disagree about your Sally user profile.
This is for students with very light computing needs but need very high portability, including lugging a computer between classes all day long.
This computer is for businessmen and women, for whom it will be their SECOND laptop, or an aside to their primary desktop system. This is the category I fit into, and why I'll buy one. It's my travel machine. My current 15" rMBP is the one that will just go between my home and office. This will be the machine I take everywhere else. All client meetings and other trips. And to be blunt, for the traveling businessperson, the price for this machine is not a very big deal. And we always bring Mini Displayport to VGA and DVI dongles with us anywhere everywhere we go, so we're prepared for any projector/display we may have to connect with out of the blue.
Doubtful. If they actually try to switch to ARM, it will destroy all of their Mac sales.
I'm waiting for the "external monitors and ports are for poor people argument" to crop up. You know, how you really should have a 5k iMac and 10k watch in addition to the new gold MacBook ...
I hope Apple isn't ALREADY going to ditch Lightning and Thunderbolt. Either of them could have been used instead of USB-C. Remember FW800, anyone?
And I hesitate to call USB-C a "standard" any more than Apple's proprietary ports. Nobody uses it. It looks like a worse version of Lightning.
And I hesitate to call USB-C a "standard" any more than Apple's proprietary ports. Nobody uses it. It looks like a worse version of Lightning.
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I'd rather have a slightly bigger computer with more usb ports than having to carry around or use the dongles all the time. But I guess this is kind off like a iPad.