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Waiting for Skylake MBP thread
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USB-C dongles and all are fine, except:
1. With 2 ports per side, if you're using an external monitor, you are pretty much forced to buy a dongle if you don't want cables sticking out of the laptop from both sides. You don't want this happening if you're using a laptop stand next to an external monitor because the cables would block the screen.
2. Most importantly, current Apple dongle only supports power+HDMI (incapable of 4k@60 Hz, so half-assed) or power+D-SUB. So there's no option to drive 4K while also charging. One solution I can think of is to use one USB-C port for display (via an adapter to mini-DP or HDMI 2.0), and the USB-C port for the charge/display/USB-A dongle, hooked up to charger & USB-A hub. So complicated and overpriced for what we can already do on current generation rMBP without any external accessories.
3. They are overpriced as **** currently; time will fix this, probably by when the 2016 rMBP becomes obsolete. Currently, if you use your laptop in more than one location, you need to buy multiple overpriced dongles, and that's like $160+.
If they're going all USB-C, I'd hope they at least put 3 ports per side or leave some display ports for the 15" rMBP...
Don't get me wrong, I like them moving to USB-C. What I'm criticizing is the unnecessary inconvenience brought about by removing ALL other ports (mini-DP, HDMI, power, etc).
1. With 2 ports per side, if you're using an external monitor, you are pretty much forced to buy a dongle if you don't want cables sticking out of the laptop from both sides. You don't want this happening if you're using a laptop stand next to an external monitor because the cables would block the screen.
2. Most importantly, current Apple dongle only supports power+HDMI (incapable of 4k@60 Hz, so half-assed) or power+D-SUB. So there's no option to drive 4K while also charging. One solution I can think of is to use one USB-C port for display (via an adapter to mini-DP or HDMI 2.0), and the USB-C port for the charge/display/USB-A dongle, hooked up to charger & USB-A hub. So complicated and overpriced for what we can already do on current generation rMBP without any external accessories.
3. They are overpriced as **** currently; time will fix this, probably by when the 2016 rMBP becomes obsolete. Currently, if you use your laptop in more than one location, you need to buy multiple overpriced dongles, and that's like $160+.
If they're going all USB-C, I'd hope they at least put 3 ports per side or leave some display ports for the 15" rMBP...
Don't get me wrong, I like them moving to USB-C. What I'm criticizing is the unnecessary inconvenience brought about by removing ALL other ports (mini-DP, HDMI, power, etc).
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LOOK AT THE FRONT PAGE PEOPLE!
MACBOOK PROS!
MACBOOK PROS!
Off-topic:
Have you guys seen this?
Apple is said to be extending iPhone refreshes to once every three years
Have you guys seen this?
Apple is said to be extending iPhone refreshes to once every three years
Thanks mate, I never saw that 'post' by the writer, would be nice if the facts could have been entered into the story originally
Hmmmm well I won't wait, I'll grab me an iPad Pro instead next month haha as I've wanted one of those too.
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What about the horrible scenario then that they update the Mac Pro and Apple display at WWDC ONLY!
I am just as excited as you man, just as excited and only 12 more days of waiting.
Are you guys sure that Apple is having their main event on the 13th? I just checked the roundup and it mentions siri referencing to events between 13th and the 17th. So what exactly points towards a 13th of june main event? Just want to know what date to look forward to, as the 13th has been dropped most frequently as a date. Apart form that, do you guys think that the leaks point to a WWDC release or as the front page article says Q4? Man that would suck balls. I need a new machine, as many of us seem to do.
Thunderbolt 3 over USB-C can do power and video on the same port.
I think the keynote is at 10am on June 13th, 2016 and that is the main event yes. And I cannot wait FreakCity!
The keynote is always on the first day, the other events are for developers, e.g. presentations on new APIs, optimising apps for new software/hardware, special speakers, etc.
Current dongles that do this don't support 4K@60 Hz (there are some display-only adapters though).
When one comes out, I'm sure they're gonna be overpriced.
I was also hoping for 1 usbA port to remain. But oh well.Well I'm sad for no SD and not even one USB-A. But it was expectable. Hope to see an adapter with USB-A, HDMI and SD card reader.
What I'm sad about tho is the lack of MagSafe... Is it really that thick that it couldn't be included?
You mean usbA
How do you know it is as thin as the thickest part of the rMB?? Can you or someone confirm this ?
95w GPU?? What?
Apple's new A100000X chip and new ultra compact terraced battery technology allows 20 hours of battery life with 140W CPU and GPU
Looks similar to the current model to me. Definitely thicker that the Macbook. We'll see.
I think if you look at the space above the headphone jack and below, like wise for the USB C...its comparable to that of the rMacBook. So I do have a feeling that its probably as thick as the thickest point on the rMB.
OH I GET IT!
The top right corner is of the touch bar, where you would find the power button is where Touch ID is. ****! Thats ingenious, every time you hit the power button, you unlock the computer as well - cause TOUCH ID is built into it.
**** IM SO HAPP!Y
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12 days are killing me man, now more than ever knowing theres going to be something to see.
The top right corner is of the touch bar, where you would find the power button is where Touch ID is. ****! Thats ingenious, every time you hit the power button, you unlock the computer as well - cause TOUCH ID is built into it.
**** IM SO HAPP!Y
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12 days are killing me man, now more than ever knowing theres going to be something to see.
And there had better be something to see, I may cryogenically freeze myself until then.
It looks weird with such a huge space though.
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