Thank you for the video, especially for comments about the keyboard.
Sadly, you only focused on the GOOD and did not touch on the BAD. You made no mention of how the loss of the SD card slot will negatively impact photographers and people who like tiny always-in SD cards for storage. You did not mention how many dongles will be required for current MBP owners who are mulling an "upgrade" to this new model. You did not mention that while the headphone jack exists on the new models, it lacks optical out. You did not mention that if a PRO user needs 32GB of RAM, they cannot get it on any model of the new MBP. You did not mention the fact the Apple Pencil still cannot be used even on the massive new trackpad. You did not run a CPU test nor did you tell us the CPU is last year's Skylake at today's prices. You did not mention Phil Schiller's "there's a move to WIFI" defense of why so much was removed, despite the fact Apple still hasn't created a truly wireless environment that can only come once wireless charging is available. And why even put 4 TB3 ports on the machine at all if "there's a move to WIFI"? You did not mention the fact that the machines are more expensive while at the same time removing hardware features that MBP buyers expect to be present in higher priced "pro" machines. And while of lesser importance, perhaps, you did not mention the lack of a startup chime or lack of a glowing logo on back or mention that by skimming down the size and weight meant reducing the battery size (which means no battery life improvement over past models). You also failed to comment on the fact Apple hyped these Macs as being as ground breaking as the iMac as per their surprising use of the "Hello Again" phrase -- a phrase that increased expectations considerably among the very PRO users who are the target buyer for these Macs.
We love Apple. We love Appleinsider. But the new MBP's leave out a lot. Please don't just sing to the choir. Present all facts, bad and good.
Thank you.
"Please don't just sing to the choir. Present all facts, bad and good."...
Good idea, but then it wouldn't be Apple Insider (would be more like MacRumors, Verge, etc)... this is the place for folks with their entire savings and future banked in AAPL stock and must push it forward regardless of facts more blindly than a Trump supporter
No, this is the place for people who understand what you're paying for when you buy something from Apple.
jdw gives a textbook example of the entitled whiney point of view — "I want it all, and I don't care about your vision for the future."
What the early adopters always pay for with new form factors and platforms is the R&D, the long process of engineering and prototyping, the retooling and investments in new production machinery, the costs of setting up and staffing of new production lines.
This is the way business works. You make back. amortize, some of your investment on the strength of demand by the customers who want your latest and greatest stuff — those who get your vision. In this case, we are appreciating and paying for the long investment that went into the oxide-backed display, which allows for the wider volor gamut as well as the dramatic shrinkage in size of the whole device. We willingly pay extra for that right away because it's fantastic, amazing and beautiful, and worth the pain of paying for it — even though we know it'll be hundreds cheaper in a year, when the retooling is amortized.
Apple Insider is full of people who get this, and full of people who don't, which makes for interesting discussion. Whiners are somewhat welcome here, but not as much as they are at MacRumors.
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jdw gives a textbook example of the entitled whiney point of view — "I want it all, and I don't care about your vision for the future."
What the early adopters always pay for with new form factors and platforms is the R&D, the long process of engineering and prototyping, the retooling and investments in new production machinery, the costs of setting up and staffing of new production lines.
This is the way business works. You make back. amortize, some of your investment on the strength of demand by the customers who want your latest and greatest stuff — those who get your vision. In this case, we are appreciating and paying for the long investment that went into the oxide-backed display, which allows for the wider volor gamut as well as the dramatic shrinkage in size of the whole device. We willingly pay extra for that right away because it's fantastic, amazing and beautiful, and worth the pain of paying for it — even though we know it'll be hundreds cheaper in a year, when the retooling is amortized.
Apple Insider is full of people who get this, and full of people who don't, which makes for interesting discussion. Whiners are somewhat welcome here, but not as much as they are at MacRumors.