New MBA

marvfoxmarvfox
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
When Apple designed the new MBP recently don't you think they should have included an Ethernet Connection to ? Thanks marv
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  • Reply 1 of 36
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
    No, of course not. And they never will since Thunderbolt can handle Ethernet.
  • Reply 2 of 36
    the third manthe third man Posts: 43member
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    Originally Posted by Tallest Skil View Post


    No, of course not. And they never will since Thunderbolt can handle Ethernet.



    If Thunderbolt gets off the ground.

    FireWire and Blu-Ray, among scores of others, come to mind.
  • Reply 3 of 36
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
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    If Thunderbolt gets off the ground.



    Backed by Intel. It can't lose. They'll just put it on all of their motherboards and people will be forced to have it.



    It's the best port we've ever had. It can't lose in its own right.
  • Reply 4 of 36
    gyorpbgyorpb Posts: 93member
    Quote:
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    When Apple designed the new MBP recently don't you think they should have included an Ethernet Connection to ?



    Assuming you are referring to the MacBook Air, an Ethernet port is physically thicker than the entire MacBook Air. You can't have it both ways.



    For the few that absolutely need wired networking on an ultra-portable, there's Apple's USB Ethernet adapter.



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  • Reply 5 of 36
    marvfoxmarvfox Posts: 2,275member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tallest Skil View Post


    Backed by Intel. It can't lose. They'll just put it on all of their motherboards and people will be forced to have it.



    It's the best port we've ever had. It can't lose in its own right.



    The cable to this Thunderbolt is darn expensive.
  • Reply 6 of 36
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
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    The cable to this Thunderbolt is darn expensive.



    So were USB cables in 1997. It'll get better.
  • Reply 7 of 36
    the third manthe third man Posts: 43member
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    people will be forced to have it.



    "Forced"?

    That makes me an instant opponent.
  • Reply 8 of 36
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
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    "Forced"?

    That makes me an instant opponent.



    Go buy a motherboard without USB.



    Oh, wait. You can't. You're forced to have it. Guess you're an opponent of USB.



    I'm an opponent of USB because I'm forced to still have it.
  • Reply 9 of 36
    the third manthe third man Posts: 43member
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    I'm an opponent of USB because I'm forced to still have it.



    Ah so, you like being forced!

    There's a word for that, I believe.
  • Reply 10 of 36
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
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    Ah so, you like being forced!

    There's a word for that, I believe.



    Sorry, but your failure to understand what I've written doesn't constitute an argument.
  • Reply 11 of 36
    the third manthe third man Posts: 43member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tallest Skil View Post


    Sorry, but your failure to understand what I've written doesn't constitute an argument.



    And vice versa...
  • Reply 12 of 36
    marvfoxmarvfox Posts: 2,275member
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    So were USB cables in 1997. It'll get better.



    I am implying it is over priced that is all.
  • Reply 13 of 36
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
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    I am implying it is over priced that is all.



    It's not, though. A thing cannot be overpriced when



    1. It's the only one of its kind.

    2. People are buying it. Which they are.
  • Reply 14 of 36
    the third manthe third man Posts: 43member
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    It's not, though. A thing cannot be overpriced when



    1. It's the only one of its kind.



    Overpriced is overpriced. A.k.a. 'not worth it'.



    Quote:

    2. People are buying it. Which they are.



    Because they have no choice: it's integral to the new machines.

    So people are not buying it because they want to, but only because they have to.

    I.o.w. Apple is jamming Thunderbolt down people's throats!

    Like they did FireWire.

    Fat lot of good that did us!
  • Reply 15 of 36
    marvfoxmarvfox Posts: 2,275member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by The Third Man View Post


    Overpriced is overpriced. A.k.a. 'not worth it'.







    Because they have no choice: it's integral to the new machines.

    So people are not buying it because they want to, but only because they have to.

    I.o.w. Apple is jamming Thunderbolt down people's throats!

    Like they did FireWire.

    Fat lot of good that did us!



    I agree with you completely.Apple has a monopoly on this new concept.
  • Reply 16 of 36
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
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    I agree with you completely.Apple has a monopoly on this new concept.



    Except nope. Because all sorts of PCs will have Thunderbolt in just a few months.
  • Reply 17 of 36
    marvfoxmarvfox Posts: 2,275member
    Quote:
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    Except nope. Because all sorts of PCs will have Thunderbolt in just a few months.



    We shall see if this will happen or not
  • Reply 18 of 36
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
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    We shall see if this will happen or not



  • Reply 19 of 36
    marvfoxmarvfox Posts: 2,275member
    Quote:
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    Sorry I doubted you.
  • Reply 20 of 36
    the third manthe third man Posts: 43member
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    Sorry I doubted you.



    One swallow doesn't make it summer.



    FireWire and Blu-Ray, among many others, had early adopters too. Who subsequently rued the fact.
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