jonshf

I disagree with most of the review. It isn't very pretty but part of that is just because it looks different. It is minimalistic which is in the spirit of Apple. It doesn't occupy more space than it needs to which means it will fit on most docks, it's easy to hold and as light as possible. One thing the review doesn't mention is that there is an antenna extension in the case which will make reception better (battery cases tend to interfere with reception). That alone will probably make the battery last longer than many other cases. To me it's a simple to use case that doesn't bother you with extra switches and lights - it just does it's job, switching intelligently between case battery and phone battery and you can use your existing charging cables.

flabber said:

I'm still a little underwhelmed and surprised that Apple keeps naming things "pro" when they're not upgradeable. People have been complaining about the Mac Pro being very much not a Pro device because of all the extra séparate devices one needs to buy to actually get something done. Literally nothing about the thing is upgradeable (SSD, RAM, CPU, GPU). Then they apparently respond to the critics years later (3+ already) by making an iMac "Pro", making the same mistake all over again. I mean, who's going to pay $4999, regardless of wether it's undercutting a similar-specced PC, if you can't upgrade it's so-called "pro hardware" 3 years down the road?

1. Doesn't 4x Thunderbolt 3 ports make it upgradable (i.e. external GPU's and monitors)?
2. A newly designed Mac Pro is supposedly coming next year.
3. Upgradable can also mean sell after use and buy new. That can be a cheaper upgrade path than replacing internals.