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GeorgeBMac said: A major technologic advance that's been waiting to happen is replacing school texts with e-books (and readers). We spend fortunes buying and storing text books while kids lug around 20 pound backpacks stuffed with them. It'…
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DuhSesame said:we’re talking about older Intel models and you wanna switch topics to M1s. Why would I be talking about older Intel models in a thread about the new Apple SOC models? Your lack of clarity is somehow my issue? And then you w…
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DuhSesame said:\ Or stick a magnet on your Type-C. Not as pretty but does the same job. No, it doesn't. Not even close. USB-C magnet adapters are no where near as compact or powerful. If you think they are or better than magsafe, good new…
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DuhSesame said: No other laptops (except Alienware) can do eGPU+external SSD without any interference. Apple SOC doesn't support eGPU and I would expect it's a low priority, if it's even a goal. Another red herring.
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DuhSesame said: nor you’re adding much either, only two data and one special charging ports. As for this - that special charging port is more than just a charging port; it's a safeguard against damage. One of the biggest things I missed on t…
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DuhSesame said: My point stand, if I’d have to choose variety vs. bandwidth, I’d take latter. But even with a fourth thunderbolt/usb you wouldn't be getting more bandwidth. So your point is still pointless.
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s.metcalf said: They didn’t listen to my request to bring back optical audio. HDMI audio has more bandwidth and thus fidelity; just output your audio over HDMI. If you are playing from an analog source, you aren't staying analog anyway do…
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foregoneconclusion said: Oh sure, the "infamous" butterfly keyboard...it was supposedly more prone to failure than the prior scissor mechanism (according to tech blogs), yet nobody could provide any actual evidence or numbers that proved it. …
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mrochester said: USBC can do HDMI, HDMI cannot do USBC. lol - USB-C can't do HDMI without a dongle. And why would I need HDMI to do USB-C? That's ridiculous. If you need more USB-C ports then just carry a USB-C hub around with you, espec…
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mrochester said: The silly thing with these new laptops is we’ve gone from 4 universal ports that will do anything to 3 universal ports and 2 ports that can only do one thing, so technically a less flexible machine now. Also, where’s the out…
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gcv said: One of the features I really miss is the dual purpose headphone jack that also served as a toslink optical connector. My complete music library is digitized, and I use my MacBook Pro to play it through a high quality stereo system. …
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saarek said: At home I can just plug into a dock and off I go, but when visiting offices/other locations dongle town was an absolute pain in the arse! Yes - while I'm happy for so many forum members that are ensconced in their ideal bubbles o…
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shareef777 said: Most corporate offices would have a slew of dongles in each conference room already. Ha! Dongles are routinely missing or broken. Dongles suck and suck hard. Thank god the HDMI port is back!
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MplsP said: I'll miss being able to fast forward through ads on YouTube, but that's about it. The other problem I've been having lately is my Touch Bar will go black and non-functional, meaning I don't have an escape 'key' at all, forcing a reb…
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omasou said: Yes, we have stepped back but not in a good way. How so? None of the things you cited cost you one thing in functionality. You can simply ignore their presence (as you already are!) and they don't impact or impede you in AN…
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MplsP said: you lose nothing unless you actually need 4 TB 4 ports (and even then you've got the MagSafe so you're not using a port for charging. So far I've seen exactly one person who says they use all 4 TB ports. If the sight of it is that…
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mcdave said: Because post-Jobs/Ive Apple has transitioned from skating to where the puck is going to be to skating to where the puck was a few years ago. If the vocal minority want "faster horses" - new Apple delivers! They'd rather pursue ma…
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seanj said: Sticking old versions of HDMI and SD reader utterly pointless. You’ll be able to get Thunderbolt 4 to HDMI/SD adapters that will offer higher performance than these built in ones, for those that one these. Myself, like the vast ma…
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M68000 said: zimmermann said: I was shocked to see the new MacBook Pro. It really looks fat. Heavy. It is. For anybody who likes to travel, the 14 inch seems better and the 16 inch looks to be one pound heavier in weight. I’d do …
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zimmermann said: I was shocked to see the new MacBook Pro. It really looks fat. Heavy. Coming from a 2015 MacBook Air I was indeed concerned about the size and weight. Luckily for me, the utterly gorgeous and humungous screen absolutely…