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lkrupp said:

Metriacanthosaurus said:

It is mind-blowing an unexpected that they actually released a Magic Keyboard w/ Number Pad.

But...why not backlit?

I know people have moved on to thinking about Touch Bar and Touch ID on the Magic Keyboard, which I don't believe they are doing for security reasons.

But why can't desktop users have the advantage of a backlit keyboard?

macxpress said:

Metriacanthosaurus said:

It is mind-blowing an unexpected that they actually released a Magic Keyboard w/ Number Pad.

But...why not backlit?

I know people have moved on to thinking about Touch Bar and Touch ID on the Magic Keyboard, which I don't believe they are doing for security reasons.

But why can't desktop users have the advantage of a backlit keyboard?

Yes I wish it was backlit as well...I very often use my Mac at night in the low light conditions.

Battery life pure and simple. The battery in that new keyboard can’t be all that big. If it had backlighting you’d both probably be complaining about having to charge it every few days. IMHO of course.

I have found the logitech k811 backlit bt works well, needing charging roughly once a week, and the Duet app allows touchbar (on an ipad/iphone) with legacy macs, in some ways better than a keyboard not replacing traditional function keys. Aside from target display much debated, VESA flexibility is also missed (vs bto w/o a stand option at a premium) by this customer. A stealth mic may make some happy, but can't easily be physically muted. Desktop graphics missing since 2010? Was 5K worth it? Perhaps the pendulum is starting to swing back, and we will see more flexibility with drives, mounts, monitors, repairability, etc. from here on with this excellent review and significant performance upgrade. One can hope...

Target display is one reason why I remain on old hardware. It is more flexible.

Apple couldn't seem to get 4k working for much of the latest Sierra release, and then there are the LG monitors, so has the MacOS feature set become too complex to resolve annually...?

Target adds the capability of two (or more) simultaneous workflows using more than one mac, including an iMac server that doubles as a monitor, or a high end rendering iMac that can be checked upon while work continues using a Macbook using the iMac display(s) - this seems beyond the notion of using an older iMac as a monitor, to increase productivity...

This was the brilliance of Jobs (potential of X-grid?) vs the suggestion of decline of pro support so widely read across the web - Apple just doesn't seem to offer pro flexibility from a 16gb limit on the macbook pro to the utterly proprietary and inflexible components on almost all (including 'trash can') but iMac ram...

Is 5k really so much better than 4k? Is it worth all the proprietary inflexibility and inefficacy ? As always pros and cons: diglloyd.com/blog/2017/20170107_1234-evaluating-images-pixel-density.html

Of course non-apple monitors routinely have multiple inputs - unfortunately where my dollars have needed to be redirected, not by choice but for professional workflow benefit & efficiency...

...and so this too must pass - every gmail, hotmail or mac.com email ever sent may be fair game in the colonization of data mining.. I remember talk of 4 day work weeks, paperless societies, an end to poverty...?

I love positive futurist scenarios. Apparently so did Oppenheimer...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb13ynu3Iac

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm5fCxXnK7Y

If corporations remain legally obligated to enhance shareholder value, and must then procure and harness such technology, what results are possible...?

Hopefully the talk link will appear soon: www.macrumors.com/2017/04/25/apple-ai-expert-computers-augment-human-failings/

I won't use Photos - there is no off switch for tagging - this is so utterly fundamental I don't understand the complacency or lack of contemplation of possible harm... Opt in...? Choice...? Why not with Apple ?

There but for a few dudes on skis did the world go? www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K3Ry2K4yNE

As a FYI macs I've tested dating as far back to an early 2009 c2d mini can run 4k @ 30Hz on an inexpensive generic LG 27" 4K and the massive Philips 43" 4K display via Mini-DisplayPort to DisplayPort - a pleasant surprise... So if Apple has intimated they are getting out of the monitor business, and the Airport team relocated, might they finally be entering the TV business...?

For those who may want something more akin to the 30" cinema display (still my favourite)...
http://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-38UC99-W-ultrawide-monitor
http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/b/bdm4350uc_27/bdm4350uc_27_pss_aenus.pdf