hoodslide

This review is incredibly misleading. Take the disk performance tests for example:

"In comparison, the same drive barely scored 23 MBps (184 Mbps) write and 14.1 MBps (113 Mbps) read results on a MacBook Air using standard USB 2.0."

Macbook Air has had USB 3.0 since 2012. So did you connect the drive via a slower USB 2.0 cable, or is this a misprint? What would happen if you plugged the same crappy USB 2.0 cable into the 2016 pro via a dongle? Same results?

MBA's also have Thunderbolt 2, basically TB3 with only one pipeline for 20Gbps theoretical xfer. Given that you chose to utilize inferior ports on the older model, how can you possibly say:

That highlights how much difference the connection technology makes, in addition to the overall speed of the system.

Zero credibility. 

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nhughes said:

randominternetperson said:

I don't begrudge you reviewing your free toy.  But the story is written in such a way that only skateboarders will get anything out of it. 

My free toy? I rode a prototype for five minutes and then left. And I'm not a skateboarder, so I don't know how it could be written in that way.

Non-skateboarder here. Just wanted to say I thought the review was well done, relevant, and that the commenters on this site are as usual intolerable. Carry on   

tallest skil said:

zmas said:

Remember when you could charge your phone and listen to music at the same time?

Remember when no one did that, ever, you fucking shill.

tl;dr (you seem ADHD): Stating legitimate concerns doesn't make me a shill. Denying that these could be legitimate concerns makes YOU a shill.

I keep my phone charged while playing music on speakers at home, so it's topped off when I leave. Or play music on a sleep timer while charging bedside. Others (esp those using iPhone as a hearing assist) charge from a small USB battery while using earbuds.

Beyond that, I don't want to dick around with a dongle every time I want to hear music, and Bluetooth audio is still shit. Lightning also adds the potential for DRM lockdown.

I always regret reading the comments on this site. So much stoopid.

maestro64 said:

I can see it now, watching some idiot holding the phone camera up to your eye to unlock it an pay. Yeah it is going to pure entertainment in the check out lines.

Just last week I had to wait as some Android user try to go through all the steps to pull up his frequent buyer card and get the cashier to scan it then going through the steps to pay, it was an ordeal to say the least. Then I walk up popup apple wallet and scanned my card, then paid with my watch in a matter of a few seconds. People just do not really know how easy Apple made this process. People are still amazed how quickly I do things with the phone and watch.

"With Android Pay you can simply unlock your phone, place it near a contactless terminal, and you’re good to go. You don’t even need to open an app. Tap and pay is that fast, that easy. And when you tap at select merchants, your loyalty points and offers are automatically applied at checkout too."

Source: https://www.android.com/pay/