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Got one... expensive... Screen makes it more "PROish" it is beautiful. Thunderbolt ports are actually kinda cool.. i kinda get it now... not just USB-C... so really a lot of utility... still had to buy dongles... overall a good replacement for the AIR ... 8/10. 

I think Apples desire to market a laptop as a desktop replacement and not making/update a desktop feeds into the narrative that Macs are "toys". Its a shame its a nice portable.. for the low end.

"Your Galaxy 8 will self-destruct in 3-2-1."

Makes sense. It is the ports purest form. Why add additional features. Form follows function. 

chia said:

maury markowitz said:

- the lack of USB on the front means you are constantly spinning your machine around, or leaving it pointed cables-forward, which kind of defeats the entire purpose of making the front look clean

- 4 USB simply isn't enough. I am constantly pulling one to make room for USB keys and such. This would be better if the Apple keyboard had a USB3 hub, but it's not.

What's the problem with buying a USB hub or two together with an extension lead and leaving everything plugged in place?

Expansion http://imgur.com/5P0suqc

Design decisions to emphasize size and silent running allowed me to place it on my desk rather than under it... probably not as important as expansion. You can't see the raid attached under the desk or the 2 power strips running the entire operation. More than one person has mistaken it as a trash can and dropped something into it. 

I was so excited for the Mac Pro 2013, purchased a couple for the office, loved them. In some ways they felt like they were made for me. I particularly like the storage tech, but the lack of expansion in a computer that starts at $2999 is really the value problem. Some of the design decisions are questionable, the size, prioritizing the silent operation. Sure I can put in on top of my desk now, rather than under it, but i have more than one person try to use it as a trash can over the years. This is not expansion! http://imgur.com/5P0suqc

I like the duel graphics cards, something that my hackintosh can't replicate. OS X runs so well on Intel hardware, the only thing I miss when switching between Windoze and Mac is the SLI. 

Admittedly my professions requirements don't match the vast majority of users. I hope Apple rethinks the design and gives us a compelling product!