cy_starkman

it is crazy to say, but yes, the keyboard (and sdxc slot) is what has been the main reason i have not upgraded.

they seem like the smallest reasons, but the butterfly was so damn noisy, like it was being bashed all the time.. and when you use something for maybe 10hrs a day it can’t be like that.

i also use the sd slot all the time, as a built in secondary drive for time machine and itunes. so now i am looking for some kind of thin usb3 to sdxc dock thing that sits flush off the mac

the article claims the issue is promotion of vaping to teens.

why are teens accessing apps in the appstore that are 18+ or 21+. how can they even see them?

surely this is about users giving fraudulent information to apple.

iMaK said:

For that price tag, hell no.

I feel more comfortable paying that type of price for an actual desktop. 

It doesn’t matter how big, powerful, and capable a laptop is, I find them to be a hindrance. 

I mean, you have to be desperate to use a laptop for big tasks, in my opinion.  

I think Apple needs to make a MacBook Pro with rounded edge screen like the iPad Pro. And have a very small bezel. That way, you can have a bigger screen in a smaller casing. 

I have a 13 inch MacBook Pro from 2012. It’s massive. I can’t imagine having a wider laptop. 

The only benefit of the newest ones is the weight and the fact that they have the new scissor keyboard. 

i am on the last of the scissor keyboard 15” MBP, late 2015 i think. while i get your angle, truth is i can’t lug a desktop around to go to various workplaces, sit with clients, be in the field.

i literally only buy the 15” for the screen size and discreet GPU.

the 13” MBP is only better than an Air because quad core chip.

while most of my work is not heavy visuals, i also demand as close no a stall workflow as i can. so my perfect would be a 16” Air with quad core and a discreet gpu... LOL.

not sure what you mean by “for that price”, the computer is $10AUD / day in australia. If i am not making $10 a day - that is a real problem.

wizard69 said:

d_2 said:

Thinking ... there must be something truly new with this laptop - Apple would not be holding media briefings for demos of the often mentioned potential changes:  a relatively standard keyboard, a processor bump and/or screen size increase of ~ 0.6”.

I’d be amazed if they did anything more than phone it in.    The Mac line simply doesn’t get proper attention.  

On the other land there is huge potential.  I’d love a logon via video just like iPhone.   Even better if it could automatically recognize  authorized users. 

macs already do if you are wearing your apple watch

wizard69 said:

Interesting timing, I don’t see this as a major Christmas Gift so releasing now hurts nothing.    I suspect this will be way out of my price range anyways.   Beyond that I will wait for early adopters to test, been burnt too much by Apples Macs to jump.  

burnt by what, faulty hardware? apple would just replace.