jmgregory1

If they're stating they can get 3 times the distance of typical Bluetooth, they're using a Class 1 bluetooth chipset.  Other companies offer similarly.  I'm using Plantronics Back Beat Pro's that do indeed offer ~100' of usable connectivity, but only when connected to my rMBP, as iPhone and iPad do not have Class 1 chipsets.  It makes sense, given the higher energy needs a Class 1 chip has, would kill the iPhone battery.

These do look really nice and I totally dig the use of real leather.

hmlongco said:

igorsky said:
You just blew the minds of every serial Apple complainer on the internet.  Although this will surely not satisfy that user who feels that his/her personal use case should be everyone's personal use case.

I was complaining about the lack of a 32GB option and I'm still complaining about the lack of a 32GB option. 

I understand why, but that still doesn't change the fact that I need the extra RAM and that's why, as Schiller said, "That it might not be right for everyone on day one."

As such, I really have no choice but to wait for Apple and Intel to deliver the product I need.

And just for the record, I don't feel that my use case is everyone's use case. I do, however, know what my use case demands and my complaint (and those of others) was that there wasn't a 32GB OPTION. Just like some people need more disk space and may pop for a 1TB option, or play games and may pop for the graphics card upgrade.

Here's the thing that I suspect we would be hearing, if Apple chose an older or less efficient desktop processor for the new rMBP, just so they could offer up the 32GB's of ram you want.  "I can't believe Apple is using a X year old processor."  Or, "Apple should have made the new rMBP 2" thick, so they could include bigger batteries to go with the less efficient processors, so I can do the computing I need / want."

It's a no-win situation for Apple, especially when they are relying on other manufacturers who are clearly not moving lock-step with Apple.  It will be really interesting to see and read the Apple bashing, when they dump Intel and start offering up their own desktop / laptop processor designs.  

As is typical with Apple products, there is a vocal minority of complainers out there, never satisfied with some aspect of any Apple device. When Apple was selling the fastest, most powerful (fill in the blank device), the complainers said it was too expensive, or didn't have some port or drive that they just absolutely couldn't live without. As I've lived with Apple products going back to the original Macintosh, and supported them through lots of dark days, I kind of feel bad for Apple. They have been scorned for so long, especially by people in the tech (and financial) markets, even as they push entire markets and their competitors forward.

Just the photo of the finger / hand / arm outstretched and pointed at the screen of the Surface Pro tells me everything I need to know about what a BAD idea it is to make a laptop or desktop screen touch sensitive. This idea that it makes sense to have to hold your arm / hand / fingers up, unsupported, while touching a screen - but not too much as to push the screen back, while manipulating what can be very tiny on-screen elements, is just lunacy. There is a reason why Apple has stayed away from touch screens on anything other than hand held devices - because it's a completely idiotic thing. Once we move into the age of non-touch screen manipulation, it may make sense, but today, it just doesn't. And I'm not even getting into the mess of having fingerprint smudges all over a high res screen, that's bigger than a tablet or smartphone (that can be easily wiped with your shirt sleeve).

volcan said:

AppleInsider said:

... the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is "monitoring the situation" and the is "investigating all potential causes" of the outages.

The DNS system is rigged by the corrupt liberal media. 

I think it's clear, because I believe that which The Donald says as gospel, that this is all Hillary's fault.