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I actually really like my macbook. Plugging in a USB or anything else rarely happens so I don't care too much about the lack of a standard USB port. The iWatch

by rem7 11y ago

I actually really like my macbook. Plugging in a USB or anything else rarely happens so I don't care too much about the lack of a standard USB port. The iWatch on the other hand, I'm disappointed. Mainly because its slow. I really wanted to be able to turn on/off my hue lights with it but it takes forever to launch the app. It's faster if I use my phone.

melling 11y ago
"lack of a standard USB port" USB C is a standard USB port. Within 12 months the big one that you have to figure out which way is up will be legacy. Thunderbolt 3 and USB C merge into one standard RSN. https://thunderbolttechnology.net/blog/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-does-it-all https://thunderbolttechnology.net/blog/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-d...
grahamburger 11y ago
Have you tried any of the other smartwatches? I ask because I really really like my LG G Watch R. The specific use case you mention - I don't use Hue, but I have a Roku remote installed on the watch that I use all the time. It's two taps to get to the remote. Much faster than pulling out my phone. I also love that it looks like a real watch. Most people that see it assume that it is just a regular watch, unless I start talking to it. Maybe I just have poor taste but I really don't like the look of the iWatch - it looks like they shrunk an iPhone and strapped it to a wrist band. Which I guess is what it's supposed to look like but not really my taste, I guess. Not trying to bash Apple here I almost always recommend Apple to friends and family even though I mostly don't use it myself, but I do think there are much better smart watches available than the iWatch.
- rem7 11y ago
  I won a Pebble Time Steel at work, but decided not to keep it since I already have the iWatch. It'll be a Christmas gift. A co-worker has the LG G Watch R. I really like the look of it, but I haven't used it. I was really hoping the native apps would speed up. I'm not sure if the Hue Lights app is native but, without exaggerating, it takes more than 30 seconds or longer to open the app on the watch, and sometimes it just doesn't open at all. It's faster to take out my phone and use the widget.
taurath 11y ago
The first time I saw the single port I jokingly said to a friend "look, if you want to use any device you already own they'll gladly sell you an $80 adaptor". And lo and behold, its $80 (http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av-multiport-adapter http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av...).
- rem7 11y ago
  I think they could have saved a lot of bad reviews by just including this with the laptop. They're already pricey laptops as it is...

by rem7 11y ago

melling 11y ago

"lack of a standard USB port" USB C is a standard USB port. Within 12 months the big one that you have to figure out which way is up will be legacy. Thunderbolt 3 and USB C merge into one standard RSN. https://thunderbolttechnology.net/blog/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-does-it-all https://thunderbolttechnology.net/blog/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-d...

grahamburger 11y ago

Have you tried any of the other smartwatches? I ask because I really really like my LG G Watch R. The specific use case you mention - I don't use Hue, but I have a Roku remote installed on the watch that I use all the time. It's two taps to get to the remote. Much faster than pulling out my phone. I also love that it looks like a real watch. Most people that see it assume that it is just a regular watch, unless I start talking to it. Maybe I just have poor taste but I really don't like the look of the iWatch - it looks like they shrunk an iPhone and strapped it to a wrist band. Which I guess is what it's supposed to look like but not really my taste, I guess. Not trying to bash Apple here I almost always recommend Apple to friends and family even though I mostly don't use it myself, but I do think there are much better smart watches available than the iWatch.

rem7 11y ago
I won a Pebble Time Steel at work, but decided not to keep it since I already have the iWatch. It'll be a Christmas gift. A co-worker has the LG G Watch R. I really like the look of it, but I haven't used it. I was really hoping the native apps would speed up. I'm not sure if the Hue Lights app is native but, without exaggerating, it takes more than 30 seconds or longer to open the app on the watch, and sometimes it just doesn't open at all. It's faster to take out my phone and use the widget.

taurath 11y ago

The first time I saw the single port I jokingly said to a friend "look, if you want to use any device you already own they'll gladly sell you an $80 adaptor". And lo and behold, its $80 (http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av-multiport-adapter http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av...).

rem7 11y ago
I think they could have saved a lot of bad reviews by just including this with the laptop. They're already pricey laptops as it is...