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This should pretty much be a solved-problem. They have a non-pro line where small, sexy and fashionable are the order of the day (lets assume the 'new macbook'
by soneil 10y ago
This should pretty much be a solved-problem. They have a non-pro line where small, sexy and fashionable are the order of the day (lets assume the 'new macbook' will absorb the Air line), and a Pro line that's verging on desktop-replacement.
One thing I always loved was that apple's lineup was so clear-cut that I never had to put a moment of thought into which model I needed.
If they go this direction, what's the differentiator between the Pro and non-Pro lines? non-pro doesn't get a 15" option and Pro doesn't get a 12" option? That's it?
I think the 'new macbook' is going to absorb the Air line and become "the perfect starbucks machine" in a couple of iterations (everything that currently holds it back, is everything that held the 1stgen Air back). They have the 'average consumer' machine right there. Don't try to make the Pro the 'average consumer' machine too.
- monocasa 10y agoOr, better for marketing, a 'Pro' SKU which is actually targeted towards their bread and butter 'I don't know what an ethernet port is, but want "the best"', which removes anything and everything in the name of weight, power, and industrial design. _And_ an innocuous 'Developer Essentials' or something SKU that actually unashamedly focuses on being a work horse.
- soneil 10y agoI'm curious, what would you put in a developer SKU? To my mind it'd just be the option to put a quad-core i7 in the consumer model, but perhaps we have different priorities?
- monocasa 10y agoKeep the Ethernet port, and USB-A ports (I'm sure those are next on the chopping block). If you're not trying to shave every gram and millimeter off, you can have a bigger battery. Function keys, and a 10 key would be nice too.
- merb 10y agoActually Ethernet Port is not needed. I have a MacBook Pro 11,3 and it hasn't one. I can live with that. At my company it's stick into a Thunderbolt Docking Station with Ethernet. And at Home I probably don't need it.
- monocasa 10y agoThat's awesome for your use case, but I've come across tons of times where it be useful, forgot the thunderbolt adapter, and was weary of thunderbolt adapters just laying around. Think not relying on WiFi while giving a presentation.
- merb 10y agoyeah it's useful to have the adapter, but do you need it so often that your ethernet cable is 100% attached to your notebook? I mean I actually don't want only 4 USB-C's. But I'm fine with having, MagSafe, 1-2 Thunderbolt, 1-2 USB-C's (depending on how many Thunderbolt), SD Card (I have a 256 GB extension card), maybe HDMI. However Ethernet falls short cause it's so big. I mean the smallness of the Mac is a pro and a contra (it's too heaty I actually needed to clean my MacBook Pro since it got slower after there was too much dust in it). But just having it bigger caused by one port would be bad.
- monocasa 10y ago100%? No. More than USB? Yes.
- vetinari 10y agoI also have an MacBookPro12,1 and the Thunderbolt adapter was the first accessory I bought. You are right that you don't need it at home, but many customers do not have wifi at all and the only way to connect at their site is Ethernet.
- merb 10y ago