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Oh no please. The fact that Macbooks do NOT have the old bulky VGA connection is a win in my book. The DisplayPort/Thunderbolt connection is much more versatile

Oh no please. The fact that Macbooks do NOT have the old bulky VGA connection is a win in my book. The DisplayPort/Thunderbolt connection is much more versatile. I can hook up the macbook to whatever connection that I need, be it VGA, DisplayPort (full sized or mini), DVI or HDMI. The old, antiquated VGA connector is only good for older projectors. Plus, when the notebook gets older, it is among the first things to corrode. Is it such a bother to add an adaptor? Or a cable. Those can be found for cheap today. I can understand that the Ethernet port can be more useful, but I have plugged an Anker adapter to the monitor in my office. I just leave it there. Or take it with me, if travelling.

phicoh 10y ago
You may call it 'older projectors', but it is the defacto standard. Any conference will make sure that at least VGA is available. It doesn't help of you show up with display port and the conference offers DVI. I never had a female VGA connector fail. I wonder what you have to do to make that happen. Apple's thunderbolt-ethernet dongles are from a mechanical point of view an extremely poor design. If you expect problems with a VGA connector, expect those dongles and the port on your MacBook to fail way earlier. Don't get me wrong, it is perfectly fine if Apple offers modern connectors. It is just that some connectors, like VGA, RJ45, USB-A and 3.5mm jack are so universal that not offering them is just making lots of people suffer for no good reason. And as for those connectors being bulky, just use the opportunity to add a larger battery. It's a MacBook Pro, it can use all the juice it gets.
- ubernostrum 10y ago
  Any conference will make sure that at least VGA is available I can't remember the last time I was presenting at a conference and they didn't have a Mini DisplayPort cable available. Macs are popular enough for presenting that it's a non-issue everywhere I've been.

phicoh 10y ago

You may call it 'older projectors', but it is the defacto standard. Any conference will make sure that at least VGA is available. It doesn't help of you show up with display port and the conference offers DVI. I never had a female VGA connector fail. I wonder what you have to do to make that happen. Apple's thunderbolt-ethernet dongles are from a mechanical point of view an extremely poor design. If you expect problems with a VGA connector, expect those dongles and the port on your MacBook to fail way earlier. Don't get me wrong, it is perfectly fine if Apple offers modern connectors. It is just that some connectors, like VGA, RJ45, USB-A and 3.5mm jack are so universal that not offering them is just making lots of people suffer for no good reason. And as for those connectors being bulky, just use the opportunity to add a larger battery. It's a MacBook Pro, it can use all the juice it gets.

ubernostrum 10y ago
Any conference will make sure that at least VGA is available I can't remember the last time I was presenting at a conference and they didn't have a Mini DisplayPort cable available. Macs are popular enough for presenting that it's a non-issue everywhere I've been.