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Hey Apple, how about a MacBook SE?

stephenr 6y ago
I really cannot comprehend the constant whining about USB-C/Tb3 ports Macs. A single $25 adapter, plugged into one of the USB-C ports, will give you newer HDMI, more USB3 ports and more variety of card reader slots than pre-TB3 models had built in. And what is the obsession with the built in card reader slot? I can’t imagine any professional photographer is going to accept using a USB2 speed card reader, if they even use SD cards at all.
- lobsang 6y ago
  I can definately understand the desire to have a USB-A port, its probably still the most common connector for keyboards, mice, external drives etc. HDMI would also be nice to support most common display devices without the need for a dongle. I understand the remval of magsafe (as much as I liked the connector), SD card reader, network port and other older connectors but USB-A and HDMI are still prevalant among a lot of devices. Less said about the origirnal touchbar removing the "esc" key (on a developer device) the better
  - stephenr 6y ago
    But here’s the thing: A USB-c/Tb3 port can run a USB-a device, and it can run a hdmi device. It can do so using either active or passive adapter devices (“hubs” or “docks” or “dongles”) or it can do so via plain cables - USB-c to hdmi and USB-c to all manner of other USB port/plug types are very common and cheap. But a USB a port can’t do anything but run a USB device. Ok some things can be tunneled over USB but it’s nowhere near as extensible as tb3, and doesn’t support alt mode like USB-c A hdmi port is even more restricted and can do literally one thing. I’ve had Mac laptops for about 13 years. I can count the number of times I’ve connected one to hdmi on one hand. I could still count the number of times if I stuck that hand in a wood chipper, because the number is 0. > Less said about the origirnal touchbar removing the "esc" key (on a developer device) the better Agreed because the idea that all developers use a text editor that requires constant and active use of the escape key is a ridiculous assumption.

I really cannot comprehend the constant whining about USB-C/Tb3 ports Macs. A single $25 adapter, plugged into one of the USB-C ports, will give you newer HDMI, more USB3 ports and more variety of card reader slots than pre-TB3 models had built in. And what is the obsession with the built in card reader slot? I can’t imagine any professional photographer is going to accept using a USB2 speed card reader, if they even use SD cards at all.

lobsang 6y ago
I can definately understand the desire to have a USB-A port, its probably still the most common connector for keyboards, mice, external drives etc. HDMI would also be nice to support most common display devices without the need for a dongle. I understand the remval of magsafe (as much as I liked the connector), SD card reader, network port and other older connectors but USB-A and HDMI are still prevalant among a lot of devices. Less said about the origirnal touchbar removing the "esc" key (on a developer device) the better
- stephenr 6y ago
  But here’s the thing: A USB-c/Tb3 port can run a USB-a device, and it can run a hdmi device. It can do so using either active or passive adapter devices (“hubs” or “docks” or “dongles”) or it can do so via plain cables - USB-c to hdmi and USB-c to all manner of other USB port/plug types are very common and cheap. But a USB a port can’t do anything but run a USB device. Ok some things can be tunneled over USB but it’s nowhere near as extensible as tb3, and doesn’t support alt mode like USB-c A hdmi port is even more restricted and can do literally one thing. I’ve had Mac laptops for about 13 years. I can count the number of times I’ve connected one to hdmi on one hand. I could still count the number of times if I stuck that hand in a wood chipper, because the number is 0. > Less said about the origirnal touchbar removing the "esc" key (on a developer device) the better Agreed because the idea that all developers use a text editor that requires constant and active use of the escape key is a ridiculous assumption.