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> Wanting to dock onto two displays even at the low end doesn't seem like such a niche use-case. I mean, it almost certainly is? I would guess a majority of th
by stouset 3y ago
> Wanting to dock onto two displays even at the low end doesn't seem like such a niche use-case.
I mean, it almost certainly is? I would guess a majority of the low-end SKUs are rarely if ever attached to one external display. Two would be rarer still.
- timschmidt 3y agoIntel has supported three external displays on integrated graphics since Ivy Bridge in 2012.
- stouset 3y agoI’m not sure what that has to do with it being a niche use-case or not.
- timschmidt 3y agoNiche or not, being more than a decade behind the competition is gauche.
- stouset 3y agoOn one somewhat niche feature, on the lowest SKU in that particular product lineup. I can pick areas where Apple is beating Intel. Different products have different feature matrices, news at 11.
- bee_rider 3y agoThey also don’t show any signs of catching up to the Raspberry Pi’s on GPIO capabilities.
- timschmidt 3y agoThey did with https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/series/79047/intel-quark-soc.html https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/series/... but sadly seem to have killed off that product line.
- bee_rider 3y agoThat was Intel, not Apple. It does seem like a shame, though—Intel’s IOT department seems to try lots of things, but not get many hits.
- reactordev 3y agoApple does not compete on checkboxes. If they deemed is necessary to remove, there’s a reason. Not saying I agree, just that’s how they operate. If there isn’t a need to support 3 displays then they won’t, regardless if the “competition” did it years prior.
- fsckboy 3y ago>there’s a reason they operate 100% on profitability, not what's technically feasible. They are extremely focused on making money. Yes, there is a reason after all.
- reactordev 3y agoExactly my point. It’s technically feasible to do many things. Apple will do what Apple does. Try to upsell you into the higher tier hardware.
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- ffgjgf1 3y ago> there’s a reason. Not saying I agree, just that’s how they operate. Almost always it’s maximizing profit margins rather than anything else.
- d3w4s9 3y agoIf that were true Apple would have stopped bragging about battery life.
- nerdbert 3y agoThe longer battery life is genuinely useful to a wide range of people in a way that being able to connect 38 external monitors is not. I recently went on a 5-day trip and forgot to bring the charger for my M2. The first day I thought I'd have to rush around and find one. By the fourth day I still had 8% and then finally realized I could charge it via USB-C instead of magsafe.
- d3w4s9 3y agoIt has nothing to do with niche use-case or not. This is a regression compared to their own Intel Macbooks.
- justinclift 3y agoAt a ~recent work place the entire floor of developers had (Intel) MacBook Pros with dual 24" monitors. Some of them were trying out Apple Silicon replacements, though I'm not aware of what they did monitor wise. Probably used the excuse to buy a single large ultrawide each instead, though I don't actually know. ;)
- stouset 3y agoWhich workplaces are these that buy low-end laptops for their employees but shell out for dual monitor workstations?
- walterbell 3y agoExternal displays can be used for multiple generations of laptop hardware. Unlike CPUs, displays are not improving dramatically each year. MacBook Air is a world-leading form factor for travel, it's not "low-end". MBA with extra storage/RAM can exceed revenue of base MBP.
- stouset 3y agoWe’re still talking the low end of this product line. If you’re buying two monitors for your employees, I’m not sure you’re skimping on the cost between an M3 and an M3 Pro.
- walterbell 3y agoAs stated, it's not about cost. The travel form factor of MBA is not available for MBP, for any price.
- justinclift 3y agoWhat's Apple high end laptop product line?
- justinclift 3y ago> low-end laptops Heh, that's not how I would describe MacBook Pros. ;)
- ffgjgf1 3y agoIt’s a bit funny though that their competitors don’t seem to have any issues supporting this on pretty much all of their products.
- squeaky-clean 3y agoWell the number with two screens would be zero, because you can't do it. That doesn't mean people don't want to do it because 0% of the laptops do it. They're just unable to.