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Since they care more about reducing laptop thickness by 1mm that adding battery, I just don't see laptop manufacturers be interested in this. Even if they did,
by maximus-decimus 2y ago
Since they care more about reducing laptop thickness by 1mm that adding battery, I just don't see laptop manufacturers be interested in this. Even if they did, they would just make the laptops even thinner instead of increasing capacity. Apple just won't be satisfied until you can use your ipad as a kitchen knife.
- teaearlgraycold 2y agoApple did just increase the thickness of the MBP with the redesign a couple of years ago.
- maximus-decimus 2y agoRumors are the next will be the thinnest ever though : https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/1di6xrg/mark_gurman_claims_new_macbook_pros_will_be_the/ https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/1di6xrg/mark_gurm...
- solardev 2y agoThey better leave my HDMI and USB-C ports alone!
- datavirtue 2y agoWhy do you need those "old" boomer ports?
- solardev 2y agoThe HDMI-VGA adapter connected to my 27" Trinitron lets me see the "print" button. The USB-parallel adapter sends it to the dot-matrix. It's how I print all my "GET OFF MY FACEBOOK" signs.
- bobthepanda 2y agoTo be either really boomer or really hipster, you should send it to a split flap display.
- AtlasBarfed 2y agoThe dongle generation has been officially subsumed by apple propaganda. That's right, the youth not caring About HDMI means they officially cannot think for themselves. Also cut your hair!
- maximus-decimus 2y agoI'm refusing to upgrade my 6 years old phone because all the good phones I would want don't have headphone jacks :( Just think about it, the latest Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 is half an inch thick and they'll still complain they don't have the room for a headphone jack. Absolutely infuriating.
- bugbuddy 2y agoAnd here I was hoping they would fix the loose HDMI port problem. By the way, is your MacBook Pro HDMI port really loose and easily disconnected with any small movement or bump? It has been very frustrating.Some people are saying all the MacBook HDMI ports are like this.
- pyth0 2y agoYes I also run into this! I thought it was just a shoddy HDMI cable but this is the first I'm hearing that it's a wider issue. Fortunately macOS handles the disconnect/connect quickly but it drives me crazy some days trying to run my secondary monitor off it.
- bugbuddy 2y agoI think someone should start a class action lawsuit to demand Apple to recall and fix all of them.
- solardev 2y agoI haven't noticed any issues on my M2 MacBook Pro yet, but I've only used that port maybe a total of a dozen times since I've gotten it. Probably an eventuality :(
- mulderc 2y agoI haven’t seen this and many people in my office have one and have not heard anything about this.
- kccqzy 2y agoWhich is why I'm selling my MBP for a MBA. I already have a Linux desktop for powerful computing; my on-the-go computing solution should prioritize lightness and portability.
- ffsm8 2y agoHave fun using a single screen
- nozzlegear 2y agoThe latest MacBook Air can use two external screens.
- Toutouxc 2y agoI really wish the first two Apple Silicon Airs didn't have this weird limit. Not because I need to connect two displays to mine — almost no one actually does. But even though since the M1 it's been an amazing, futuristic, freakishly thin, light, and glorious powerhouse of a laptop, someone always has to bring up this stupid crap whenever it's being discussed.
- Aperocky 2y agoGot my M1 in 2020 when it first launched and was drawn by the 15 inch air due to the screen real estate, but have literally no other reason to replace it. Couldn't say the same for any other 4 years old laptop.
- dzhiurgis 2y ago15” Air resolution is lower than 16” pro. And 15” before had same resolution as 16”. Ao going back to 15” would be a significant decline.
- dagmx 2y agoThey just said they prioritize portability and your retort is over the number of non-portable external monitors that can be hooked up, and an outdated number at that?
- ksec 2y agoPrecisely because they want to reduce thickness they will need higher battery density and use a thinner battery with the same battery life. Not to mention the battery will last much longer than current battery.
- maximus-decimus 2y agoWill they spend the money on this kind of tech for the thinness though?
- gessha 2y agoAbsolutely. I can already imagine the presentation graph slide comparing laptop battery capacity, thinness, environmental impact, etc. They can throw some right to repair stuff too just for the fun of it. “See, we’ve always cared for the consumer and always supported repairability”.
- kmeisthax 2y agoIn the case of the iPad, the thinness (and corresponding weight reduction) makes it more usable as a tablet, especially with the 13" model. It also fixed - or at least, mitigated - a few problems with the keyboard attachment. Granted, that attachment shouldn't exist, but that's a different problem whose root cause is "Apple expected the iPad to replace the Mac like the Mac replaced the Apple ][".