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The only one of those choices I disagree with is no Touch ID in the base spec. Otherwise, good corners to cut to get to the cheap price point.
by internet2000 7mo ago
The only one of those choices I disagree with is no Touch ID in the base spec. Otherwise, good corners to cut to get to the cheap price point.
- ezfe 7mo agoSince it's just $100 to get 250 -> 500 GB and Touch ID, I think it's okay. It means people who need the cheapest computer can get it, and people who want to upgrade pay a small amount and get all the upgrades in a package without jumping up to the MacBook Air, etc. for much more.
- theopsimist 7mo agoI think different people will have one feature they feel should have been kept (other than the ram which is universal). For me not so much the Touch ID but the backlit keyboard.
- bluedino 7mo agoAgree on the Touch ID. Love that feature for passwords etc. Not terribly happy about the USB 2.0 port as well
- pbreit 7mo agoI would say "No keyboard backlighting" is a true show-stopper for a huge portion of the target audience (students).
- justinator 7mo agoLearned touch typing just fine on a non-backlit keyboard. What would you feel would be the issue?
- pbreit 7mo agoCan't see the keys in a dark classroom or bedroom.
- andai 7mo agohttps://xkcd.com/333/ https://xkcd.com/333/
- justinator 7mo ago...the skill of touch typing is that you don't need to look at the keyboard. And the keys are still labeled...
- Aurornis 7mo agoMy experience with students (outside of engineering) is that the most common show stopper for MacBooks is price. They’re not nit picking about keyboard backlighting. Most people have no problem using a keyboard in the dark or with light from the screen. Backlit keyboards are a nice-to-have, not a showstopper.
- pbreit 7mo agoI would say the vast, vast majority of people are completely unable to use a non-lit keyboard in the dark.
- Findecanor 7mo agoThe F and J keys still have bumps, to be able to locate them and position your hands correctly on the keyboard without looking.
- itsrobreally 7mo agoI bet there are some paranoid people out there who will love that no touch-ID means no way for law enforcement to compel you to unlock the device.
- mlrtime 7mo agoYou could just not set it up don't add your finger.
- hedora 7mo agoYeah; but then the police will compel you to put your finger on the button + get pissed when it doesn't work. https://xkcd.com/538/ https://xkcd.com/538/
- watersb 7mo agoIn the United States, anything they beat out of you could be considered legally inadmissible evidence, and thrown out by the court. (Whether or not that's a limit on law enforcement behavior depends on their particular aims.)