4 ms·
This was inevitable, regardless of how Mac sales are doing. The classic MacBook Pro design has no place in 2014's lineup, and you've got to get a $1700 laptop t
by jpxxx 14y ago
This was inevitable, regardless of how Mac sales are doing. The classic MacBook Pro design has no place in 2014's lineup, and you've got to get a $1700 laptop to a $1200 price point somehow.
- TillE 14y agoIf they do phase out the non-retina MBPs, that means none of Apple's laptops will have ethernet ports. On a "pro" machine, for the sake of shaving off a millimeter or two. High-resolution displays are great, but Apple's fetish for thinness is causing some unfortunate side effects.
- mikeash 14y agoThe Thunderbolt adapter is, what, $30? I don't see a compelling need for this to be built in.
- gallamine 14y agoThunderbolt to GigE adapter is only $20 or so. I don't consider the reduction in thinness in exchange for the removal of a port I rarely use to be that unfortunate.
- haxxorfreak 14y agoAt least for $29 you can get the Thunderbolt-GigE adapter, I keep one attached to the patch cable in my bag. I appreciate the speed and flexibility of TB and think it will pick up momentum as more and more people end up with ultraportables and other thin machines.
- bitcartel 14y agoAnother side effect is the lack of Kensington lock slots on the Retina and Airs.
- malandrew 14y agoThis really bothered me when I found out. I was in a coffee ship working and was forced to pack up my back every time I needed to use the bathroom. The two solutions out there, one from kensington and the macbracket, are poor substitutes for having a kensington slot.
- deleted 14y ago[deleted]
- malandrew 14y agoThere's the thunderbolt-GigE adapter. Or alternatively, you can carry one of these for all your peripheral needs: http://www.belkin.com/us/thunderbolt http://www.belkin.com/us/thunderbolt