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> We're basically hitting the limits of thinness at this point right? And for what? A razor thin laptop with just one port seems to be really pushing towards o
by rubbingalcohol 12y ago
> We're basically hitting the limits of thinness at this point right?
And for what? A razor thin laptop with just one port seems to be really pushing towards one extreme side of the function/form continuum. I thought giving up ethernet was bad enough with the Retina Macbooks.
It's very pretty, but it seems more like a toy than a serious computer. Maybe that's what Apple wants, but that's never something I would have said about the last few years of Macbook Airs.
- geoelectric 12y agoHowever, it is what was said about the first generation of Macbook Airs. Second generation of that got more ports. Wonder if history will repeat itself here.
- toomuchtodo 12y ago> It's very pretty, but it seems more like a toy than a serious computer. I really must disagree. I do Infrastructure by day (not just AWS, but physical colo as well), and quite a bit of microcontroller/CNC/robotics on the side/as a hobby. Nothing in the new Macbook stops me from doing this. I'll just move to using Bluetooth for my interfaces when I can, and when I can't, serial interfaces over USB-C.
- ctdonath 12y agoWhat do most notebook users do that requires anything more than this? It's not a do-all end-all product, it's for the hardcore commuter who specifically won't be plugging things in much at all and doesn't need sustained computational power. The MB Pro gives all your ports and lots more power in a not much bigger package, with desktop models available for serious horsepower and connectivity. I kept thinking thru the presentation "now begins the refrain 'if you're complaining about its specs, you're not the intended audience - there's another Mac model for you.'"