Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Apple Rumors Point to 31.6-inch 6K Display, All-New 16-inch MacBook Pro for 2019

hothardware.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

41–50 of 82 posts

Re: Apple Rumors Point to 31.6-inch 6K Display, All-New 16-inch MacBook Pro for 2019

#41

Post by [deleted] »

linkmotif wrote: post #32
nakedrobot2 wrote: post #2

I want my ports back. I want the same ports on the iphone as on the macbook. No one cares about the damn touch bar. No one cares to have another few tenths of a mm shaved off the thickness.

I don’t! I love the new form factor, the new keyboard, and I don’t need ports I use once a month, if ever, to create clutter on my machine. Those few MMs are huge savings. I love the new style pro. Looking forward to a bigger model and especially LOWER PRICES, which they’ll hopefully do. The prices are a bit outrageous and dont signal an intent to movie inventory, which hopefully now will change that the iPhone is st…

[deleted]

Re: Apple Rumors Point to 31.6-inch 6K Display, All-New 16-inch MacBook Pro for 2019

#42

Post by davnicwil »

neonhomer wrote: post #26
JumpCrisscross wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> No one cares to have another few tenths of a mm shaved off the thickness I do. (To be fair, it's why I use a MacBook Air.) Apple's R&D department also does. Miniaturization is still a trend. By pushing the envelope on the iPhone they were well positioned for watches.

That's a good example though: they should have the Air focus on thinness and portability. But have the Pro focus on a workstation-like setup.

What about people who want a workstation-like setup and also portability?

The technology is there to allow us to have both without too much compromise either way. That's great!

Yes, there are a minority of people who want to fully optimise for one at the expense of the other, but Apple are serving the majority of the market, and the majority of market wants both in one machine, compromises included.

Re: Apple Rumors Point to 31.6-inch 6K Display, All-New 16-inch MacBook Pro for 2019

#43

Post by fredley »

dmayle wrote: post #30
fredley wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is something I cannot stand. I have two external monitors, and each time it wakes from display sleep they switch around - so the desktops are reversed. It's infuriating . I have tried and tried to find a solution but so far have nothing.

I had the same, though after three days I just gave up and physically switched the monitors. It shouldn't be necessary, but at least I don't have to deal with it anymore.

The problem is they always switch around between each other so I'm not sure that would solve the problem.

Re: Apple Rumors Point to 31.6-inch 6K Display, All-New 16-inch MacBook Pro for 2019

#44

Post by fredley »

innagadadavida wrote: post #38
fredley wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is something I cannot stand. I have two external monitors, and each time it wakes from display sleep they switch around - so the desktops are reversed. It's infuriating . I have tried and tried to find a solution but so far have nothing.

+1 most annoying thing. There is a workaround. Create a new desktop on one of the display, this will then give you options to move app around when you right click on the app icon. Still pretty bad but it beats moving around windows manually.

This is what I'm doing at the moment, but dragging around 2-3 desktops every time I wake my laptop is an extremely draining experience.

Re: Apple Rumors Point to 31.6-inch 6K Display, All-New 16-inch MacBook Pro for 2019

#46

Post by marcinzm »

davnicwil wrote: post #42
neonhomer wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a good example though: they should have the Air focus on thinness and portability. But have the Pro focus on a workstation-like setup.

What about people who want a workstation-like setup and also portability? The technology is there to allow us to have both without too much compromise either way. That's great! Yes, there are a minority of people who want to fully optimise for one at the expense of the other, but Apple are serving the majority of the market, and the majority of market wants both in one machine, compromises included.

>The technology is there to allow us to have both without too much compromise either way. That's great!

Except it's not there, there are compromises, mainly around durability and repair costs. In my experience modern macs laptops are more fragile than older ones and cost a lot of money to fix when they break. Sometimes they break due to design compromises and even more design compromises up the repair cost through the roof (see complaints about the display cable for an example).

Re: Apple Rumors Point to 31.6-inch 6K Display, All-New 16-inch MacBook Pro for 2019

#47

Post by [deleted] »

davnicwil wrote: post #42
neonhomer wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a good example though: they should have the Air focus on thinness and portability. But have the Pro focus on a workstation-like setup.

What about people who want a workstation-like setup and also portability? The technology is there to allow us to have both without too much compromise either way. That's great! Yes, there are a minority of people who want to fully optimise for one at the expense of the other, but Apple are serving the majority of the market, and the majority of market wants both in one machine, compromises included.

[deleted]

Re: Apple Rumors Point to 31.6-inch 6K Display, All-New 16-inch MacBook Pro for 2019

#48

Post by chrisseaton »

highace wrote: post #11
nakedrobot2 wrote: post #2

I want my ports back. I want the same ports on the iphone as on the macbook. No one cares about the damn touch bar. No one cares to have another few tenths of a mm shaved off the thickness.

> No one cares to have another few tenths of a mm shaved off the thickness. Apple's marketing department cares.

And why do you think they care? I bet they've done a lot of extremely careful market analysis and are pretty certain it's an important factor for consumers.

Re: Apple Rumors Point to 31.6-inch 6K Display, All-New 16-inch MacBook Pro for 2019

#49

Post by tnorthcutt »

anentropic wrote: post #15
azhenley wrote: post #3

I've yet to find a monitor that "just works" with my MBP. I'll take whatever they release. My LG is nice, but often gets confused about when my laptop is plugged in. Both of my Dells are ok, but randomly lose signal and can't control the volume from the Apple keyboard or from the OS. It would also be nice to not need a docking station and or adapter anymore.

I've found since Mojave it is unreliable whether my screen will wake up unplugging and re-plugging the mDP cable doesn't help, I have to reboot the laptop to get the screen to turn on (Dell U2415)

Same here with my LG 27UD68P-B. Endlessly annoying. Wakes up probably around ~70% of the time.
Post reply on HN