771–780 of 872 posts
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think the reason why now only the iphone has symmetry is patents.
Symmetry is not patentable.
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/5/16/15646918/a...
https://www.cultofmac.com/266383/apples-wrap-around-display-...
Which lets apple create a symmetrical bezel, while I think almost every other manufacturer has some sort of asymmetrical chin in their phones.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Everyone should watch the Louis Rossmann channel before lionizing, much less even saying anything good about modern MBP's they don't seem to understand what's been lost and what sucks. It's not been a long-lasting product for at least 5 years: - the batteries are glued in, making them very difficult to change - there's no locking slot - GPU goes out - the unencapsulated (motherboard) is very susceptible to any humidi…
Louis Rossmann and his cult followers - they seem to feed on the righteousness cause that Rossmann has cultivated over the years. His rants do have truth but the way he conveys is emotion driven and designed to lure people into this cult of Apple haters. There is one thing to criticize Apple on objective basis and another to develop a deep sense of hatred, vulgar insults, angry rants, personal attacks and fostering d…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
>"there is no such thing" Huh? iOS 12, iPhone X, swipe from top-right to reveal: Carrier, VPN status, Battery life as a numeric % ... none of which appear in the notch-level "ears". Which is fine (tho were it up to me, I'd prefer VPN status somehow integrated w/ signal strength indicators for cell & wifi).
I'm confused. The carrier, time, battery life, etc, are in the notch ears.. https://i.redd.it/1es9glox9t601.jpg Maybe I'm misunderstanding you? edit: that was a genuine question
None of those are in your screenshot.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Worse yet. Walk into an Apple store and buy their top of the line laptop and top of the line mouse, and take them home -- realize a few days (maybe weeks, to be fair) later that you cannot charge your mouse with your laptop without a dongle.
Even worse yet, once you get the dongle you cannot use your mouse while it is charging cause the port is on the bottom.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
>> Okay, but if a dongle breaks, you just buy another dongle. Sure. But what if you're onsite somewhere and can't get one nearby? This is a huge problem if you're somewhere where you are required to use a wire for networking (these places do exist).
Buy a spare. > What if the spare breaks as well? The universe hates you, you're doomed.
That's why I no longer have a Mac and have a Windows laptop instead.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Seriously?
Just echoing some absurd justifications/arguments for bad design made by diehard Apple fans.
It's a negative to the design, but the worst possible case is you go read or watch something where you won't need your mouse for 10 minutes.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
> No SD card reader means the new MBP just couldn’t do this without dongles, full stop. So you go out and buy a dongle. Or you just connect the Camera with a cable and you don't have to fiddle with the tiny SD card. I personally never use SD cards, or any other flash cards. I never use the ethernet jack on a laptop. I very rarely use thumbdrives or other USB devices. I also don't use serial out, or PCMCIA, or compact…
The problem has less to do with dongles than having a diverse product line catering to multiple user types. Apple has basically decided to make all their laptop lines ultrabooks (which is their prerogative). And because a lot Mac users are more loyal to the OS than the hardware itself, they're stuck with what Apple is offering. As a consultant who goes to different clients, I prefer to have built-in ports as opposed…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
>Denied data recovery when it’s possible This one hits close to home. I brought in my phone for a warranty exchange when the charging port was damaged. Phone at 7% without the ability to charge, I was told emailing photos to myself was the only option and was prodded to use the cloud storage in the future. It’s unfortunate I wasn’t in the position to leave without a new phone. Years of photos were lost that day due t…
I’d say - only your own failure to back up locally. If you don’t do backups, it’s just a matter of time before you lose data one way or another.