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Re: The new MacBook

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A search against the comments returns no results: 2304×1440 resolution and 16:10 aspect ratio?

Showing a few co-workers and a quick suggests what I thought: a bit of amazement at 16:10. Does anyone have any insight into why they didn't go with a 16:9 ratio?

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Man, there's something about a gold laptop that just makes me want to never give money to a company again.

There are market segments (hint: china & others) that LOVE the gold color. You don't have to buy it.

Re: The new MacBook

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I am not too happy about that. HP already has USB charger for laptop, and it had bunch of problems, including fire hazard. That was just ARM chromebook, not sure how it will on 'full' mac. EDIT: there are physical limitations how electric current is transferred. USB contacts do not have good shape and will probably deteriorate more quickly.

That happened with the old USB connector, which can't support too much power going through it. USB-C can support a lot more.

20v @ 5A to be precise

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USB-C as the "one connector to rule them all" is the big news. That's the end of MagSafe and the exploding era of USB-C docking stations that work for multiple devices. I think we'll start to see an era of expandable computing coming up soon: USB-C is a perfect connector to push your data and state into a larger desktop experience. Why not carry around your laptop in tablet form when you are mobile? [1] [1] https://g…

Why don't you just sell me a prison?

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USB-C as the "one connector to rule them all" is the big news. That's the end of MagSafe and the exploding era of USB-C docking stations that work for multiple devices. I think we'll start to see an era of expandable computing coming up soon: USB-C is a perfect connector to push your data and state into a larger desktop experience. Why not carry around your laptop in tablet form when you are mobile? [1] [1] https://g…

I wonder if the iPhone 6S will have a usb-c port that lets you dock the phone and use it for work.

Probably not iPhone 6S, but it could be iPhone 7, because of European Union regulations.

http://www.geek.com/apple/apple-will-be-forced-to-use-micro-...

Re: The new MacBook

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I've been considering upgrading from an Air to a Pro for the retina display and was waiting for this update. Now this has me a bit confused because the new MacBook has a retina display. It seems like Pro may yet be the best choice for anyone doing demanding work, because the processor is 2x+ faster. While the 13" Pro may be a brick compared to this new MacBook, it's still incredibly light.

It's looking like this new MBAir will actually perform 20% worse than the current-gen Airs due to the Core M processor. If performance is at all a factor in what you do I don't think it's even worth considering.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp%5B%5D=2465&cmp%5...

Re: The new MacBook

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Same here. I always considered MagSafe as one of the coolest things about the MacBooks. Sad to see it go.

Number of times I tripped over the cord and the Magsafe connector saved my laptop: countless.

I mean there's nothing saying you can't have a break-away cable even now. Look at the Xbox, the controllers are USB and they break near the system if the cable is tripped on. It's perfectly possible to have USB type C and MagSafe at the same time.
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