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Re: The new MacBook

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Post by jayfuerstenberg »

[deleted] wrote: post #291
mmastrac wrote: post #2

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…

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You don't need to have the mouse on the left side. Either go with bluetooth or a cable longer than 20cm.

Re: The new MacBook

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Post by lsaferite »

djrogers wrote: post #68
mmastrac wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thunderbolt runs over USB-C, as well as DisplayPort. USB 3.1 features re-configurable lines that can negotiate almost any protocol. [1] [2] [1] http://www.anandtech.com/show/8558/displayport-alternate-mod... [2] http://www.anandtech.com/show/8539/usb-power-delivery-v20-an...

Displayport != Thunderbolt. Displayport is a protocol that can run over a thunderbolt port, but the thunderbolt spec includes much more than that. I don' believe we'll be seeing the 40Gbps PCI extension that is today's thunderbolt over USB 3.1.

So, in alternate mode all 4 SS lanes can be reassigned. Each lane is doing 10Gbps right now from what the specs say. You could do PCIe over this and they even use PCIe as an example in the Type-C spec documents.

Re: The new MacBook

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Post by ben174 »

[deleted] wrote: post #291
mmastrac wrote: post #2

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…

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I don't know anyone who uses a wired mouse anymore. Especially on a laptop.

Re: The new MacBook

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Post by ddoolin »

blhack wrote: post #283
mmastrac wrote: post #2

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…

Thank god. The magsafe adapter is cool, but has some serious flaws to it. Namely: it's magnetic, so any sort of [ferrous] metal dust will accumulate inside of it, preventing you from getting a good seal on the connector. If you work in any environment other than a sterile coffee shop, this will be a huge problem for you. I spend almost all of my time working in a hackerspace, and fiddling with my power connector on m…

I've had three MBPs over the course of a few years and never had this issue. Though, I have noticed a very small dust build up but it definitely hasn't compromised the magnetic seal. Is it an older version? I don't plug/unplug a whole lot so that may also be contributing.

Re: The new MacBook

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Post by dntrkv »

james-skemp wrote: post #271

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?

Apple uses 16:10 on all of their laptops.

Re: The new MacBook

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Post by Finbarr »

mmastrac wrote: post #2

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…

Seems like there are some new $79 adapters to split out the USB-C port into power, usb and av[1]/vga[2].

[1] http://store.apple.com/us/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av...

[2] http://store.apple.com/us/product/MJ1L2AM/A/usb-c-vga-multip...

Re: The new MacBook

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Post by jlebar »

[deleted] wrote: post #291
mmastrac wrote: post #2

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…

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I think their idea is you should use a wireless mouse. Notice that the "Fully equipped for a wireless world" heading appears above the mention of USB-3. Indeed, putting only one port forces the issue, because I imagine a significant amount of the time, if you're using a mouse, you're also plugged in to power, and now you can't do both without a hub of some sort.

Reasonable people can disagree wrt whether a wireless mouse is acceptable for their use case, of course. Just like reasonable people could disagree when Apple stopped shipping devices with floppy drives and (later) optical drives.

Re: The new MacBook

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Post by yohui »

mattdotc wrote: post #253
geoelectric wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have to admit that, even as a "no Windows" person at this point, I'm a little on the fence about this vs. waiting for the Ubuntu version of the New XPS 13. So Dell's got at least that much going for them.

I had no idea they were still doing that. The last time I purchased a laptop for personal use was the ~2007 Inspiron 1420n Ubuntu Edition. I generally prefer to work on desktops, but having the option for portability is nice. I still actually used that laptop until recently. Now I'm in the market and have been eying the XPS 13 and waiting for details about the Macbook Air. Any idea/rumors about when the Ubuntu editio…

You can check Dell's Project Sputnik community: https://plus.google.com/communities/114528776750711434800

Based on the latest update from Project Sputnik lead Barton George, it sounds like the release is drawing near: http://bartongeorge.net/2015/02/23/update-2-dell-xps-13-lapt...

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