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I wonder if Apple will ever make a waterproof laptop or tablet. It seems like they could easily make the macbook air waterproof at this point, if they were so inclined. What do people who want use their macs out in the field do?
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> What do people who want use their macs out in the field do? "Out in the field" jobs? That's typically stuff for heavily rugged Windows laptops (e.g. Panasonic Toughbook). I wonder what you could use a Mac device for in that area, the software used for such jobs (e.g. industrial control, car programming or mapping stuff) is almost exclusively Windows-only.
What I mean by that is do people make quality waterproof cases for macs? I wonder why Apple has never considered making a toughbook type machine for real field work.
Macbooks are supposed to look like jewelry.
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> What do people who want use their macs out in the field do? "Out in the field" jobs? That's typically stuff for heavily rugged Windows laptops (e.g. Panasonic Toughbook). I wonder what you could use a Mac device for in that area, the software used for such jobs (e.g. industrial control, car programming or mapping stuff) is almost exclusively Windows-only.
What I mean by that is do people make quality waterproof cases for macs? I wonder why Apple has never considered making a toughbook type machine for real field work.
There are a few exceptions. I wonder how many Mac pros they really sell. I assume it’s really a “halo” product that sells more Mac studios and MacBook pros.
Also the Mac in general is a low volume product for Apple. It’s 10% of units in the PC market (but what % of profit?) and about 10% of their revenue. (If they were truly run with a bean counter mentality would they even ship Macs?)
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Yeah, it will be interesting if they can deny a claim based on the above. I once received an iPod I sent to Apple with grass inside when it was returned to me and have never trusted them since.
Of course they can…? It’s just a term of the warranty policy. Very bizarre regarding your iPod! What is your working theory for that ?
Many countries (sans USA probably) have rights of warranty for consumers, that companies policies cannot override.
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What I mean by that is do people make quality waterproof cases for macs? I wonder why Apple has never considered making a toughbook type machine for real field work.
Toughbooks are not fashionable and look like tools. Macbooks are supposed to look like jewelry.
Just wait, humidity and condensation will cause a spat of "water detected, fail warranty" issues. And now, jailbreaking will mean being able to reset tattletaled.
I would not be surprised if hot humidity is also an issue with these sensors, which seem to be a user-hostile feature in any case.
I wonder if Apple will ever make a waterproof laptop or tablet. It seems like they could easily make the macbook air waterproof at this point, if they were so inclined. What do people who want use their macs out in the field do?
An iPad on the other hard would be pretty easy to make fully waterproof like the phones, since it only has a couple of buttons and one port.
FWIW i just looked at the specs online and the iphone 15 pro is rated to IP68 while the ipad-pro and MacBook Air specs are silent on this.