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Re: 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack

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Post by dom96 » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 3:48 PM UTC

bitcurious wrote: post #26

Two charging question for owners: 1. can you still charge over usb-c or are you forced to use MagSafe? 2. Is the other side of the magsafe cable usb-c or is it glued to the brick? I rather like not having extra cables/charging blocks.

Not an owner, but from the announcement:

1. You can charge over usb-c.

2. Yes, the magsafe cable as usb-c at the other end.

Re: 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack

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Post by xenonite » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 3:48 PM UTC

bitcurious wrote: post #26

Two charging question for owners: 1. can you still charge over usb-c or are you forced to use MagSafe? 2. Is the other side of the magsafe cable usb-c or is it glued to the brick? I rather like not having extra cables/charging blocks.

1. yes, you can charge with usb-c

2. it is a usb-c plug

Re: 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack

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Post by zchrykng » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 3:48 PM UTC

bitcurious wrote: post #26

Two charging question for owners: 1. can you still charge over usb-c or are you forced to use MagSafe? 2. Is the other side of the magsafe cable usb-c or is it glued to the brick? I rather like not having extra cables/charging blocks.

Don't own one but the reporting has been solid that USB-C charging is still available and that the magsafe cable just has USB-C on the other end.

Re: 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack

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Post by anamexis » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 3:49 PM UTC

bitcurious wrote: post #26

Two charging question for owners: 1. can you still charge over usb-c or are you forced to use MagSafe? 2. Is the other side of the magsafe cable usb-c or is it glued to the brick? I rather like not having extra cables/charging blocks.

1. You can still charge over USB-C. (The 16" cannot charge at full speed over USB-C, because it charges at 140W which is more than USB PD can currently deliver. But it will still charge to full, just slower.)

2. The other side of the cable is USB-C.

Re: 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack

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Post by werber » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 3:49 PM UTC

bitcurious wrote: post #26

Two charging question for owners: 1. can you still charge over usb-c or are you forced to use MagSafe? 2. Is the other side of the magsafe cable usb-c or is it glued to the brick? I rather like not having extra cables/charging blocks.

1. Yes 2. It’s a USB c cable

Re: 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 3:49 PM UTC

bitcurious wrote: post #26

Two charging question for owners: 1. can you still charge over usb-c or are you forced to use MagSafe? 2. Is the other side of the magsafe cable usb-c or is it glued to the brick? I rather like not having extra cables/charging blocks.

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Re: 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack

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Post by eknkc » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 3:50 PM UTC

cassianoleal wrote: post #13

friseurtermin wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> without some form of translation or emulation IIRC that's why Rosetta2 exists. The question is more whether there are issues despite that

I don't think I've ever had an issue related to Rosetta2. Everything I had to run on it worked flawlessly and without any noticeable performance hit. This is only my own anecdote though.

I also had everything working fine but performance is really bad when you go through rosetta.

For example, discord client is still x86 and while it works without any issues, the heaviness is noticeable.

Also, .NET 5 does not have an arm build (.NET 6 does but it is still in beta). The entire toolchain works but compiling a binary can be 3-4 times slower on the emulated one.

Things work without any issues though. They are just slow.

Re: 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack

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Post by simianpirate » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 3:50 PM UTC

bitcurious wrote: post #26

Two charging question for owners: 1. can you still charge over usb-c or are you forced to use MagSafe? 2. Is the other side of the magsafe cable usb-c or is it glued to the brick? I rather like not having extra cables/charging blocks.

1. You can still use ANY USB-C port to charge the laptop. 2. The power adapter is USB-C to MagSafe 3.

Re: 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack

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Post by reilly3000 » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 3:50 PM UTC

Much has already been said about this, but this achievement of shipping a MBP that pro users seem to love is a triumph of user feedback over design purity. I suspect that Jony Ives’ departure may have facilitated this. I suspect it will be a breakout success and I aspire to contribute to their sales figures some day. Of all of Apple’s revenue streams I know their pro products are now merely an afterthought, but they remain an important part of the brand’s ethos and I’m delighted to see them shipping a truly superior product again.

Re: 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack

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Post by rootusrootus » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 3:51 PM UTC

toisanji wrote: post #22

which is the right one to get, 14 or 16?

I have a 13 and 16 (one is mine, one was paid for by my office). All else being equal, I almost always choose the 13 when I need to be portable. YMMV. If your workflow benefits significantly from the extra screen size, that could tip the scales the other direction. It does not for me.