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Re: New MacBook Pro models to feature magsafe, no touch bar and more ports: analyst

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Post by tfsh »

wlesieutre wrote: post #252
ravenstine wrote: post #216

I'll believe it when I see it. I could believe them getting rid of the touchbar, but bringing back magsafe? I'm sticking with my 2015 MacBook until it's irreparable, and I do like the magsafe port, but is there really any point in going back after moving to USB-C? I think I just like magsafe because it's cool more than that it actually has some sort of superiority over USB-C. I've tripped over the USB-C cable to my w…

My favorite part of my touchbar MBP is that it uses USB-C charging. MagSafe is neat, but I don't miss the $80 proprietary charger with a cable that's fixed to the brick and will probably fail if you do anything other than leave it sitting at a desk. Could this be talking about an iPhone 12 style magsafe with a large pad? Not sure how that would work, you'd have to set your computer on top of it to have enough contact…

+1 I really like the interoperability of the USB-C charging on my 2019 Mac. With the same charger I can charge my phone, laptop, headphones and bluetooth speaker. Having to carry only one cable (and one brick) around is great.

Re: New MacBook Pro models to feature magsafe, no touch bar and more ports: analyst

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Post by oramit »

I hope this comes to pass. I have a late 2011 Macbook Pro that finally died a few months back and I want to get a new machine. Because of Covid I haven't needed or been able to travel so my desktop has sufficed. Once things open up again I'll need a mobile option.

The touchbar is neat but almost entirely useless for my workflow. It just takes up space and is honestly the main reason I haven't bought another machine. I love magsafe and would like to see it come back but if it just had USB-C that would be fine.

No touchbar, new apple silicon, more ports (ethernet please!) - i'll be getting one.

Re: New MacBook Pro models to feature magsafe, no touch bar and more ports: analyst

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Post by foobarian »

switz wrote: post #66

If anyone from Apple is reading, let me just say – this is exactly what I want. Magsafe charging. Function keys instead of the touchbar. 15-16" screen. M1 CPU. 32GB Memory. I also prefer the 2015 keyboard, but it's not a dealbreaker. I'll pay for the kickstarter now if it means it'll come out in the next 18 months. Please make it happen.

Also can the function keys be grouped in groups of 4, with extra space between groups? I am forced to use an external keyboard already because of the touchbar and the 2017 keyboard, and it solves all of my problems except that the function keys are hard to hit especially during debugging. It's the little things!

Re: New MacBook Pro models to feature magsafe, no touch bar and more ports: analyst

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Post by btgeekboy »

massysett wrote: post #349
dtwest wrote: post #345

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I love the design of the MagSafe chargers, you point out a great advantage of them, but sadly they aren't durable. And like the parent comment said, they are expensive. I'm on my second for my current laptop and it's frayed on the end so I'm soon to be on my third. Hopefully a next iteration of MagSafe takes this issue more seriously.

Shore it up by wrapping electrical tape around it. To be stylish, find some white electrical tape.

Or some Sugru if you want to get real fancy.

Re: New MacBook Pro models to feature magsafe, no touch bar and more ports: analyst

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Post by rootusrootus »

sroussey wrote: post #327

I like the touchbar! Especially now that the esc key is physical. I never use f keys, and I like knowing what the “key” is going to do before I touch/press it. And 100x so for family members that were afraid of those keys.

I agree. Function keys are abstract, useful for particular niche cases. Done right, the touchbar seems like a better solution. I'm glad they brought back a physical ESC, for sure, but I don't think going back to function keys is actually a step forward. It also seems like an un-apple thing to do.

I'd like more ports. But I'm not sold on the idea of going back to an HDMI port, displayport, etc. I'd rather see the world switch everything to USB-C than see Apple go back to one of each port. I'd like to be able to hook up a half dozen monitors, or a half dozen network connections, or a half dozen hard drives, or ... you get the idea.

Re: New MacBook Pro models to feature magsafe, no touch bar and more ports: analyst

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Post by ckcheng »

ardy42 wrote: post #320
wlesieutre wrote: post #252

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My favorite part of my touchbar MBP is that it uses USB-C charging. MagSafe is neat, but I don't miss the $80 proprietary charger with a cable that's fixed to the brick and will probably fail if you do anything other than leave it sitting at a desk. Could this be talking about an iPhone 12 style magsafe with a large pad? Not sure how that would work, you'd have to set your computer on top of it to have enough contact…

> My favorite part of my touchbar MBP is that it uses USB-C charging. MagSafe is neat, but I don't miss the $80 proprietary charger with a cable that's fixed to the brick and will probably fail if you do anything other than leave it sitting at a desk. Magsafe is more than neat, it pretty much solved the major annoyance with laptop power cables (e.g. someone trips on cable, and laptop gets jerked around, eventually da…

Apple deserves credit for bringing magnetic power cords to laptops, but they didn't invent it.

It's been used on Zojirushi kettles since 1982: https://www.zojirushi.com/blog/?p=4147

I do like Magsafe. I always wonder how may plug/unplug cycles the USB-C charging will last. I never worried about magsafe.

Re: New MacBook Pro models to feature magsafe, no touch bar and more ports: analyst

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Post by ryandrake »

djrogers wrote: post #389
ryandrake wrote: post #278

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yup. All I want is a 2014-or-so form factor——forever. Update the tech guts year after year, but keep the old design. It’s perfect and requires no more innovation. While you’re at it, Apple, just keep High Sierra forever and just do bug fixes and security patches. No new features! One can only dream.......,

> It’s perfect and requires no more innovation When I moved from my 2014 to my current 16" MBP, I immediately fell in love with the smaller and sleeker new design. Its lighter and has a bigger screen - how are those not improvements?

Personally not a big fan of small and thin if the trade-off is I/O ports. Reasonable people can disagree though!

Re: New MacBook Pro models to feature magsafe, no touch bar and more ports: analyst

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Post by bromuro »

ardy42 wrote: post #320
wlesieutre wrote: post #252

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My favorite part of my touchbar MBP is that it uses USB-C charging. MagSafe is neat, but I don't miss the $80 proprietary charger with a cable that's fixed to the brick and will probably fail if you do anything other than leave it sitting at a desk. Could this be talking about an iPhone 12 style magsafe with a large pad? Not sure how that would work, you'd have to set your computer on top of it to have enough contact…

> My favorite part of my touchbar MBP is that it uses USB-C charging. MagSafe is neat, but I don't miss the $80 proprietary charger with a cable that's fixed to the brick and will probably fail if you do anything other than leave it sitting at a desk. Magsafe is more than neat, it pretty much solved the major annoyance with laptop power cables (e.g. someone trips on cable, and laptop gets jerked around, eventually da…

I did not like magsafe at all - i couldn’t sit on a couch with my laptop without inadvertently disconnecting the charging cable every once and then.

Re: New MacBook Pro models to feature magsafe, no touch bar and more ports: analyst

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Post by ChuckNorris89 »

dylan604 wrote: post #338
ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #251

Earlier quoted context omitted.

2005 called, they want their jokes about PCs back. Dedicated touchpad areas for right clicking and scrolling haven't been a thing since Windows introduced precision drivers and gestures. IIRC even most linux DEe have the same features.

And yet, the person I replied to in 2021 is still complaining about the size of a right-click area of the track pad. It may be an old joke style (so is saying a year in the past is calling), but it is still valid.

Yeah, of course, you can still find shitty laptops with these issues if you look in the discount bin at Wallmart but for a fair comparison, most new laptops in the MacBook price range (1000+ Euros) don't have touchpads with segmented zones anymore like the ones you're describing.

Re: New MacBook Pro models to feature magsafe, no touch bar and more ports: analyst

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Post by shahar2k »

wlesieutre wrote: post #252
ravenstine wrote: post #216

I'll believe it when I see it. I could believe them getting rid of the touchbar, but bringing back magsafe? I'm sticking with my 2015 MacBook until it's irreparable, and I do like the magsafe port, but is there really any point in going back after moving to USB-C? I think I just like magsafe because it's cool more than that it actually has some sort of superiority over USB-C. I've tripped over the USB-C cable to my w…

My favorite part of my touchbar MBP is that it uses USB-C charging. MagSafe is neat, but I don't miss the $80 proprietary charger with a cable that's fixed to the brick and will probably fail if you do anything other than leave it sitting at a desk. Could this be talking about an iPhone 12 style magsafe with a large pad? Not sure how that would work, you'd have to set your computer on top of it to have enough contact…

I've been using these -https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07N1CB4B1/

basically anything I own with a lightning or usb micro port gets a magnetic plug (and any usb c device that I dont charge once a day) and becomes an instant magsafe device.

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