Apple's MacBook revival plan: Bring back old features

Post by llampx » Tue, Jan 19, 2021, 8:25 AM UTC

coldtea wrote: post #52

BluSyn wrote: post #14

My controversial hot take-- I have never needed an SD card, and have gone all-in on USB-C. I will be very disappointed if they add back in USB-A/HDMI/SD ports, or remove USB-C charging in favor of proprietary charge port. Sounds like unnecessary feature bloat. Please just do MagSage + USB-C, so I can maintain my one-cable-for-everything, making traveling lighter and simpler. Here's my counter argument to all those th…

> I have never needed an SD card, and have gone all-in on USB-C. I will be very disappointed if they add back in USB-A/HDMI/SD ports, or remove USB-C charging in favor of proprietary charge port. Sounds like unnecessary feature bloat. I'm on the same side, though I wouldn't mind one-two USB-A ports added for when I'm on the go in a hurry without a USB-C/A cable. Or the addition of some smart "mag-safe but still usabl…

> But given the complaints from the "moar ports" side and the complaints from the "USB-C all the things" side, one thing is clear: There's no pleasing some people, there's doubly so not pleasing all the people, and Apple has to make its choices and be done with it.

Knowing Apple and their quirky fanbase, I daresay that the "remove all the ports" people wouldn't exist, if Apple wasn't the manufacturer removing the ports. Nobody ever said, "hey this headphone jack here? I hate it. This HDMI jack? Hate it. SD card reader? It is killing me."

Same with "VGA port? I hate it. Give me a proprietary port and a dongle"

Post by llampx » Tue, Jan 19, 2021, 8:27 AM UTC

ghaff wrote: post #155

dtech wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Others never use SD and have a USB-C to A dongle permanently plugged in (me). The ideal exact connectors probably differ a lot per person, and at least USB-C+Thunderbolt can support everything. HDMI is probably the least controversial, although there will also be people who never connect external displays.

>The ideal exact connectors probably differ a lot per person While I'd probably prefer more ports, there's certainly an argument to keep things simple with USB-C and let most people buy their adapter of choice. With respect to HDMI, it's very common in offices and for people speaking at events, but most consumers wouldn't use it much.

> With respect to HDMI, it's very common in offices and for people speaking at events, but most consumers wouldn't use it much.

Completely false. Most cheaper CONSUMER monitors today come with only two inputs: HDMI and VGA. More expensive ones come with Displayport in addition. All TVs have HDMI ports. What else, aside from monitors and TVs, are consumers connecting their laptops to??

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