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Re: MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch

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Post by krzyk »

nazgulnarsil wrote: post #196
bingohbangoh wrote: post #179

what's the general need for microSD? My XPS-13 has one but I've never understood why its such a big deal. I almost never use it.

photo/video people use those ports constantly, like all day every day.

OK, but there are dongles for that, I use one (the same one) for 10 years, since I got my first camera.

Used it before laptops had sd port, and now use it when they don't have it again. No issues with that.

In case of cameras there are sdcards that are wifi enabled, and also newer cameras should support wireless transfer - isn't that easier and faster instead of pulling out the card?

Re: MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch

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Post by culopatin »

alwillis wrote: post #215
berberous wrote: post #153

Amazing update. I still wish the m1 air supported 2 external displays though, as I would still prefer the smaller form factor, lighter weight, fanless design, and cheaper price, as I don't need the pro power. Hopefully the refreshed air will get support for 2 external displays sooner rather than later as it is otherwise perfect.

If you use DisplayPort, you can add as many as six external displays on an M1 Air [1]. [1]: https://www.macrumors.com/2020/11/24/m1-macs-able-to-run-six...

I wonder what this means for the new M1 pro then. Can I have 2 external monitors AND the integrated screen on? I guess we'll have to try

Re: MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch

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Post by slownews45 »

trebor wrote: post #521
mizzack wrote: post #92

Wow looks like Apple has abandoned every bad decision on the MBP for the past 5 years in one swoop. No touchbar, increased key travel, added back hdmi/sd/headphone/power jacks. Plus bumped up RAM limit, M1, new displays, 120Hz... Wow.

Actually, they kept one of the oldest mistakes: overcharging. $400 to upgrade from 16GB RAM to 32GB. $200 to upgrade to 1TB SSD. These guys control the whole supply chain without middlemen like WD, Samsung, Crucial, etc — and they charge basically double what anyone else charges. I'm not paying $2k for a laptop below what I need as a developer, when Apple is ridiculous. Inflation is murder right now, and they JACK th…

Don't buy them?

Acer sells MUCH cheaper machines all day:

$1.6K for a Predator here:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/2021-Flagship-Acer-Predator-Trito...

Apple has been told that their products (watch, airpods, iphones etc) have been too costly for decades now. And still makes money selling them.

What I don't get - Apple's stuff seems to last forever. My dell's just crap out (battery, drivers, updates etc). My wife on a mac -> she just goes and goes. I'd love to see the support histories on old ACER's and Dell's vs Apple.

Re: MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch

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Post by yepthatsreality »

shantara wrote: post #9

Everything they’ve said about the new MacBook Pros is extremely promising, but they had to add a notch to the screen. Just why? All for the sake of reducing the top screen border by a couple of millimeters.

I agree. I finally upgraded from a Iphone SE to a 12 Mini. The notch is horrible and I’m not sure why people wave it away with “I got used to it”. I’ve had it for months. No idea what lunatic at Apple thought it would be nice for a laptop.

Can’t they come up with something a little more original than removing screen real estate to stand out?

I will be switching back to an SE just based on how overall unwieldy the new phone is. The notch is just one of the nails in the coffin.

The notch to me says, “now I know which products not to buy”.

Re: MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch

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Post by DocG »

bingohbangoh wrote: post #179

what's the general need for microSD? My XPS-13 has one but I've never understood why its such a big deal. I almost never use it.

Importing pictures videos from camera, car DVR, just storage, gopros, drones, raspberry pi etc.

Much faster to pop the SD card than to connect via USB to transfer files. Much more convenient not at desk.

Re: MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch

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Post by Joeri »

torstenvl wrote: post #154
ksec wrote: post #118

HDMI, SD Card, and MagSafe. Things people on the internet inclusive but not limited to HN said they will never come back because the future is USB-C. Now I just want to know if the new keyboard has more key travel distance back to the like of MacBook Pro 2015. In case anyone wants to know the thickness difference. MacBook Pro 13" 2015 - 1.8 cm MacBook Pro 13" 2016 - 1.49 / 1.55 cm MacBook Pro 14" / 16" 2021 - 1.55 /…

Keyboard travel was fixed in 2020. I have the last Intel MBP, spec'd to last, with a physical escape key and Touch ID, and I love it.

Key travel isn't back to what it used to be, but it's moving down everywhere so apple at least isn't far behind. I went from a T series thinkpad to an M1 air and the keyboard was a clear downgrade, but in practice I find it to be "good enough".

Apple:

.7 mm - butterfly keyboard

1 mm - current mac scissor keyboard

1.3 mm - old mac scissor keyboard

Thinkpads:

1.8mm - T series thinkpads (aka the ones with the good keyboard)

1.5mm - last year's X1 carbon (the thin and light)

1.3mm - this year's X1 carbon

Re: MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch

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Post by asdff »

javajosh wrote: post #227

It's great Apple is changing course back to where they were in 2013. What sucks is that all those laptops built between 2013 and 2022 will be dogs on the used market. For my money, I'm getting the Framework latop and I'm going to bite the bullet and run (in order of preference) FreeBSD, NixOS, or some Linux (Ubuntu, probably). I'm tired of Apple's shit.

Some people will still be needing an intel machine or a bootcamp machine for software compatibility reasons

Re: MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch

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Post by jmkni »

Toutouxc wrote: post #111

I won't be getting one, because the M1 Air is currently more than enough for comfortable webdev, but I'm genuinely happy for people who will be getting one, because those things are incredible!

Same, I have the 13" M1 Pro and I don't regret it.

I don't.

I don't regret it...

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