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Re: Apple, this time you made a mistake

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0x0 wrote: post #84
SysArchitect wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Except that it increases utility. I can now bring a single charger that can charge my MacBook Pro and my iPhone. I just need a USB-C to USB-C cable and a USB-C to Lightning cable. Charge my laptop or charge my iPhone or charge both (use the laptop as a passthrough). It will reduce the amount of stuff I carry, I tend to carry just an iPhone charger while traveling in case I want to bring it with me where I don't bring…

Can you plug this particular cable into a wall adapter iOS charger? If not, then you still need two different cables depending on whether you want to charge from the wall or the mac.

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Re: Apple, this time you made a mistake

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Post by TeMPOraL »

AndrewStephens wrote: post #65

What a whiney, content-free blog post. The author complains about removing the function keys, MagSafe, HDMI, SD Card and the escape key but doesn't give any examples of how they used those in the past or how those features' absence will cripple their workflow. Here are my thoughts: Removing the function keys and replacing them with the touch bar is a step up. The function keys have been annoyingly inconsistent on mac…

> The addition of the fingerprint scanner alone is a win

Interesting. Every other laptop has one these days, but I haven't really seen people using it much. It seems more like a gimmick.

Fingerprint scanner on a phone makes more sense, because it lets you to unlock it almost as quickly as if you didn't have any lockscreen security, which is a big convenience.

Re: Apple, this time you made a mistake

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verandaguy wrote: post #17
striking wrote: post #9

> function keys, MagSafe, HDMI, SD Card AND the Escape key I'm an HDMI guy too, SD cards are great, and MagSafe has saved my bacon more than once. But the function keys are being transformed into something a bit more interactive and app-specific, and if you need Escape in a terminal emulator, Ctrl-] has been around just about forever. I think Apple's doing something new and interesting with function keys. (But I agre…

While it's nice that Unix systems have an alternative (^]), many people don't know about that, and you'd probably be hard pressed to find anyone who prefers it over just .

You can use it with both hands on the home row, though. Left pinkie down to Ctrl, right pinkie up to ]. You don't need to move your hand up or rotate at the wrist. So in a sense it's actually kind of an improvement.

Re: Apple, this time you made a mistake

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Post by randomsofr »

SysArchitect wrote: post #39

As a professional software dev/system architect using MacBook Pro's, I am excited about the new MacBook Pro. I'll miss the SD card for my amateur photography, but I'll live. It's still got the 3.5mm for my headphones, with USB-C hopefully daisy chaining non Apple displays will finally become a reality, and thankfully my work has upgraded to using wireless technology for displaying screens in conference rooms (which w…

> I have been using Caps lock for escape for years

I didn't knew people were doing that :O, whats the benefit?, and how do you turn on caps?

Re: Apple, this time you made a mistake

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Post by 0x0 »

trackofalljades wrote: post #42

FFS, they didn't remove the F-keys, you can still have F-keys if you want...and they made all the ports do everything. They removed the card reader. Whiny posts by people who didn't even pay attention are more annoying than Apple.

But you can't FEEL them. So you can't use them without looking down at your keyboard. Which is a pretty horrible proposition for touch typists.

Re: Apple, this time you made a mistake

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Post by Bud »

devopsproject wrote: post #25
pavlov wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple sells a USB-C to Lightning cable, so you don't need a dongle to connect an iPhone. The rest of your points stand though.

It is just another cable\dongle\adapter\hub we must buy again and again. These products should "just work" together.

Ok, great. Then let's all go back to 2001 and use 10Mbps first-generation USB for everything. Oops! It won't supply enough power, it's now FOUR THOUSAND times slower than modern interfaces, it can't drive monitors, etc.

Maybe your idea isn't so great.

Re: Apple, this time you made a mistake

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Post by jontro »

SysArchitect wrote: post #39

As a professional software dev/system architect using MacBook Pro's, I am excited about the new MacBook Pro. I'll miss the SD card for my amateur photography, but I'll live. It's still got the 3.5mm for my headphones, with USB-C hopefully daisy chaining non Apple displays will finally become a reality, and thankfully my work has upgraded to using wireless technology for displaying screens in conference rooms (which w…

You can get one of these USB-C cables with magnetic locks https://griffintechnology.com/us/breaksafe-magnetic-usb-c-po...

Re: Apple, this time you made a mistake

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Post by lpgauth »

SysArchitect wrote: post #39

As a professional software dev/system architect using MacBook Pro's, I am excited about the new MacBook Pro. I'll miss the SD card for my amateur photography, but I'll live. It's still got the 3.5mm for my headphones, with USB-C hopefully daisy chaining non Apple displays will finally become a reality, and thankfully my work has upgraded to using wireless technology for displaying screens in conference rooms (which w…

I was also scared about the removal of MagSafe when I first got my Macbook 12", but in reality what happens when you trip on your power cable is that it will come out from the plug in the wall since the cable is not attached to the transformer.

Re: Apple, this time you made a mistake

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Post by gentleteblor »

jaxondu wrote: post #22
neals wrote: post #4

I LOVE Apple products! I treasure Iphone and it's safe and fun ecosysten. I love the simplicity of OSX. I love the professional appearance of a Macbook Pro... as a user. Or as an observer even. Because professionally, I've been on Windows, Linux and Android for years. And with Windows where it's at now, I've never been more productive. Just can't seem to get that across to my Apple-friends and Apple-coworkers.

Any recommendation for a MacBook Pro equivalent running Windows? One reason I'm stuck with Mac is the need to use it for iOS app development.

Dell XPS 15.

- Build quality is excellent

- The form factor is terrific (physical size of a 14-incher)

- You can get it with the latest desktop i7s and a boatload of RAM

- Good battery life (skip the 4k screen)

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