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Apple Developing Thinner MacBook Pro, Apple Watch, and iPhone
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It absolutely does support it, you're just focusing on the last Intel generation which was indeed seriously flawed because of super hot Intel chips.
They don't learn do they?
Stock up on laptops before they **** up the keyboard again...
Stock up on laptops before they **** up the keyboard again...
I was so glad when they stopped making this stupidly thin devices. And here we go again.
Now where are the funny guys from the iPad Pro discussion who claimed that the iPad is too thin to run macOS when you really need them?
Yes, I like as thin as usefully possible. Much nicer for travelling. But I would go with a macOS version of the IPP as well
Yes, I like as thin as usefully possible. Much nicer for travelling. But I would go with a macOS version of the IPP as well
Sigh.... I thought we'd moved away from that...
The problem is not thickness but weight (the last 15'' Intel MBP was 1.6kg, which was increased to 2.1kg in 2021). Also, the notch is a problem... please remove the notch, no matter what.
We can focus on any generation you like. PowerPC, Intel, Apple Silicon.
The example you provided is not a Mac. It is easy to make an iPad thin, because there’s no keyboard or active cooling and there’s only one port on the whole thing.
Along with the thinner products, I would like to see a thinner price tag as well.
Can they make the camera system significantly thinner? Otherwise, it's just gonna be a very thick protruding system
I’m glad about this. Really not happy with how thick and heavy things had been last few years. Thankfully they seem to be correcting their ways with lighter titanium, lighter iPad Pro etc. I don’t understand why people want their gadgets to be heavy.
I guess I do realise that any port must be connected to the motherboard, and this motherboard must have the bandwidth available for them, yes.
So it's not up to get physical space to put a port on the chassis. The data from this port must be accessible by the motherboard.
The HDMI port did remove a thunderbolt port, and this is a huge setback for power users.
I'll never use this HDMI port, I don't want to impose a SDI port either. Just give my access to the PCI and I'll use the tools I need.
Making laptops thinner doesn't necessarily mean they'll be lighter.
They may have to reinforce the internals to stop them bending, which could end up making them heavier, balancing out the weight loss due to less casing.
Another reason why the watch is not for me: needing to check (& reply to) text messages on a watch. Ridiculous. But that's just my opinion.
I dunno… I’ve never used a case on any of my iPhones dating back to the 3GS. And I’ve never broken a screen or suffered any major damage. But that’s just me. I get that if you drop a thing made of glass and soft aluminum it may not fare well but I’ve never had that problem I guess.
What I DO dislike is how big and heavy iPhones have gotten. It’s like carrying a brick around especially with loose fitting clothes… so I would very enthusiastically welcome a thinner (thus lighter) iPhone.
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I don't care much for the trend of making things so slim there are trade-offs, like poorer speakers, crappier webcams on Macs, crappier keyboards, smaller batteries, no space for ports on an iMac, etc.
I know people will defend it with the standard "I need a lighter iPad because I'm so incredibly weak that it makes my backpack too heavy to carry". 🤦♂️
Having said all that, the MacBook Pro is one device that *could* be made a smidge slimmer with few compromises. As it is, it's a beast of a computer that could easily have user removable storage... if Apple didn't want to lock us down and make things more expensive and have shorter usable lifespans, and people didn't defend such anti-consumer practices.
I know people will defend it with the standard "I need a lighter iPad because I'm so incredibly weak that it makes my backpack too heavy to carry". 🤦♂️
Having said all that, the MacBook Pro is one device that *could* be made a smidge slimmer with few compromises. As it is, it's a beast of a computer that could easily have user removable storage... if Apple didn't want to lock us down and make things more expensive and have shorter usable lifespans, and people didn't defend such anti-consumer practices.
"Pro" means able to get work done using what is available, not endlessly needing help from adaptors or the other guy needs to do it different. Not everyone can have a purse full of adaptors that they will use twice a year, and are full of dust when you need them.
Im cool with a thinner phone as long as the battery gets better to.
what a moot point. if anyone need a RJ45 port, this device is not pro then.
100% agree. I can't see why people are upset by HDMI ports or SD card ports. People use those ports and don't want dongle hell.
I'd much rather have more battery life, thanks.