A little side note on "working" with computers or "professional" use.
Every time I need to concentrate and finish something important I need at least the following.
- Sitting at a desk with an office chair and a monitor in front of me.
- Using a mouse and keyboard that I can move to have a comfortable working position
- Probably a wired network connection to have a non-shared, reliable data transfer
- A large enough display (not resolution) to arrange what I need in front of me
All this talk about mobility and great portable hardware is 80% just to show off how advanced technology has become.
Maybe I'm really getting old, but to get stuff done I need a working environment that enables me to get the job done.
This is true wether I'm writing documentation, do some programming or setting up some remote servers.
What I want to say is that, regardless of what future Apple innovations might come out, I need a workplace with appropriate hardware. If Apple thinks I'm still living in the PC era, that's fine.
Carrying laptops to meetings and discussing some project related stuff at a cafe is all nice and shiny, but work means something else to me.
I love Apple hardware, but if I'm unable to buy what fits my needs, I look somewhere else.
This is the main reason I will always be looking for a nice workstation type machine.
This is all fine using a macbook, but here's my minimal connectivity:
- Power Supply (I like MagSafe)
- Large display (DP or HDMI, don't care)
- Ethernet for corporate network access. I love WiFi for fun, but most places I work at require ethernet
- USB mouse and keyboard because I usually close the laptop and move stuff on my desk. I hate BT.
- USB to be able to connect my iPhone
- USB or analogue audio to connect a headset if I need to use Skype.
Now you can tell me this is all 199x, but this is how I work. I know a lot of people that do so as well.
If Apple limits its products to minimalistic gadgets I have to switch.
I wrote this because most people assume I complain mostly about recent CPU/GPU and GHz.
No, the above stays true regardless of specs.
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Thanks. Made my day