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Post by TJ on Jun 12, 2012 12:46:18 GMT
www.apple.com/macbook-pro/Is this not the coolest laptop you have ever seen? My next question for you guys is how do any PC manufacturers plan to compete with the awe and coolness factor Apple demands from its products? Like sure, the price is still sky high, but HDTVs cost more than this when they were made, and the new ones still do. And the resolution and usefulness of this laptop are so much higher than that of a TV. Thoughts?
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Post by Yojimbo on Jun 12, 2012 12:53:42 GMT
An HDTV is also about 4x the size of it no matter the cost. I am disappointed by the lack of ports and to a lesser extent the lack of an optical drive.
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Post by TJ on Jun 12, 2012 13:09:57 GMT
which ports are you disappointed about? it comes with USB 2.0/3.0 hybrid ports, which I have never really seen before. It has always been one or the other and not cross compatible I believe. Yeah, it has no ethernet port, but there is a ethernet to thunderbolt converter that would do the job just fine for a minimal extra cost compared to buying this thing.
in my opinion, the lack of an optical drive is not a problem. personally, i have .iso images of every disc i own, and i havent bought anything on physical media in quite some time now. it has been all online downloads the i create bootable USBs from or whatever i need. plus, if they put an optical drive in the battery life would be half of what it is now. running an i7, and nvidia card, and a retina display is not an easy thing on a battery.
and as a college student, i guess the physical size doesnt matter too much to me where as it would for some other people. I don't have the space for a huge HDTV, and I would use my laptop to watch TV way more often anyways.
seriously considering selling my early 2011 17" MBP to buy one of these. with my student discount it would cost me $200, $250 with an optical drive.
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Post by Vichya on Jun 12, 2012 13:28:32 GMT
it comes with USB 2.0/3.0 hybrid ports, which I have never really seen before. USB 3 is backward and forward compatible, meaning you can use USB 3 devices on USB 2 port and vice versa. Yeah, it has no ethernet port, but there is a ethernet to thunderbolt converter that would do the job just fine for a minimal extra cost compared to buying this thing. Apple sure knows how to make money. Less ports means the internal hardware can be smaller thus making their slim design possible. That being said Apple's hardware usually looks great, and the Macbook is no exception to that.
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Post by TJ on Jun 12, 2012 13:37:17 GMT
it comes with USB 2.0/3.0 hybrid ports, which I have never really seen before. USB 3 is backward and forward compatible, meaning you can use USB 3 devices on USB 2 port and vice versa. Yeah, it has no ethernet port, but there is a ethernet to thunderbolt converter that would do the job just fine for a minimal extra cost compared to buying this thing. Apple sure knows how to make money. Less ports means the internal hardware can be smaller thus making their slim design possible. That being said Apple's hardware usually looks great, and the Macbook is no exception to that. Alright I was wrong on the 2.0/3.0 part. But regardless having 2 Thunderbolt ports and 2 USB 3.0 ports on a machine is quite nice.
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Post by Yojimbo on Jun 12, 2012 14:47:03 GMT
I was mistaken thinking it only had 1 USB 3 port and the Ethernet port is biggest on for me on ports. My netbook manages to have 2 USB ports an HDMI port and an Ethernet port.
Most people, even those super smart(read sarcasm) mac users, don't know how to mount an ISO file. I actually avoid digital distribution like the plague but that is a different discussion for a different day. While many movies come with a digital copy and now Walmart will digitize your DVDs, not sure about Blu-Ray, for $2-$3 per movie its not too bad to lack optical. The optical is mostly a personal preference I don't miss it on my netbook but to me it is a sacrificial cost for the size. When I step out of that size bracket I want the drive as then I am intending to do more with that machine some of which will require the use of an optical drive.
In the end Im still not a mac user and still can't find any reason to change so really I don't much care beyond the fact that the manufacturers of Windows computers might begin to put out similarly minimal designed systems. Which the irony is I am typically a minimalist myself.
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Post by Crazy on Jun 13, 2012 1:05:05 GMT
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