The new 12inch Macbook
Mar 15, 2015, 7:59 am
#76
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It's a great looking device, but the lack of ports is concerning. I wish Apple were less obsessed with thinness and left enough space for a couple more USB ports.
I do like the move to USB-C (and I look forward to them being standard on everything) but a second one wouldn't have killed them.
I do like the move to USB-C (and I look forward to them being standard on everything) but a second one wouldn't have killed them.
Mar 15, 2015, 5:10 pm
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I wouldn't bet on powering it with anything other than the very high capacity charger that comes with it, and certainly not the USB port on a plane.
Edit: And no, a second bloody USB port wouldn't have hurt them!
Edit: And no, a second bloody USB port wouldn't have hurt them!
Mar 15, 2015, 7:01 pm
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I carry the stick and a tiny Bluetooth keyboard. It makes for an excellent little media player.
Mar 15, 2015, 7:29 pm
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You were impressed by the size of the board, I showed that it isn't that impressive. We never discussed usability. And FWIW; I take it from your comment that you have never stayed in a hotel with a TV and HDMI input.
I carry the stick and a tiny Bluetooth keyboard. It makes for an excellent little media player.
I carry the stick and a tiny Bluetooth keyboard. It makes for an excellent little media player.
I was impressed by the size of the board in a laptop. (with actual productive power, RAM, and pushes 4k... but lets ignore this for now)
I have stayed in hotels with TV and HDMI. But tell me: what does that have to do with working on an airplane
Unclear why zealots come into a thread about a Macbook and turn it into a pissing match? As a *A flyer I don't visit OW forums to proselytize about how an alternate carrier might be better than theirs.
Mar 15, 2015, 7:33 pm
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Context is king.
I was impressed by the size of the board in a laptop. (with actual productive power, RAM, and pushes 4k... but lets ignore this for now)
I have stayed in hotels with TV and HDMI. But tell me: what does that have to do with working on an airplane
Unclear why zealots come into a thread about a Macbook and turn it into a pissing match? As a *A flyer I don't visit OW forums to proselytize about how an alternate carrier might be better than theirs.
I was impressed by the size of the board in a laptop. (with actual productive power, RAM, and pushes 4k... but lets ignore this for now)
I have stayed in hotels with TV and HDMI. But tell me: what does that have to do with working on an airplane
Unclear why zealots come into a thread about a Macbook and turn it into a pissing match? As a *A flyer I don't visit OW forums to proselytize about how an alternate carrier might be better than theirs.
The only pissing match is the one in your mind. Calling your fellow board members zealots for sharing information is a bit over the top, don't you think?
This forum has been very liberal for many, many years, and not everything we discuss has to do with airplanes. A lot of us spent 100's of nights a year in hotels, and any gear that can help us is a welcome thing to discuss.
Mar 15, 2015, 9:48 pm
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Google says that its Chromebook Pixel will trickle-charge from a traditional USB port:
Forgot your power adapter? Plug in the optional Type-C to USB A cable, and top up from any traditional USB port, your phone charger, or a USB power bank. It won’t charge as fast as the included 60W supply, but it’s handy in a pinch.
The real question is whether airlines will build USB Type C ports into their seats if USB Type C becomes wildly popular?
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Mar 15, 2015, 10:13 pm
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Mar 15, 2015, 10:58 pm
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That's right, the only way to get video to the Thunderbolt Display is by using a Thunderbolt enabled Mac (or theoretically a Thunderbolt enabled PC). For Mac users that means only 2011 MacBook Pro, Air, iMac or Mac mini models will work with the Thunderbolt Display. Everyone else has to either buy a new Mac or stick with older displays.
Mar 16, 2015, 12:57 am
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The real question is whether airlines will build USB Type C ports into their seats if USB Type C becomes wildly popular?
Mar 16, 2015, 2:52 am
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You seem like a very angry person. You oohed and aahed over a motherboard, I pointed out how boards are getting much smaller nowadays.
The only pissing match is the one in your mind. Calling your fellow board members zealots for sharing information is a bit over the top, don't you think?
This forum has been very liberal for many, many years, and not everything we discuss has to do with airplanes. A lot of us spent 100's of nights a year in hotels, and any gear that can help us is a welcome thing to discuss.
The only pissing match is the one in your mind. Calling your fellow board members zealots for sharing information is a bit over the top, don't you think?
This forum has been very liberal for many, many years, and not everything we discuss has to do with airplanes. A lot of us spent 100's of nights a year in hotels, and any gear that can help us is a welcome thing to discuss.
"Sharing" information about something irrelevant - a low powered limited functionality unit 1/3rd of a working system - is simply adding noise.
How does this dongle help someone work on an airplane, a train, a shop, a remote desk, in public? Or basically all the environments where laptops are used?
How useful is this dialogue:
"The new dedicated bed on Lufthansa 744 is really comfortable for sleep"
"Actually its nothing at all compared to a king-sized pillow-top Hastens"
Mar 16, 2015, 7:47 am
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I wasn't paying much attention to the new Macbook until I saw this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=KHZ8ek-6ccc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=KHZ8ek-6ccc
Mar 16, 2015, 7:57 am
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I wasn't paying much attention to the new Macbook until I saw this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=KHZ8ek-6ccc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=KHZ8ek-6ccc
That's the funniest thing I'll see all day, I'm pretty sure.
Mar 16, 2015, 8:11 am
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Not at all angry, but rather amused.
"Sharing" information about something irrelevant - a low powered limited functionality unit 1/3rd of a working system - is simply adding noise.
How does this dongle help someone work on an airplane, a train, a shop, a remote desk, in public? Or basically all the environments where laptops are used?
"Sharing" information about something irrelevant - a low powered limited functionality unit 1/3rd of a working system - is simply adding noise.
How does this dongle help someone work on an airplane, a train, a shop, a remote desk, in public? Or basically all the environments where laptops are used?
Mar 16, 2015, 8:55 am
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None of this banter is going to matter if Apple hasn't fixed their WiFi problems. (As I spent 20 minutes this morning trying to get my MBP to connect to the network.)
Comparing the size of the MP's board to a mobile phone is kinda pointless, they're totally different environments. The new Galaxy S6 has a faster processor than either the iPhone or the new Macbook, what does that matter? It doesn't.
Comparing the size of the MP's board to a mobile phone is kinda pointless, they're totally different environments. The new Galaxy S6 has a faster processor than either the iPhone or the new Macbook, what does that matter? It doesn't.