The presentation last Thursday of the new MacBook Pro has not left anyone indifferent. With a new Touch Bar, Touch ID fingerprint reader, new space gray color And, yes, also a 3,5 mm jack connector, the new computers in Apple's Pro range have raised expectations. Today, Phil Schiller, VP of International Marketing for the company, spoke about the latest products launched on the market.
In a interview with the British newspaper The Independent, has commented on many of the aspects that have been the topic of conversation on social networks these days. Among them, the reason these MacBooks don't have a touch screen but yes a panel that replaces the last row of the keyboard: «We have tried it, but it offers a bad experience. It's not as good or intuitive as a mouse or trackpad. "
These new computers have been put on sale at a somewhat prohibitive price, which makes it clear that their features are intended for professional use. However, and despite the criticism received in this regard, the latest MacBook Pro seems to be a real bestseller. This is how Schiller told it:
We are proud to say that by far our online store has had more orders for the new MacBook Pros than any other PC in the previous 'Pro' range. So there are certainly a lot of people who are just as excited for him as we are.
It is clear that these new computers will still be talked about, since in 2017 news is expected about new models with news inside and a drop in their prices. If you missed the event where they were presented, you can see our summary in just two minutes of the most important things we saw in the auditorium of their campus in Cupertino.
I really doubt it. I think that is a strategy to not show off more. And I do not mean to try to convince those who did not welcome the lack of the old SD card, USB 3 and thunderbolt ports, as well as the power connector with magnetized port, but also that the touchbar was not very well received. .
Something that I find a bit ironic is how he says that the SD card port is somewhat illogical, but apparently he finds it logical that photographers now have to carry USB-C adapters to connect card readers to said adapters. Apple is losing customers with these stupid decisions.
Well, some things are logical, like the fact of the 4 USB-C ports. In addition to the advantages that were explained in the keynote, you have to think that the industry is going to move there, and from my point of view it is a bitch to spend this fortune on a laptop, and that in 2-3 years most of the devices use that connection and you are missing ports.
We will miss the MagSafe, yes, but I think that the novelty that comes from being able to charge in any of the connectors (or at least in my case) allows us to be able to charge it without the cable being in a place of risk.
The SD card port is illogical, no doubt. Although it is always a very useful addition to a computer, it is not a standard in photo / video cameras, as it continues to compete with CompactFlash. It is illogical to have to always take out and put the memory cards because the manufacturers are a bunch of lazy and idiots, and have not developed methods for wireless file transfer for the cameras, much less are capable of putting a USB 3.0 port on your devices (Making the only viable way to take heavy photos / videos from a camera is by removing the memory card)
For the environments that I move, I think the reception to the new Macbook Pro is quite good.