Although yesterday the protagonist was the Apple Watch, there was an Apple launch that on its own merits earned its space in the Keynote and many articles in all the specialized blogs today: the new MacBook. A true laptop that comes with an amazing design and specifications but also controversial, since its single USB-C port does not quite convince many users who are critical of Apple's decision to eliminate any other type of port, except the connector. for headphones. Nevertheless this 2015 MacBook arrives to win the award of the "true laptop", something that few competitive products can achieve. But this does not mean that it is a suitable product for everyone.
Autonomy of a whole day
If you have to demand something from a laptop, it is that it last you all day without having to connect it to the charger. I've always thought what good were those tight (and beautiful) neoprene cases if they didn't have a pocket to put the charger. It is not that I complain about the autonomy of my MacBook 2009 that I still use daily and that easily offers me several hours of use, even less than the autonomy of my previous MacBook Air, but neither of them allowed me to leave the house with it. portable under your arm without having to carry the charger. The 9 hours of autonomy offered by the new MacBook they are more than enough to be able to put it in the backpack and forget the charger at home, because you will hardly need it before returning to it at night.
Full keyboard and more comfortable
If something cannot be sacrificed in a laptop, it is the keyboard, at least for many of us who write on this type of computer. Getting a full keyboard on such a small and thin computer should not have been an easy task, but Apple has not only done it but has also managed to keys are 17% wider, 40% thinner, and none of the keys you can find on a normal keyboard are missing. The backlighting, a real joy for writing in low-light situations, has been improved with the use of individual LEDs for each key, which improves illumination without harming the battery.
Everything is in the cloud, no cables are needed
Apple has designed the laptop of the XNUMXst century with a premise: cables are not necessary. For this reason, it has only considered appropriate to provide it with a connector for peripherals. For this, it has provided the laptop with all kinds of wireless connectivity including, of course, WiFi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0. Forget about cables to connect the mouse, which you will also not need with the new pressure-sensitive Trackpad that performs different actions depending on how hard we press. Battery cable? You don't need it. USB storage cable? with cloud storage services either. You do not have Internet? For that you have an iPhone that allows you to share the internet automatically with the same iCloud account. And for those exceptional occasions when you have to connect a device, because you have a next-generation USB-C port that works for everything: charging, video output, USB, etc.
Of course you already have the official Apple adapters available that allow you to convert the USB-C to a normal USB, or triple the available ports and thus get a USB-C, an HDMI and a conventional USB. For the modest price of € 89 the first and € 19 the second you solve the problem of connectivity through cables if that is a problem for you. But this is not the idea of Apple, which wants you to ditch the cables. Did the same by removing DVD drive from MacBook Air, iMac, and Mac Mini, and offering an external superdrive for the most reluctant.
Not for everyone, but yes for many
As the headline of the article indicates, the new MacBook may not be the most suitable laptop for everyone, but it is for many users who are looking for precisely what Apple wants to offer: freedom without cables. Apple wants that the same as you take your iPad and go out without worrying about anything else, now you take your MacBook and do the same. The first step towards the future Apple laptop has already been taken, what will be the next?
Rather, it is the laptop for almost anyone. Use only the cloud? And taking into account the transfer speed and depending on the size of the file, you can stay hours waiting in class alone, while your classmates have already gone to spend the weekend, you instead, to wait for the file to be uploaded . With a USB I have copied several files in less than a minute. You must wait several more minutes ..
Really, it's stupid too because:
1º You cannot print a document because the printer is not Airplay and logically it is not compatible with USB-C, so you necessarily have to carry the adapter.
2º And many more reasons than you can imagine to go loading with the adapters.
Gentlemen, do not look for justification because there is none.
Your arguments are not valid:
- A printer does not need to be AirPlay to use it with a Mac wirelessly. Any WiFi printer, or any shared printer on your network can be used with a Mac. You fall into the common mistake of thinking that iOS is the same as OS X, when they have nothing to do with it. Even in iOS it is not necessary for a printer to be AirPrint to be able to use it, there are already solutions that allow it.
- Minutes to upload files to the cloud? 99% of the files that I have in the cloud take seconds to upload. A different thing is wanting to share a multimedia file. If so, that's what you have USB-C for. In not too long it will be the standard used by everyone, in fact, Google has already announced its new laptops with that connector.
As I say in the article, it will not be the laptop for everyone, and surely you will be included in that group because of what you say, but do not assume that all users have the same needs as you.
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There are many humorous comments about Apple products. I can remind you of Steve Ballmer himself laughing at the new iPhone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywi0h_Y5_U
And look where we are: 75 million units sold in just three months.
And you will no longer sell. Apple products are only sold for the few months after launch, then stagnate. It is always like this model after model. But hey, look, it doesn't matter. You are Apple defenders. You always think of yourself as superior.
This new Mac Book seems like a scam to me and not only to me, but to many people, investors, among them, etc. Rest assured that in a few months they will launch an update with USB. You will see.
Greetings.
I refer you back to the headline of the article and its content: NOT for everyone. There are many laptop users outside of the university.
It shows that you are an absolute connoisseur of the Apple world (ironic mode ON):
IPhone 5S Sales:
1st quarter 2014: 51 million
2nd quarter 2014: 43.7 million
3st quarter 2014: 39 million
4nd quarter 2014: 41 million
Indeed, as you wisely say, sales after the first quarter fall and they do not sell another one ... well (ironic mode OFF). You are still in your world and dedicating yourself to trolling Apple blogs, that we will continue to enjoy our devices without getting into competition pages to say nonsense.
How naive. As if those millions meant anything. You already know that Android doubles the world share to iOS. And you will see how Windows will eat iOS thanks to the unification.
Know? everything that goes up comes down and the host is bigger. So don't put your chest out and put your belly in ... Hahaha
You talk about figures but you still do not justify the price of the Mac Book with an M processor and that the Mac Book Air and it surpasses it in power and yet it is more expensive and with fewer connections.
You know, a Mac Book to write a Word ...
A Mac Book Air to ship it,
A Mac Book Pro to edit some photos taken with the iPhone.
And then an Ipad to see it ..
Hahahaha .. So, in the end you have to spend more than € 6000 to be able to send an email, write a text and retouch two or three photos.
On the other hand, I do everything with my Surface Pro 3 without any limitation and much less sacrificing portability.
Greetings, from the future.