[OSX-Users] Re: New 2015 MacBook

[Steve Harris]

Yes, the new MacBooks are charged over USB-C.

USB-C can carry 100W, so in theory lots of things could run off USB-C in the future. It’s enough power to run a 50” TV.

> On 22 May 2015, at 10:54, Hugh Davis <hcd at soton.ac.uk> wrote:
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> I saw a few reviews suggesting that the CPU power would be a downgrade on existing MacBook airs.
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> I’m not sure that CPU speed is ever an issue for the sort of activities I undertake – its usually been disk speed,  and even that seems to have been an insignificant problem since I got SSD or hybrid disks.
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> ALSO
> Still slightly worried about the single USB C slot.  In effect I have to always remember to carry around some extra device in order to charge my iPhone from my PC. when its charging?
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> And Finally.
> It would be nice if they produced a PC that could be charged from a USB supply as an iPad can!  I presume this is not the case here?
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> Any thoughts.?
> /h.
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> From: Jules Field <Jules at ecs.soton.ac.uk<mailto:Jules at ecs.soton.ac.uk>>
> Organization: University of Southampton
> Reply-To: List for users of Mac OS X <osx-users at ecs.soton.ac.uk<mailto:osx-users at ecs.soton.ac.uk>>
> Date: Friday, 22 May 2015 11:39
> To: List for users of Mac OS X <osx-users at ecs.soton.ac.uk<mailto:osx-users at ecs.soton.ac.uk>>
> Subject: [OSX-Users] Re: New 2015 MacBook
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> All models have 8GB RAM.
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> 256GB ssd and 1.1GHz cpu = £902
> 256GB ssd and 1.3GHz cpu = £1074
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> 512GB ssd and 1.2GHz cpu = £1117
> 512GB ssd and 1.3GHz cpu = £1220
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> Then you'll want an AV multiport adapter (either HDMI or VGA version) = £65
> That provides a USB-C socket (so you can charge while showing a presentation), normal USB, and either HDMI or VGA.
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> So top-of-the-range = £1285 for the package. But I'm not convinced the 1.2GHz->1.3GHz upgrade is worth having, so you could knock roughly £100 off that.
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> All prices include VAT.
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> One thing I have noticed is quite how fast the SSD is. Installing my 30GB system image from a USB disk takes 3 minutes, compared to 6 minutes for a MacBook Pro Retina and over 20 minutes for a "spinning rust" disk-based Mac.
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> Hope that helps,
> Jules.
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> On 22/05/2015 10:26, Tim Chown wrote:
> So what’s the damage for one of those?
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> Tim
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> On 21 May 2015, at 15:21, Jules Field <Jules at ecs.soton.ac.uk<mailto:Jules at ecs.soton.ac.uk>> wrote:
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> If anyone would like to see one in the flesh, I've got one in my office you are welcome to come and look at.
> Zepler 4211, by the lift.
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> - Weight under 1kg (lighter than MacBook Air)
> - Thinner than the MacBook Air
> - Brand new keyboard
> - Force Touch trackpad
> - No fans, no moving parts at all (even the keys only *just* move)
> - 10 hours battery life
> - 1.1/1.2/1.3GHz Core M cpu
> - 8GB RAM
> - 512GB SSD storage
> - Retina display (12", 2304x1440 pixels)
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> Jules
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> Jules
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> Electronics and Computer Science
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