[OSX-Users] Re: New 2015 MacBook

[Hugh Davis]

But presumably that means an enormous heavy transformer, which rather
defeats the purpose!

/h.
Hugh Davis
Professor of Learning Technologies
Director of Institute for Learning, Innovation and Development (ILIaD)
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On 22/05/2015 11:13, "Steve Harris" <steve at totl.net> wrote:

>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. It¹s enough power to run a 50² TV.
>
>> On 22 May 2015, at 10:54, Hugh Davis <hcd at soton.ac.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> I saw a few reviews suggesting that the CPU power would be a downgrade
>>on existing MacBook airs.
>> 
>> I¹m 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.
>> 
>> 
>> 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?
>> 
>> 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?
>> 
>> Any thoughts.?
>> /h.
>> 
>> 
>> Hugh Davis
>> 
>> Professor of Learning Technologies
>> 
>> Director of Institute for Learning, Innovation and Development (ILIaD)
>> 
>> Tel:  +44 (0)23 8059 3669
>> 
>> Building 32 Room 3045
>> 
>> Highfield Campus, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
>> 
>> Co-ordinates at http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/hcd/
>> 
>> My calendar is at http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/hcd/hcdcal.html
>> 
>> 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
>> 
>> All models have 8GB RAM.
>> 
>> 256GB ssd and 1.1GHz cpu = £902
>> 256GB ssd and 1.3GHz cpu = £1074
>> 
>> 512GB ssd and 1.2GHz cpu = £1117
>> 512GB ssd and 1.3GHz cpu = £1220
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> All prices include VAT.
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> Hope that helps,
>> Jules.
>> 
>> 
>> On 22/05/2015 10:26, Tim Chown wrote:
>> So what¹s the damage for one of those?
>> 
>> Tim
>> 
>> On 21 May 2015, at 15:21, Jules Field
>><Jules at ecs.soton.ac.uk<mailto:Jules at ecs.soton.ac.uk>> wrote:
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> - 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)
>> 
>> Jules
>> 
>> --
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>> email+iMessage: Jules at ecs.soton.ac.uk<mailto:Jules at ecs.soton.ac.uk>
>> Twitter: @JulesFM
>> 
>> Senior Tutor, Postmaster
>> Electronics and Computer Science
>> University of Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Jules
>> 
>> --
>> Jules Field MEng MBCS CITP CEng
>> email+iMessage: Jules at ecs.soton.ac.uk<mailto:Jules at ecs.soton.ac.uk>
>> Twitter: @JulesFM
>> 
>> Senior Tutor, Postmaster
>> Electronics and Computer Science
>> University of Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
>> 
>> 'There is silent poetry in the stillness of morning;
>> in the calm, the cries & sighs of life sound like gentle music.'
>> - @Astro_Wheels
>> 
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