[OSX-Users] Macbook pro review - the Verge

[Tim Chown]

> On 5 Nov 2016, at 13:36, Vladimiro Sassone <vsassone at soton.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
> On 3 Nov 2016, at 12:32, Nicholas Gibbins <nmg at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
>> Regardless, the new MBP might be the impetus I need to start seriously
>> looking at hackintoshes; some time ago, I came to the conclusion that
>> what I liked was the OS, and not necessarily the hardware.
> 
> well, i am not sure, it’s all deja-vu, like when the iPad was just a glorified iPhone that nobody may ever want/need. I am not a developer, really, ask agree on the software, but in terms of hardware am jolly happy with the retina, an unrivalled trackpad (jeez, to look at a Thinkpad sends shivers down my spine), touchId, fast keyboard, portability etc. I would have loved a touchscreen (but after all, I hate fingerprints on my screen, so perhaps not…), but am inclined to give the touchBar a go before writing it off. TouchId alone might be worth the pain (and no, i don’t think i am really concerned about the demise of <esc>). 
> 
> In summary, although I mourn the loss of magsafe —but why oh why!— I am not sure that there is out there a laptop right now that overall I’d like better than the MBP. Different is the question for the MacBook. I’ve bought one, which i find almost entirely unusable because of the single port: two would have been fine, even just one plus a (magsafe) power inlet would work… but only one makes things unreasonably hard for no specific gain… Yes, i can buy an usb-c/ethernet adapter or a usb-c/DP one, but what’s the point if I can’t at the same power the laptop?

The Macbook’s lack of interfaces is baffling. 

At least for USB-C “magsafe" there is https://griffintechnology.com/us/breaksafe-magnetic-usb-c-power-cable <https://griffintechnology.com/us/breaksafe-magnetic-usb-c-power-cable> or soon http://www.computerworld.com/article/3138865/computer-hardware/start-up-creates-usb-c-to-magsafe-adapter-for-new-macbook-and-other-devices.html <http://www.computerworld.com/article/3138865/computer-hardware/start-up-creates-usb-c-to-magsafe-adapter-for-new-macbook-and-other-devices.html>.  

But the new MBP is a step backwards in so many ways.

This is just so spot on https://blog.pinboard.in/2016/10/benjamin_button_reviews_the_new_macbook_pro/ <https://blog.pinboard.in/2016/10/benjamin_button_reviews_the_new_macbook_pro/>.

Tim


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