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Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar?

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar?
Date 2016-10-30 20:15 +0000
Organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2016-10-30, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>
> IMO the idiocy of slimness as a prime design goal has led to a smaller 
> battery and therefore the _justification_ of a 16 GB RAM limit to save 
> power[1].  While 16 GB is more than adequate for a lot of tasks, 
> including Photoshop - for video work with many layers and segments it is 
> shallow.  If one needs a VM in there, then things will get cramped in a 
> hurry.  The MBP is turning into a powerful travel-light device at the 
> expense of no longer being the power tool that the "Pro" label usually 
> meant.
>
> [1] “To put more than 16GB of fast RAM into a notebook design at this 
> time would require a memory system that consumes much more power and 
> wouldn’t be efficient enough for a notebook.”  -Schiller replying to a 
> MacRumours reader's request.

Naturally, there are many factors (weight, form factor, and energy
consumption are obvious candidates, but there are others too) that
likely played into the decision. The simplistic view that the only goal
that matters to Apple is the thinness of the product is naive at best. 

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JR

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New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-28 20:20 -0400
  Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-10-29 15:10 +0000
    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-29 13:34 -0400
      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-29 13:42 -0400
      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-10-29 14:28 -0400
        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-29 14:44 -0400
          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-10-29 15:12 -0400
        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-29 14:50 -0400
          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> - 2016-11-06 07:29 +0000
            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-11-07 09:14 +1300
            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-07 02:30 +0000
              Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> - 2016-11-07 10:11 +0000
      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-10-30 15:57 +0000
        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-30 12:37 -0400
          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2016-10-31 08:50 +1300
            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-30 17:04 -0400
          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-10-31 16:08 +0000
            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lloyd Parsons <email@domain.com> - 2016-10-31 11:39 -0500
            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-31 17:50 -0400
              Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-11-01 16:26 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-01 16:44 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-01 17:26 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-11-02 15:47 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-02 19:15 -0400
  Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-10-29 09:55 -0600
    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-29 12:00 -0400
      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-29 13:03 -0400
        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-29 13:06 -0400
      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-10-29 15:17 -0500
      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-10-29 17:12 -0600
        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-30 10:40 -0400
          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2016-10-30 11:59 -0400
            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-30 12:39 -0400
              Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-30 20:15 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-30 17:19 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-30 21:42 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-30 17:54 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-30 22:03 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-30 18:27 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-30 22:41 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-30 18:44 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-30 23:13 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-30 18:08 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-10-30 20:46 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-31 01:57 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-31 17:48 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-31 18:17 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-31 20:01 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-01 00:19 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-01 16:33 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-01 17:26 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-01 17:26 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-01 17:28 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-01 21:59 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-01 18:11 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-02 02:49 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-02 18:53 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-03 00:45 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-03 01:38 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-03 16:48 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-04 18:04 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-05 10:43 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-05 15:07 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-05 11:24 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-05 15:30 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-05 11:37 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-06 07:09 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-03 00:25 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-05 13:48 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-05 14:16 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-05 18:40 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-05 15:59 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-05 20:26 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-05 17:13 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-06 07:13 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-31 23:45 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-01 04:10 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-01 16:37 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-01 05:31 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-01 16:37 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-01 17:26 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-01 00:45 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-01 16:36 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-01 17:26 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-01 18:06 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-02 10:10 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-02 18:21 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-02 15:36 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2016-11-03 14:17 +1300
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-03 01:35 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-02 18:59 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-02 16:07 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-02 19:26 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-03 00:46 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-03 16:45 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-04 00:01 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-03 20:58 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-04 01:12 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-05 11:43 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-02 02:46 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-02 18:52 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-03 00:25 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-03 17:04 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-03 21:18 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-04 06:42 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-10-30 20:43 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-31 00:48 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-10-30 20:40 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-31 00:46 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-31 01:55 +0000
              Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2016-10-30 17:37 -0400
        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-30 20:08 +0000
          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-10-30 15:03 -0600
        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-10-31 16:24 -0600
    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-29 13:03 -0400
    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-10-30 08:49 +1300
    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-10-29 15:11 -0500
      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-29 16:28 -0400
        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2016-10-29 13:54 -0700
        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-10-29 23:40 -0500
        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2016-10-30 09:29 -0400
    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-10-30 15:12 +0000

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