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Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device.

From Davoud <star@sky.net>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device.
Date 2015-04-19 10:22 -0400
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <190420151022532276%star@sky.net> (permalink)
References <1m35iuz.1k5pw6lmuzagdN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> <s46dnRave4YHNa7InZ2dnUU7-TGdnZ2d@giganews.com>

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Alan Browne: 
> Apple's drive for aesthetic perfection does not support sustainability. 
>   My current iMac is fantastically beautiful.  But if I have to change 
> the HD, it will take a couple hours.  (And a seal kit from iFixIt).
> 
> My SO's failed RAM on her 7 yr. old MBA is another example.  If the case 
> were 3 mm thicker, the RAM could have been replaceable.  (The SSD is 
> replaceable with some effort).
> 
> I'd rather Apple let their devices be a little fatter for the sake of 
> maintainability.

It's that and more. Apple spent a lot of ad money convincing me that 
FireWire and gigabit Ethernet were great. The 17" MBPro was *the*
machine for the "Creative Pro." Now what do I get? A skinny--sorry,
sleek--little 15" laptop with no FW, no Ethernet, a paltry two USB
ports, an HDMI port (do so many people tie up their $3k laptops by
connecting them to a TV when an Apple TV costs $69?) and two
Thunderbolt ports, each of which is useless to me without a bulky and
annoying $30 adapter. With those adapters my 36 cm-wide laptop grows to
a width of 48 cm. I also lost my separate audio-in and audio-out ports.
I imagine my next MBP will be sleeker yet, consisting of a solid block
of beautifully machined aluminum with no seams, no hinges, no internal
components. Everything will be in a black plastic external box,
40x40x20 cm, with no connection to the inert MBP.

-- 
I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that
you will say in your entire life.

usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm

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I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-04-20 00:35 +1200
  Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-04-19 09:07 -0400
    Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-04-19 10:22 -0400
      Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-04-20 03:37 +1200
      Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Larry Moss <moss@airigami.com> - 2015-04-19 17:34 +0000
        Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-04-19 18:44 +0100
        Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-20 09:18 +1200
          Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-04-19 19:34 -0400
            Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-19 19:50 -0400
            Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-20 02:13 +0000
              Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-04-20 00:27 -0400
                Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-20 18:11 +1200
                Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Andreas Rutishauser <andreas@macandreas.ch> - 2015-04-21 08:00 +0200
                Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-21 18:22 +1200
                Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-04-21 19:37 +1200
                Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-20 08:00 -0400
                Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-20 12:36 +0000
          Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Larry Moss <moss@airigami.com> - 2015-04-20 01:01 +0000
            Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-20 13:17 +1200
            Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. rcp27g@gmail.com - 2015-04-20 08:00 -0700
              Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-04-21 03:51 +1200
                Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. rcp27g@gmail.com - 2015-04-20 10:28 -0700
              Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Larry Moss <moss@airigami.com> - 2015-04-20 16:06 +0000
    Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. billy@MIX.COM - 2015-04-19 17:25 +0000
      Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-04-19 19:35 -0400
        Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-19 19:50 -0400
          Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-04-20 12:24 -0500
        Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. rcp27g@gmail.com - 2015-04-20 10:31 -0700
          Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-04-20 15:00 -0400
          Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-21 09:22 +1200
  Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2015-04-19 10:38 -0500
  Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Bill F <anon@anonumost.org> - 2015-04-19 13:44 -0400
    Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-04-19 18:48 +0100
    Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-04-19 14:11 -0400
      Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-04-19 11:23 -0700
      Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-19 11:31 -0700
        Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-20 09:18 +1200
          Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-04-19 22:32 +0100
            Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-19 15:30 -0700
      Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-04-19 16:56 -0500
      Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. pixel_a_ted <pixel_a_ted@yahoo.com> - 2015-04-20 19:18 -0700
        Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-21 05:55 +0000
  Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-04-22 08:42 -0700
    Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-22 12:07 -0400
      Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-04-23 05:03 +1200
    Re: I don't want a thinner Apple laptop or iOS device. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-23 09:24 +1200

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