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

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<1778264312451157010.302095moss-airigami.com@news.eternal-september.org>,
 Larry Moss <moss@airigami.com> wrote:

> Davoud <star@sky.net> wrote:
> > 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 completely agree with most of this.  I just chose a MBP over an Air,
> figuring I'd rather carry an extra 8 ounces and a marginally thicker
> machine if it gave me a little more convenience.  Where I differ from you
> is that one of the conveniences I felt I was getting was the HDMI port.
> Rarely when I give presentations is there an Apple TV for me to connect to
> but there's almost always an HDMI cable that's handed to me.  Of course, I
> do frequently still need to get to  VGA. And for that, we're back to the
> $30 adapter. (No, I do not think Apple should be taking up space with VGA
> ports. I do look forward to that being retired everywhere.) I also bought
> the equally annoying $30 adapter for Ethernet.  Yes, I'm wireless most of
> the time, but when transferring massive files, a cable can make a huge
> difference, and I wish the Ethernet port was still built in.

Forget Ethernet. Where's the ADB port?? Where's the floppy disk drive??
Where's the CD/DVD drive?? Where's the numeric keypad?? Where's the
built-in trackball ... even the old Macintosh Portable had one of
those!  ;-)

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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. 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. George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2015-04-19 10:38 -0500

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