They just need a home server!
Looks like the Air will be phased out. This is thinner. As soon as there’s a 15 inch version, it’ll takeover as their top selling laptop.
I’m impressed by the Retina display, no fan, all-day (8-9 hour battery), and weight (2 pounds). A home run for us Mac fans.
The lack of a USB is a bit of a pain but I’m sure there’s a workaround (an expensive one).
9 to 10 Hours — ten watching steaming movies.
I just started using two-factor authentication with my password manager. It is a tiny physical key that plugs into the USB port and has a button to generate a 30 character one time password good for 30 seconds. I love the security and peace of mind it provides. I guess that rules out this new MacBook. Of course, I just bought my third MacBook 15 inch last October, so I’m good for another 4 or 5 years anyway.
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According to the author you are living in past and should just get with it.
According to him Apple is now designing for what they think you should have rather then what you actually need and that is a good thing.
If this is Apple's new policy then I would sell my Apple stock. It rarely ends well for companies who stick to those kind of policies.
Ain't that the truth. I use the optical drive and Handbrake far too often to load our dvd collection on the kids/wife's iPads and iPhones, so a usb port is mandatory. And those rare times when only target disk mode and DiscWarrior will fix it, what then, with no firewire or thunderbolt port?
>>They just need a home server!
Quite a few people I know have a NAS on the home network for large mass storage and for backing up their home machines. Synology is the preferred brand. I have a 4-drive unit. It has been great.