<story><title>Apple Readies MacBook Pro, MacBook Air Revamps</title><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-18/apple-readies-macbook-pro-macbook-air-revamps-with-faster-chips</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>D13Fd</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve had MacBooks since 2005, and I&amp;#x27;m an amateur photographer. I really don&amp;#x27;t miss the ports or MagSafe at all. I actually like the USB charging better, as it allows you to connect the cord to either side, and it doesn&amp;#x27;t get accidentally knocked out if I use it on my lap. I&amp;#x27;ve found that the cord being on other side is nearly as good as magsafe anyway, as it will be better positioned to pull out if it gets yanked.&lt;p&gt;Yes, I did use the SD card reader from time to time, but most serious cameras use other cards (my older camera uses compact flash, and the newer one uses XQD). It makes no sense for Apple to integrate readers for those, and my XQD&amp;#x2F;CF readers also read SD cards, so the card reader is useless.&lt;p&gt;All of my mobile peripherals at this point are USB-C, so I don&amp;#x27;t care about USB-A ports either. And when I&amp;#x27;m at home, I use a dock, which has all of the ports I need.&lt;p&gt;Honestly I&amp;#x27;d much rather that they keep the laptops thin instead of adding ports I&amp;#x27;m not going to use.</text></item><item><author>EForEndeavour</author><text>&amp;gt; Apple plans to launch the redesigned MacBook Pros in 14-inch and 16-inch screen sizes. They’ll have a redesigned chassis, &lt;i&gt;magnetic MagSafe charger and more ports for connecting external drives and devices. Apple is also bringing back the HDMI port and SD card slot, which it nixed in previous versions, sparking criticism from photographers and the like.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even if they continue to force the anti-feature that is the Touch Bar onto users, I&amp;#x27;d immediately buy an M1 MBP with MagSafe and actual ports.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>BugsJustFindMe</author><text>&amp;gt; &lt;i&gt;and it doesn&amp;#x27;t get accidentally knocked out if I use it on my lap&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;Man, my 2017 MacBook Pro&amp;#x27;s USB-C charging cable (the official one, not third party, and in pristine condition) &lt;i&gt;constantly&lt;/i&gt; disconnects itself to the point where I&amp;#x27;m basically traumatized from the annoyance of it now. It only provides power if it&amp;#x27;s &lt;i&gt;ALL&lt;/i&gt; the way in, and the damned thing just pushes itself out half a millimeter and cuts power repeatedly.&lt;p&gt;I really want to like the generic nature of USB-C charging, but proper magsafe with a strong magnet is just miles better (third party magnet adapters for USB-C both break the spec and also tend to have very weak magnets which can cause damage from sparking at the port).</text></comment>
<story><title>Apple Readies MacBook Pro, MacBook Air Revamps</title><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-18/apple-readies-macbook-pro-macbook-air-revamps-with-faster-chips</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>D13Fd</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve had MacBooks since 2005, and I&amp;#x27;m an amateur photographer. I really don&amp;#x27;t miss the ports or MagSafe at all. I actually like the USB charging better, as it allows you to connect the cord to either side, and it doesn&amp;#x27;t get accidentally knocked out if I use it on my lap. I&amp;#x27;ve found that the cord being on other side is nearly as good as magsafe anyway, as it will be better positioned to pull out if it gets yanked.&lt;p&gt;Yes, I did use the SD card reader from time to time, but most serious cameras use other cards (my older camera uses compact flash, and the newer one uses XQD). It makes no sense for Apple to integrate readers for those, and my XQD&amp;#x2F;CF readers also read SD cards, so the card reader is useless.&lt;p&gt;All of my mobile peripherals at this point are USB-C, so I don&amp;#x27;t care about USB-A ports either. And when I&amp;#x27;m at home, I use a dock, which has all of the ports I need.&lt;p&gt;Honestly I&amp;#x27;d much rather that they keep the laptops thin instead of adding ports I&amp;#x27;m not going to use.</text></item><item><author>EForEndeavour</author><text>&amp;gt; Apple plans to launch the redesigned MacBook Pros in 14-inch and 16-inch screen sizes. They’ll have a redesigned chassis, &lt;i&gt;magnetic MagSafe charger and more ports for connecting external drives and devices. Apple is also bringing back the HDMI port and SD card slot, which it nixed in previous versions, sparking criticism from photographers and the like.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even if they continue to force the anti-feature that is the Touch Bar onto users, I&amp;#x27;d immediately buy an M1 MBP with MagSafe and actual ports.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>moshmosh</author><text>USB-C would have been a great replacement... for DisplayPort&amp;#x2F;Thunderbolt ports.&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s finally, years later, getting merely &lt;i&gt;not infuriating&lt;/i&gt; to be stuck with only USB-C ports.&lt;p&gt;Single port for display + charging &lt;i&gt;is&lt;/i&gt; very nice, when it works.&lt;p&gt;That iPhones and most iPads still don&amp;#x27;t use it is annoying. Having two kinds of charging cable around, &lt;i&gt;years&lt;/i&gt; after Apple went all-in on USB-C for laptops, sucks.&lt;p&gt;[EDIT] two kinds of charging cable &lt;i&gt;and still&lt;/i&gt; needing to buy &amp;amp; carry two kinds of adapters&amp;#x2F;dongles for everything. Ugh.</text></comment>