Typically, the company has had good instincts about when a feature’s time is up.īut that was not the case with the ports and function keys removed its pro laptops in 2016. Apple dropped the floppy disk in its computers well before most of its competition, and did the same with optical disks (though it still sells an external CD/DVD “USB SuperDrive” drive for $79 in its online store). The company has a long history of abandoning older technologies well ahead of other personal computer manufacturers, often to howls of dismay from users. That Apple would reverse itself in this way is fascinating. The 14-inch lineup starts at $1,999 the 16-inch starts at $2,499. I’ve ordered one of the 14-inch notebooks, despite its eye-watering price. This year it was do-or-die time, as this model isn’t supported by the next version of the macOS operating system, Monterey, which becomes available next week. I own a 13-inch, 2014 MacBook Pro that I have wanted to replace for a while. Most users hated it at worst or ignored it at best, even though it was touted by Apple marketing as an historical breakthrough at the time.Ī lot of owners of older MacBook Pros have been hoping for the rollback of the thin-at-all-costs approach of the 2016 design, including me.
Most of those models had the Touch Bar, a touchscreen strip that changed depending on the app being used at the time. So why can’t I quit?Īlso making a return: Physical function keys, the row of keys that appear at the top of almost every laptop you can buy … except for MacBook Pros offered after 2016. And you still get three of the USB-C-style ports that also support super-fast Thunderbolt 4 data connections. Now, in 2021, we’ve again got a set of useful ports found in Apple laptops past.īack is MagSafe, a magnetic connection for the AC adapter an SDXC slot for memory cards, such as those used in digital cameras an HDMI port, used to connect external monitors and TVs. The design they replace, which first appeared in 2016, did away with every connection except for USB-C ports. (The iPhone notch, hated at first, has become something of a brand for Apple, so it’s very interesting to see it here.) They also have a much higher refresh rate of 120 Hz that can slow down when necessary to save battery life.īut along these cool new features, the laptops have a redesign that harkens back to earlier MacBook Pros. The screens on the new models are also impressive, using a type of display technology known as mini-LED, smaller bezels for more video real estate and a notch at the top of the screen, similar to that found on iPhones.
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