Hi Sabahattin and others,
Today I went to the Apple Store to pick up my Watch which needed repair
after a major melt down when I upgraded to 2.2 of the Watch OS.
Whilst there got some hands on time with the MacBook and came away quite
disappointed.
The machine is very nice to hold but in all other ways is very compromised.
Not only does it have only one port, but the keyboard on the thing is
pretty bad.
The good old arrow keys are squashed and the usuall springiness that
I've come to expect from my 13-inch MacBook Pro simply isn't there.
As Alex says the MacBook Airs are probably up for an update most likely
bringing 6TH generation Intel chips so will wait for those.
Let's just hope that the revision during WWDC 2016 or whenever they
update doesn't bring it in line with the MacBook with only one port.
Sorry for the long post.
Thanks to all who chimed in.
Sadam Ahmed
On 4/10/2016 7:13 AM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote:
Hi Sadam,
If I were you, and my choice was limited to just the latest MBA11 and the
latest MacBook, then there would be no contest: MBA11.
Why? Connectivity. Like the first MacBook Air way back when it was
introduced, the connectivity of the MacBook is horribly compromised: just one
USB type C port. Even if I weren’t sold on the MBA’s slightly smaller size and
its superior specifications, that one port would kill me. You’ve got to faff
about with adaptors if you want peripherals of pretty much any variety that you
already have, or if you also need power. You can’t benefit from Thunderbolt,
which means you’re not getting Ethernet at no cost either. The machine is
undoubtedly cute, of course, but in my opinion its real distinction is as a Mac
for the iPad generation. If that is not you, I’d seriously consider staying
with the tried and true and get a MacBook Air. It’ll be a good investment as
long as Apple strive to keep OS X running lean on lower-end dual-core hardware.
It’s either that, or wait for the next-generation MacBook, when Apple will
probably do a Google and put in a second, much-needed USB type C connector,
just like Google Pixel.
Just my opinion, of course. What you need is entirely dependent on your
tolerances, needs and desires.
Oh, and BTW, you can downgrade to Yosemite on either, because that’s what both
shipped with. You don’t have to use El Cap if you don’t want to.
Cheers,
Sabahattin
--
The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries
list.
If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you
feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or
moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.
Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn
- you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com
The archives for this list can be searched at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com.
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
