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A
FUCKING
PORT
You have 10 seconds to name two situations where you would need more than one USB port
Note that "USB stick and charging" isn't a valid answer, because you can just stop charging and plug in the stick, then take it out and charge again.
Reminder that USB 3.0 is why laptops aren't getting thinner
>>54373765
External hard drive.
USB drive.
Mouse.
USB DAC.
Literally fuck off you pleb. This is one of the worst designs Apple has ever come out with.
>>54373765
USB stick + charging
>>54373775
>Mouse
>DAC
>External HDD
Lol? Apple doesn't need to care about your edge case scenarios.
You can't seriously be suggesting that someone put 4 USB ports in a laptop.
>>54373765
Charging + mouse
>>54373765
Kill yourself.
>>54373791
You don't use a mouse with Macbooks. The trackpad is the best out of any laptop.
>>54373790
'Edge Case'? Apart from the DAC these are fucking normie-tier.
>>54373790
Didn't Lenovo make a thinner laptop with more ports?
>>54373791
>wired mouse
>2016
>>54373775
>External hard drive.
Cloud.
>USB drive.
Cloud.
>Mouse.
Trackpad. Or Bluetooth mouse.
>USB DAC
Now that's autistic.
>>54373806
>Thinking wireless mice can be used without a fucking receiver.
>>54373816
I'm sorry that your infrared (lol) mouse won't work with the Macbooks built in bluetooth. Perhaps it's time to come to 2016?
>>54373740
I miss the Magsafe ports
>>54373816
>Implying bluetooth is not a thing
Although I do agree one port is retarded
>>54373831
If 2016 is the world of laptops with one port then fuck 2016 and your shilling antics.
>>54373849
Dodge
>>54373853
Dodge what?
So I was wrong about the Bluetooth.
Doesn't make one fucking port any less nonsensical.
>>54373775
USB DAC is absolutely not relevant here
Use a wireless mouse or use the trackpad
There, you have one USB port for your external or USB
>But I want both plugged in
Literally no reason
>>54373766
They're already severely anorexic. If they get any thinner they'll die.
>A
>FUCKING
>PORT
Wireless charging is a thing. Might as well just get rid of the port all together.
>>54373911
Bluetooth mice are mainstream, commonly available/owned and cheap
>>54373911
on screen keyboards are a thing might as well just get rid of the keyboard altogether
>>54373740
Does it have a 3.5mm audio out? Or do I need a USB sound card too?
>>54373925
there's actually an apple patent for replacing it with a glass surface and the vibration thing from the trackpad
>>54373879
Transferring a file from your external HDD to your boss's.
>b..but first you put it on the laptop and then you move it to the second HDD
The file is a 128GB dataset, best case scenario it takes 2 hours per transfer because >muh SSD is useless in this case.
Also, you probably have a 256GB SSD on the laptop and you'd be fucked regardless.
Faggots
>>54373766
This argument only works on macfag,s because only macfags care about their device being thin more than they care about their device being good.
>>54373968
>Transferring a file from your external HDD to your boss's.
Fantasy
>>54373833
Holy shit that looks flimsy as fuck
>>54373986
that was the point of them
glad jobs is dead
>>54373814
Cloud for external hard drive? You must be fucking shitting me, I have a 1.5 TB HDD in my laptop plus a 1.5 TB external drive. How the fuck am I supposed to keep all that stuff in the cloud?
>>54373981
Ikr, I too work as an independent web designer for somethingr.io
A Facebook machine doesn't need more than that.
>>54374003
>HDD in my laptop
A
FUCKING
SPORT
(Lol, funny pun here. We Reddit now XD)
>>54374036
Hahaha, I get it. Here, let me try
A
FUCKING
SNORT
+1 xD
>>54374020
Unless you have something better to suggest, fuck off and keep those combat pics to yourself.
>>54373765
My laptop has three USB ports and I have a seven port USB hub in one of them.
It's just about enough.
>not even 802.11ac theoretical max bandwidth matches usb 3.1
Sure lemme just use the slow botnet to store my data.
>>54373765
>Keyboard
>Mouse
>my tube amplifier for my headphones
>my game controller
>a video card if I want to hook up a PCI x16 card to it
Why shouldn't I be able to do this without a billion USB Hubs?
>>54374062
If you're hooking up a gpu, then you're fine because the typically a have USB ports on the dock.
>>54373765
Note that "stop charging and plug in the stick, then take it out and charge again" isn't a valid answer, because you can just take your pants off, shove a dildo up your ass and pull your pants back up.
>>54373806
>>54373831
>>54373831
>infrared mice
I don't think they were ever a thing. Ever.
>>54374062
>MacBook
>Gaming peripherals
Yoooooooooooooo lol
>>54373986
Held in magnetically. The idea being, if you trip the cord it'll come out easily, rather than pull your laptop off the desk.
>>54374204
Only problem is that they were flimsy, fell apart, melted and caught fire.
>>54373906
Uh that is like
totally a marina
>>54374204
No I mean the cable and the plug and everything. It looks like the cable would just break within half a year.
>>54374051
I would suggest an SSD. Aside from being fast they're shock proof, good for something portable like a laptop
>>54374346
I'm not dumb enough to break it.
>>54373766
At the point where a USB port is the limiting factor for how thin the laptop can be,and that being a pain point for it, you should use a different device.
The laptop is thin enough I'd rather have more ports and better hardware capabilities...
>>54373765
Moving files from a dying hard drive to another.
>>54374318
they do
apple charges are garbage
my cable is currently fraying in 3 spots, and it hasn't moved from my desk in 2 years
>>54374036
The fact is that old /g/ would have continued with this style of joke, insulting OTHER setups instead of sperging out about one post.
I miss old /g/.
>>54374379
I had a USB cable that looked like this. (Not by apple, buy the same glossy shit design)
I also didn't move it, and it stopped working after a year. Beware of tech that is built for form over function, it's often designed to fail.
>>54374366
Enjoy your SHIT performance and SHIT battery life thanks to that spinning metal piece of shit in your laptop
>>54374481
>implying you'll get extra hours of battery life for using an ssd
>>54374550
They're much lower power than HDDs.
>>54373740
Absolutely perfect. The only way to improve it would be TB3, which needs too much power.
>>54373775
>External hard drive.
Network.
>USB drive
Why would you still use it? News flash, it doesn't support CDs either. How horrible!
>Mouse.
It's not not cucked Windows laptop, the trackpad is better than a mouse. If you absolutely have to use one, bluetooth.
>USB DAC.
Autism overload.
>>54373911
Sadly not yet, too slow and requires shit bigger than a charger.
>>54374059
It has a 512GB SSD max, you can't put enough data on it to make the speed difference between wifi and USB 3 noticeable.
>>54374062
And here I thought the first guy reached the autism limit but this ... is something special.
>>54374550
Not an hour but 30 min should be doable if we compare a fast spinning HDD with NVMe SSD.
>>54374565
>the trackpad is better than a mouse
Said no sane person, ever.
>>54373833
>>54373986
>>54373994
>>54374204
>>54374318
these things have existed in asia forever, nobody bothered to patent them because everybody was using them.
then came apple and patented an invention that has existed for years and one they had absolutely no right to own.
>>54374603
No sane person buys a laptop and uses a mouse with it
>>54373765
This better be bait
>>54374606
>prior art
>>54374616
You're wrong, evidenced by the fact that small, portable mice represent a large part of the overall product range of mice.
>>54374616
>No sane person buys a laptop and uses a mouse with it
Wow, just wow.
>>54374637
I guess the existence of the Wii U means a huge amount of people own and want it too
>>54374645
This may be a hard concept to grasp if you've never used anything but Winshit concrete trackpads your entire life.
>>54374603
I understand where you come from, I really do, I used to think the same. Using shitty trackpads without gestures that have a precision of a broken ball mouse must been horrible and all, but try using a good one and you will never want to use a mouse on a laptop again.
>>54374645
He probably forgot to add "good laptop" but it's how it is.
A
FUCKING
WHITE
MALE
>>54374565
>the trackpad is better than a mouse
They're good, better than every other trackpad, but still second to a mouse
>>54374674
Not one the go though. Maybe the number on reason for having a laptop?
>>54373765
HDMI/VGA/DVI adapter
External Hard Drive
Charging my phone while charging my notebook
Printers and scanners
Copying big files
Copying files between two USB-sticks
Charging my notebook while having my LTE-Stick connected
Using my graphic tablet while... I think it's already clear why you are an idiot.
Shitty bait, kill youre're are self.
Sage because downvote.
>>54374705
Ok
Cloud
Never need to do both at the same time
Wifi
?
Cloud
Edge case
Edge case (get an iPad pro)
>>54374657
Nope, I've even used Apple trackpads before. They are all shit, without a doubt. No good trackpad has ever, or will ever exist. Ever.
>>54374723
Shitpost
>>54374616
Shitpost
>>54374720
>get an ipad
>HEI GOIS, NOW THAT U BOUGHT OUR 12000$ SHITTY LAPTOP, REMEMBER TO BUY OUR SHITTY 31557$ IPAD AND THE NEW IPHONE® 9++ SE C2
charging + mouse + headphones for typical use, if used at home add in 2 displays and ethernet cable, my chinkpad can do all of that without any adapters
>>54374674
Not sure if I agree, when browsing on desktop, I'd actually had moments where I'd loved to have the trackpad while I never wanted to use a mouse when on trackpad.
Obviously a mouse is better for gayming and probably for something that needs on point precision like CS.
>>54374705
>HDMI/VGA/DVI
The only legit point but given how you're at home when using a screen, you could just use your desktop. If you happen to need a projector, it can be a pain though. Also not the most frequent scenario.
>External Hard Drive
Network.
>Charging my phone while charging my notebook
Why would you rape your laptop battery and have annoying cables? In most cases it's slower too.
>Printers and scanners
Wifi, who the fucking fuck has still printers connected over USB? Even if you happen to connect it over USB because muh stoneage, why would you connect it to a fucking laptop?
>Copying big files
>saving few sec
Totally worth it.
>Copying files between two USB-sticks
>still using USB-sticks
>Charging my notebook while having my LTE-Stick connected
LTE stick? What is this, India? Don't you have a phone?
>Using my graphic tablet
Good point but an even more rare scenario than projectors.
>>54374801
Your brickpad is at best a """"""portable computer"""""""
>>54374801
>chickpad cucks jerk off over nipple mouse
>admit that they have to use a normal one
>>54374720
>not every printer has wifi
>not every pc has internet/access to everything
>I don't need to do it, therefore nobody needs to do it
>copying files between two USB-devices
>legit reason? Let's call it edge case
>same
>>54374792
Calm down
>>54374702
>Not one the go though. Maybe the number on reason for having a laptop?
Yeah, because the only reason people use a laptop for, is holding it on their lap. Do you know that things like desks also exist in a train? Do you know that people in meetings also use desks? Do you know that it is impractical to bring your desktop pc to a meeting? Have you ever had a job?
>>54374801
Your Thinkpad also has shit battery life and is slow and heavy with a horrible trackpad.
Everything has a compromise.
>>54373765
>You have 10 seconds to name two situations where you would need more than one USB port
Why does one even answer to such a horrible piece of shit?
>>54374829
So one port is at fault for you having outdated technology around you? Have you noticed the price tag? Somebody who drops 1300+ on a laptop, doesn't have fucking USB printer. Hell, you're have a hard time buying one without wifi these days.
>>54374810
>LTE stick? What is this, India? Don't you have a phone?
now you rape your phone battery
>>54374850
DELETE THIS
>>54374850
shiiieeeetttt
>>54374850
>a thinner laptop has 3 USB ports, SD card slot and mini HDMI port
Don't forget the shit battery life and that it's much bigger. There was absolutely no way to add more ports without ruining the Retina Macbook, nor do people who want one care about them.
>>54374870
If your phone doesn't last as hotspot for a work day, a new laptop is the least of your concerns.
>>54373790
>edge
>mouse
try harder m9
>>54374895
>The Retina meme
You know the Retina display is just a normal IPS display with a weird aspect ratio, but a comfy aspect ratio
>>54374853
x220 with 9 cell can last 10 hours and weighs about 1.5kg, and the i5 2nd gen M cpu, is only about 5-10% slower than 6th gen U cpu, if anything you can complain about heat output, it's by no mean slow, heavy or has shit battery life
>>54373765
>usb mouse
>usb keyboard
>external hdd
>flash drive
I used multiple ports on my laptop all the time.
>>54374913
Try not buying laptops with shit trackpads
>>54374933
>x220 with 9 cell can last 10 hours
Massive citation needed on this
>>54374918
>You know the Retina display is just a normal IPS display with a weird aspect ratio, but a comfy aspect ratio
Wat.
It's a great high PPI display with respectable aspect ratio (unrelated to Retina)
The difference between normal high PPI displays and Retina is on the software side (flawless scaling)
>>54374933
>x220 with 9 cell can last 10 hours and weighs about 1.5kg
If I recall right, it lasts 6h with 6cell one and 1.3kg with it, just extra 200gram for 9cell?
>>54374810
You're literally retarded.
>External Hard Drive - Network
Because wifi is absolutely as fast USB.
>USB isn't allowed because it's easy to use >:^(
>charging the phone isn't allowed, but using it for USB-tethering is okay
Tip: It is charged while USB-tethering
It's useful when your provider is to stupid to keep his stuff running.
>ITT: useless macidiots and other idiot people falling hard into baits
>>54374867
My printer still works flawless. Why should I buy a new one?
>>54374977
>Because wifi is absolutely as fast USB.
Because it's so horrible to wait 2-3 secs longer. Hey, it's about the time it takes to plug the shit in and wait till it gets recognized.
>USB-tethering
That would be absolutely retarded and add annoying cables.
>>54374965
A quick Google search confirms his assertion, MACFAGS BTFO AHAHAHA!!!
>So far my total use time was about 11.5 hours, with a total sleep time of 6.5 hours.
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2011/08/22/i-put-the-lenovo-thinkpad-x220s-24-hour-battery-claim-to-the-test/
>>54375000
You shouldn't expect 15 year old tech to work with new tech
>>54373740
daily reminder that this ONE FUCKING PORT works on USB 3.0 speeds and not 3.1
>>54375008
He used 18 cell.
Spend a minute reading, it'll do you good.
>>54375012
Uhh, nope. Pretty sure that's wrong.
Yep, just checked, that's completely wrong.
Like seriously, incomprehensibly wrong.
>>54375029
>Spend a minute reading, it'll do you good.
...Y- you too:
>but I did get close to 18 hours of work done
>>54375032
I know, right? Why the fuck don't the latest ultrabooks have CD drives ffs?
>>54374968
>>54374965
literally first review off google
http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/lenovo-thinkpad-x220
ThinkPad X220 3.6 pounds (with a nine-cell battery) so ~1.6kg
and battery life during typical use, wifi/web browsing
"The nine-cell battery on the X220 lasted 12 hours and 39 minutes."
>>54375008
>To find out I subjected my X220 to a real-use test to see just how long it could run fully laden with 18-cells of battery power.
>Screen brightness was turned down as far as I could stand it, which was usually between 30-50% brightness
Not exactly helpful either.
>>54375000
For one, because of the usual technological improvements, I am sure a thing or two happened in 15 fucking years.
Other than that, if you're so hell bound about using it, just plug it into a fucking desktop.
>>54375054
>1366x768 screen
Gee, I wonder why?
*gags*
>>54375052
>ultrabooks
>le latest technology
>le I'm using latest technology
>le I'm technologic
Go browse facebook somewhere else
>>54375077
You're done here kid.
>>54375052
You're an idiot.
>>54375054
Not too bad, though no information about brightness. The Broadwell Retina Macbook lasts 8:43 in their test, while weighing 700 gramm less.
>>54375102
also consider that this is a 5 years old laptop and costs a fraction of what mac does
>>54374881
Why?
>>54373765
I would like a USB 3.1 type A so I could actually use my fucking flash drives without buying an expensive adapter
>>54373765
>You have 10 seconds to name two situations where you would need more than one USB port
DJing
>>54375142
Consider that it's fat, has a shit screen with an even worse aspect ratio and got moving parts inside.
It's like the comparison doesn't make any sense!
>>54375154
Why would you use flash drives with it?
>>54375170
Everybody knows laptop DJs just press play and jump around a lot.
>>54375184
Mostly just class and shit
I'm too lazy to log onto my cloud storage lel
>>54375191
You know too much about laptop djing right?
>>54374965
my x220 with a 6-cell battery lasted me 6 hours while on a train with an internal 3g modem being used at all times. please drink chlorine
>>54375219
Did you buy an extra ticket for your brickpad?
>>54375074
because i'm on a train and not doing real work, you fucking retarded mong
>>54375233
Three total, two for the blob one for the brick
>>54375254
Man this is just weak
>>54375233
no. u mad?
so what, x240 with a full hd screen and probably higher battery life would make you retarded macfags happy?
>>54375254
Just looking at the wallpaper would be painful on such a shit screen. Do you enjoy torturing yourself?
>>54375287
sorry, i'm not autistic
haven't felt the need to change this laptop since i got it
>>54375267
>>54375287
From now on please use a trip so i can filter you, you stupid shit.
An external screen + a mouse.
Programming an sd card while being on a wired network.
listening to music while charging.
>>54375304
That's called autism.
>>54375285
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Lenovo-ThinkPad-X240-Ultrabook.106883.0.html
It looks pretty shit at about everything, and even cancer screen version doesn't have impressive battery life. Also the whole noisy fan jazz, heat and ... it's shit.
>>54375332
:^)
>autism speaks
>>54375331
>An external screen + a mouse.
A USB screen?
>Programming an sd card while being on a wired network.
A USB internet connection?
>listening to music while charging.
USB headphones?
>>54375331
>listening to music while charging.
Slow the fuck down, USB C didn't take over yet. You can use the headphones jack for that.
>>54373765
I do have a tiny little USB drive (physically) in which I keep files on that I don't need to access quickly, but I do need to access, and I keep my server keyfiles on a seperate USB drive which I use the spare USB port on. 2 seems to be fine, plus the thunderbolt ports (sometimes need to use my MBP in the datacentre to configure things via ethernet). It really boils down to what you need, and that's why I guess they'll point plebs to the macbook and keep the pro range for people who need a little bit more. Who knows?
>>54375329
Baww does the poor manbaby got triggered if he is told his brickpad has a shit fucking screen?
>>54375334
>looks up a good review of a good laptop because he never heard of it, with living in faggot macland and all
>shitposts "it's shit"
off yourself
>>54375360
>his brickpad has a shit fucking screen
it's just you that keeps calling my screen shit, you little retard :]
also that wasn't me, you're a funny macfag
>>54375216
Even the big names like deadmau5 and skrillex just press play and slide some shit occassionally.
>>54375362
> good laptop
Shit screen, mediocre battery life with the said shit screen, huge brick, hardcore throttling and crazy heat, etc, etc etc. Maybe it was okay when it was released but for todays standard it's shit.
Let me quote other stuff:
>Even during our life-like tests, the CPU appears to have a hard time.
>41.6 dB(A) when the TurboBoost+ mode is activated
>reaching around 50 degrees Celsius in a very small area surrounding the APU when put under continuous full load while the TurboBoost+ mode is deactivated
>audio quality is not even mediocre
>he never heard of it
Sorry, I don't give a fuck about 16:9 trash.
>>54375384
If you don't realize how shit the screen is, it clearly killed your eyesight already.
>>54375474
>50 degrees Celsius
>anywhere near overheating
you are BEYOND retarded
>>54375474
about your dumbass shit screen argument, still, i recommend you drink chlorine
show me your "good" laptop
>>54373765
Transfering files from stick to usb hard drive+usb mouse+usb keyboard
>>54375605
Retina Macbook Pro
>>54373814
>cloud
>trackpad
>bluetooth mouse
Disgusting
>>54375590
>50° outside temp
Well, given how cucked by Chinknovo you are, burning your balls is certainly not a concern. I was approaching it from a normal user POV thought.
>>54375605
>show me your "good" laptop
The one in OP is GOAT. Not that somebody who thinks 1366 x 768 is an acceptable resolution for a laptop would understand.
>>54375644
Is probably better for the average user but Retina Macbook is better at portability, which is what a laptop should be about.
>>54375644
don't you mean Retina™ Macbook© Pro(homosex)?
where's the internal 4g modem? really? you post shit about overheating and you then proceed to give me the retina shitbook as an example?
there are thinkpads with higher resolution than your crippled shitbook. good thing i actually need my laptop to be useful than browse facebook in Retina™™©™©™© gayness
what do you use your laptop for?
>>54373740
USB and a display port, charging. That's three things that public speakers and presenters constantly use together that they can no longer do without an $80 adapter.
>>54373740
Wait, is this the Macbook Pro?
What happened to the distinction between Macbook Air for Facebook machine and Macbook Pro for work?
>>54375678
>internal 4g modem
>bluetooth mouse
"connection lost"
>>54375699
i know, it's unheard of for you retarded macfags
>it's not an option for me so i don't need it
>>54373765
charging the computer while using a flash drive
>>54373766
why does a laptop need to be thinner than the height of a usb slot? fucking nerd
>y...yes apple, it's not like i needed those ports anyway
>>54375742
Thinner means more portability
This can't even be argued
>>54373766
that's why usb type C exists, you retard. you realise type C usb 3.0 is a thing, right?
also who the fuck needs a thinner laptop?
>>54375748
thinner also means more throttling, higher temps, lower battery life and weaker structure
but who cares about all that, right?
>>54375678
Different anons, anon. Curb your autism a bit.
>where's the internal 4g modem?
Thank fuck, huge waste of space. What are phones for?
>there are thinkpads with higher resolution
But shitty battery life.
>good thing i actually need my laptop to be useful
Oh, this should be amusing. Do tell more!
>what do you use your laptop for?
Writing, browsing, music. In that order. I also travel frequently, so please no fat shit over 1.3kg with 6h battery life.
>>54375748
Like with all things there's a point where it doesn't matter.
In this case, not only does it no longer matter, but it's hindering the functionality of the product.
>>54375773
>thinner also means more throttling
If you use the wrong CPU and do stress tests on it. So irrelevant.
>higher temps
Again, if managed right, you won't even notice it.
>lower battery life
As long it lasts 8+ plus it's good enough.
>weaker structure
>still buying plastic trash
>>54375748
You can bet your ass it can be argued you fucking faggot. Depth is the least important factor in a laptop's portability.
>>54373765
>Note that "USB stick and charging" isn't a valid answer
2/10 you actually managed to get people to reply
>>54375795
This is what Brickpad autismos actually think
>>54375776
>What are phones for?
talking. and not having to charge them every day
>But shitty battery life.
nope
>
>good thing i actually need my laptop to be useful
for one thing, being able to have internet on my laptop on a fucking train without wasting my phone's battery on a hotspot
>all that hipster stuff listed
my x220 weighs 1.5kg
>1.3kg
do you even lift?
>>54375748
my whole point was after something the size of something like a usb slot 'portability' has diminishing returns. Even if you halved the size of the thinnest laptops with usb slots today they wouldn't be any more portable.
give me a situation where having a thinner laptop than the ones we have now is needed
>>54375802
>implying I've ever owned a ThinkPad in my life
>>54375825
If Macbooks were as thin as a sheet of paper they would be more portable because they'd be much easier to carry. Almost effortless. This is an extreme example, but it demonstrates that thinness is important.
>>54375815
>phones are for talking
"Anon, 2016 on a technology image board"
>>54375687
Another problem, even with the $80 adapter you still have no place to plug in audio for a DI if the presenter has a video in their presentation. I know all you people say that plugging into projectors are rare but I do set up for presenters and its not rare. Apple is literally shooting themselves in the foot when it comes to the consumers who use it for business travel.
>>54375846
A ~1" thick 4:3 laptop is more portable than a paper thin widescreen one.
>>54373740
it has 2 ports
>>54375866
A port can transmit and receive. Now explain yourself
>>54375742
thinner means the manufacturer needs to spend less money on raw materials
>>54375866
It has one port and one jack.
>>54375795
Assuming we talk about ultrabooks, yes. Whether it's 1.5cm or 1.2cm wedge won't make a huge difference.
Compared to brickpads though...
>>54375815
>and not having to charge them every day
How horrible, charging a phone! Doing it only every 3rd day makes life so much better!
>nope
Show a chinknovo ultrabook with higher resolution that lasts over 7h.
>without wasting my phone's battery on a hotspot
Avoiding the horrible experience of charging it. Mhmm.
>my x220 weighs 1.5kg
And is the size of 2-3 normal ultrabooks.
>do you even lift?
Do you even travel? 200gram are easy noticeable in a backpack, the huge charger making it even worse and taking more space.
>>54375846
It would also snap in half? I don't understand a situation where that would be better than the thin laptops we have at the moment
>>54375897
so? It wouldn't make the price of the laptop go down for the consumer. In fact apple will probably double the price because thin = good
>>54375889
>Support for Apple iPhone headset with remote and microphone
>>54373765
Data transfer between two hard drives.
>>54373740
Of course it's a fucking USB port, thank you for the heads-up
>all these tech illiterates using sneakernet.
Why are they allowed on /g/?
>>54375927
>It would also snap in half?
All depends on materials. The current Retina Macbook or similarly thin laptops are as stable as their larger and fatter counterparts.
>>54374565
>It's not not cucked
So it's cucked.
>Trackpad is better than a mouse.
Touchscreen is better than a trackpad. Why aren't you using a tablet Anon?
>>54375963
Same reason the asshats who think usability is somehow killing laptops as a platform.
>>54376045
>Touchscreen is better than a trackpad.
How did you get to that conclusion, it require much more movement and time.
Wow Apple really has their customers cucked to absolute shit.
Removing the headphone jack, now a laptop with one whole port, and Applefags eat it up like their own cumshot.
But don't worry!! We have adapters that you can buy from Apple™®© to make your fucking product work.
>>54376160
>he uses anything but charger and headphones with his laptop
>>54376160
>Removing the headphone jack
Name one(1) Apple device that doesnt use a headphone jack
>being this desperate you have to resort to rumors.
>>54375927
they can either choose to increase the profit margin or use higher quality materials.
>>54376181
This. Applefags don't want usability or convenience, they want to pay more for less, b/c cuck.
>>54376193
Plz read news friend
>>54376228
>it's convenient to connect 21415 cables to a mobile device
>>54373775 >>54373778 >>54373780 >>54373791 >>54373794 >>54374054 >>54374062 >>54374092 >>54374376 >>54374620 >>54374705 >>54374864 >>54374936 >>54375154 >>54375170 >>54375356 >>54375641 >>54375716 >>54375723 >>54375801 >>54375944
Thanks for the (You)s nerds.
>>54376240
This is honestly a macfags argument.
Take a good look.
>>54376262
It's a pretty good argument. I have USB ports on my thinkpad that I have to dust out with compressed air because I've never used them.
>>54376262
"Apple makes me very mad" isn't exactly an argument, friend.
>>54376299
2 USB ports isn't asking for a lot, and 1 USB port is an absolute joke for something that price, that you then have to buy adapters for if you want more functionality
>>54376317
This is honestly a macfags argument
Take a good look
>>54376064
If people are going to care about making laptops more portable then it makes sense for you to save space by not having a fucking trackpad instead of missing a USB port. That's why I think touchscreens would be better since the method for input is combined with the display.
>>54376240
>You typo'd "more than 1" as "21415."
Keeping it real as always, huh Mr. Parkinsons?
>>54374616
>>54376260
Go suck on a wet sponge, pee pee breath.
>>54376317
Neither is
"HA, USING MORE THAN ONE USB PORT? WHAT ARE YOU, A CAVEMAN? IT'S 2016!!! I CANT BELIEVE YOU'RE USING A BAJILLION USB PORTS!!"
1 USB port means the cheapest fucking motherboard that Apple used LESS material on, that they are now charging MORE for.
But this thread proves that Applefags just eat whatever slop they get thrown at them.
>>54376355
What adapters? I've literally never plugged anything to my laptop.
Printing? I have my printer networked with my router
television? I cast with chromecast/airplay (fuck hdmi cables)
file transfer? yeah, I don't sneakernet.
I wouldn't have an issue if it had a dock with a bunch of ports, but Apple'll never do it.
>>54376442
What bud?
>>54376355
>That's why I think touchscreens would be better since the method for input is combined with the display.
It would give up too much of functionality since it's much slower to use, specially on a laptop because you're not holding it like a tablet. It's kay to stop/play videos, nothing more.
>>54376382
>"HA, USING MORE THAN ONE USB PORT? WHAT ARE YOU, A CAVEMAN? IT'S 2016!!! I CANT BELIEVE YOU'RE USING A BAJILLION USB PORTS!!"
Consider the fucking device in question. A premium ultraportable laptop. It's not meant to replace your desktop with 5 different ports, drives or whatever else shit you choose to use. It's not meant to replace your "mobile" workstation.
Also given the price points, it's clearly not for people who still use printers without wifi or want to tether over USB.
It's a device for people who travel a lot and DON'T want to deal with silly shit like cables or usb drives. There is no reason for it to have any more ports. The only downside is that you can't connect it to a screen without adapter but how many hotels offer good enough screens without airplay in the first place?
>don't want to deal with things that plug into their $1000+ laptop
Nobody would give a shit about the lack of ports and misc bullshit with the new macbook if it was a $200 facebook machine.
>paying 1k for this retarded shit
>DEFENDING this stupid shit
lel
>>54376567
>too tech illiterate to know that wifi is a thing.
Even people who are trying to defend this product are doing it wrong.
This is the holy grail of casual computing. That and people who do many things over wireless protocols. Nobody is going to buy this thing for plugging peripherals into or doing some kind of drive work.
For somebody, somewhere, this will be the perfect machine. I don't know why people are losing their shit anyway, the rMBP and the desktop lines still exist. Oh wait I forgot this is /g/ where everybody must froth at the mouth and sperg out for no good reason.
>>54376582
Show me a $200 laptop with similar battery life, screen and trackpad. Obviously also similar form factor (size/weight)
>>54373814
what the fuck, are you serious?
>everyone saying they want to plug a mouse into a MacBook
>MacBook
>external mouse
Niggers, that's one thing they've perfected, nobody uses an external fucking mouse with any MacBook, that's weak bait.
Who the fuck still uses a mouse that requires an adapter, you retards heard of Bluetooth?
>>54376632
The point is that the idea is flawed within its price range.
For casual users that will just use it to browse the internet the one port is sufficient.
However, those same casual users probably aren't going to drop $1k on a laptop to do it, i.e. it's priced out of its niche.
The people who ARE going to drop $1k on a laptop are going to want more than one port, hence the rampant autism on /g/.
>>54374565
>being this much of a faggot
>Bluetooth mice
Enjoy your cheapshit crap, or overpriced latency machine
>>54376674
>using a mouse with a laptop
>>54375341
The laptop has ONE PORT. As in, no SD card slot or Ethernet in. Why is this hard to recognise as a bad idea?
Fucking macfag children.
>>54376694
>using a shitty mac trackpad
L-O-L
Macfags on suicide watch
>>54373740
O CAAAAANAAAADAAAA
>>54376717
>implying Mac trackpads aren't the best trackpads
I even use one on my desktop
>>54376694
???
using the trackpad is for fucking mongoloids, git gud
>>54376603
This is /g/. 90% of the time GNU/Linux doesn't have driver support their wifi nics.
Why do macfucks not realize that Bluetooth connections mean shit latency issues and shit sound quality?
>>54375776
I have an eeePC that cost me $150 that can do all of that, while still having more ports. And it weighs under 1kg. Macfag BTFO
>>54376528
>It's a device for people who travel a lot and DON'T want to deal with silly shit like cables or usb drives. There is no reason for it to have any more ports. The only downside is that you can't connect it to a screen without adapter but how many hotels offer good enough screens without airplay in the first place?
you mean a tablet or a smartphone?
do you think before you write?
>>54376734
This is what macfags actually believe
>>54376738
trackpad > mouse, espeically on the fucking go
>>54373790
My laptop has 4 USB ports. It's a Dell Inspiron fr about 3 years ago. I forget the exact model though.
>>54376755
The macbook has 3.5mm headphone you twit.
>>54375910
You're contradicting yourself with some of those statements, friendo
Why not accept that you're an idiot?
>>54376671
>The point is that the idea is flawed within its price range.
They seem to sell well enough for a second version ... it's like there are people who wanted exactly that.
>For casual users that will just use it to browse the internet the one port is sufficient.
It's sufficient for Office, coding and CS too, you don't need ports for that either.
>The people who ARE going to drop $1k on a laptop are going to want more than one port
What for? Another port would offer me absolutely no benefits just an empty hole. The last thing I plugged into a laptop was a mouse because Windows isn't into trackpads.
Obviously it has a smaller target audience than Retina Air would have or rMBP has but it's perfect for the people who wanted the most portable laptop possible.
>>54376761
It has a shit screen and shit trackpad. But hey, at least you got tons of ports and decent weight.
>>54376763
>you mean a tablet or a smartphone?
Useless for anything that needs a keyboard.
>>54373790
>You can't seriously be suggesting that someone put 4 USB ports in a laptop.
Mine's got 5, 8 when I dock it.
>>54376764
Well it's true.
>>54375910
> huge charger making it even worse and taking more space
the "huge charger" sits in my other bag that isn't my backpack since i have enough battery life that i don't need to be a fucking pleb and charge my laptop on a train/plane
>>54376822
>What for? Another port would offer me absolutely no benefits just an empty hole. The last thing I plugged into a laptop was a mouse because Windows isn't into trackpads.
There are plenty of people (like me) who carry around a USB drive on a keyring because we often have to do work on multiple computers. Anyone needing a modicum of productivity needs at LEAST 1 USB port.
>Obviously it has a smaller target audience than Retina Air would have or rMBP has but it's perfect for the people who wanted the most portable laptop possible.
By what standard is it more portable than the above Asus laptop? It's not smaller, lighter, or more functional, in fact it's LESS functional.
>Keyboard
Shitty tablet keyboards are the same quality as the MacBooks, and cheaper too.
>>54376822
>Useless for anything that needs a keyboard.
stop moving the goalposts, retard. the macbook retina's keyboard is a piece of shit, fyi
>>54373801
Best trackpad is equivalent to worlds smartest retard.
>>54376442
>sneakernet
I see you've never been in a place where you can't reach Wifi but you still need your computer to be less than 15mm in size so you can carry it everywhere!
You sure care about portability on a device you seem to only have at home. And whether or not you personally use a feature doesn't mean it's suddenly better for everybody to get rid of it. (And also get no thinner because of it, as a previous poster mentioned the UX305 has three USB ports and is 12.3mm for whatever the reason you might want to start trimming off features to save space.)
>>54376528
Yeah but giving up functionality sounds like what's happening in exchange for making the laptop... what exactly? Slightly smaller is the only argument I've seen and it doesn't seem to hold any weight.
Do "people" not want to "deal with SILLY cables" or do YOU not want to deal with cables? Where's this neat little focus group report that says people won't ever use more than USB port on their Macbooks? As I just said there's still no pro to having ONE USB port instead of two.
>>54376602
What the fuck is this half argument?
I guess people on /g/ are too tech illiterate to realize 2 USB ports is less than 1 USB port, oops!
Or maybe you thought Apple had to make some tough financial decisions on whether or not their Macbook had Wifi or if it had a 2nd USB port and they made the right choice. "Thank god my laptop doesn't have 40 USB ports and no Wifi or Bluetooth, that's what every non-Apple computer is like!"
>>54376822
>Useless for anything that needs a keyboard.
funny that a keyboard isn't "silly shit"
>apple releases "laptop" with no keyboard
>"NO KEYBOARD?!"
>hurr use a bluetooth keyboard. 2020 and still not using wireless keyboard, top fucking kek
see how that works?
>>54373790
>apple doesn't need to care about your edge case scenario
I don't recall apple being known for ever caring about anything consumers ever said in the history of forever.
>god forbid 4 USB ports in a laptop
It is a well know fact that the more features you remove from a laptop the happier people are and the more you can charge because less is more.
When you go into work tomorrow just grab a coffee, sit at your boss' desk, wank over his keyboard and leave for home within 30mins, but don't forget to collect your salary and bonus on the way out. You deserve it.
Fun fact: that's the average apple engineer's work day.
