>make a laptop so thin that there's only room for one port
Is there anyone here who can defend this shit?
>>54931519
The MUH AESTHETICS crowd. But we all know they're retards.
>>54931519
If it's thin enough to fit one pirt, than why not 5?
>>54931559
Silly anon
It's so you can buy an Apple Certified® USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter for only $79.99
>>54931519
thats the most retarded esc button ive ever seen
>>54931559
Because it gets thinner, obviously.
Only the very last centimeter is still thick enough to house a port.
>>54931559
No room under the keyboard.
Why can't they make one so thing it has no ports? It can do wireless charging
>>54931519
who needs "ports" in the current year?
What do you want, usb ports? Next what, fucking combo drivers?
Grandpa, we have iCloud and Google Drive now
>>54931618
So they couldn't put on on the other side? Or the back ridge of the laptop?
In another 5 years wired ports will be something associated exclusively with desktop PCs, while connectivity on laptops and mobile devices will be exclusively wireless. This is simply the first step towards that. Mark my words.
>>54931519
It's a facebook machine. It has no need for other ports.
Normalfaggots don't use peripherals very often.
>>54931682
"WTF this laptop doesn't have a CD drive, it's trash"
-- neckbeards circa 2010
>>54931519
The keyboard is far worse than the port. I tried typing on it again yesterday. Hated it.
If they put that shit on the pro, I'll be running Linux on a thinkpad or latitude next month.
>>54931519
You can rationalize that the machine is intended to be a fast and light device not tied down to external devices. What with so many services available wirelessly this really isn't an issue. it's primarily a charging port and available to other things as needed.
>>54931682
I would agree to you if it were five years from now
>>54931519
Normies don't need ports, they don't even need computers.
Use. Case.
>>54931519
>just one port
>it's Kensington lock.
>>54931519
This is a computer that doesn't need ports. If you need ports, go buy a Macbook Pro.
>>54931519
People who buy macs cant afford stuff to plug in there anyway and its not like they know anything about that stuff or even usb drives for that matter.
They want it to be thin to show their friend how thin it is and then they accidently step on it and apple is happy they can sell the next modell to the same retard.
>>54931682
True.
But it will also take average people 10 minutes to connect a flash drive.
>>54931631
There's a headphone port on the other side. In fact, there are two ports and OP is a faggot.
>>54931765
Only $1499 and you can have 2 whole Thunderbolt™®© ports!
>>54931754
That's USB type C, not a kensington lock
>>54931778
They'll be wireless by then dude
>>54931519
>needing more than one port
you're using it wrong
>>54931682
>do not hold anything between the device and your macbook , it might die
This is how murriclaps will die out.
>>54931794
Yes.
Which means it will require a password, and a network scan for all nearby devices.
>>54931519
Sure. We're entering a wireless future.
>Wi-Fi 802.11ac capable of being much faster than 1Gbps Ethernet
>Bluetooth peripherals, including mouse, keyboard and headphones
>wireless display connections
>>54931604
think different :^)
>>54931789
No problem matey.
>>54931719
Aye.
This is a facebook/twitter machine for the hiptards.
The rMBP is different though. If that comes with only USB-C and that god-awful keyboard, I know more than a few developers and writers who are going to be pissed.
>>54931519
Does it even have a headphone jack?
What the fuck
>>54931776
>>54931778
Flash drives will soon be but a fluttering memory in the consumer world. Cloud storage will replace it.
The #1 worst thing about ultrabooks is the FAN NOISE.
As long as fans are the best we can do ultrabooks will never be worth it.
Prove me wrong.
>>54931519
Nope, I surely cannot.
>>54931914
yes, headphone jack is on the other side. it works with phone-style inline mics too
>>54931519
Zenbooks are thinner lighter and have more ports.
>>54931915
Not as long as the Jew keeps throttling Internet speeds
>>54931915
I'd like to think that little bluetooth/wifi storage nubs/mushroom cap-shaped things will replace thumb drives.
>>54931915
But muh safety and muh privacy.
By that logic we will sooner or later move from hdds to ram only with even the os being in the cloud.
>>54931916
Intel Core m3-6Y30
>>54931613
There's still another side
>>54931519
they could easily fit a headphone jack and SD reader. other than that I don't need 18 USB ports. If you want a bunch of USB ports by a desktop you dumbfuck.
>>54931973
>But muh safety and muh privacy.
The majority of consumers are not /g/. They don't care about any of that. They're already occupied with concerns of daily life; paying the bills on time, keeping their families fed, keeping a roof over their heads. People want convenience, ease-of-use and peace-of-mind.
>>54931519
>Tapered edges to make it seem thinner
>It gets thinner towards the front edge despite barely affecting the profile
Apple could've easily fit a standard array of ports onto it with the only anomally being usb-c instead of a. It wouldn't help it being a throttling piece of shit but that's besides the point.
>>54932121
>tfw I will probably never have a nice fantasy family like that.
>>54932121
if you remove the kids from the photo. they would look younger and even happier.
>>54931519
If you don't like it, don't buy it. Nobody fucking cares what you spend your money on.
I accidentally bought a Lenovo Yoga 900S after reading this thread.
>>54932121
Right, but cloud storage is inconvenient compared to flash drives.
>>54931519
how do you attach a beamer?
>>54932344
Why go looking for that flash drive when you could just drag that file to the OneDrive folder and instantly make it accessible across all of your devices, my man?
I heard from a linus techtips video that there is another laptop (acer or asus) which is thinner than that piece of fucking shit and still has way more ports. Can't remember it too lazy to look up
>>54932344
Not when you need to access it from your phone or tablet.
Android + Google Drive = Love. <3
>>54932411
1 rupee has been deposited to your Google Play credit account
>>54932445
Yay, I can finally afford a new month of Google Play Music All Access! I can't wait to jam to Dangerous Woman, the new album by Ariana Grande in stores now!
>>54931519
nope
>>54931963
This. Commiecast already ruins so much of our lives.
>>54931846
also a battery
>>54932555
omfg you pleb. You shake it up before use and the shaking charges up the battery, like those flashlights.
>>54932030
There's the audio jack there
>>54932254
Yes goy don't reproduce. Leave that to brown people they are much better at it. Just watch loli anime and my little pony, that is the true meaning of life.
>>54932581
>masturbating your storage drive
If I wanted to look like a tool I would buy a e-cig
Don't like it. Don't buy it.
>>54932390
It's possible that someone could have a crappy upload speed, anon.
My upload speed is approximately 0.49152 MegaBits, which is about 60 KiB/s. Here are some estimates of how long I'd be waiting for files to upload at that rate:
1 MB file = 17 seconds
20 MB file = 5 minutes 41 seconds
2 GB file = 9 hours, 42 minutes, 32 seconds
Or, I could just quickly put that shit on a thumbdrive.
>>54932715
Why do you call it a thumb drive?
>>54932753
Some people even call it a "jump drive."
>>54932390
Every so often, Comcast likes to do maintenance on the cable infrastructure, leaving me without Internet for several hours. I am supposed to be without porn during this time?
>>54932411
>phone/tablet
Just connect phone/tablet to laptop via USB cable.
>>54932761
All these dumbfuck names trigger me.
>Hey bro can I borrow a USB?
>>54932753
It's a storage drive that's the size of a thumb.
>>54932814
So could I call a can of soda a dickdrink?
>tfw t420
best laptop
>>54932833
If you want. That makes no sense whatsoever.
>>54932753
Flash storage, thumbdrive, stick, card, I use the terms all interchangably.
>>54932833
Anon I don't think that kind of girth is normal. I'd recommend talking to your doctor.
What do you need ports for, OP? Everything is wireless these days.
ITT millennials complain because a device isn't targeted specifically at them
>>54932959
It's roughly dick sized, I guess you could call a pencil a dick writer XD
>>54931705
Still is desu. Can't be considered a desktop replacement without one.
>>54933027
I don't even have the one in my desktop plugged in
Why would a MacBook consumer need more than one port?
I like mine. ~630 euros, real 10 hours autonomy, 5w cpu for a 37wh battery. 1.2 kg, 128 gb ssd, 1080p
>>54933080
Wallpaper source please
>>54933108
I forgot sorry
>>54933134
Can you upload it?
>>54932833
Your logic is flawed because the logic for thumbdrive is flawed too. Thumbdrives, contrary to your belief, do not drive cars.
>>54933183
Thanks
Might want to delete it incase you get banned
>>54933080
>that wallpaper
>that busy room in the background
Post pic of basement
>>54931789
and 2 USB3 ports, an HDMI port, SD card reader, and Magsafe.
>>54933183
The proper protocol is to put it in something like /h/ and then link it here.
>>54933556
Wait, the janitors and mods actually allow that? So you can link to any other post, even if the stuff in that post is very NSFW or distateful?
>>54933616
As long as you don't post it directly to /g/, you shouldn't get banned for it.
>>54933647
>shouldn't
Welp, there goes my confidence. I think I will just play it safe and not cross-link NSFW stuff on SFW boards until I know for sure.
>>54933672
Learn how to reset your IP and begin care-free posting
>>54932601
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>>54933709
My ISP doesn't allow for that. And even if they did, how about I just follow the rules instead? They're pretty freakin' reasonable.
Also, what about linking to NSFW shit using links that go to other sites entirely? And do I have to explicitly say, or have the context in which I'm posting imply, that it's NSFW as well?
I'd look this shit up, but there's no info about it in the FAQs.
>>54933757
The problem isn't with the rules, it's with the low quality of moderators the site hires. Bans aren't consistent and warnings aren't given.
>>54931519
why do they need their laptops to be so thin? what do they benefit? are they storing laptops in mass on bookshelves or something? can they not afford an extra half an inch of space when putting their laptop in their backpack?
>>54933772
they only had like 22 moderators for 4 years, right?
crazy low levels of actual moderation for a site pulling 50 million posts a day regularly.
>>54933757
>My ISP doesn't allow for that
Yes, they do.
While agree one port is a stupid idea, I'd be quite happy to purchase one with 2 or more Type C ports.
The capabilities of USB Type C are not being taken advantage of in current machines.
While you may need to buy adapters now, in the future you won't need too. Why hang on to ancient standards such as USB 2.0 and VGA?
And quite simply if you don't like it, don't buy one and keep your thinkpad.
>>54932390
ONE DRIVE??? YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ONEDRIVE? DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THAT PIECE OF SHIT "CLOUD" BULLSHIT. seriously, if you're gonna use the cloud, use google drive. their apps are much faster at syncing. I was left in the dark for an hour for moving one 4.7 mb file through onedrive. Google drive took me 30 seconds.
>>54932782
what do they do, jerk on it?
>>54933079
so they can fuck the computer
>>54931588
Or you know... any generic chink adapter for $5 on Amazon
>>54934365
that will break within a month
>>54934302
I like OneDrive because right now, I get 40GB of free storage. On Google Drive - also a great service - only 17, and most of it is taken up by email storage.
I also like OneDrive because the web UI is nice, and it integrates with Word/Excel/LibreOffice files nicely. I can edit documents and spreadsheets either using a desktop program, or in the WebUI, and they'll be sync'd and work everywhere. With Google drive, you can only edit files in their "cloud" format. So if you want to view or edit your documents on the desktop, you have to export a copy of them in Microsoft or ODF format first, which sucks.
I also use OneNote a lot (in addition to EverNote), and it's nice to be able to have them exist in my OneDrive.
With that said, Google Drive is also great. I use a few apps that use Google Drive for storage, and it's really nice having them sit within my Google account.
iCloud though (even though nobody mentioned it) kinda sucks though.
>>54934384
true. I do like onedrive. if they would fix the uploading and syncing issues, i'd be all for them.
>>54934384
Forgot to mention that I'm also a religious user of SpiderOak too. I use it for development work where I need backups and lots of versioning, and for personal documents I wouldn't trust normal cloud-storage providers with.
The one knock I have against SpiderOak is that the UI needs some work, and syncing is sloooow. I don't use it when I need changes to instantly show up between my machines or colleagues.
>>54934397
Guess I'm lucky then. Never had issues with OneDrive yet.
I also give points to OneDrive for one weird feature I found. I do work in Gimp and sometimes have .XCF sitting around and sync'd in OneDrive. Turns out that OneDrive's WebUI actually thumbnails that shit. Really surprised me that they'd support something like that, and handy for organizing my .XCF files because Windows doesn't thumbnail them (and I'm too lazy to figure out how to do it).
>>54931519
As someone who got one of these for free, I can explain.
At first it sucked, but I realized I really only hook my phone up to it once a week or so. You kinda just get used to it, but it can never be used as a main machine unlike a macbook pro because of this. this isn't even the worst part, the keyboard is the worst thing ever and even though I've had this thing for 6 months now, I've mistyped about 25% of this post. god damn I hate this fucking keyboard. Aside from that I feel like it's not a terrible laptop, but shouldn't be over $1000. Just get a pro.
>>54934661
Different poster here, but to add to that, why does the MacBook and MacBook air look identical on Apple's site? I would've figured only the Air would go for this kind of minimalism, not the mainline model.
And tell me more about the keyboard. Is it really that bad, and does the Pro model have it too? I would've never thought Apple would fuck that up, considering how much I love rMBP's keyboard.
>>54932588
The audio jack is smaller and can scoot to the thinner side of the laptop
>>54932344
I remember how annoying it was during my elementary and high school years to always make sure I had my flash drive on me when I had to print out a essay or present a project in class. Left it at home and I was screwed. Ever since I started college I just type all my essays on Google docs.
So nice to be able to just shut off my computer without worrying about saving anything.
>>54932791
Why the fuck am I laughing so hard, what is this?
>>54934381
So will the apple one, they're probably made in the same factory
>>54931519
>Is there anyone here who can defend this shit?
>>54931705
>>54931751
>>54931765
>>54931847
>>54932658
>>54932974
The only things I plug in my notebook are my headphones and the charger. I would have no problem with that.
I would never buy it this macbook though because my laptop is 13 inches and I already think it is too small. 12 is tablet size for me.
>>54931705
Laptops without cd drives are still trash in 2016
>>54934384
>iCloud though (even though nobody mentioned it) kinda sucks though.
Been using it for a long time now and it's never really given me much trouble. I only really use it for shuttling around bookmarks, history, contacts, etc though. I rely heavily on cloud storage because that seems like a disaster waiting to happen.
>>54936656
>I rely
*don't rely
>>54936576
I personally don't purchase laptops unless they have floppies at least
I hope they make it portless the next refresh and have it charge wirelessly. Bluetooth is the future :^)
>>54931915
How would you install your OS? Or will Microsoft and Intel make some deal where that's not allowed to be done on the individual level?
>>54936701
>using the smiley with a carat nose
I wouldn't defend it by saying it has some respectable benefit--laptops with a set of common ports are already plenty thin/light enough--but that it's not the end of the world for lots of people. In other words it doesn't need defending. If it's not for you, don't use it. It works just fine for the tons of people who do use it, myself included.
>>54936733
Average consumers don't install their OSes, that's too inconvenient; instead, that's done by the OEM. With a device like the Surface Pro 4 or the Chromebook Pixel, all upgrades are managed automagically,
It'is convenient, easy, and delivers peace-of-mind and people like that because life is already complicated enough.
>>54933801
portability
if it weren't for the one port meme it'd be a great machine
the problem is, you cant charge it and have shit plugged in without an adapter
My macfag buddy sure tries. He's been having a pretty rough time the past few years, although he'd never admit it.
>>54934661
>Just get a pro.
The new pro is getting the macbook keyboard
top KEK
>>54935297
different anon here but it really is that bad, go to an apple store and try it for yourself
the keys have practically no travel and no tactile feedback, its like tapping your fingers against a wooden desk. it's worse than the type cover for the surface pro
>>54936799
Okay. But the industry by large won't just abandon a very profitable niche market... Flash drives and disc media will still be around.
>>54933027
My desktop doesn't even have a disc drive.
>>54931629
Icloud and Google drive. 40 year old server tech. Give it cute names. Idiots think it's new.
>>54936827
>having gay friends
Degeneracy.
