![]() I’m not sure what to make of the current MacBook Pro, or the rumors that Apple is already working on the device pro users wanted. Of course, some of those rumors don’t match up with reality. So there’s really no problem there, other than the problem of perception.īut the big white elephant in the room is that rumor sites claim that Apple will be updating the MacBook Pro next year with faster processors, RAM upgradeable to 32GB, better video cards, battery-efficient OLED screens and more. The price is better than Apple’s former offering, too. That’s just crazy.Īpple no longer makes stand-alone displays, opting instead to work with LG to produce a fully compatible 5K display that has an iSight camera, plenty of ports and gorgeous image quality. With the new MBPro, some users will spend up to $200 on dongles to connect existing devices to the new MBPro. Not only do I plug my USB-A iPhone into it, but my USB-A microphone, USB-A DSLR camera cable, USB-A Bluetooth headphones (for charging) and multiple USB-A storage drives. But that’s mostly because I don’t have to plug anything into my iPhone other than the charger. I never complained when Apple chose to switch to Lightning ports on the iPhone. Look, I get that technology moves forward. It’s not that it’s bad, it’s just that it’s not a pro-level video card. Don’t even get me started on the comparatively low-end video card Apple chose to include. Most pro users sit at a desk most of the day, with the MBPro plugged in. How do they call a Mac a “Pro” computer when you limit it to 16GB of RAM? The reason, according to Apple’s Phil Shiller, is that they wanted to keep the power-consumption down to preserve batterly life. So I look at that fancy colorful Touch Bar, shrug my shoulder and… pfffft!īut that’s just one feature, right? Then I look under the hood and find more pfffft! than I think I can chew. If it does, I probably know it and use it regularly. ![]() The problem for me (and by me, I mean most pros) is that anything found in the Touch Bar can be found in the menus-and probably has a keyboard shortcut associated with it. The new MacBook Pro with its Touch Bar looks cool at first glance, and I can totally see how the average consumer might find it too cool to pass up. I absolutely love the macOS, but I’m left wondering how Apple and the rest of the world ended up so far apart on their definition of a Pro user. This would save a lot of hassle with file syncing and twice the time spent upgrading and maintaining two computers.īut then Apple Event happened last week and I feel like I’m stuck in a place I don’t want to be. I’ve been thinking a lot about my impending upgrade the last year or so, and decided that I could probably live with just one fully upgraded MBPro and buy an Apple Thunderbolt Display to use when I’m at home. At the home office I use a top of the line iMac with 32GB of RAM, Core i7 processor and upgraded video card for the heavy lifting in Photoshop, InDesign, etc. I do light design and image retouching on it, as well as email, web browsing and writing. As someone who is in the market for a new Mac in the next year, I watched the keynote with a pretty good amount of excitement and anticipation.Īt the conclusion of Apple’s keynote presentation, I found myself staring at the screen with a dazed and confused look on my face.įor years I’ve had a MacBook Pro for taking work on the road. When it comes to the Mac, Apple is making it reeeeeaaally hard to be a fanboyĪpple recently released new MacBook Pro models with great hype. 5 meter 40Gb/s transfer speed and 2 meter 20Gb/s. OWC’s Thunderbolt 3 Dock comes in Space Gray or Silver, and cable length varies between. ![]() And the device is powered, so it can charge your iPhone. 5 USB 3 ports, Firewire 800, Ethernet, Display Port, audio-in and SD Card slot are included, along with two Thunderbolt ports capable of driving 4K displays. The OWC Dock is a bit more than that, but also gives you significantly more options than straight dongles from Apple.Īs you can see in the image above, the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock includes plenty of ports. In yesterday’s rant, I mentioned some would have to spend upwards of $200 for dongles to gain the ports they found necessary. The Dock is obviously in response to Apple’s latest MacBook Pro announcement I wrote about yesterday. OWC is accepting pre-orders for their Thunderbolt 3 Dock, due to ship in February, starting at $280 (depends on the length of the Thunderbolt cable you want included).
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