01-14-2013, 06:45 PM
FWIW, the MPB's have rarely had "pro" hardware for quite some time. They would need much beefier video cards to qualify as "pro", IMHO.
As far as the rest of the issues, I agree, that's why I would never buy one. Regarding Buck's breakdown...
1. Audio input - Big issue, but not really that much worse than the current lineup.
2. Ethernet port - I really don't want to be forced to transfer large files over wireless and would gladly give up a few mm.
3. Firewire - it's going away, I understand that. I don't have many FW devices anymore.
4. Glossy - Matte - Matte is for pros, all the way.
5. Upgradeability - Yep. Considering there's machines out there with over 1TB of RAM, 16GB is nothing. Maybe every year they'll increase capacity and expect people to buy an entirely new machine. I'd never buy a machine I can't upgrade the RAM on - at least not for "pro" usage.
6. Magsafe - Hey, I still think the parallel adapters suck compared to the perpendicular ones.
7. No IR remote - I use this sometimes, and coming soon, probably more often.
8. No external battery charge indicator - I use this all the time. When it's been sitting for a few days (eg if I go on a trip), it's good to see if I need to top if off before I go somewhere without power.
As far as the rest of the issues, I agree, that's why I would never buy one. Regarding Buck's breakdown...
1. Audio input - Big issue, but not really that much worse than the current lineup.
2. Ethernet port - I really don't want to be forced to transfer large files over wireless and would gladly give up a few mm.
3. Firewire - it's going away, I understand that. I don't have many FW devices anymore.
4. Glossy - Matte - Matte is for pros, all the way.
5. Upgradeability - Yep. Considering there's machines out there with over 1TB of RAM, 16GB is nothing. Maybe every year they'll increase capacity and expect people to buy an entirely new machine. I'd never buy a machine I can't upgrade the RAM on - at least not for "pro" usage.
6. Magsafe - Hey, I still think the parallel adapters suck compared to the perpendicular ones.
7. No IR remote - I use this sometimes, and coming soon, probably more often.
8. No external battery charge indicator - I use this all the time. When it's been sitting for a few days (eg if I go on a trip), it's good to see if I need to top if off before I go somewhere without power.