Six technologies Apple killed in the new MacBook Pro

The life of a professional Mac user becomes more complicated.With the introduction of the new MacBook model

Pro, we have entered the intermediate phase of the shifttechnology. How do we go this way, which begins with the purchase of all kinds of adapters for the USB-C port on the computer and ends with the time where any peripherals will have a USB-C port. But this time is still far away.

In the meantime, let's talk about how Apple killed a lot of familiar computer things and technologies in the 90 minutes that the presentation lasted“Hello Again” MacBook Pro.

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  1. MagSafe Power Connector

 

For me, this is the biggest loss. MagSafe technology is amazing. One of those that delightfully solves the obvious problem. Now, if your child lingers on a cable from which the MacBook Pro is charging for $ 1,799, the latter will fly off and crash to the floor instead of just letting the MagSafe connector detach itself from the laptop painlessly. Fair price for a smaller double-sided and multi-purpose USB-C cable used to charge batteries? I do not know.

  1. Backlit Apple logo

Another lost symbol. The backlit Apple logo is a key element of the American style. We encounter him everywhere, starting from the view on every table in the nearest Starbucks coffee shop and ending with moments in almost every mental and inconceivable television series. The backlit Apple logo has disappeared, replaced with an anodized aluminum logo taken from a MacBook. And is this the price for convenience? Well, this new logo is at least shiny. Therefore, at least, left the ability to attract glances.

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  1. Classic USB port

Full-size and old USB ports remain inpast. In their place, it is proposed to use 4 USB-C ports. This means that it will no longer be possible to simply connect an external drive or flash drive to your laptop.

It also means that you won’t be able to directly recharge your iPhone with your MacBook Pro. It’s possible, but at least without an adapter.

  1. SD card slot

Apple killed on the MacBook Pro what photographers have been using for so long.

Buying the next digital SLR will be betterif you make sure that it supports Wi-Fi. Or think about buying those SD cards that support the Wi-Fi protocol (like mine). Because then, in the future, there will be no SD cards and SD card readers.

  1. Plastic hinges

New MacBook Pros hinges much less noticeableand are part of the display itself. This means that the protruding plastic hinges in the previous Retina MacBook Pros lineup have also become part of the story.

  1. Charger Extension Power Cable

New MacBook Pro models no longer equippedpower extension cable, like a 12-inch MacBook. Apple has been equipping its laptop models with this cable for a long time just to provide extra length between the wall power outlet and the charger. Unfortunately, now you have to purchase it separately for $ 19.

11-inch MacBook Air and Non-Retina MacBook Pro

At the end of the “Hello Again” presentation, Apple silently said goodbye totwo MacBook models. This is the 13-inch "Non-Retina" MacBook Pro (finally got rid of!) And the 11-inch MacBook Air (and this model is really a pity!).

In fact, the 13-inch MacBook Pro is justwaiting for his last hour. In the end, we are talking about a 5-year-old model. But the 11-inch MacBook Air really made more than an impression. It was the cheapest MacBook model. Small, nimble and quite productive.

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But Apple is clearly trying to stimulate thoseusers who want a small and super portable laptop by offering them their 12-inch MacBook. Another point, with the departure of the 13-inch MacBook Pro model from the market, not a single MacBook (or Mac in the broad sense) no longer has a built-in SuperDrive optical drive.

Not everything is lost!

The headphone jack remains (which is not surprising).

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Remained on sale 13 - and 15-inch modelsThe latest generation MacBook Pro. What is surprising and depressing at the same time is that the price for them has remained unchanged. So, if you are not ready for USB-C, for gadgets docked to the case, for the promising future of the Touch Bar, there is still something for you.

Apple is killing. And always the first.

Apple is known to always actuncompromisingly and without looking back when it comes to refusing to use old technologies. And for the sake of improving technology and, ultimately, for our own sake, this is wonderful.

It will be difficult when using adapters onUSB-C port, but this is the only way to the future when all devices will be connected using USB-C technology and you can connect anything to anything. Or to the future, which is very possible, in which such a need to connect something disappears altogether.