9 Comments so far

1. Ron Reed on February 15, 2012 10:21 am

   These changes feel progressive and relevant to a more productive laptop device, but I feel like this article doesn’t directly relate to my sense of a better performing laptop because I will ONLY buy PC laptops!

2. Jenn on February 15, 2012 10:25 am

   Getting rid of a firewire port doesn’t really affect me. Now that USB technology has improved, I can’t even remember the last time I used the firewire port. iPods don’t even come with the firewire cable anymore.

   But getting rid of an ethernet port is a pretty big deal, since I know plenty of people that are still directly connecting to a wall for their internet rather than a wireless router.

   And no hard drive?! Saving to the cloud is a huge risk, no backup to the cloud!

3. Dallas on February 15, 2012 10:29 am

   To be honest, the only thing mentioned here that would directly affect me would be the full wrist-rest trackpad, I’m not sure how solid that technology would turn out to be (I imagine it would be rather easy to break).

   Overall, though, I feel I may be rather behind in the technology world, all I care about updating is battery life and storage/speed capabilities. I have chosen Mac as my main medium, but only for speed and easy navigability. I would prefer to have a removable hard drive and battery in case of emergencies, but maybe i’m just too old school for the fast-changing world of Apple.

4. Sam on February 15, 2012 11:11 am

   While I’m not loving the idea of a full surface trackpad, some of the developments could potentially be pretty amazing. I already know personally how much better Thunderbolt is compared to USB so its no surprise that they are focusing on that. The battery life is probably what I am most excited about considering that is always a setback for a laptop.

5. Kim on February 15, 2012 11:24 am

   This is a prime example of taking simple and sleek too far where you start losing sight of the function of the product and more focus is placed on aesthetics. Looks like I will always be a PC.

6. Chris on February 15, 2012 11:29 am

   All of the possible new changes that were mentioned in the article all seem like logical progressive ones. I think removing some of the legacy components will be a big step considering thunderbolt hasn’t been widely integrated into other devices yet.

7. Serita Roberson on February 15, 2012 11:31 am

   I love the idea of the full surface trackpad and even though I am COMPLETEY against using iCloud, getting rid of the hard drive might even be a good idea.

   But Apple has taken it too far by losing the ethernet port. At the moment, when my wireless internet isn’t working, I have no choice but to plug my computer up to the wall. What would I do if I were to buy a brand new laptop this year? I love my mac. I would hate to have to switch just because of that small detail.

8. Erin on February 15, 2012 11:31 am

   MacBooks to me should have some power but I would want to go to a desktop to do my major work, so the focus on aesthetics don’t bother me as much. Either way I can’t wait to see this come out.

9. Carol on February 15, 2012 11:33 am

   As most of the additions to the new Macbook pro are cool such as the retina display and the graphics, allowing the battery life of a laptop to last for an entire day is a huge selling point. I’m constantly running around trying to find my charger, when I’ve only used my laptop for 2 hours or so.