Apple Jan. 27 launch event... what will it be?

[old_gregg]

Your statement is dumb. It's tough to do serious production work without external drives. Clouds are great for backup.

you're doing serious production work on a laptop...?

[Shaka]

you're doing serious production work on a laptop...?

Absolutely. It's very common.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I like it for the times I take it out in front of the TV and surf the web. I'm torn on the touch strip. I get pissed off when I think of all the pricey outboard equipment that the move rendered unusable. With that said this is coming out soon and may solve my problems.

I don't get it. There are a ton of hubs and dongles available. What is it that you can't connect right now?

[creekster]

you're doing serious production work on a laptop...?

Is it possible we found a topic upon which you don't know everything? It is pretty common, you know.

[Donuthole]

I don't get it. There are a ton of hubs and dongles available. What is it that you can't connect right now?

Wait, aren't you that guy who makes fun of Uncle Dongle and the decision to get rid of the headphone jack on the iPhone because a dongle is not an adequate solution?

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Wait, aren't you that guy who makes fun of Uncle Dongle and the decision to get rid of the headphone jack on the iPhone because a dongle is not an adequate solution?

Different double down.

[old_gregg]

Is it possible we found a topic upon which you don't know everything? It is pretty common, you know.

very hostile response bro. and lol at you.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Wait, aren't you that guy who makes fun of Uncle Dongle and the decision to get rid of the headphone jack on the iPhone because a dongle is not an adequate solution?

Apples and oranges. This is a compelling new industry standard that is not aimed at gouging captive Apple customers by forcing them to buy proprietary junk. It has the potential to converge all cables and connectors to a single standard for all devices on all platforms and therefore signal the beginning of the end to dongles. You can argue it's the anti-apple move. I have to give them credit if I want to maintain some integrity in the debate.

[Shaka]

I don't get it. There are a ton of hubs and dongles available. What is it that you can't connect right now?

Firewire stuff is completely hit or miss. I have one drive that connects fine but others that crash the system. My biggest headache is an audio interface that I use for my studio. It's expensive and has largely been rendered inoperable. With any of the above I have to have two different dongles to attempt to plug them in. Hopefully the OWC gizmo will solve those problems. If not I'll be spending another couple of thousand to replace some stuff.

[Shaka]

Apples and oranges. This is a compelling new industry standard that is not aimed at gouging captive Apple customers by forcing them to buy proprietary junk. It has the potential to converge all cables and connectors to a single standard for all devices on all platforms and therefore signal the beginning of the end to dongles. You can argue it's the anti-apple move. I have to give them credit if I want to maintain some integrity in the debate.

I think USB C/Thunderbolt 3 will be great. I maintain they went all-in at least a year too soon.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Firewire stuff is completely hit or miss. I have one drive that connects fine but others that crash the system. My biggest headache is an audio interface that I use for my studio. It's expensive and has largely been rendered inoperable. With any of the above I have to have two different dongles to attempt to plug them in. Hopefully the OWC gizmo will solve those problems. If not I'll be spending another couple of thousand to replace some stuff.

I think USB C/Thunderbolt 3 will be great. I maintain they went all-in at least a year too soon.

Gotcha. Thx.

[PaloAltoCougar]

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I would go for the 13" MacBook pro: https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/ho...macbook_pro/13

Inspired in part by this post, I'm about to get the 13" MacBook Pro, switching away from a PC laptop for the first time in a decade. My wife loves her Apple stuff and I have an iPhone, so why not? The deals shown in UT's link look good, but I'm leaning toward spending an extra $300 bucks or so (all of it deductible!) to get a brand new one. Is there any benefit to buying new (vs. refurb) other than the satisfaction of knowing I'm receiving it undefiled by man (other than the dude in Chengdu who packed it)?

[Shaka]

Inspired in part by this post, I'm about to get the 13" MacBook Pro, switching away from a PC laptop for the first time in a decade. My wife loves her Apple stuff and I have an iPhone, so why not? The deals shown in UT's link look good, but I'm leaning toward spending an extra $300 bucks or so (all of it deductible!) to get a brand new one. Is there any benefit to buying new (vs. refurb) other than the satisfaction of knowing I'm receiving it undefiled by man (other than the dude in Chengdu who packed it)?

I bought my current MBP on a whim because Best Buy had an open box version for several hundred dollars off. I've owned a couple of refurbs and they were great as well.

[creekster]

Inspired in part by this post, I'm about to get the 13" MacBook Pro, switching away from a PC laptop for the first time in a decade. My wife loves her Apple stuff and I have an iPhone, so why not? The deals shown in UT's link look good, but I'm leaning toward spending an extra $300 bucks or so (all of it deductible!) to get a brand new one. Is there any benefit to buying new (vs. refurb) other than the satisfaction of knowing I'm receiving it undefiled by man (other than the dude in Chengdu who packed it)?

I bought my Macbook air and my iPad from the Apple refurbished site and never found a flaw in either one and have been very happy with both.

[Uncle Ted]

Inspired in part by this post, I'm about to get the 13" MacBook Pro, switching away from a PC laptop for the first time in a decade. My wife loves her Apple stuff and I have an iPhone, so why not? The deals shown in UT's link look good, but I'm leaning toward spending an extra $300 bucks or so (all of it deductible!) to get a brand new one. Is there any benefit to buying new (vs. refurb) other than the satisfaction of knowing I'm receiving it undefiled by man (other than the dude in Chengdu who packed it)?

The Apple refurbs come with a full warranty just like new. If you get it and don't like it then you can also take it back to your apple store. The only difference between new and refurbished, other than it might have a few more battery charge cycles, is it will come in a brown box instead of the pretty white one. If you are into the fancy apple box then by all means spend the $300+ and get the new one. Either way my stock portfolio will still thank you, maybe a little more for buying new. While you are shopping the apple store for your lovely wife you should also pick up a iPad or something nice for yourself as well.