Images of New MacBook Pro with Magic Toolbar Leaked in MacOS Sierra 10.12.1

Re:Images of New MacBook Pro with Magic Toolbar Leaked in Ma... by x0x0 on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @08:10PM (#12792903)

fwiw, I regularly use the back/forward/play buttons on my mac keyboards, and I can touch type them.

That and option-shift-volume buttons to move volume up/down quarter ticks which is super helpful with earbuds that get way too loud otherwise.

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Re:Images of New MacBook Pro with Magic Toolbar Leaked in Ma... by wingerlang on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @11:49PM (#12793743)

I can touch type F1, F2, F11, F12 because they are brightness and volume up down. At F7-F10 there are music controls, I would assume I hit them with 80% accuracy or less if I try to hit them directly.

Really sad to see them go, as well as the esc button.

I'm still on a 2008 macbook, and it was just kicked off from new OS updates (just updated to El Capitan) and the "next" device I look at and like is like 2013 model or something.

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Re:Images of New MacBook Pro with Magic Toolbar Leaked in Ma... by ddalex on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @06:23AM (#12795296)

I am using Linux on a white Macbook from 2008 with an SSD. I still get OS updates, and while not a beast, it does a decent job for what I need (code editing, browsing).

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Re:Images of New MacBook Pro with Magic Toolbar Leaked in Ma... by wingerlang on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @08:01AM (#12795727)

Oh yeah, I have almost no qualms about using this old one, well except for the fact that it is officially not receiving new OS versions - which eventually will become an issue.

The small resolution, no battery life, slow processor are only minor annoyances to me. It is fast enough for me, I do iOS development/browsing/movies.

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