Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinner MacBooks

Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by Nursie on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @02:07AM (#21068122)

I hold the opposite view - Thinner and lighter is good, not just for looks, it saves my bag space and weight on my shoulder. And ports that are not used, most of the time by most users are a waste. With Thunderbolt and usb-c the laptop doesn't need them any more, so long as there's enough bandwidth they can stay on the desk.

But I'm with you on it needing a functional, decent keyboard. That shouldn't be sacrificed.

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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by BostonEnginerd on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @09:20AM (#21070479)

I just want to connect to a projector without a damn dongle. I’m not asking for a parallel port, or even a serial port. I can even live without Ethernet. But - just about every office worker routinely has to connect to projectors and TVs.

There is a wireless standard for displays, but Macs and PCs seem to be incompatible.

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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by Nursie on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @09:53AM (#21070763)

I haven't come across the wireless standard yet.

But I would ask - what sort of projector? Because some of the meeting rooms here still have VGA connectors, we have others that use HDMI, screens in our collab area that have mini-displayport, I'm pretty sure there's a DVI-only projector hanging around somewhere too... Do you want all these ports on your laptop?

I'm loving the (seeming) convergence of display-port-over-thunderbolt using USB-C connectors. Though unfortunately it also seems that not every device and every display are happy talking over that so maybe it's no panacea either.

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