2015 Chromebook Pixel

Re:2015 Chromebook Pixel by lobster_johnson on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @08:02PM (#9188333)

What I hear people complaining about is that the product isn't complete out of the box: You immediately have to go out and buy a hub, or at least a charger that also acts like a hub, and/or an HDMI adapter. Some of these gadgets are, for now, a little expensive -- $40 for something that used to be built in is, for some people, an insult. (I don't mind myself; I take the long view about things like this.)

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Re:2015 Chromebook Pixel by modfodder on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @09:31PM (#9188706)

The product is complete out of the box, just not complete for every use case. Even as a commercial editor my need for multiple ports decreases every year. Currently I work on broadcast spots with one client using one drive and dropbox. If I was on the print or web side I could get rid of that drive. I haven't used a thumbdrive in probably a year. Everything is dropbox or google drive if it's not large video files that require a raid. Two years ago I cut spots for Reebok on location using a 13" air, I have no doubt I could do the same with the new Macbook.

Now I wouldn't buy the new Macbook for my main editing rig, but I might buy it to use when traveling and consulting. I don't understand people complaining about a product that was obviously not designed for their use.

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Re:2015 Chromebook Pixel by lobster_johnson on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @09:34PM (#9188716)

It's complete, but most people will want and need to buy some kind of adapter for their external drives or whatever.

Some of the anger seems to stem from confusion about what the new MacBook is. It's clearly a smaller version of the Air, not a replacement for the Pro.

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Re:2015 Chromebook Pixel by chetanahuja on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @08:31PM (#9188457)

("it's just an 80 dollar adapter from the apple store" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFhjDX-DUew )

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Re:2015 Chromebook Pixel by grecy on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @10:40PM (#9188952)

If you have devices that immediately require you to buy a hug for the new MacBook, it's obvious you're not the target market, and you need to buy one of the more "Pro" ones.

I.e. the one with "Pro" in the name.

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Re:2015 Chromebook Pixel by freehunter on Thursday March 12, 2015 @10:06AM (#9190846)

I see people complaining about the Macbook like Apple is forcing you to buy it. You're exactly right, for the people who are complaining, Apple makes a Macbook Pro with multiple ports on it. Or even a Macbook Air with a couple extra ports.

Just because Apple has an iPad doesn't mean you can't buy a Mac Pro, you know?

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