Apple's New MacBook

in apple on 2015-03-10 01:28 (#4KWB)

Today, as reported by many outlets, Apple announced a new 12" MacBook. The main takeaways are:

Fanless
Intel Core M
2304 x 1440 (16 x 10)
One USB Type C for all Power/Video/Accessories

I am definitely a fan (pun intended) of quiet laptops with no moving parts that can still handle a full desktop OS. This is also one of the first retail devices with the new reversible USB connector that really can't get here fast enough.

Re: Legacy (Score: 1)

by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2015-03-12 21:21 (#4TSH)

the best part of USB was getting away from PS/2 ports. Those stupid pins kept breaking off.

I've never broken a PS2 pin, though I've seen it happen a couple times over a decade. PS2 supplied more power than USB, and even now, you can hit a key on a PS2 keyboard to wake-up a computer, while I've still never seen that working with USB keyboards.

USB offers more flexibility than PS2 did (monitors and keyboards with built-in USB hubs are convenient), but some good features were lost in the process, too.