HP executives have focused their efforts on out-innovating the premium laptop maker. Yes, the MacBook is 0.1 inch fatter than the Windows 10-powered Spectre. To the naked eye, that means nothing. Even with a 5X magnifying glass and tape measure, I could barely spot the difference.
It’s why I’ve long felt technology’s thinolympics has been a waste of time. “Our new product is so much thinner than the competition that you can fit one more sheet of paper into your messenger bag! You’ll need to make room for the charger, though, since we cut out some battery. Sorry!”
The equation has long been: Thinner + lighter = poorer performance + shorter battery life. Both the Spectre and the MacBook, updated in April, still require you to make some sacrifices. But the trade-offs no longer outweigh the benefits of owning a laptop that could double as a cheese knife—if that’s what you want.
All-Important Ports Ports are to laptops what ice cream is to people. Limit them, and you’ll be shocked by the Before and After shots.
Other than the headphone jack, the MacBook has just one USB port—and it’s not even the kind you’re familiar with. The size of a Tic Tac, the USB Type-C port is used to charge the laptop and attach peripherals, including an external display.
We’ll get over the limited port situation just like we got over the disappearance of DVD drives. (Remember those?) But in the here and now, there are two issues.
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