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Nashton
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 Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:37 am Post subject: PCMCIA and eSATA on Macbook Pro. |
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So Jimbo, if students don't need them on the vanilla Macbook, don't you think pros will need them on the flagship Macbook Pro 17 incher?
Spin away. |
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Jolly Roger
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| Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:05 am Post subject: Re: PCMCIA and eSATA on Macbook Pro. |
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On 2007-07-06 06:37:19 -0500, Nashton <nana@na.na> said:
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| if students don't need them on the vanilla Macbook, don't you think pros will need them on the flagship Macbook Pro 17 incher? |
Not when Firewire and ExpressCard/34 are already there. |
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Jim
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| Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:48 am Post subject: Re: PCMCIA and eSATA on Macbook Pro. |
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In article <2007070608055743658-jollyroger@REMOVEpoboxcom>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@R.E.M.O.V.E.pobox.com> wrote:
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On 2007-07-06 06:37:19 -0500, Nashton <nana@na.na> said:
> if students don't need them on the vanilla Macbook, don't you think > pros will need them on the flagship Macbook Pro 17 incher?
Not when Firewire and ExpressCard/34 are already there. |
Beat me to it....and you're right! |
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Patrick Nihill
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| Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:08 pm Post subject: Re: PCMCIA and eSATA on Macbook Pro. |
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Nashton <nana@na.na> wrote:
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So Jimbo, if students don't need them on the vanilla Macbook, don't you think pros will need them on the flagship Macbook Pro 17 incher?
Spin away. |
It's hardly just students who buy Macbooks, anyone who is on the move regularly will probably want something more portable than a Macbook Pro.
I have a Macbook, and I'd like it if it had a PC Card slot - it would be handy to add a HSDPA data card. As it is, when on the go I need to connect my mobile to the Macbook with a USB cable.
There are plenty of good 12.1" PC notebooks with PC card slots that are excellent for people who travel a lot. It's a form-factor I'd like to see Apple compete in again, but even if they do I'd say there's no chance they'd include a PC Card or ExpressCard slot. |
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Mitch
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| Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:10 pm Post subject: Re: PCMCIA and eSATA on Macbook Pro. |
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In article <1i0uej5.11yx16ydd235sN%pa_nihill@yahoo.com>, Patrick Nihill <pa_nihill@yahoo.com> wrote:
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It's hardly just students who buy Macbooks, anyone who is on the move regularly will probably want something more portable than a Macbook Pro.
I have a Macbook, and I'd like it if it had a PC Card slot - it would be handy to add a HSDPA data card. As it is, when on the go I need to connect my mobile to the Macbook with a USB cable.
There are plenty of good 12.1" PC notebooks with PC card slots that are excellent for people who travel a lot. It's a form-factor I'd like to see Apple compete in again, but even if they do I'd say there's no chance they'd include a PC Card or ExpressCard slot. |
This is nicely put.
It's certainly true that every model of computer could use a different setup, different components, or different technology. There always need to be some compromises.
That does not mean that it is a problem or fault when one of the ones you want is not in a specific model or brand of machine. So, some of the others in these threads please note:
Patrick states above that he would like something, for a specific useful reason, it might fit a category, that Apple may succeed in that category. He notes that other makers offer such models. He did not say that because someone else offers something, Apple must, too. He did not say that because he has a reason to use it, Apple is faulted for not providing it. He did not make a grand prediction about Apple's future or the worth of their products becaue of it.
Let's try to keep such discussion in the realm Patrick just showed us, huh? It makes points much more strongly. |
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Nashton
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| Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:30 am Post subject: Re: PCMCIA and eSATA on Macbook Pro. |
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Jim wrote:
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In article <2007070608055743658-jollyroger@REMOVEpoboxcom>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@R.E.M.O.V.E.pobox.com> wrote:
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On 2007-07-06 06:37:19 -0500, Nashton <nana@na.na> said:
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| if students don't need them on the vanilla Macbook, don't you think pros will need them on the flagship Macbook Pro 17 incher? |
Not when Firewire and ExpressCard/34 are already there. |
Beat me to it....and you're right! |
1. So he beat you to it, but you checked and ...he's right? LOL
2. How many manufacturers have jumped on the expresscard/34 bandwagon so far? Don't you think it leaves a lot of people in the cold for a period of time?
3. The above points have nothing to do with the fact that you once again displayed your ignorance of the platform you've devoted your life to advocating. When you said that the Macbook didn't need a PCMCIA slot, you implied that the Macbook pro, the flagship model had such a slot.
You had *no* idea it was replaced by the expresscard/34, did you clueless one?
Big LOL! |
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ZnU
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| Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject: Re: PCMCIA and eSATA on Macbook Pro. |
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In article <JPKji.2228$JR6.1019@newsfe18.lga>, Nashton <nana@na.na> wrote:
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Jim wrote:
> In article <2007070608055743658-jollyroger@REMOVEpoboxcom>, > Jolly Roger <jollyroger@R.E.M.O.V.E.pobox.com> wrote: >
>> On 2007-07-06 06:37:19 -0500, Nashton <nana@na.na> said: >>
>>> if students don't need them on the vanilla Macbook, don't you think >>> pros will need them on the flagship Macbook Pro 17 incher? >> Not when Firewire and ExpressCard/34 are already there. >
> Beat me to it....and you're right!
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1. So he beat you to it, but you checked and ...he's right? LOL
2. How many manufacturers have jumped on the expresscard/34 bandwagon so far? Don't you think it leaves a lot of people in the cold for a period of time? |
More of them have jumped on than otherwise would have, as a result of Apple dropping PCMCIA. Why is anyone surprised anymore that Apple aggressively drops support for old standards to force faster adoption of new ones? They've done it repeatedly for over a decade now. If you prefer extremely long and tedious transitions, stick to Wintel.
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Nashton
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| Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:25 pm Post subject: Re: PCMCIA and eSATA on Macbook Pro. |
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Nashton wrote:
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Jim wrote:
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In article <2007070608055743658-jollyroger@REMOVEpoboxcom>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@R.E.M.O.V.E.pobox.com> wrote:
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On 2007-07-06 06:37:19 -0500, Nashton <nana@na.na> said:
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| if students don't need them on the vanilla Macbook, don't you think pros will need them on the flagship Macbook Pro 17 incher? |
Not when Firewire and ExpressCard/34 are already there. |
Beat me to it....and you're right! |
1. So he beat you to it, but you checked and ...he's right? LOL
2. How many manufacturers have jumped on the expresscard/34 bandwagon so far? Don't you think it leaves a lot of people in the cold for a period of time?
3. The above points have nothing to do with the fact that you once again displayed your ignorance of the platform you've devoted your life to advocating. When you said that the Macbook didn't need a PCMCIA slot, you implied that the Macbook pro, the flagship model had such a slot.
You had *no* idea it was replaced by the expresscard/34, did you clueless one?
Big LOL! |
And of course, Polaski being BUSTED, runs away from yetanother thread like the coward he is.
Thanks for not disappointing me;) |
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