Comments on: New MacBooks, MacBook Pros & Cinema Display http://acamug.org/2008/10/14/notebook-spotlight-summary/ Atlantic City Area Macintosh Users Group Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:48:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bill http://acamug.org/2008/10/14/notebook-spotlight-summary/comment-page-1/#comment-4163 Bill Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:41:08 +0000 http://acamug.org/?p=225#comment-4163 <p>I really think the new Macbooks are more of a step backwards than forward. I'm not sure if a style upgrade and a new chipset can offset a $200 price increase, loss of Firewire and the presumed wireless reception degradation due to a shift to an aluminum enclosure. I'm sure there are also a lot of disappointed people who were hoping for a NEW sub $1000 Mac. Not just a lower priced leftover.</p> <p>Another issue for us may be the new Mini DisplayPort. Currently, Apple is not selling an adapter to go from DisplayPort to an SVideo/Composite video output. Does the projected at ACCC support VGA and/or DVI?</p> I really think the new Macbooks are more of a step backwards than forward. I’m not sure if a style upgrade and a new chipset can offset a $200 price increase, loss of Firewire and the presumed wireless reception degradation due to a shift to an aluminum enclosure. I’m sure there are also a lot of disappointed people who were hoping for a NEW sub $1000 Mac. Not just a lower priced leftover.

Another issue for us may be the new Mini DisplayPort. Currently, Apple is not selling an adapter to go from DisplayPort to an SVideo/Composite video output. Does the projected at ACCC support VGA and/or DVI?

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