And it still only does 1 external monitor on base M3...
A $1600 laptop that can only use a single monitor. Wild.
A $1600 laptop that can only use a single monitor. Wild.
I was willing to cut them some slack with the original M1 chip, thinking there might be a decent technical reason for it with their first generation of laptop/desktop chips, but three years later it is absurd
They’re the base chip for a reason. Why would you add a feature a small fraction of that chip’s users would use when you can use that space for something else?
Because it is a basic feature! I am not asking for the moon here, I have no idea why the idea that a laptop should support more than one external monitor is controversial on this site.
Not according to Apple. And, frankly, not according to me. Most laptop users will never hook up an external monitor. They don't need to. That's a fair base case.
Also for SD card. I bet that many Macbook users who don't regularly work on photos/videos (e.g. developers) has very little use for SD card reader. And indeed it doesn't exist on MacBook Air. Somehow that is deemed essential on Macbook Pro.
But for $1,599 you must be really deep into Apple's shoe to say 8GB and one external monitor is ok.
Actually it would, my decade old MBP 13 has 3(!) ports for video out.
If you benefit enough from the 2nd external monitor then you can easily afford and justify the upgrade.
If you’d just like the 2nd external monitor then go nuts and spend your money on the upgrade. Or don’t and buy a different laptop.
Supporting multiple external monitors is such a basic feature, it is absurd that apple insists on using it to differentiate products.
it's akin to making me shell out $400 extra dollars if I want the laptop to have a trackpad, or if I want both the left and right halves of the screen to work
It’s a basic feature to you. To Apple, for whatever reason, it’s a premium feature.
You’d probably be better off with a different laptop if you’re looking for a budget option that meets your needs.
Sure SOME people can tolerate it or are dumb enough to reward Apple for it, but it doesn't make a basic feature premium.
If all you do is tail the competition. Most laptop users don’t use a second monitor. This is a silly gripe.
Go to any software company and see how many people are using dual monitors with their company issues laptops
And many of those developers have dual monitor at home
Same for many other people who work on data/finances/etc who need multiple, large monitors to work efficiently
For Apple laptops the bar is whatever Apple decides it is.
> The 2020 Intel i3 MBA which was $999 could do two
Neat! Buy one of those.
Do you get a buzz for defending the $2tn mega-corp? Why do you do it? What's the point?
That's why I don't give my money to Apple.