I don’t pay as much attention to the latest and greatest happenings in the technology world as I used to. Remember the good old days when – no matter what – the computer you wanted always cost $4,000?
But, my much loved “late 2012” MacBook Air is getting pretty old in computer years. And, Apple seems to be abandoning the formerly oh-so-cool MacBook Air offering. Time to look at what “mid 2017” has to offer MacBook-wise.
I am sure that everyone else was aghast last fall to discover that the MacBook comes in 4 colors, but only has two ports if you count the headphone jack as a port.
I feel like a luddite. I still have sd-cards, and backup drives, and a scanner, not to mention a usb printer and the occasional usb memory stick. And, I haven’t used it since I moved to the Asylum – but – I am not sure I am ready to ditch it just yet – a DVD burner.
I don’t think there is a MacBook in my future. I may pick up a used “late 2015” MacBook Pro. It still sports a nice collection of ports. The new MacBook Pros have several USB-C ports.
I was a very early adopter of the laptop form factor. I don’t see myself tied to an iMac.
The first laptop I remember for sure owning was the Toshiba 3100e Gas Plasma Display laptop. I think I had something before the 3100e – but the 3100e was a seriously cool machine back in the day – that being 1987 or so.