{"id":35961,"date":"2022-05-23T15:26:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T19:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=35961"},"modified":"2022-05-23T15:26:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T19:26:08","slug":"five-things-you-still-cant-do-with-a-macbook-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/23\/five-things-you-still-cant-do-with-a-macbook-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things You Still Can’t Do With a MacBook Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tim Hardwick<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, the HDMI port that returned isn’t so top-of-the-line – it’s an HDMI 2.0 port instead of an HDMI 2.1 port.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

The SD card slot on the new MacBook Pros supports UHS-II cards, but only up to 250MB\/s of data transfer, not the 312MB\/s speeds that the standard is theoretically capable of.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Ethernet Port<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Lenovo, Samsung, Acer, Dell, and HP all offer laptops with 5G connectivity, yet no Mac in Apple’s notebook lineup currently supports the cellular standard.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

My suggestions:<\/p>\n

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  1. Shrink the trackpad<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. Add an external power button so that I can turn on the Mac or enter Recovery while in clamshell mode.<\/li>\n
  3. Add more USB ports. I have not had<\/a> good experiences with hubs\/docks, even Apple’s own Studio Display. Being able to directly connect more devices in a pinch, or at least not have to plug one hub into another, would help.<\/li>\n
  4. Make a first-party Thunderbolt dock. The current ones are pricey, and people still report them being flakey. Maybe this is inherent to the technology, but maybe if Apple made all the pieces (computer, OS, and dock) it would be better able to ensure that they work together.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

    Previously:<\/p>\n