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just brew it! wrote:

omitting it is user hostile.

just brew it! wrote:

Touchbar adds cost for no good reason, for something I won't use, and is just one more thing to fail.

just brew it! wrote:

I find even the older MBP keyboards pretty infuriating. I plug a standard USB keyboard into my work MBP unless I am working on the bus/train on my way to/from the office, or in a meeting.

just brew it! wrote:

Don't even get me started on the Apple Magic mouse. Yuck. The only "magic" is in the form of a curse, if you ask me.

End User wrote:

just brew it! wrote:

I find even the older MBP keyboards pretty infuriating. I plug a standard USB keyboard into my work MBP unless I am working on the bus/train on my way to/from the office, or in a meeting.

Enough said.

just brew it! wrote:

Don't even get me started on the Apple Magic mouse. Yuck. The only "magic" is in the form of a curse, if you ask me.

Who the **** uses a mouse with a MBP? The trackpad is amazeballs.

End User wrote:

just brew it! wrote:

Touchbar adds cost for no good reason, for something I won't use, and is just one more thing to fail.

It makes way more sense that a bunch of static buttons.

End User wrote:

Who the **** uses a mouse with a MBP? The trackpad is amazeballs.

just brew it! wrote:

End User wrote:

just brew it! wrote:

I find even the older MBP keyboards pretty infuriating. I plug a standard USB keyboard into my work MBP unless I am working on the bus/train on my way to/from the office, or in a meeting.

Enough said.

just brew it! wrote:

Don't even get me started on the Apple Magic mouse. Yuck. The only "magic" is in the form of a curse, if you ask me.

Who the **** uses a mouse with a MBP? The trackpad is amazeballs.

Who the **** uses the trackpad in combination with an external keyboard? Ridiculously awkward. While I agree the trackpad is nice, it is useless to me because of the keyboard.

derFunkenstein wrote:

I'm using a mouse even with that ginormous trackpad.

End User wrote:

Who the heck uses an external keyboard with a MBP?

JustAnEngineer wrote:

For my laptop, I prefer the MX Anywhere Mouse, with its amazing darkfield sensor technology. The new version is rechargeable, while mine is the older version that runs for months on a pair of AA batteries.

JustAnEngineer wrote:

For my laptop, I prefer the MX Anywhere Mouse, with its amazing darkfield sensor technology. The new version is rechargeable, while mine is the older version that runs for months on a pair of AA batteries.

End User wrote:

Who the heck uses an external keyboard with a MBP?

JBI wrote:

I also like my keyboard to be centered in front of the display I'm using, and when I'm at my desk the MBP is jacked into a large 4K display; so the MBP display, keyboard, and trackpad are off to the side.

just brew it! wrote:

End User wrote:

Who the heck uses an external keyboard with a MBP?

Anyone who dislikes the MBP keyboard, and works at a desk for most of the day. That would include me, two of my closest co-workers, and quite a few other people throughout the R&D organization.

I also like my keyboard to be centered in front of the display I'm using, and when I'm at my desk the MBP is jacked into a large 4K display; so the MBP display, keyboard, and trackpad are off to the side.

I realize that as a card-carrying member of the Cult of Apple, you've been conditioned to believe that any use case that doesn't align perfectly with Apple's vision of How Things Are Supposed To Be is proof that You're Using It Wrong; but for the rest of us that rationalization just doesn't wash.

ludi wrote:

Does the scroll wheel have clicky detents or is it a smooth scroller?

That mouse looks like it would be ideal for my work PC, but I use AutoCAD now and then and a wheel with detents is mandatory.

Logitech wrote:

Features:
Hyperfast scrolling
Press down on the wheel to switch between two scrolling modes: hyperfast and click-to-click.

MX Anywhere 2S Scrolling - In hyperfast mode you’ll fly through documents and web pages with a single spin. Click-to-click scrolling ratchets the wheel, giving you the precision you need for navigating lists, slides, and images.

Logitech Options - Install Logitech Options to optimize the scrolling experience.

Enable smooth scrolling
Switch scrolling direction
Adjust scrolling speed (Mac only)

Buub wrote:

I agree. My MBPro sits in a Rain Designs mStand all day long (unless I'm taking it to a meeting), connected to two other monitors. I use a full wired keyboard and the Magic Trackpad, which is IMHO fantastic. It supports all the gestures of the built-in trackpad, but sits beside my keyboard. I vastly prefer it over a mouse.

DancinJack wrote:

ludi wrote:

Does the scroll wheel have clicky detents or is it a smooth scroller? That mouse looks like it would be ideal for my work PC, but I use AutoCAD now and then and a wheel with detents is mandatory.

Logitech wrote:

Hyperfast scrolling: Press down on the wheel to switch between two scrolling modes: hyperfast and click-to-click.
http://support.logitech.com/en_us/produ ... ng-started

DancinJack wrote:

http://support.logitech.com/en_us/product/mx-anywhere-2s-flow/getting-started

Glorious wrote:

You, JBI, and I all live on a planet called "Earth".
...
Remember: End User previously argued that developers on MBP using MacOS was "odd", so just like then, he has absolutely no idea what he's talking about whatsoever but can't refrain from making utterly asinine absolutist statements about the subject.

It's not "fish out of water" funny, it's a vaguely annoying nonsense like "fish out of fish"

Glorious wrote:

JBI wrote:

I also like my keyboard to be centered in front of the display I'm using, and when I'm at my desk the MBP is jacked into a large 4K display; so the MBP display, keyboard, and trackpad are off to the side.

As does OSHA. To the point where your employer is legally obligated to provide you one.

JustAnEngineer wrote:

Note that my Anywhere Mouse MX is about 3/4 scale compared to my MX518. I still find it very comfortable to use.

JBI wrote:

Ahh, I did not realize this was a legal requirement. They actually did provide me with a detached keyboard (which I barely used, since I prefer my trusty ol' RK-9000).

Glorious wrote:

H&R

derFunk wrote:

Humans and Resources? The tax prepareer?

Glorious wrote:

derFunk wrote:

Humans and Resources? The tax prepareer?

Hahahahah

I didn't realize I did that, and I have no idea why I did.

wow.

DancinJack wrote:

I'm not jumping on any bandwagon. I refuse to upgrade my 2015 rMBP until they stop doing things that legitimately make my computing experience worse. The touchbar is stupid. I don't know how else to say it. There just is no real reason for it to be there. And the "new" keyboard? it's completely awful, even compared to the older chiclets. At least I can compromise and use the older keyboard though. The new one is gross.

By the way, my current phone doesn't have a 3.5mm jack and I rail against them for it too. It's a stupid move that they shouldn't be making yet. Apple at least offers a few products that can compensate for the removal, and only streams AAC (this is a comment only about consistency and lack thereof in Android world, not that AAC is zomg the best), but it's still an intentionally hostile move to consumers for Apple's benefit.

I will continue to advocate for Apple (and whomever else) when they do good things. I will also continue to deride them when they do stupid ****. If you want to consider that jumping on a bandwagon so be it.