5 Things You’ll Lose With The New Macs

I stayed up to follow the launch of the much hyped and rumored laptops last Tuesday along with my fellow mac lovers. We gasped, we laughed, we geeked out, we were left totally wanting to rob an Apple store (or sell our kidneys) for these sexy new laptops. But before you do the same, there are a couple of things you have to be prepared to lose with the new Macbooks and Macbook Pros.

1. Macbook loses firewire, Macbook Pro only left with Firewire 800
2. Macbook Pro’s screens will only come in glossy, no more matte option
3. The Macbook Pro is a little heavier
4. You have to purchase the Apple remote separately (this has been the case since the last model)
5. You have to purchase the new Mini Display Port adapter separately to connect to projectors and the like

These are not necessarily deal breakers (well not for me), but it does mean that you have additional purchases in tow when you upgrade to these new macs. This whole thing reminds me of when the original iPods came with everything (wall charger, cables etc.) and then suddenly we’re just left with a tiny box and forced to get all these “accessories” when they’re really essentials.

Another surprising thing was how almost all the rumors before the event were accurate! Ironically, it was kind of a kill joy knowing everything before hand. The “OH MY GOD!!!” moments were gone.

Well that’s it, in the bigger picture, these machines are incredible! The new Macbook Pros are superb desktop replacements and the Macbooks reminds me of the time when we used to have the Powerbook G4 12″ – small desktop replacements. All in all, these are worthwhile updates and should be put way up in your list if you are planning to upgrade anytime soon.

For full specs, pictures and first impressions:
New Macbook Pro at Apple
New Macbook at Apple
MacBook and MacBook Pro Dual Review at Gizmodo
Why 2 graphics cards in Macbook Pro explained