Re: Is the new Macbook Pro missing a modem?
- From: Garner Miller <garner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 18:01:46 GMT
In article <1148318901_10009@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Bible John
<johnw_94020@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Is the new Macbook Pro missing a modem?
Is this right?
Yes. And in its place, we get built-in WiFi, Bluetooth, IR remote, and
an available DVD burner that wasn't available in the prior 12" iBook.
I personally send many faxes and could not live without a built in modem.
Why does it have to be built-in? The Apple external is tiny, and plugs
into the USB port when you're using it. Consider it part of the
telephone cable you'd be carrying with it. Your MacBook will be in a
carrying case anyway with the power adapter; there's plenty of room for
the modem if you need one.
I send about *zero* faxes a year, and receive maybe a dozen. I receive
those, for free, with an efax.com account. (And with a small fee, I
can send through them, too.) As infrequently as I fax, that makes much
more sense.
I can understand Apple's logic for elliminating the modem on their
desktops, but laptops? Laptops are supposed to be portable. What
will people who live in remote areas do? Buy a modem. Come on....
This should be built in.
What of those thta travel, and run into remote areas?
I'm an airline pilot; I probably travel more than anyone here in this
group. It's been two *years* since I've needed to use the modem built
into my old iBook. I either use WiFi or Ethernet in the hotels, or if
I feel the need, I can hook into my cellphone in remote areas. With
the Bluetooth in the new MacBook, I wouldn't even need the USB
cellphone cable I carry now.
When I can afford it, I'll be buying one of the new Apple laptops, and
I won't be buying the modem. I don't need it, and am glad it's not
being included in the base price, in favor of the features they've
included instead.
I don't even have a copper phone line anymore; my voice calls are done
through Vonage. Why in the world would I want to waste space in my
laptop with something I'd almost never use?
Yes I am aware and do personally have broadband access. But... Sometimes I
travel, and when I travel I often carry my ibook. Imagine if I had a Macbook
Pro that lacked a modem.
If you want a modem, buy one. If you want a floppy drive, buy one.
Simple as that. Plug them in when you need them, and enjoy a slimmer,
lighter machine when you don't.
--
Garner R. Miller
Clifton Park, NY =USA=
http://www.garnermiller.com/
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