Apple MacBook Pro MD311LL/A 17-Inch Laptop (NEWEST VERSION)

Why it's time for the 13-inch MacBook Pro to go away

I think it's time for the 13-inch Pro to go away, and I have a feeling 2012 will be the year it happens.

Apple products tend to lean toward simplification of a product line. There used to be three 13-inch Mac laptops : the white MacBook, the Pro, and the Air. Now there are two. I think that will drop to one. It should happen, for these reasons:

Few people use optical drives. Oh, I've defended the DVD drive for years. I remember when watching DVDs on my Mac was a huge deal. For installing software or importing CD music, it's handy--or, for making disc backups. OK, who am I kidding: I never use my DVD drive anymore. We're in an age where Netflix lives on my iPad. Simple streaming and large-capacity external hard drives and USB flash drives--plus, of course, cloud storage--have changed the equation. Plus, Apple doesn't seem too fond of optical drives--the Air lacks one, and so does the 2011 Mac Mini . If you need a DVD drive, buy an external one...or, get a larger laptop that has one.

Apple – iPad / iPhone

Having owned Apple products since the "classic" is often a mysterious journey that follows the revolutionary enterprise technology. What is common over the years is a kind of jumping and diving into Apple's innovation. Some years see a real importance in the computing power of hardcore (think the G4 "supercomputer"), while recently we have seen a lot more consumer focused company with the advent of the iPod, iPhone and al .

For a moment I felt a little disappointed in the opening of Apple.I saw some bands rehashed technology by Apple as a real innovation, but with the keynote yesterday firmly in my mind, it becomes clear to me that all Apple products are converging in objects that can ease high-end users and consumers. For the first time in several years, I see that Apple is really pushing the limits. When IPAD was launched I was cynical, but in use it is a joy. I like having something that is Apple, but is smaller than my 15 "MacBook Pro hobbyhorse.I also like the huge battery, summary reports on the fact that I can check my e-mail, play games, watch movies, talk to friends via instant messaging, but also the power to sell the end of the day - all on something so well designed that it collects coos all over where I am....