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I recently switched over to a MBP from using windows exclusively...ever. For the most part it is awesome, really love it. But not everything "just works" as people like to say.

The one thing that stands out to me the largest is A2DP, idk if this is exclusive to the MBP(late 2011) but it is simply broken. Works 1/2 the time and when it does the quality is horrible.

Another annoyance is theme engine is non existent.

My favorite is the trackpad + osx, such a pleasure to use compared to any other laptop.

With that said i love both windows & osx, each has there advantages.



The non-existent theme engine is, IMHO, one of the greatest features of OSX. I'm quite happy Apple chooses to enforce their minimalist aesthetic on the world.


What does A2DP stand for? I've likely never used the feature personally.


Advance Audio Distribution Profile [1].

I actually had to look up the name, but it is a bluetooth profile for passing audio over bluetooth. I personally use it to connect my MBP to my audio system wirelessly. It barely works even when the distance between between the MBP and the receiver is less then 3 feet.

[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth_profile#Advanced_Audi...


Yeah, I've definitely never used it. I barely use any of the bluetooth stuff. That explains why I'v never run across any problems


Can't you just use airplay instead? (yes I use it quite often)


A2DP is bluetooth audio, in "headphones mode" (high quality). And yeah, I can attest making it work on OSX can be tricky.


I wonder why they called it "A2DP" rather than "AADP". Is there an A3DP or something?




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