Here's why the new MacBook Pros lost the startup chimeWhy don't the new MacBook Pros have a startup chime? So you don't interrupt an important meeting!
Apple nixed quite a bit of legacy technology at its October Mac event, and apparently that included legacy sound! See, when the brand new late 2016 MacBook Pros power on, they don't make that familiar startup chime we've come to know and love.
Whoa, now! Before you get up in arms over computer nostalgia, you should know there's a method to the madness.
Quiet, please!
Apple's new MacBook Pros work a little differently than their older relatives — more specifically, they don't power on the same way.
You can start up the new MacBook Pro three different ways:
Open the lid of your Mac, even if it's not connected to power.
Connect it to a power adapter while its lid is open.
Connect it to a power adapter while its lid is closed and it's connected to an external display.
As you can imagine, it'd be less-than-ideal to open up your MacBook Pro mid-meeting only to have it awkwardly b...
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Here's why the new MacBook Pros lost the startup chime
