Ask HN: Disappointed by the new Macbook, what alternatives do we have?

#1

Post by Maran » Mon, Oct 31, 2016, 8:49 AM UTC

I've been very happy with my 2012 Macbook Pro Retina and was looking forward to a worthy successor. However the unveiling of the new Macbook was a big letdown for me. Everything that made the Macbook "Pro" seems to be removed. Enough has been said about the topic already what I want to do here is look at what alternatives there are.

So my question for you is; Which laptops, around the price point of your average Macbook Pro, come close to the build quality of the Macbook and use hardware that's greatly supported in Linux.

Extra kudos if somebody can recommend me a terminal on-par with iTerm. Out of all my apps I think I would miss iTerm the most.

Re: Ask HN: Disappointed by the new Macbook, what alternatives do we have?

#2

Post by wyclif » Mon, Oct 31, 2016, 8:57 AM UTC

I'd also miss iTerm.

Have you looked at the Dell XPS 13 Dev edition, the Razer Blade Pro, the Lenovo X1 Carbon, Lenovo T Series, or the Asus UX305F?

Re: Ask HN: Disappointed by the new Macbook, what alternatives do we have?

#3

Post by adamnemecek » Mon, Oct 31, 2016, 9:00 AM UTC

I'm in the same situation and right now leaning towards a beefy hackintosh desktop + maybe one of the small macbooks. It's such a pain though.

Re: Ask HN: Disappointed by the new Macbook, what alternatives do we have?

#4

Post by ohazi » Mon, Oct 31, 2016, 9:01 AM UTC

Lenovo T or X series, ASUS Zenbook series.

Re: Ask HN: Disappointed by the new Macbook, what alternatives do we have?

#5

Post by jsiepkes » Mon, Oct 31, 2016, 9:02 AM UTC

I bought a HP zbook studio G3, looks nice, not heavy and can deal with 32GB RAM ;-).

Re: Ask HN: Disappointed by the new Macbook, what alternatives do we have?

#6

Post by chillacy » Mon, Oct 31, 2016, 9:02 AM UTC

You might want to be more specific, about the "pro" part that you want which is no longer in the MBP. For instance others have pointed out that the 16GB limitation is in all notebooks which use the same intel chipset and low voltage ram, so you'll have to sacrifice battery life for more memory. That's fine for some folks but not for others.

Re: Ask HN: Disappointed by the new Macbook, what alternatives do we have?

#7

Post by viraptor » Mon, Oct 31, 2016, 9:03 AM UTC

If you want more power Lenovo T. If you want something closer to air, Lenovo X.

Re: Ask HN: Disappointed by the new Macbook, what alternatives do we have?

#8

Post by k__ » Mon, Oct 31, 2016, 9:04 AM UTC

the zenbooks look like a good alternative a

Re: Ask HN: Disappointed by the new Macbook, what alternatives do we have?

#9

Post by alfanick » Mon, Oct 31, 2016, 9:05 AM UTC

viraptor wrote: post #7

If you want more power Lenovo T. If you want something closer to air, Lenovo X.

If you want absolute power - Lenovo P50 (though P50s is closer to MBPr)

Re: Ask HN: Disappointed by the new Macbook, what alternatives do we have?

#10

Post by idlewords » Mon, Oct 31, 2016, 9:07 AM UTC

What about a 2015 MBP? I also have a 2012 model, with a little water damage, and am seriously thinking of upgrading to 2015 and then giving Apple one more upgrade cycle to come to its senses.