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I actually am switching jobs in a week; I was offered the choice of a 13" or 15" MBP. I do web development, so Windows isn't really an option. Unfortunately, I can't choose Linux, since it doesn't run whatever management tool the org uses. But if I could have an XPS or ThinkPad with some flavor of Linux, I would probably do it, just to be contrary.
> I do web development, so Windows isn't really an option. What.
Personally, I'm kind of amused by the appalled and horrified tech bloggers I see posting about the sky falling. I keep reading about "life long" Apple users threatening to switch ecosystems because of an SD card slot. Or function keys. I mean, people must step through A LOT OF CODE to have that impact this kind of decision. My perspective is biased by my moving in the opposite direction. I'm just in the process of co…
remember that article a day ago complaining that they used old processors? that's another benefit. microsoft shipped skylake with an experimental sleep state (one hp refused to turn on) and it was a disaster. not being cutting edge is how apple will keep its hardware "just working." now if apple would only add a trackpoint :(
Mac laptops don't need a nipple that 1% of ex-think pad users froth at the mouth for and everyone else finds annoying.
Went to a Microsoft store to buy a Surface Book. They are very expensive and have roughly same specs as a MacBook Pro. I really like the look and feel of the Surface Book and I was hoping it would replace my MacBook Pro + iPad Pro. I'm still mulling over the purchase since the keyboard froze up when I was checking it out and it reminded me why I went to Macs 10 years ago.
People always mention things like this when they badmouth PCs. My MBP freezes once in a while, the keyboard sometimes becomes unresponsive and I frequently have to plug-in my ethernet adapter multiple times in order to get it to connect. I'm sure many of these issues would be easy to fix, but that isn't the point. The point is that MacOS if often reported to be a miraculous piece of software that always works and nev…
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I like that in the past, it's been rock solid stable and I have had to perform very little IT support to keep it so. Not so stable these days, which is where a lot of my issues come from. Here's my primary reasons for using OSX / Mac's all these years: -- A unix variant shell underneath - so I can do all my work fast, relatively compatible with my linux servers in the cloud, and run things like MySQL, Mongo, Node, et…
Regarding heavy nVidia iron: https://bizon-tech.com/us/bizonbox3-egpu.html/ I think that'll get you one slot, so make it count. I'd also like to see if anaconda can work with an external adaptor for compute.
For personal use, since my current MacBook Pro is already maxed out on RAM and SSD, I'll most likely wait until 2017 before I seriously consider upgrading. There just wouldn't be enough bang for the mega bucks.
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remember that article a day ago complaining that they used old processors? that's another benefit. microsoft shipped skylake with an experimental sleep state (one hp refused to turn on) and it was a disaster. not being cutting edge is how apple will keep its hardware "just working." now if apple would only add a trackpoint :(
Apple trackpads are widely regarded as the best, period. Mac laptops don't need a nipple that 1% of ex-think pad users froth at the mouth for and everyone else finds annoying.
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Apple trackpads are widely regarded as the best, period. Mac laptops don't need a nipple that 1% of ex-think pad users froth at the mouth for and everyone else finds annoying.
unlike a trackpad, it has a learning curve. however, if it were marketed as a superior product, and more people tried it, and they got over that couple hour hump of frustration, there would be a market for it. it is a superior navigation device, with practice.
Apple is about providing simplified solutions to problems. A Trackpad AND a nipple that hardly anyone will use, is not a simplified solution.
I actually like the new Macbook Pro. The Thinkpad X1 Yoga OLED is a great contender, although I'll never drop that much money on a laptop.
I may switch once WSL is ready, but I will miss native UNIX and using its keybindings everywhere.
If I were offered a Thinkpad instead of a Macbook Pro, I'd go with the Thinkpad.
I bought a Dell XPS 13 the day after the announcement. As shipped, it had flaky wifi and the audio clipped both through the speakers and headphones. Thinking of trying another brand after I get my refund.
I'm unsure whether DELL has fixed the XPS 13 issues in the latest iterations, but reading long term reviews in hardware forums is rather discouraging.