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Re: The best laptop ever made

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Post by pizza234 » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 11:07 PM UTC

telesilla wrote: post #22

HugThem wrote: post #10

The glossy screen is a showstopper for me.

I understand these work very well: https://www.moshi.com/ivisor-12#black (I have this wonderful macbook too, but I got used to the glare, it's not as bad as previous glassy versions)

Screen protectors work well for any size, but they need to be applied with special equipment; it's already hard to apply them without imperfections on a 5", I can't imagine doing that on a 12".

Re: The best laptop ever made

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Post by synicalx » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 11:08 PM UTC

Do we maybe need some kind of Mac-Reformation? Maybe Johnny could print this out and nail it to the front door of the new Apple HQ? (assuming it even has a front door, of course)

Re: The best laptop ever made

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Post by stillkicking » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 11:08 PM UTC

The current MacBook Pro should've been a separate product line, like the MacBook Air was. Those who are happy with the sacrifices it makes could switch over, but they wouldn't have to leave everyone else out in the cold.

Re: The best laptop ever made

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Post by megaman22 » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 11:08 PM UTC

If I could get one of the late 2000s 17" MacBook Pros, but with updated internals, that would definitely be my next laptop. I know several people that bought them for college and are still chugging away with them a decade later.

Re: The best laptop ever made

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Post by e40 » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 11:08 PM UTC

jordache wrote: post #23

>Apple still sells this model, brand new.. How? Where? I have the 2017 MBA 15" . Hate how the thing crashes all the time from using USBC peripherals... arghh..

Perhaps he meant here?

https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/macb...

Re: The best laptop ever made

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Post by Uhhrrr » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 11:11 PM UTC

Disagree; it doesn't have a pointing stick.

Re: The best laptop ever made

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Post by quwert95 » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 11:12 PM UTC

jordache wrote: post #23

>Apple still sells this model, brand new.. How? Where? I have the 2017 MBA 15" . Hate how the thing crashes all the time from using USBC peripherals... arghh..

Here you are, friend: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro?product=MJLQ2...

If that doesn't work, go to Mac > Macbook Pro > Buy > 15" > Scroll down to the 3rd option.

They come in and out of stock though.

Re: The best laptop ever made

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Post by eropple » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 11:14 PM UTC

sideproject wrote: post #25

Using it right now - it's... so reliable. Had zero problems. Love these zero-problem products in life (and they are not that easy to find to be honest)

I've had problems with my 2014, but at the same time it's repairable. The screen went a bit screwy, so I opened it and replaced the LVDS cable. Right back to ticking along.

Typing this on a 2012 rMBP that's still a champ.

Re: The best laptop ever made

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Post by jordache » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 11:14 PM UTC

quwert95 wrote: post #37

jordache wrote: post #23

>Apple still sells this model, brand new.. How? Where? I have the 2017 MBA 15" . Hate how the thing crashes all the time from using USBC peripherals... arghh..

Here you are, friend: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro?product=MJLQ2... If that doesn't work, go to Mac > Macbook Pro > Buy > 15" > Scroll down to the 3rd option. They come in and out of stock though.

OH! that one model at the very bottom of the 15" page!?

Re: The best laptop ever made

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Post by revelation » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 11:14 PM UTC

The best laptop ever made came with not one, but two ports for an utterly failed connector standard (Thunderbolt), long since ditched?

And those replaced the ubiquitous RJ45 Ethernet jack?

At least they had the good sense to include HDMI and not go full TB.