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MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros

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Post by drivingmenuts »

robin_reala wrote: post #200
mgkimsal wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Bought a 2016, then returned it and got a refurb 2015. My only regret was getting the 500g SSD vs waiting for a 1tb model (which my friend got). The refurb levels were changing daily, and I kept missing the 1tb models, so I pulled the trigger on a 500g. Didn't care for the touch bar - yes, hey, apparently all the cool kids 'remap' their ESC key, and many did it I guess 20 years ago(!), but I've got decades of muscle…

You can upgrade the SSD yourself (e.g. https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ssd/owc/macbook-pro-retina-d... ) although a 1TB drive is $600.

I'm about to do that with my mid-2015 MBP, although I'm probably going to get an mSATA off of Amazon.

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Post by rsync »

drewg123 wrote: post #121
latch wrote: post #30

After ongoing problems and repairs with my gen 2 butterfly, I switched to Linux (Ubuntu). After many months, I'm still a little shocked at how much worse the desktop experience is. 11 year old OS X Leopard is more consistent, intuitive and usable. Hardware is slightly less polished, but no major complaints there (except for how poor the buying experience was). Still, keyboard works. It would take something amazing to…

It is all what you're used to. I switched from a Linux KDE desktop to a Mac 11 years ago. I ended up switching back to Linux & KDE after about 6 months of use, and giving the Mac to my inlaws. What it came down to for me is that I've been using the same window manager shortcuts since the late 80s, and I can't make them work with OSX. Eg, I use focus-follows mouse, and some strange mouse-button + ALT key combos to mov…

"The loss of focus follows mouse is what really drove me nuts."

This is a killer for me and I am trying to solve it currently ...

I ran Snow Leopard from 2009-2018 and had FFM due to "mondomouse" but that is no longer published or supported.

Now that I have upgraded (my 2009 mac pro) to Yosemite, I sort of have a FFM solution with a tool called dwellclick and one modification[1] but it's not perfect.

HOWEVER, it appears that there is a new accessibility option in High Sierra that allows you to turn on FFM without third party software. Not helpful for me because I can't install High Sierra on a 2009 mac pro ...

[1] defaults write com.pilotmoon.DwellClick MoveDistancePixels -float 600

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Post by pixelHD »

csomar wrote: post #291

I'm definitively buying this one. Upgraded RAM and processors. Good Graphic card. And 512Gb of SSD is plenty for my line of work. Now to the issues: - The keyboard: I don't know. I say wait and see. I'll probably wait a few months to see if there are any bad news. Worst case scenario, I'll just take extra care. - Touchbar: Do not mind this one. - Battery life: I'm concerned that the top spec laptop will have poor bat…

Aren't they supposed to be the same GPUs as before, but with a little overclock? Hence the _x_ branding to the name

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Post by darepublic »

ppeetteerr wrote: post #219
darepublic wrote: post #118

Please give me back the escape key. I have a 2012 Macbook Pro it is very good.

If the 2012 MacBook is still good, then you should keep using it. When you're ready to upgrade, you will see that the new touch bar is just as good as the function keys, if not better. I used them every day.

I have a newer MacBook too (work issued) so I have some experience using the touchbar. Two things I dislike about it -- the cannot mindlessly adjust the volume, I have to use the slider. Also as aforementioned, pressing the touchbar esc key is unsatisfying. Makes escaping in vim feel perilous.

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Post by mancerayder »

EthanHeilman wrote: post #289
gurkendoktor wrote: post #256

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Internet hearsay (Apple store/reseller staff quoted in podcasts etc.) often mentions that the MacBook Air is (was?) their best-selling laptop. It has no TouchBar, more keyboard travel, a smaller trackpad, arguably more useful ports, and longer battery life. If the trade-offs in the latest MacBook Pro were universally loved, why wouldn't they spread into Apple's other, more popular product lines? I honestly don't see…

>If the TouchBar really makes it easier for non-nerds to find shortcuts, why only offer it in the top-end laptops? Maybe it helps the laptop feel more highend/luxury?

... but the DJ in the video can slide the volume up and down with his finger. Surely that counts for something big.

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Post by mtarnovan »

rc_mob wrote: post #110
mtarnovan wrote: post #59

I really hope there's going to be a 15' MacBook Pro without Touch Bar. edit: clarify I was talking about the 15' model.

There wont't be one :(

Ars says: "We don't know the status of the 15-inch without the Touch Bar at the time of this writing." So I'm still holding out hope.

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Post by kayoone »

jetsnoc wrote: post #218
r0fl wrote: post #36

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They didn't do that because it is not what most people want. Apple has to make changes that will sell more laptops to the masses to maximize shareholder value. The niche developer/macrumors posters will never be happy regardless of what Apple does. Better to focus on the 90% of customers who buy products and make up 10% of the complaints then to focus on the 10% of customers who make up 90% of the complaints.

In the article they cite the MBP as being the most popular notebook for developers so this niche must be important, otherwise why list it?: > Already the most popular notebook for developers around the world, the new MacBook Pro can compile code faster and run multiple virtual machines and test environments easier than before. What we want is a functional keyboard. They are losing this market-share quickly but you're…

i for one love the new keyboards, i don't give a damn about the touchbar and i dislike the battery usage, but the keyboard to me is near perfect. When i type on the old model now the keys feel overly mushy and inaccurate. Maybe people just give it a try for more than 20 minutes.

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Post by joshstrange »

schappim wrote: post #123

It is telling that there is not a mention of this on the front page of Apple.com . So much for caring about the Mac!

Um, maybe it wasn't update when you looked but the entire homepage is dedicated to: The MacBook Pro, The iMac Pro, and Mojave in that order. There is no reference to iPhone/iPad anywhere other than the top nav bar.

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Post by madeofpalk »

kalleboo wrote: post #119
madeofpalk wrote: post #34

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CRU-ing. Customer Replacement Unit. There's no hard and fast 'three repairs' rule, but that's generally the rule of thumb that employees stick by.

Has anyone gotten this done at a Authorized Repair partner or is this an Apple Store thing only? How about via mail-in to Apple? Nearest Apple Store is 4 hours away...

Apple can definitely do this over the phone. I believe they will require a deposit to be held on a credit card though to cover the cost of the machine in case you don't send back your old one.
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