x86 has been obsolete since it was born, and putting the silicone under the keyboard today is absurd. The portable workstation is not the machine that should be doing the hard work (builds/tests). They have it wrong almost the whole way, except maybe for a nice screen.
MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros
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#932Re: MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros
#933> The new keyboard has the same dimensions and look as its two predecessors, but the keys feel just a little bit different. They're quieter, for one thing. They have a softer, less click-y feel that is a little closer to the pre-2016 models' chiclet keys. We found the new keyboard to be a little nicer to type on, but it's not a radical difference. It's unlikely to convert the detractors, but it's a welcome iteration…
They have to recover the money spent on TouchBar R&D. We won’t see a proper MacBook Pro until 2020.
>They have to recover the money spent on TouchBar R&D. We won’t see a proper MacBook Pro until 2020.
The amount of money spent on the TouchBar has nothing to do with anything. Apple makes a new set of chips for each new iPhone, iPad and Mac; they have the in-house expertise and the budget to make whatever they want whenever they want.
It's not like the Mac division has it's own profit/lost statement it has to worry about.
The main reason why it's taken this long to get MacBook Pros to this level of performance is due to delays by Intel; simple as that.
Re: MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros
#934> The new keyboard has the same dimensions and look as its two predecessors, but the keys feel just a little bit different. They're quieter, for one thing. They have a softer, less click-y feel that is a little closer to the pre-2016 models' chiclet keys. We found the new keyboard to be a little nicer to type on, but it's not a radical difference. It's unlikely to convert the detractors, but it's a welcome iteration…
The 15-inch 2015 Retina model is no longer being sold on their website, too. It was there as an option for some time, but it appears this new update called for getting rid of it. I was planning on saving up to finance that as my next laptop purchase, but seems as if I'll have to go through a third party seller.
The 15-inch 2015 Retina model is no longer being sold on their website, too.
Check Apple's refurb store: https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/macb...
Also, Woot: https://computers.woot.com/plus/refurbished-macbooks-macbook...
Re: MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros
#935Biggest new feature they could add would be to not have an additional screen taking up battery life and shining in my face, unable to be dimmed with f.lux. Maybe instead we could have a row of keys that provide some sort of function, and maybe a key that allows the user to escape. That would be a pretty useful feature that I can guarantee I would use dozens or hundreds of times a day. I'm considering replacing my Mac…
I had to replace my 2015 MBP last week, because the kb started failing (it wasn't one of the ones eligible for a free repair, sadly, and I can't live without a machine for however long it takes them to fix it anyway). I was really torn, because although I could reluctantly live without the function keys, the escape key is a complete dealbreaker. After much debate I decided to take a chance on a surface book. I figure…
Not yet hit by a friendly update reboot in the middle of an important compilation are we?
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#936The bump in specs is very much welcome, but I'm considerably irked by the continuation of USB-C only connectivity. I'm not joking with this. I would like, at least on the 15-inch model: - An HDMI port - Two mini-display ports - At least two standard USB 3 compatible ports - A mag-safe power connector to avoid damage to the machine, and the connector itself, if somebody (like me!) trips over the power cable - At least…
Do you travel so much then?
I travel between my customer, my workplace and home. I don't have a single dongle -- I just replaced the cables or bought a dock.
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#9372 USB ports on the 13" version. Really? I don't get how this isn't the stupidest idea ever. 1 external monitor, and a charger. A charger and USB ethernet card. 1 external monitor and USB ethernet card. Pick one!
There are plenty of hubs with charging, ethernet and monitor built in. Of course more USB ports would be nice, but that probably comes with a price tag, as an extra Thunderbolt controller would have to be added.
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#938It's not possible to buy it without the TouchBar any more :( I really wanted to like it, and the concept could perhaps eventually be good, but the current implementation is infuriatingly bad: • I need more than one tap to change the brightness, volume or skip to the next song. • The buttons are in different locations depending on context, so it's not possible to use it by muscle memory. • TouchBar automatically goes…
> I need more than one tap to change the brightness, volume
Not true; you can change them by beginning a slide over the brightness/volume (and maybe other buttons that expand into a slider) in a single gesture without lifting your finger.
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#939It 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.
It certainly looks very different now! I stand corrected!
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#940Earlier quoted context omitted.
I had to replace my 2015 MBP last week, because the kb started failing (it wasn't one of the ones eligible for a free repair, sadly, and I can't live without a machine for however long it takes them to fix it anyway). I was really torn, because although I could reluctantly live without the function keys, the escape key is a complete dealbreaker. After much debate I decided to take a chance on a surface book. I figure…
What are you using for the terminal? I just started a new job with a Windows desktop provided and I can't get much done on it because every terminal emulator I can find sucks compared to iTerm 2 on my MBP, so much that I'm going in to IT to beg them to let me use it, or at least let me dual-boot Ubuntu. Bash on Windows has no way to add solarized light/dark or groovebox themes, much less switch between them daily lik…
WSL with ZSH and WSL terminal https://github.com/goreliu/wsl-terminal. Simply Rocks!