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Re: New 13-inch MacBook Pro

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Post by caribousoup »

70jS8h5L wrote: post #873
caribousoup wrote: post #240

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Same impression with the 2018 15" MBP. Topcase was replaced twice, and a full exchange for the third repair, all within the first year. The screen is now pressure damaged everywhere... by gently wiping with a damp microfiber cloth? I'm certain it's a manufacturing defect, but I can't seem to find similar complaints anywhere. I've been buying Macs for 20+ years, let's be honest... I'm not rage quitting and moving plat…

Same issue for me with the screen. It's been meticulously cared for and only ever wiped with a clean damp microfibre and there's small micro scratches, as well as marks from what I assume is it resting on the keys whilst closed. I could tolerate such issues with the old models safe in the knowledge that a replacement glass was fairly cheap - not the case anymore. And then there's the degradation of reliability softwa…

Interesting to see your screen issue.

Mine in particular: bright white splotches. There are 12 of them at random locations. I get a new one every couple of months.

If you were to press your fingernail forcefully into the LCD, to purposely damage it, that's what it looks like. But I obviously don't do that... gentle circular patterns with a clean eyeglasses cloth, dampened with water.

Re: New 13-inch MacBook Pro

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Post by erik_seaberg »

tw04 wrote: post #197
alexggordon wrote: post #125

I was curious how the 13 inch was priced so I compared it to a new Dell XPS 13. Dell has a better processor (maybe, [2]) , but I couldn't find the option to upgrade the Dell to 4TB internal SSD, so I compared both with the 2 TB option. Ram is the same at 32GB. Dell came out to $2399[0] USD and Apple came out to $2999[1] USD. Dell Pros: * Row of function buttons (I've used BTT to customize my touch-bar to the point wh…

After several years I can unequivocally say I still hate the touch bar. I love touch ID, but the bar needs to go. USB-C was all about standardizing. I'm still not sure how I feel about it, I did love magsafe, but I also love that in theory someday I'll have one cable to rule them all. And I'll be able to charge my headphones/laptop/phone/random device with a usb-c cable instead of needing 8 of them.

A standard data cable for laptops is fine I guess, but I want a distinct power-only cable that isn't complicated enough to enable malware attacks. And battery swaps. And a pony.

Re: New 13-inch MacBook Pro

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Post by megablast »

pier25 wrote: post #799
dividedbyzero wrote: post #767

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I guess the actual, underlying problem is, the Touchbar is bad UX for a bunch of software engineers, but pretty great for most everyone else. Think about it – you lose some keys you never really had a use for anyway except as media keys, and you get almost analogue-ish volume and brightness controls, apps can give you context-dependent options that are really discoverable (which F-keys totally aren't) and can adapt t…

> but pretty great for most everyone else Honestly I think most people would rather save $200-300 than have the touchbar. If you look at the average mac user, not pros but regular office people, they use stuff like Launchpad and rarely use keyboard shortcuts. You'd be surprised how many macOS users don't even use Spotlight for instance.

> Honestly I think most people would rather save $200-300 than have the touchbar.

This is such a silly comment. You actually have no idea.

Re: New 13-inch MacBook Pro

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Post by molszanski »

prewett wrote: post #857
molszanski wrote: post #756

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USB-C is shit. Apple lightning physical connector is still lightyears ahead in reliability, maintenance (dust) and physical size. USB-3 standard is even a bigger mess. This whole USB 3.2 Gen 2 x 2 is the biggest clusterfuck in the history of naming things.

Somewhere I read that USB-C's cable design was informed by Apple's experience with thee lightning connector. In particular, one of the changes is that the lightning connector has the springs on the hardware side, which means that if the springs break, you have a major headache. USB-C puts the springs in the connector, so if the springs break, you just buy a new cable. That seems like a pretty big improvement, to me.

Anything can brake. It is all about probabilities, potential failures etc.

Spring failure is less probable than breaking a male part of a connector.

If a spring breaks, you have a second one.

If both break, you keep the charging functionality.

You break the male connector. Game Over.

Re: New 13-inch MacBook Pro

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Post by sigjuice »

pier25 wrote: post #799
dividedbyzero wrote: post #767

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I guess the actual, underlying problem is, the Touchbar is bad UX for a bunch of software engineers, but pretty great for most everyone else. Think about it – you lose some keys you never really had a use for anyway except as media keys, and you get almost analogue-ish volume and brightness controls, apps can give you context-dependent options that are really discoverable (which F-keys totally aren't) and can adapt t…

> but pretty great for most everyone else Honestly I think most people would rather save $200-300 than have the touchbar. If you look at the average mac user, not pros but regular office people, they use stuff like Launchpad and rarely use keyboard shortcuts. You'd be surprised how many macOS users don't even use Spotlight for instance.

I would pay Touch Bar prices for a MacBook Pro without the Touch Bar.

Re: New 13-inch MacBook Pro

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Post by gowld »

nbrempel wrote: post #458

I’ve been a Big Mac user for the last 7 years or so. I initially moved over from Linux after experiencing the ease of the OSX operating system when working in software development without the overhead of maintaining something like Arch Linux. I’m now looking at system76 and Pop!_OS for my next machine. They seem to be doing a really good job of creating compelling hardware and software that works well together. From…

I doubt you'll get a decently comfortable touchpad. That's the Achilles heel of the PC world, especially the generic Clevo world.

Re: New 13-inch MacBook Pro

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Post by 2OEH8eoCRo0 »

saberience wrote: post #862
2OEH8eoCRo0 wrote: post #623

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When people tell me they were electrocuted I say, "oh, so you died?"

Language changes and evolves over time, this is normal and natural. Just because "elecrocuted" at one time only meant died from electricity, it doesn't mean it can't mean now that one simply got a jolt and didn't die. Or do you still think "Google" just means a big number? Do you "literally" means "exactly" or can also be used to show strong feeling or emphasis.

I know, I do it to be cheeky.

Google doesn't mean big number, do you mean googol?

Re: New 13-inch MacBook Pro

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Post by wilsonnb3 »

brookside wrote: post #470

Is the headphone jack still on the right? (Rhetorical question.) Still an insane choice as headphones have their wires on the left ear so when on my work macbook i have a wire either under or over my wrists. (Or behind the display, which shortens cable length significantly and pulls a sharp angle which will ruin my Sony MDR 7506 soon enough.

A $12 usb c DAC will fix this, unless you are already using all of your thunderbolt ports.

Re: New 13-inch MacBook Pro

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Post by wilsonnb3 »

trboyden wrote: post #838
rooam-dev wrote: post #646

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But can it run MacOS? :)

If I want to use an operating system based on Unix O/S with a fancy window system, I'll use Elementary OS and pocket the $600+ bucks, thanks. There is not a single Mac-only app that can't be replaced by a better app at free or equal cost.

I mean, x code can’t be replaced.

You would have a rough time finding something as good as or better than Logic Pro for $200, too.

Sketch is also very popular, although I have never used it personally.

Re: New 13-inch MacBook Pro

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Post by kristianp »

starbugs wrote: post #665

Sitting in front of my beloved 2013 MBP 15". Reading "the new inverted T-arrangement for arrow keys". Looking down at my keyboard. Seeing said inverted T-arrangement on my seven year old MBP. Deception and lies.

I was struck by that too. How can they say it's a new inverted-T?
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