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Re: Introducing the next generation of Mac

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Post by jll29 »

yoz-y wrote: post #409
callamdelaney wrote: post #150

I'll be sticking with my 2015 Macbook Pro Retina 13". Great machine, not too thin, heavy enough, no stupid touch screen, usb ports, great keyboard. Everything apple has done since hasn't compared.

The only bad thing about the current 16" is the Touch Bar. There is a lot to like about the rest though.

My company gave me the current 16" late last year, and it's been a piece of junk: suddenly starts to roar without a reason (while plugged in to power supply) so people on a phone conference complain I should switch off the hoover.

Often freezes with not much open other than a few Chrome tabs, O365 and Sublime (not actually DOING much with any of them at the time).

The keyboard is poor, the touchbar is useless but doesn't get in the way that much, the touch pad is too large and disturbs me sometimes while typing source code. The lack of ports means without a hub the whole machine is pretty useless (and that means all users will have to buy an USB-C hub for another $100 - annoying but the real annoyance is to have that hanging of your laptop all the time, and you mustn't forget to pack it, or you're screwed).

I also dislike the 16" form factor compared to 13", as it breaks all my leather bags when I try to carry it (not so relevant anymore in the days of the home office..).

Re: Introducing the next generation of Mac

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Post by TechBro8615 »

getpost wrote: post #427
TechBro8615 wrote: post #386

Earlier quoted context omitted.

VSC is the real workhorse here. It’s way beyond something like an SSHFS mount. The server actually runs an instance of VSC. It’s really quite good and I don’t even notice I’m editing on another machine. Would recommend trying it.

Yeah, Docker is an issue for me as well. Great idea! Thanks! Care to share any more details? Who is hosting what configuration?

Just google VSCode Remote Development. It’s very easy to setup. I personally use a Scaleway machine.

Re: Introducing the next generation of Mac

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Post by djhaskin987 »

tiffanyh wrote: post #425

Apple officially has dropped mentioning the CPU frequency for these new Macs (just like they don't mentioned it with iOS devices)

Indeed. The CPU is 3.5x faster "than before". What is this before? December 2020 or the last time they made their own chip?

Re: Introducing the next generation of Mac

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Post by tiffanyh »

I don't understand the pricing of the MacBook Air vs the 13" Pro.

The Air ($1249) vs 13" Pro ($1299), you get:

- same CPU

- same GPU

- same Neural chip

- same RAM (8gb)

- More storage for the Air (512gb vs 256gb with 13" Pro)

- You get Touch Bar with 13" Pro

So if you don't care about the Touch Bar, you actually get with the Air:

- better specs

- smaller device footprint

- and $50 cheaper.

Am I missing something?

Re: Introducing the next generation of Mac

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Post by bengale »

unvs wrote: post #420
TechBro8615 wrote: post #354

Straw poll: I need a new development machine, price is not an object but it has to be a Mac. Should I buy this new M1 or go with the Intel 16 inch MBP? My gut says there’s going to be a year or two of cross-compilation nightmares. I do a lot of Docker-based development. Wondering what everyone else thinks?

I'd say the 16, but with a caveat. By itself it is a great machine. In clamshell mode with an external 4k screen it is a great machine. With the laptop screen open connected to an external 4k screen it is EXTREMELY noisy and hot. ~173 pages of complaints on Macrumors here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/16-is-hot-noisy-with-an...

What difference does having it closed make? I keep my on a stand but open just for slack really. It does make a hell of a racket when I’ve got a lot of containers running.

Re: Introducing the next generation of Mac

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Post by yoz-y »

VectorLock wrote: post #432
yoz-y wrote: post #409

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The only bad thing about the current 16" is the Touch Bar. There is a lot to like about the rest though.

Is the keyboard less awful now compared to say 2018-19 15" MBPs?

It's very similar to the 2014 models, it has scissor switches and not the controversial butterfly keys. If you ever tried a magic keyboard then it's basically that.

Re: Introducing the next generation of Mac

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Post by rsp1984 »

Interestingly, the Air and the Pro now are almost identical in specs: same SoC, same display, same connectors, same RAM, same SSDs.

On the plus side I only see the larger battery for the Pro. On the minus side it's more heavy and a bit more bulky. And it's got the TouchBar (I'd count that as a negative...).

Honestly, why spend the $300 extra? I'd take the Air any day.

Re: Introducing the next generation of Mac

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Post by ewmiller »

yoz-y wrote: post #409
callamdelaney wrote: post #150

I'll be sticking with my 2015 Macbook Pro Retina 13". Great machine, not too thin, heavy enough, no stupid touch screen, usb ports, great keyboard. Everything apple has done since hasn't compared.

The only bad thing about the current 16" is the Touch Bar. There is a lot to like about the rest though.

The newest one fixed it enough to satisfy me, i.e. it has a physical escape key again. I never used the rest of the function keys anyway, and I like the customizable nature of the touch bar. The lack of a physical escape key when they first introduced it was my only real gripe.
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