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So, today, for the first time in *25* years of Apple, I downgraded

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Re: So, today, for the first time in *25* years of Apple, I downgraded

#11
2015 mbp for sale. I gotta say, 2018 is not error free, but it is fast, and it works, and it supports 2 4K monitors without an eGPU.

I can charge, run external hard drive, and 2 external monitors, and 3 usb devices and and speakers and an SD card on 1 cable. I do wish the cal digit dock was included, though.

Re: So, today, for the first time in *25* years of Apple, I downgraded

#13
Honestly I'm shocked that there isn't a company in the SFBA that just buys up busted 2015 MBPs and refurbs them to sell at a much higher price. Maybe they're afraid of getting sued into oblivion by Apple. Or maybe time travelers from the future are depleting our recent timeline of 2015 MBPs.

Re: So, today, for the first time in *25* years of Apple, I downgraded

#15
post #14

>but now I could randomly fail to click something if I rested my palm wrong. Anyone else dislike the larger trackpad because of that?

Frankly, I have the 2015 MBP and this still happens to me every once in a while. So a bigger track pad is one of the _many_ reasons I have no intention of "upgrading" any time soon.

Re: So, today, for the first time in *25* years of Apple, I downgraded

#17
post #9

Got tired of re-buying 2011 Macbook Pros because it was getting kinda ridiculous. Decided the only things I actually care about are Lightroom, the keyboard, decent drivers and power management, and a terminal app. New machine is a Dell XPS 15 running Windows. Keyboard and build is almost identical to Macbook, no N-key rollover but I can live without. Otherwise, meh, why is everyone still so attached to these dumb ove…

That Dell is the first laptop I have used that has a build quality and trackpad that is truly equal (if not better) than Apple's. I bought the Precision 5520 pre-installed with Ubuntu, and have never loved a machine so much.

Re: So, today, for the first time in *25* years of Apple, I downgraded

#18
I get it that he's ranting, but there's nothing new here.

Apple software quality started to go downhill a long time ago, and now their hardware is catching up. It makes sense because hardware has a longer lead time. Anybody who disagrees can try explaining the mess that iTunes has become, or why I have to reboot both my phone and laptop (almost) every time I try tethering.

Re: So, today, for the first time in *25* years of Apple, I downgraded

#20
One advantage Apple has here is they’ve eliminated the tyranny of choice that I see with non-Mac laptops.

Which one should I buy? How much should I spend? What do I really need? I am paralyzed.

OTOH, I know an MBP will do fine, and the price is $1200, which is steep, but I have nothing to compare it to.

Not saying this is good, but I would think this drives a lot of inertia, which Apple is certainly counting on as they try to improve their profit margins.

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