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14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack

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Post by jamesgeck0 »

grp000 wrote: post #5
cassianoleal wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Of course. Any time you try to run a non-ARM binary on an ARM CPU without some form of translation or emulation, it will fail. This is also true for any other CPU architecture. If you want to know about specific compatibility issues, I'm happy to try to help as I've been using an M1 Air as my daily driver for many months now.

Did they finally get Docker working on the M1 chips?

Mostly. Docker for Mac's internal VM consistently kernel panics the first time I launch it after a reboot. I also have containers freeze up every now and then, something that never happened on my Intel machine.

Re: 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack

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Post by slezyr »

nitins_jakta wrote: post #105

Apple still won't take some accessibility issues seriously, which is unfortunate given they are a leader in this space. They don't test their devices on people with binocular vision dysfunction, although I've asked them to. There is a whole community of people on LEDStrain.org who suffer from severe eyestrain, vertigo, headaches and migraines to the point where these devices are unusable for a minority of people. One…

> Some are unable to work in IT or as programmers because of it.

This point is very forced. Just don't buy the most expensive laptop on the market.

I have never had any apple devices, and yet I'm a software developer.

Re: 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack

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Post by jagger27 »

nojito wrote: post #92
reilly3000 wrote: post #39

Much has already been said about this, but this achievement of shipping a MBP that pro users seem to love is a triumph of user feedback over design purity. I suspect that Jony Ives’ departure may have facilitated this. I suspect it will be a breakout success and I aspire to contribute to their sales figures some day. Of all of Apple’s revenue streams I know their pro products are now merely an afterthought, but they…

>I suspect that Jony Ives’ departure may have facilitated this. This is a popular statement but Jony didn't have any design oversight for years before he formally left.

Products also take "years" to design and develop, so I'd say the statement may still hold true.

Re: 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack

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Post by spicybright »

beaner wrote: post #90
bombcar wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's amusing about the "design purity" is this is basically (from an externals point of view) an upgraded PowerBook G4. Good design isn't limited to "make it look as much like a thin sheet of metal as possible".

Personally I dislike this bit. Thinness isn't everything, but it's something. I don't know that the new models really needed to look as brick-ish as they do, and the previous design was certainly sexier.

I actually like the throwback, personally. I'm guessing they did that to differentiate it in the market.

What I have trouble getting over is the flipping notch to the top. Just why. The bezel on my 2019 macbook looks the same, if not skinnier.

Do people really not watch fullscreen videos anymore or something?

Re: 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack

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Post by Hamuko »

moritonal wrote: post #56
reilly3000 wrote: post #39

Much has already been said about this, but this achievement of shipping a MBP that pro users seem to love is a triumph of user feedback over design purity. I suspect that Jony Ives’ departure may have facilitated this. I suspect it will be a breakout success and I aspire to contribute to their sales figures some day. Of all of Apple’s revenue streams I know their pro products are now merely an afterthought, but they…

Whilst an afterthought, the kinds of people who buy Pros are the kind of people who decide on the tech for their wider families.

You don't really even have to decide for the rest of the family. Basically all of my family migrated over to MacBooks after I bought my first MacBook Pro within like a two year span.

Re: 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack

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Post by wayneftw »

reilly3000 wrote: post #39

Much has already been said about this, but this achievement of shipping a MBP that pro users seem to love is a triumph of user feedback over design purity. I suspect that Jony Ives’ departure may have facilitated this. I suspect it will be a breakout success and I aspire to contribute to their sales figures some day. Of all of Apple’s revenue streams I know their pro products are now merely an afterthought, but they…

It's just a laptop in the same old rectangular shape, in the same old colors that is actually just catching up and there's nothing at all special about this one… Try to catch some breath.

Nobody anywhere likes the notch either. Triumph? No.

Re: 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack

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Post by emperorcezar »

prepend wrote: post #115
neonscribe wrote: post #107

If I had to choose between an SD card slot and a USB-A port, I definitely would have chosen a USB-A port. I would take both, if possible. I would even give up a USB-C port for a USB-A port, but that might be a little backward-thinking. The USB-A to USB-C adapter is small and inexpensive, but it is still something I will need, mainly for the occasional flash drive.

I disagree. I don’t purposefully keep A and C devices. I’m switching everything over to C and have dongles to do that. Supporting both wastes the space for when I’ve moved to C. I’m more likely to have an A->C dongle than an SD card reader.

Maybe Logitech will make a usb-c dongle one day, until then I'm stuck with an adapter that sticks out and is constantly in danger of being knocked and bent.

Re: 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack

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Post by torstenvl »

seanalltogether wrote: post #74

Can anyone recommend a good thunderbolt dock they've been using. Ideally I would like a dock that at least provides for displayport, ethernet, audio, and 1 or 2 usb-a ports. I'm fine with using the magsafe if power through the dock is not available.

I also use the CalDigit dock, but I am annoyed that it has compatibility issues with Catalina (I am holding out from Big Sur as long as I can). Unplug the dock and, on next plug-in, macOS can no longer see the dock's USB bus. External keyboard, mouse, backup drive, etc. won't work unless you reboot macOS.

I've heard mixed reports on whether Big Sur has fixed this entirely.

Re: 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack

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Post by zepto »

nitins_jakta wrote: post #105

Apple still won't take some accessibility issues seriously, which is unfortunate given they are a leader in this space. They don't test their devices on people with binocular vision dysfunction, although I've asked them to. There is a whole community of people on LEDStrain.org who suffer from severe eyestrain, vertigo, headaches and migraines to the point where these devices are unusable for a minority of people. One…

Can you identify a system that doesn’t cause these issues for you?
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