211–220 of 623 posts
Earlier quoted context omitted.
The Intel Skull Canyon NUC works great. Didn't even realise I was doing just this until you mentioned it.
Not quite what I'm after because (AFAICT) it can't sleep while unplugged. But this still looks like a pretty awesome little machine. I may just have to get me one :-)
I kind of feel like, once you're talking publicly about things like if you are committed or not, you probably aren't and are trying to keep people from fleeing while you figure out what to do or while some long-term strategy kicks in.
I think the first clue might have been when they changed the company's name to remove the word "Computer."
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Had the same thing. Turns out, I'm more of a design snob then I thought I was. Trying to move away from macOS and trying out Windows and a few Linux distro's, my god it's all ugly. I don't care much about Apple hardware specifically, but they got my hooked because of the OS. Pretty lame.
Try something without any design at all, like Linux with a tiling window manager and some minimal applications.
The latest rev pushed me to a PC for the first time in like 15 years. It's partly because I didn't love the new Macbook Pro, but also cause hey..change is fun sometimes. I'm very happy with my new Surface Book. I never thought I'd like the touchscreen as much as I do. I LOVE being able to go to tablet mode for calls and stuff where I sort of want to just wander around. The pen has completely changed how I do flow-cha…
I just spent ~$4,000 over the weekend on components to build myself a shiny new desktop. It'll be running Linux, just like my primary laptop does, and so I imagine I'll probably sell my one-year-old MacBook Pro before long as well.
It was nice knowing you, Apple.
The latest rev pushed me to a PC for the first time in like 15 years. It's partly because I didn't love the new Macbook Pro, but also cause hey..change is fun sometimes. I'm very happy with my new Surface Book. I never thought I'd like the touchscreen as much as I do. I LOVE being able to go to tablet mode for calls and stuff where I sort of want to just wander around. The pen has completely changed how I do flow-cha…
I'm also considering a switch, but Windows drives me up the wall whenever I touch it. macOS has been getting uglier and more awkward to use the last few years, but Windows is still the king of ugly. So I've been considering Linux as my first option. I fired up a few VMs and dipped my toes in various Linux desktop environments: Elementary, Fedora 25, and Ubuntu (Unity) so far. These are all GNOME 3 variants. And... oh…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
My friend really likes his, though his biggest complaint keeping him off, is he wants a matching 5K display, so he can have dual displays off his iMac, which isn't an option, and apple killed their display line. For me, the highest end mini is almost enough, as I really don't want a built in display at all... The mac pro is too overpriced (more than it was when last refreshed) and there's no new mac pro in sight... a…
I agree. I don't know if Apple would do it, but it would be great if they offered a Mac Pro with iMac style chips (i5 and integrated graphics at the low end) with prices starting at $1000 or $1500. Using the same case as the Xeon Mac Pros might save some money and keep things simpler. Then they could make the Mac mini smaller and cheaper, like a scaled-up Apple TV. SSD only, no hard drive, 2 or 4 USB 3 ports, Etherne…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
No offense, but this is like one of those false stories in politics that keeps spreading no matter what the fact checkers say. I've seen that quote posted on HN like five times now. It doesn't mean what you think it means. Tim Cook isn't actually so undisciplined that he would call an entire product line of his company useless in an interview. In Apple's world, "PC" means Windows PC; the Mac is not a "PC". As Gruber…
Well they have videos pushing the iPad Pro as computer replacement. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1zPYW6Ipgok
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm also considering a switch, but Windows drives me up the wall whenever I touch it. macOS has been getting uglier and more awkward to use the last few years, but Windows is still the king of ugly. So I've been considering Linux as my first option. I fired up a few VMs and dipped my toes in various Linux desktop environments: Elementary, Fedora 25, and Ubuntu (Unity) so far. These are all GNOME 3 variants. And... oh…
This is why I always return to XFCE. It may not be rapidly evolving, but if I'm running a Linux desktop, I want simple.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm also considering a switch, but Windows drives me up the wall whenever I touch it. macOS has been getting uglier and more awkward to use the last few years, but Windows is still the king of ugly. So I've been considering Linux as my first option. I fired up a few VMs and dipped my toes in various Linux desktop environments: Elementary, Fedora 25, and Ubuntu (Unity) so far. These are all GNOME 3 variants. And... oh…
Had the same thing. Turns out, I'm more of a design snob then I thought I was. Trying to move away from macOS and trying out Windows and a few Linux distro's, my god it's all ugly. I don't care much about Apple hardware specifically, but they got my hooked because of the OS. Pretty lame.