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I think that's been clear to anyone without their head in the sand for a while now. It's the same with iOS vs. Android. Early Android proponents did nothing but talk up the specs and the "customizability". The reality is, iPhones have always had such great hardware/software integration that they made using touch screens feel like you were interacting with the UI physically. You press a button, the phone almost immedi…
Don't even start.... This must be a troll
New Macbook Pro power efficiency and time remaining
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Re: New Macbook Pro power efficiency and time remaining
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Seriously, why would battery life even matter if you are sitting in the office all day?? With that said, SB can easily do 10-12 hours once you turn off the always-on camera: https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/3qxjrk/fix_battery...
> Seriously, why would battery life even matter if you are sitting in the office all day?? Do you people chain yourselves to your desk the entire day? My office has a the "open-office" trend, which pretty much prompts me to leave and to go various parts of the office during the day, or maybe even the library, and only come back in for meetings.
To me this sounds as you don't really have proper working offices. Maybe that is the problem you need to solve, instead of trying to maximize the battery life of your laptop?
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> Seriously, why would battery life even matter if you are sitting in the office all day?? Do you people chain yourselves to your desk the entire day? My office has a the "open-office" trend, which pretty much prompts me to leave and to go various parts of the office during the day, or maybe even the library, and only come back in for meetings.
> My office has a the "open-office" trend, which pretty much prompts me to leave and to go various parts of the office during the day, or maybe even the library, and only come back in for meetings. To me this sounds as you don't really have proper working offices. Maybe that is the problem you need to solve, instead of trying to maximize the battery life of your laptop?
I can't change my office layout without switching jobs.
Re: New Macbook Pro power efficiency and time remaining
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Another anecdote: I have two LG monitors on my desk, and frequently connect and disconnect the laptop during the day. I've had no issues with this, the touch bar, or with the trackpad.
really? You've never had 3 finger drag being registered as a two finger scroll? Compared to my MBA, i can 100% reliability input 3 fingers vs 2. on the new MBP, that reliability rate is about 80%