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Microsoft: more people are switching from Macs to Surface than ever before

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Re: Microsoft: more people are switching from Macs to Surface than ever before

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Post by pentae »

haar wrote: post #213
pentae wrote: post #201

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So far my Macbook Pro 13" fully loaded has done a great job of replacing my Macbook Air. What does bug me though after spending over $2.5k (sales tax) for a brand new 'state of the art machine' I can't even play the new Civilization 6 on 1024x768 resolution and lowest possible settings without the computer fan on full blast to stop it from basically melting. It's utterly pathetic.

Why did you get a 13" when they have no dedicated graphics card? Assuming you have the best on-board graphics for the 13" MBP it isn't much better than the minimum requirements for Civ 6: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Iris-550-Mobile-S...

Portability, mainly. I didn't buy it to play civ on, and it's a good thing too-it's basically unplayable. Graphically, there's not much thats special or impressive about the game so its quite surprising it can't even run it without having a heart attack.

Re: Microsoft: more people are switching from Macs to Surface than ever before

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Post by slantyyz »

eddieroger wrote: post #216
shiftpgdn wrote: post #155

I am a Surface convert after Apple discontinued OS support and updates for my still powerful, healthy, relatively new Macbook. Surface is much more flexible and provides a greater degree of customization. It is the perfect hybrid between and tablet and a laptop device. I'm just as comfortable using it as a consumption device on the couch as I am using it as a production device on a desk. It really feels like Apple ha…

Which MacBook are you using that you consider "relatively new," but Apple stopped supporting? In my experiences with Apple, support has gone on for years, and in the case of my original iBook, a full decade. It has gotten shorter over the last few years, but Sierra officially supports computers from 2009, which after 7 years I don't consider new any more.

AFAIK, the 2011 MBPs are no longer supported for hardware repairs (although they will run the latest OS). Maybe that's what the parent is referring to?

FWIW, the 15" 2011 MBPs with the i7 quad cores, GPU issues aside, are still pretty fast when compared to the latest Macs using the ultrabook CPUs.

Re: Microsoft: more people are switching from Macs to Surface than ever before

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Post by actsasbuffoon »

anjc wrote: post #220
johnernaut wrote: post #115

I'm one of the people that switched from a MacBook Pro to the new Surface Book. The ENTIRE experience was dreadful for me. The day I went into the Microsoft store to purchase it (Black Friday), their credit card system was down, so I had to wait around for nearly 2 hours until they finally figured things out. That wouldn't typically upset me, but my brother-in-law went through something similar just 2 weeks prior. As…

Lol >The ENTIRE experience was dreadful for me. Entire list of complaints: found the trackpad to be lacking. It just FELT a bit buggy.

I think that sentence was talking about the experience at the store, not the device itself.

I picked up a Surface 4 Pro on Black Friday as well, and my experience was fine. Then again, I live in the middle of nowhere.

Re: Microsoft: more people are switching from Macs to Surface than ever before

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Post by anjc »

I switched from an MBP to an SP3 and I could never ever switch back. It's the best tech purchase I've ever made. It has its quirks for sure, but using my MBP now feels almost claustrophobic due to the limitations (evidenced by the fingerprints on its screen).

What made me switch was the realisation that using my iPad for productivity reasons would've been useful - even just for typing a document with a keyboard - but actually trying to use it was like a sick joke perpetuated by Apple.

So I got an SP3 to fill that gap, and within a week my iPad, MBP and desktop were all useless to me.

Re: Microsoft: more people are switching from Macs to Surface than ever before

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Post by namlem »

shiftpgdn wrote: post #155

I am a Surface convert after Apple discontinued OS support and updates for my still powerful, healthy, relatively new Macbook. Surface is much more flexible and provides a greater degree of customization. It is the perfect hybrid between and tablet and a laptop device. I'm just as comfortable using it as a consumption device on the couch as I am using it as a production device on a desk. It really feels like Apple ha…

I love my SP4, but after having owned one for a while, I would absolutely not buy one if not for the inking. It's just so goddam buggy. It constantly has some issue, whether it's the keyboard not connecting or some Windows chrome element glitching out, or failing to restart when I tell it to. It's still worth it to me though, because the ability to write and draw are super nice, and it's great for reading and highlighting documents. MS needs to drastically improve the Polish of their products if they want to win more customers from Apple though.

Re: Microsoft: more people are switching from Macs to Surface than ever before

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Post by h1srf »

bhauer wrote: post #204
josefresco wrote: post #177

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sounds like you were looking for excuse to go back to Apple.

Agreed. Though I have no idea what motivates other people, and opinions vary, so I can't say the decision to go back to Apple is wrong. I am surprised that for all of the online ordering we do in today's society, so many people use bricks-and-mortar stores for their high-tech purchases. I had my Surface Book shipped to my doorstep like most anything else I purchase in my life. I find it unpleasant to go into Apple st…

I work around a 5 min walk from both Apple & Microsoft stores. When my old Thinkpad laptop died, I went over to the Microsoft store and got a Surface Pro. Much more convenient than waiting for one to be delivered. The annoying thing with the Microsoft store is that you can't order online and pick up in-store. I did the same thing when buying my iPhone. Ordered it online and picked it up in store a few hours later. If you have the store close by, you can get your stuff much quicker.

Re: Microsoft: more people are switching from Macs to Surface than ever before

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Post by anjc »

actsasbuffoon wrote: post #234
anjc wrote: post #220

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Lol >The ENTIRE experience was dreadful for me. Entire list of complaints: found the trackpad to be lacking. It just FELT a bit buggy.

I think that sentence was talking about the experience at the store, not the device itself. I picked up a Surface 4 Pro on Black Friday as well, and my experience was fine. Then again, I live in the middle of nowhere.

> I think that sentence was talking about the experience at the store, not the device itself.

I would've thought so too except:

> Needless to say, I ended up returning the device and buying the new touch-bar 15" MBP a few days ago

I can't imagine anybody returning a device a few weeks later due to their experience buying it but :S

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