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Re: MacBook Pro

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Post by brandon272 »

The most exciting and practical product of the announcement was squeezed in at the end, the oddly named MacBook Pro replacement for the Macbook Air. And when I say exciting I am speaking relatively.

There was no mention of battery life, which is hugely important to me as a notebook user and which I guess I will have to find out from the Apple website once it refreshes.

I just found the whole thing to be kind of weird and underwhelming. Maybe the TouchBar is mind blowing in person. We'll see.

Re: MacBook Pro

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Post by davesque »

ROFISH wrote: post #225

16GB RAM max, DP1.2 (so no 5k display support), worthless Touch Bar when I use my current MBP dual monitor with the lid closed. Pass. Sadly I really wanted something better since I'm on an old 2012 MBP that badly needs an upgrade but I'm not dropping $1500+ for something that doesn't support 32GB and 5k displays.

I'm a bit confused. I thought the event showcased a setup with two 5k displays attached to one 15" macbook pro.

Re: MacBook Pro

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Post by binarycrusader »

pier25 wrote: post #174

- 6th gen processors - gimmigck touch bar - no USB-A ports - no SD card reader - no magsafe - super expensive for what you get

I wonder what all the people complaining yesterday about Microsoft not using a 7th gen Intel processor instead of a 6th gen are going to say now...

Ultimately, neither one of these product launches could line up their supply chain with Intel's newest processors and nVidia's newest mobile chips. They just weren't ready yet.

Re: MacBook Pro

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Post by ryaneager »

npgatech wrote: post #165

This event was by far the most disappointing Mac event in the history. A lot of the time was wasted in: - Mildly funny jokes and comparison with 90's technology. - 90% of the talk was about the touch bar. - Awful demos of Photoshop & some cringy DJ. I was hoping we would see: - A new MacBook with all day battery life and touch bar, even thinner design. Ok, I understand that they are trying to consolidate their produc…

-No Mac Mini Update.

I was hoping to get one that supported multiple 4k displays. With the title of "Mac Event" I was anticipating at least 2 Macs updated, not just the MBP.

Re: MacBook Pro

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Post by abdelhai »

munchor wrote: post #171
nodesocket wrote: post #154

The base model of the 13" with touch bar price increases from the current $1399 to $1799. That certainly surprised me and is substantial. Also, why would anybody buy an air now? It is worse in every possible category.

I think the reason you'd buy an Air is for the regular good old keyboard (without Touch ID) for those of us that want a real Escape key.

And the better price. I think most 13" Pro and Air users will get this option.

Re: MacBook Pro

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Post by sbuttgereit »

An aside, but I just watched the "design video" on the Apple site. Does Apple and Microsoft use the video production team? The exploded device views and the exploding color dust bombs made it seem like the Apple video and the Microsoft Surface Studio video were made by the same people at the same time. Very much the same look and feel.
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