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16 Inch MacBook Pro and Other Apple Products predicted coming in 2019

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Re: 16 Inch MacBook Pro and Other Apple Products predicted coming in 2019

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Post by lrem »

SyneRyder wrote: post #28
stoolpigeon wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just finished 3 days of meetings with peers and the note taker was on a brand new MBP. The noise from her keyboard was extremely distracting. I couldn't believe how loud it was. We switched her to a 2015 so we could think as we were discussing things.

I was in a Starbucks 3 seats away from someone on a 2016-2018 MBP last week. I hope it was one of the 2016/2017 non-membrane models, because it really was ridiculously loud and echoing through the store. I thought the complaints about noise from those keyboards was exaggerated until I had that experience.

Have you ever tried sitting in an office full of keyboard snobs?

Re: 16 Inch MacBook Pro and Other Apple Products predicted coming in 2019

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Post by bwb »

saagarjha wrote: post #17
vvillena wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Going from an old MBP to one of the new models is shocking. The display is a bit better, but the keyboard feel is not comfortable. It doesn't feel like a keyboard to spend hours in.

It takes a while to get used to, regardless of whether you end up liking it or not. I found it kinda odd to type on for at least a week–those who really can’t stand it just never get used to it.

Same here, it took a while but it grew on me :)

Re: 16 Inch MacBook Pro and Other Apple Products predicted coming in 2019

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Post by masklinn »

thruhiker wrote: post #9
pibefision wrote: post #4

No more butterfly keyboards please

Starting with the 2018 models they added a membrane around all the keys that 1) significantly reduces ingress of random crap 2) makes the keyboard quieter. Before I got my 2018 I had a 2015 MacBook Pro and don't find the keyboard to be inferior or superior to the old gen.

> Starting with the 2018 models they added a membrane around all the keys that 1) significantly reduces ingress of random crap 2) makes the keyboard quieter.

It still has all the issues it had previously, just that some (not the key travel or separation issues) are mitigated. The keyboard remains extremely unreliable compared to the chicklet keys, or the magic keyboard's.

Re: 16 Inch MacBook Pro and Other Apple Products predicted coming in 2019

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Post by rock_artist »

warabe wrote: post #30
Entalpi wrote: post #14

I am so sad that the SE line seems dead. Truly wonderful to be able to hand everything on the phone with one hand and also be able to keep it in a normalsized pocket without much fuss. :-(

current SE user here. I cannot agree more. It’s kind off topic, but what’s make me more sad is since iOS12 update, my battery die so fast!! The update rendered my phone almost unusable! Is it just me? Or is this Apple’s strategy to drive people to buy shiny-new iPhone?

another SE here. battery is fine with iOS 12. sounds like battery isn't at her peak. my wife just replaced her phones battery (2+ yo iPhone 7 and it suddenly keeps almost a day of intense usage from constant use of charger)

SE is one of the last modern phone < avg. hand.

Re: 16 Inch MacBook Pro and Other Apple Products predicted coming in 2019

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Post by Nursie »

No mention of what I'm holding out for - a Macbook with specs as good as some of the competitors in that space. Give me one with a 4 core whiskey-lake chip, and at least one thunderbolt port, and I'm in... otherwise it's looking increasingly like the successor to my late-2013 pro is going to be an ASUS.

Re: 16 Inch MacBook Pro and Other Apple Products predicted coming in 2019

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Post by SyneRyder »

lrem wrote: post #31
SyneRyder wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was in a Starbucks 3 seats away from someone on a 2016-2018 MBP last week. I hope it was one of the 2016/2017 non-membrane models, because it really was ridiculously loud and echoing through the store. I thought the complaints about noise from those keyboards was exaggerated until I had that experience.

Have you ever tried sitting in an office full of keyboard snobs?

Thankfully I don't have to, since I'm usually working from my home office or a favorite cafe. I do have a Model M keyboard here that I use sometimes, but not very often.

(However, I do sometimes work on flights after they've dimmed the cabin lights, and a laptop keyboard as loud as the MBP I heard in that Starbucks is a dealbreaker for that use case.)

Re: 16 Inch MacBook Pro and Other Apple Products predicted coming in 2019

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Post by miles »

dirtylowprofile wrote: post #15

Time to save up for a new MBP, my 2012 model is still working fine but I'm guessing Apple will end its support by 2020.

> my 2012 model is still working fine but I'm guessing Apple will end its support by 2020.

Even the mid 2012 unibody MacBook Pro can run Mojave, which should receive security updates until Fall 2021, assuming Apple continue to support each macOS release for 3 years.

Re: 16 Inch MacBook Pro and Other Apple Products predicted coming in 2019

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Post by qubex »

throwmeback wrote: post #34

I want my Touch ID/Home button back. EDIT: Downvotes? Really?

I wanted that ghastly physical vestige gone from the very first day I set sight upon it (when I acquired my first iPhone2G in late 2007). There’s no excuse for wasting real estate on an actual physical switch.

As for TouchID I do miss it, but I’m hoping they’ll eventually get their under-screen sci-fi tech working.

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