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Re: New MacBook Pro models to feature magsafe, no touch bar and more ports: analyst

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Post by shaolinspirit » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 10:08 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #291

shaolinspirit wrote: post #260

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lol, I was thinking I'm the only one sitting with my 2015 macpro ^_^ love this laptop, however it got super slow and the battery life is almost zero, which is fine after almost 4 years of serving.

If you haven't, a wipe + reinstall of macOS does help the slowness/battery life issues a bit. (had to do that on a 2016 MBP which was acting up and it made a difference. Although make sure not to format as APFS when wiping it!)

recently my battery died and I need to sit with the magsafe all the time... the performance dropped even more, processor throttling is on max :)

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Post by wlesieutre » Mon, Jan 18, 2021, 2:06 PM UTC

coldtea wrote: post #469

wlesieutre wrote: post #467

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Well I’ve got a power strip so I’m not running separate power cords for my computer, a powered USB hub, a lamp, an external hard drive, etc. since that would need a whole bunch of wall outlets that I definitely don’t have. Having more than two things plugged in at a desk is pretty common situation and literally everyone solves it with a surge protector / power strip. So the laptop cord isn’t dangling across the room,…

There are well setup home office desks (I use one, now, didn't always have one), and there are all kinds of office makeshift desk situations, from a simple small ikea desk with a laptop on it and not much else, to the kitch table used as a desk (and cables going to the wall). Sometimes you're also on the sofa and need to charge, and so on...

Right, but my point in the original comment is that with a 20 hour battery life you wouldn't have the "on the sofa and need to charge" problem anymore.

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Post by breakfastduck » Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 4:55 PM UTC

revscat wrote: post #311

breakfastduck wrote: post #230

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The giant trackpad is one of the most appealing features of the machine to me and many others.

You can see the point though, right? I’m personally ok with the trackpad, but compare it with the “nipple” from the old IBM laptops. You could scan across the entire screen with the barest movement of your finger. The minimalism in that design was impressive,

I absolutely hate the nipple. I have no idea why there's such a fanbase for it.

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Post by invalidusernam3 » Tue, Jan 26, 2021, 1:35 PM UTC

breakfastduck wrote: post #232

invalidusernam3 wrote: post #128

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My main gripe with the trackpad is not being able to customise the size of the right click area. It's so small compared to the size of the trackpad.

That's not really how its supposed to work, though

Says who? You?