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Re: MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch

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Post by resist_futility »

t-writescode wrote: post #366
d3nj4l wrote: post #35

These look positively insane . 120Hz HDR displays. Can be specced with up to 64 GB of RAM and a GPU that (apparently) matches a 3070. All the ports you could ever want and magsafe. I can't wait to get my hands on one. The notch doesn't bother me because it's literally more room on the screen. Laptops with the camera below the screen tend to have an uncomfortable angle that look sup your nose, and the design suggests…

Where did you see the "matches the 3070" thing? When I was (admittedly) skimming the two articles, the performance metrics were all about "performance per watt" which ... doesn't mean anything for actual performance in a "how long will this scene take to render?" sort of meaning.

M1 Max GPU specs https://youtu.be/exM1uajp--A?t=1218

Mobile 3080 specs https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-3080-max-q...

fewer teraflops but higher gigatexels, gigapixels

Re: MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch

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Post by wyager »

wanderinghogan wrote: post #552

These laptops are very impressive, but until there is clarification on their CSAM scanning plans/their future intentions with that, it's going to make me wait. The thought of my OS being integrated with ANY government database with only the assurances of 'trust us, we will say no' still repels me.

It sucks that such brilliant hardware is effectively locked to such mediocre software and corporate policy.

Re: MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch

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Post by julienb_sea »

kllrnohj wrote: post #94
valine wrote: post #46

Epic update. Crazy fast chips, 120hz, mini LED, more ports, 64 gigs of ram. It's literally everything you could want in a new MacBook Pro.

But that notch is kind of a really ugly blight on the face of an otherwise good looking update. Especially since it's lacking faceid or something equivalent to windows hello

The notch is an explicit design choice, it's visible and iconic. It differentiates the new models and you can make a reasonable argument that space is always used by the status bar in macos currently, so this is a net improvement without question.

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Post by chrjxnandns »

trebor wrote: post #521
mizzack wrote: post #92

Wow looks like Apple has abandoned every bad decision on the MBP for the past 5 years in one swoop. No touchbar, increased key travel, added back hdmi/sd/headphone/power jacks. Plus bumped up RAM limit, M1, new displays, 120Hz... Wow.

Actually, they kept one of the oldest mistakes: overcharging. $400 to upgrade from 16GB RAM to 32GB. $200 to upgrade to 1TB SSD. These guys control the whole supply chain without middlemen like WD, Samsung, Crucial, etc — and they charge basically double what anyone else charges. I'm not paying $2k for a laptop below what I need as a developer, when Apple is ridiculous. Inflation is murder right now, and they JACK th…

I’m in the market for a great development laptop. Do you have any links to ones that are comparable to this for under $2k

I need 32-64gb of ram, a 1tb ssd, processor as fast as the M1 pro, and all day battery life.

Re: MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch

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Post by hbOY5ENiZloUfnZ »

chrisBob wrote: post #235

I have been waiting on this announcement to buy a new Mac, but now that they are out, I don't think I will buy one. The prices are 2x a Macbook Air, but the utility for me doesn't match. If the 14" was closer to the previous 13" MBP price of $1500 I would be ordering one now, but I will be getting a Macbook Air instead. Note to Veterans: Apple gives a 10% Veterans discount on everything, including the refurbished sto…

It was kind of confusing the way Apple did it but with the Intel 13" Macbook Pro. There was the "2 Thunderbolt 3 ports" which started at $1299 and the "4 Thunderbolt 3 ports" model which started at $1799. Other than the ports the 4 port model had an entirely different generation CPU and the Touchbar. When you compare it to the "4 Thunderbolt" model it is replacing it is a slightly more palatable $200 increase. They are keeping the 13" M1 Macbook available as an entry level Macbook pro.

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Post by ptmcc »

fomine3 wrote: post #559
valine wrote: post #46

Epic update. Crazy fast chips, 120hz, mini LED, more ports, 64 gigs of ram. It's literally everything you could want in a new MacBook Pro.

I wish they offer non mini-LED display option since developer don't need such quality. Apple need to break down "Pro".

Au contraire, as a developer staring at screens all day I think it's very important to invest in high quality displays

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Post by srvmshr »

I have a feeling that if they had released an updated Mac Mini with the new chips, it would have appreciably dented the sales of new MacBook Pros.

Too many people don't agree with the notch aesthetic and probably pair a discrete unit with their preferred display. Right now Apple doesn't want their race horse being outrun by an underdog.

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Post by ehsankia »

d3nj4l wrote: post #35

These look positively insane . 120Hz HDR displays. Can be specced with up to 64 GB of RAM and a GPU that (apparently) matches a 3070. All the ports you could ever want and magsafe. I can't wait to get my hands on one. The notch doesn't bother me because it's literally more room on the screen. Laptops with the camera below the screen tend to have an uncomfortable angle that look sup your nose, and the design suggests…

Note that it starts at $2500, and that's probably with the lowest cpu and 16gb of ram. Probably gonna be $5K+ when specced to what you mention above.

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Post by asdff »

onion2k wrote: post #297
ssijak wrote: post #96

This is literally a dream laptop. Improved in every area and lacking in none I can think of right now. And the price is crazy cheap for this performance if you ask me.

There is one area where the M1 is lacking - software support. There are still areas (eg Docker) that don't work well. It's definitely coming but it isn't here yet. If you work outside of those areas though, an Apple Arm CPU is amazing.

The lack of bootcamp imo is a mistake too given the nature of enterprise software. I know people that are beholden to Autodesk software that doesn't even have a mac version and recommends mac users install via bootcamp, which you can't even do anymore despite there being arm builds of windows.
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