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17" User's: "IF" 17" MBP is discontinued.
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Well I mean, if it's what he prefers then more power to him. I've just used them in Apple stores/Best Buy and they feel huge to me.
I don't think Apple will discontinue the 17". I would suggest that they don't anyway.
17" is like the REAL pro version right now due to the express card slot. Its target users are the more pro end who can spend the money. So these users are more likely to be the influencers that will tell their friends how good Apple is. Or people who see these 'pros' using Apple will be influenced by them.
Somethings aren't just about sales volume or direct profit. A lot is about the influence that the users have.
17" is like the REAL pro version right now due to the express card slot. Its target users are the more pro end who can spend the money. So these users are more likely to be the influencers that will tell their friends how good Apple is. Or people who see these 'pros' using Apple will be influenced by them.
Somethings aren't just about sales volume or direct profit. A lot is about the influence that the users have.
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Would be fun to see some of you ladies try to lift a 17" alienware
Heh, heh. There have been complaints in the iPad forum about the weight of the iPad 3. It hurts their wrists to hold it.
The unthinkable happened. So what now?
I -NEED- this kind of resolution, and I -NEED- Mac OS X. The answer? I can't be mobile.
This is a step backwards for Apple. We may be 2%, but we're 2% that pay a hell of a lot of money on a very regular basis to Apple.
I -NEED- this kind of resolution, and I -NEED- Mac OS X. The answer? I can't be mobile.
This is a step backwards for Apple. We may be 2%, but we're 2% that pay a hell of a lot of money on a very regular basis to Apple.
Well, uhm.
Hypothetically, imagine that I wanted to look at a frame of 1080p video, and I wanted it to be clear, easy to see, and not blurred by pixel scaling.
My options are now the MBPR, with a glossy display, and tiny tiny little pixels that I can't see, or a PC. Because Apple is making no laptops other than the Retina that can display 1080p -- the highest resolution they sell otherwise is 1050.
I don't consider "can't view a single frame of video" to be "fine for productivity". Not that this requires a 17" display; I have a 15" laptop with a 1080p display.
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Same way I would any other laptop. It's maybe at most an inch wider than the 15". It's not really that different.
Would be fun to see some of you ladies try to lift a 17" alienware
Hey, I've seen a few heft m17r3 systems. They said it's actually lighter than the books they lug around in HS or college.
Cheers,
The only resolutions at which it isn't blurring pixels are 1440x900 and 2880x1800. The former is way too small, the latter is too large and has tiny tiny pixels. The resolutions between them are all made by blurring pixels into other pixels. Also glossy. Also lacks ports I still rely on.
It's a nice MacBook. It's not a MacBook Pro in any meaningful sense.
KUDOS !
Just wanted to add to 17"mbp solidarity yo.........
I am still a very happy, creative and productive PRO musician/producer on the early 17" 2007 mbp, it still runs like I just opened the box!
Just have to clean out the fans cos they run all the time, the superdrive doesn't play very well, burns like a charm still but I have an external too. Life is good with this huge powerhouse laptop.
I carry it everywhere for mobile recording needs, to meetings and auditions, on the plane (first class) cos I make room to use my 17" mbp.
People want their machines to do everything for them, people don't modify their lives around the machines (period). I have better arm strength and walking around with a tiny more weight on me is good for my cardiovascular system (says my trainer). It isn't even that heavy common (laughing).
I wanted a pro laptop and Apple was the only one offering it, the 17" was always advertised as their PRO of the Pros.
Now they are making the 15" the standard PRO. I gave it a shot, my friends helped buy it for me to try and I returned that 15 rmbp because it didn't feel like I was on a pro machine, with my 17"mbp next to it, I felt the 15" rmpb was a great gadget with its oooh la la screen. Watching Gladiator and Princess Mononoke on both, I continue to enjoy far more on my 17" matte screen mbp in the dark and out in the park in the brightest summer sunshine!
Doesn't run nearly as hot as the 15"rmbp when I multi-task or watch movies on my lap.
The 15"rmbp was great for me to show off, cos I do have that about me still I never out grew that since childhood, cos I was always poor, when I got something EVERYONE considered as cool, I felt pride and was a total show-off. But I actually feel I get a lot of work done on the 17" mbp. I have recorded / mastered and released over 7 solo albums since owning this beast and 4 more on the way.
I am still saving up for the refurb late 2011 17"mbp and with the refunded money from the 15" rmbp I can put some into savings/investments as well as put towards upgrading the ram and putting in an SSD for the 17" refurb.
17" mbp All the WAY baby. I LOVE it so much. *KISSES her!*
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There is a lot going around about the stats of 17"mbp sales.
My theory is that there actually are that few of us PRO users out there. Most people buy Apple for the 'look of it' common don't make excuses or justifications, admit it. We all love the Apple products for their design, you SHOULD, its a trail blazer and extremely sexy
The number of sales of the 17"mbp only reflects how many PRO users there are and how many of us STICK to our 17"mbps because they are so amazing, durable and stands the test of time / trends, so we're not always buying more of them, besides - APPLE CARE is incredible.
The most that the number of sales represents are the number of new machines replacing rotten ones, those users who return the 17" for a brand new one because APPLE couldn't do anything about the one before. Or those of us who returned the 17" to upgrade to the MAC PRO.
Simple math and logic.
Its all the kids and trendy people going with the herd who are buying up most of the 13 - 15" machines cos they are affordable within reason and the demographic are mostly uni-students or moms anyways, people who have all kinds of mobile devices all over on them (laughs). People on the GO vs people who are PRO - that simple.
MBP 17" all the way baby cos I be PRO yo.