So I have the new 2016 MacBook Pro 13" Touch Bar, 512GB SSD, 8GB RAM.
Immediate impressions: screen is incredible, and wow this keyboard feels GREAT!
Installed Xcode, Android Studio, and a few other development tools. Went smoothly. Everything there runs like butter.
Installed League of Legends, Battle.net (Diablo3, Hearthstone), and Steam (a few others). Played the games. Went smoothly. Used the USB-C to Digital AV Adapter to connect wired devices either directly or via USB hub if needed. This screen makes some of the games look better than I've ever seen them look. Diablo3 ran smoothly (1680 x 1050 at high settings) and after playing for 2 hours the laptop didn't stutter and wasn't hot. LoL was a foregone conclusion as expected and the Steam games ran great.
The Touch Bar is taking some time to get used to. Not using it a lot yet, but I can see myself using it more and more.
This little laptop is terrific and I don't know what all the anger is about. I plan on getting the Bizon Box with a good card in it in a month or so when those come out. This is replacing my MacBook that I used for development and my gaming laptop that I'd have to break out when I wanted to play some vidya. This is staying put for a number of years. Very impressive in "real world usage."
No doubt about it, this laptop exceeded my expectations. Cheers, everyone.
Immediate impressions: screen is incredible, and wow this keyboard feels GREAT!
Installed Xcode, Android Studio, and a few other development tools. Went smoothly. Everything there runs like butter.
Installed League of Legends, Battle.net (Diablo3, Hearthstone), and Steam (a few others). Played the games. Went smoothly. Used the USB-C to Digital AV Adapter to connect wired devices either directly or via USB hub if needed. This screen makes some of the games look better than I've ever seen them look. Diablo3 ran smoothly (1680 x 1050 at high settings) and after playing for 2 hours the laptop didn't stutter and wasn't hot. LoL was a foregone conclusion as expected and the Steam games ran great.
The Touch Bar is taking some time to get used to. Not using it a lot yet, but I can see myself using it more and more.
This little laptop is terrific and I don't know what all the anger is about. I plan on getting the Bizon Box with a good card in it in a month or so when those come out. This is replacing my MacBook that I used for development and my gaming laptop that I'd have to break out when I wanted to play some vidya. This is staying put for a number of years. Very impressive in "real world usage."
No doubt about it, this laptop exceeded my expectations. Cheers, everyone.
