I have a perfect working 2014 13 inch MacBook Pro retina with a real i5 that I’m sure could outperform this thing on just about every level and yet, I can’t help but want this thing like crazy because it’s so beautiful.
Wait whaaaaat! 4,379 mAh battery? Are you kidding, right?!
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Exactly correct:
This isn't about Apple making things better for their customers, but is just Apple playing “defense” for their own cost benefit: this change reduces their internal costs for warranty service.
Case in point: has the price of Applecare been lowered to pass this benefit along to customers?
Sadly, that's 19" rackserver-style cooling. Passive Heatsink and fans in the case to generate the airflow...Is there even a heat pipe connected to the cpu? I can’t tell what the fan is there for.
Exactly correct:
This isn't about Apple making things better for their customers, but is just Apple playing “defense” for their own cost benefit: this change reduces their internal costs for warranty service.
Case in point: has the price of Applecare been lowered to pass this benefit along to customers?
Yep, I refuse to buy an Apple laptop with glued in batteries, soldered in RAM, and non-replaceable SSD. No reason for this except Apple greed.
This is a beautiful machine. It's a shame they couldn't keep the base price at $999, considering the Y-series chip and 128GB storage. I'll probably pick one up to replace my old Air whenever refurb units start to show up.
He's neither.
He is a MBA training, operations, logistic & supply chain background make him a bean counter without question. If you doubt that, you've never worked inside or managed these assets in a corporate enviroment. #FactsCount
Nice to see 3M strips holding my $1,149+ laptop together, hahaha
the notebook earned a low 3/10 repairability score from iFixit.
"The Air still uses external pentalobes to keep you out, requires lots of component removal for common fixes, and both RAM and storage are soldered to the logic board," said iFixit.
Chill, it's mostly a non-issue which they just mentioned it in passing.This is such a non issue, buy a screwdriver.
They could have used torx but even then most people have them in their house either.
So... Non issue
The Air still uses external pentalobes to keep you out
Chill, it's mostly a non-issue which they just mentioned it in passing.
He's also an engineer, though that's not his role at Apple. A bean counter is a derogatory term usually applied to finance/accountants who push numbers all day, divorced from the underlying work that's being accomplished. And yes, I have.
Your extremely simplistic and naive characterization greatly diminishes and trivializes his accomplishments at Apple.
It’s also about reducing waste. If you hadn’t noticed they’re on a huge push to become carbon neutral. They’re using recycled plastic and aluminum too, and have drastically lowered the cost of battery replacements in iDevices, extending their lives by quite a bit. I think that’s why, after all these years, we’re finally seeing improved repairability.Exactly correct:
This isn't about Apple making things better for their customers, but is just Apple playing “defense” for their own cost benefit: this change reduces their internal costs for warranty service.
Case in point: has the price of Applecare been lowered to pass this benefit along to customers?
I sometimes think if all my devices lose the speakers (sub chamber mainly) and camera then how much smaller and streamline they could be. Much thinner chassis, no camera bump, no extra tall top bezel for web cam. Just packed.Computer speakers are like inbuilt camera flashes - a total waste for pro-users.
I don't think I've ever used my MacBook speakers.
I use professional studio monitors/headphones, or (worse-case scenario) a Logitech UE Boom.
I have similar training and work in the same environment. I can speak succinctly and confidently that you sir no nothing about what you speak.
His accomplishments are indeed great. Didn't suggest they were not.
I highly doubt you know anything about global supply chain logistics or manufacturing and your uninformed ignorant statements prove that.
Good Day.
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