I'm sorry, but that is a complete and utter mess.. having to deal with several different systems, several different providers and several different manufacturers. That's one of the reasons I moved away from Linux - several different providers and when something goes wrong they all blame someone else. Maybe I'm just not intelligent enough to manage all of that.. sticking with Apple just seems simple.. and it all works.
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I thought they have an option for the 4K screens - will see I guess. Yes 2070 probably safer
I will await reviews first as usual. I already have a hardcore desktop in my imacpro but really need a mobile solution. I will still hook up the laptop to an egpu for a desktop situation for best of both worlds!!
I thought they have an option for the 4K screens - will see I guess. Yes 2070 probably safer
According to CNET:
Also new in the Razer Blade 15 Advanced is a Windows Hello-compatible IR camera, which allows for facial recognition login. Display options will include a 144Hz 1,920x1,080-pixel screen and a 4K version with touchscreen support. On display, but not currently available for purchase, are two experimental screen options, one at 1,920x1,080 pixels with a 240Hz refresh rate and a second with a 4K OLED touchscreen.
As ever I'd be inclined to hold off until the decent reviews roll in. If Razer offers a silver model it will be more subjude. Certainly looks to be a solid performer on spec
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I thought they have an option for the 4K screens - will see I guess. Yes 2070 probably safer
They are not currently showing a 4k on their site for the top models, just a lower one. But given the RTX is targeted toward gamers, and not creative type where they say the 4K full Adobe RGB is targeting, the lower resolution with the higher frame rate makes sense. No fun gaming when the system is spending all it's time pushing pixels and not on the gameplay.
As ever I'd be inclined to hold off until the decent reviews roll in. If Razer offers a silver model it will be more subjude. Certainly looks to be a solid performer on spec
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Of course. It will be interesting to see how the heat and fans are, and if it is bad I will look elsewhere.
The silver / grey one looks a little odd to me and I think it is for the lower spec machines.
Why? What happened? Logic board fry up or caterpillar get into your Apple products?
Just saw this -
4K(Touch)/i7-8750H/RTX 2070/16GB/512GB* – $2,899.99
Bump up to 32gb ram and a done deal.
4K(Touch)/i7-8750H/RTX 2070/16GB/512GB* – $2,899.99
Bump up to 32gb ram and a done deal.
Expandable to 64gb, so you can have your wish and double it if you care too.
There's a big sale currently on the ThinkPad X1 Extreme. 500$ off the base model and up to 1000$ the higher spec you go.
https://amp.laptopmag.com/articles/30-percent-thinkpad-extreme-laptops
https://amp.laptopmag.com/articles/30-percent-thinkpad-extreme-laptops
Very good sale. I’ve canceled three purchases already after seeing better and better sales every few days. Got this new one and hope Lenovo doesn’t get angry at me for purchasing them canceling then purchasing again
What you call a mess, others call choice.
You asked how it could be done and I just presented some options - you don't have to use all those different providers; just pick one each from the list. OneDrive and Your Phone, for example, are baked into Windows 10; Chromecast is deeply embedded in Android so it makes sense to go with those for ease of integration. Send Anywhere has apps for Windows, ChromeOS, Android, iOS, macOS...or just via the Web. This kind of cross-platform support doesn't exist in Appleland.
AirDrop is great, but to a Windows PC or Android device? Can't do it. AirPlay your screen to, say, a Smart TV (without an Apple TV box)? Nope.
Sticking with Apple is indeed simple and works well but it simply doesn't play nice with others. The costs are getting ludicrous and it increasingly feels like a trap - every part of the ecosystem is designed for maximum lock-in. Probably the best examples of this are the Watch and HomePod - both nice devices but useless without an iPhone.
If Sonos, Samsung, WearOS and Fitbit can make their devices cross-platform, why can't Apple? They choose not to - and that's starting to grate when even existing customers are expected to pay more and more for each new iteration of product.
Conversely, anyone happy with the cost and ease of the Apple ecosystem is absolutely right to keep using it. As Federico Viticci says, it erases complexity - and that has definite value to those willing to pay the entrance fee.
Very good sale. I’ve canceled three purchases already after seeing better and better sales every few days. Got this new one and hope Lenovo doesn’t get angry at me for purchasing them canceling then purchasing again
Sounds like how I order on Amazon.
Very good sale. I’ve canceled three purchases already after seeing better and better sales every few days. Got this new one and hope Lenovo doesn’t get angry at me for purchasing them canceling then purchasing again
I am sure that they would prefer you do that then receive them, set them up, use them awhile and return. At least if you cancel before using them, they can still sell as new
It makes me feel claustrophobic inside the apple ecosystem, every new service and every new device just trying to put another brick into that wall that blocks you off from leaving the platform, only saving grace is that Apple's devices and services are the easiest to operate bar none, so if you have a grandma or something that can never sort out anything maybe she belongs in that prison.
No way. Just traded my late 2013 15" for a new 15" MBP. The new keyboard took a bit to get used to, and abandoning the mag safe charger is still totally ridiculous, but I love it. I still love MAC OS, and I still despise Windows. I've used Windows since 3.1 days and all through to today for work (7/8/10). Mac OS is a much smoother, more enjoyable environment for me. I have Office on here if needed, Adobe Light Room and Photoshop for my side photography business, and everything works great. Using Dropbox, iCloud, Evernote, OpenEMU for playing old console games.
Apple is feeling stagnant these days, and I don't think Tim Cook is what they need. Nobody can follow in Jobs' footsteps, but it's time for fresh perspectives. Until then, I still think the MacBook pro is one hell of a machine. I say this as my house literally has 4 other laptops in it. Lenovo, Acer, etc.
Apple is feeling stagnant these days, and I don't think Tim Cook is what they need. Nobody can follow in Jobs' footsteps, but it's time for fresh perspectives. Until then, I still think the MacBook pro is one hell of a machine. I say this as my house literally has 4 other laptops in it. Lenovo, Acer, etc.
Not to mention some of the messes the apple ecosystem creates.
In iBooks, there are several gradeschool science books that my son ordered via his iPad, (without my authorization) about 5 years ago. Nobody has been able to figure out how to remove them from the family (icloud) library. Hours of searches and attempts, with no solution. He has graduated HS already, but apparently I'm stuck with them for life.
Another time, I plugged my iPhone in to a PC in order to backup via iTunes. I was unaware that my wife was currently logged in, and iTunes chose to merge our music somehow. We still haven't really sorted that out completely. (she gave up and created a new apple ID over the mess, while I spent several hours deleting her music from mine). If only she had better taste in music? lol
Airdrop? Does anyone find it dependable or that it actually works as advertised? If I (I frequently do) want to share an iPhone video with another person that is too large for email, to their Mac, why did I need to buy a special USB/Lightning thumb drive to do it without trying to endlessly diagnose their Airdrop settings? (it usually worked between the wife and I, but not 100%)
There have been a few more examples of these messes at our house over the years, but suffice to say that the apple ecosystem isn't exactly a stroll in the park for everyone. I'm sure some folks here will laugh at the above, and I have to laugh a little myself. I'm sure it's all simple stuff for some others. But, frustration and redundancy appears to be available on any device or OS, IMHO.
Not a complete mess. I use OneDrive on my two platforms, the iOS device and my Windows for my files and photos. So how is this a mess?
I must say, I have not had any issues using AirDrop. For me, it is one of the more reliable services Apple offers. Just have them flip the switch to "Everyone" and you are good. Don't even have to go to settings for that. It's right in Control Center.
That is a nice machine at a good price. It will also been very loud and hot. Don't expect it to necessarily be a better experience overall than a MacBook Pro. For me, if I want that much of a GPU, I am just going to get a desktop so it can properly cool and run at the speeds it is supposed to. Cramming something like that into a laptop case is only going present problems that force compromises. No different than what Apple does with small cases and ever increasing core counts. Not better, not worse, just the same.
Right on. I figured it must work for most folks. Having given up on it over a year ago and never learning to rely on it, it hasn't been missed too much. Maybe this is one of the reasons leaving the apple ecosystem was so uneventful for my house. Others make it sound like attempting to swim from Alcatraz.
Cool feature none the less. Hope it continues to mature and become a standard that all devices can share someday.
Yes, after wasting two weeks of my setting up a maxed out 2018 MacBookPro, getting extra activations for my multitude of music software licences, testing stuff, testing stuff again, it is going back tomorrow.
16 years. 6 Powerbooks and MacBookPros. Done. Over. Gutted.
Now I need a windows machine for laptop, not desktop, use, that runs as fast as possible and doesn't melt on my knees.
16 years. 6 Powerbooks and MacBookPros. Done. Over. Gutted.
Now I need a windows machine for laptop, not desktop, use, that runs as fast as possible and doesn't melt on my knees.
Agreed. I use OneDrive from my Windows desktop, Windows laptop, MacBook Pro, iPad, and Galaxy S8. Same with Word, Excel, and the rest of Office 365. One price for all platforms.
I have found Airdrop to be hit or miss. There are a few things you can go through to troubleshoot it and they usually work, but I definitely haven’t found it to work the first time, every time. It also has the problem of being platform dependent.
I have also used SHAREit and have likewise found it at times to be hit or miss, but it is cross platform and generally works fast.
I will say, I almost always just Airdrop myself and rarely do it with others, which may mask some issues. I do think switching from Apple can be tough if you do live in the ecosystem.
For me, it would inconvenient to lose messages though I could do it. Airdrop would be another inconvenience, and honestly a pretty big one. The killer though is Things 3 and Fantastical. Things is at the center of my workflow, and I have no interest in trying to rework that. Things does not have a Windows version, and to my knowledge there is no parallel. As for Fantastical, I have not found a decent calendar app on Windows yet. Nor an email client for that matter.
Really, if Things was available for Windows I would probably not have purchased my MacBook Pro a week and a half ago.