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Apple Adds 2016 MacBook Pro Without Touch Bar to Refurbished Store [Updated]
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sometimes i wish i was living in the USA, just so i could enjoy the low dollar value on apple products, avoid import tax of 300 to 700 price difference, and actually have products showing up on the refurb pages.
all we get are like 4 ipads, ... mini ... from 3 years ago.
all we get are like 4 ipads, ... mini ... from 3 years ago.
That's quite fast to hit a refurb store .
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And a headphone jack!!! Almost too many
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And a headphone jack!!! Almost too many
True. But how do they expect developers to develop next gen games and apps on these crap MBPs or iMacs with Intel Iris graphics?
iPad and iPhone apps are not going to develop themselves on mobiles or tablets.
iPad pros . As silly as it sounds , that is what they expect , not cause it's easy to do and the right tool, but cause they are more profitable . Profit first and foremost, second comes use ability. Used to be the other way around, build a great device and add a price . Now it's remove as much as possible and create revenue streams out of it.
The issue isn't whether the refurb store sells quality products; they do. The issue is the price of an underpowered, old tech computer for a really high premium price.
Shush your mouth, at least it comes with incredible margins! Go Apple, go Apple!
Something something pipeline and caring about pros...
Glassed Silver:win
That doesn't stop the MacBook from being A great machine that is capable of handling a lot of productive tasks for personal or work. I know the argument is made about less ports and dated technology, but its still depends on what you're using the MacBook for and how you're using it to make a judgment call based on "Underpowered. "
And the benefits for a refurbished model, is that Apple has a very stringent process where they go through and test the MacBook on all levels to ensure it sufficiently running. And a lot of retrospect, it's far less likely have any more issues than what a new model would have out of the box From the factory.
If all you want to do is charge it. Can't even stick SD card in.. heck. Can't even charge your iPhone without dongle.
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TB is great because you'll get 2 more ports... on the other side. You're paying for more ports too.
One advantage of the non-touchbar model is the changable SSD, if I was looking for a new machine and needed something better than the MB then I'd probably go for this one. It should probably be a higher end MAcBook air though rather than called pro.
100% agree. Honestly when will Apple realise they're selling commodity computers not silicone dreams sprinkled with pixie-dust. Now people will say "masOS is the best and I couldn't possibly lower myself to the general masses level and slum it with Windows" but come on, it's a tool and these days I feel Apple is selling jewel-encrusted hammers.
To be fair, the current Macs are more than fine to develop apps on.
It is very sad to see Apple abuse the mac line like it has. Mac Pro being the saddest one, almost 3 years now. Crickets.
Hoping there is an event this year with refreshes across the board. If Apple doesn't want to compete with high end PC's on price the least than can do is keep up to current specs for those people loyal to the platform.
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iPad Pro doesn't even have Xcode
Ya' gotta be a moron to buy one of these overpriced ,underperforming, underwhelmers.
Apples problem is that macOS is neglected as well. If you talk stable software....it's a draw between my macOS and windows 10 install tons . And that means I get so many more spiny beach balls these days. Maybe this year my macs will wake from sleep without issues ...
Alright, now just charge up your desktop, unplug it and work somewhere else for 20 minutes.
These are different types of machines and while they are expensive, this isn't a fair comparison of price and performance.
Spectacularly expensive. Spectacularly crap.
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Yes, macOS was the one trump card the Mac had left but it's been eroded in quality and stability the past few years as it's become an afterthought, a poor cousin to iOS. I long for the days when it was the best desktop, the best GUI, the best UNIX, the best everything.
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Yes, macOS was the one trump card the Mac had left but it's been eroded in quality and stability the past few years as it's become an afterthought, a poor cousin to iOS. I long for the days when it was the best desktop, the best GUI, the best UNIX, the best everything.
Horrible discount for 2016 model.....Best Buy and other stores sell it brand new for significantly cheaper all the time. The 2016 non-TB model goes on sell for $1,250 all the time. Crap...its still $100 off right now at Best Buy brand new and can buy a Best Buy open box for even cheaper.
Really was looking at buying this new MBP but just waiting longer. Not worth it, even at the big discounted prices.
Really was looking at buying this new MBP but just waiting longer. Not worth it, even at the big discounted prices.
Kaby Lake MacBooks and MacBook Pros need a significant price-cut if they will again skip on the dedicated GPU. As good as iGPUs are getting, they're not quite where they need to be to replace even a lower-end dGPU.
why?
used it in an apple store and its incredibly useful. If i could justify replacing my 2012 retina i'd buy in in a heartbeat. Lack of max-ram, max-cpu is what is holding me back, since I'd basically be upgrading nothing (already have max 2012 CPU and max ram - 16GB). but touchbar is wonderful, and with pro-apps it works incredibly well...
I thought it was a stupid gimmick until I took 30minutes to actually fidge around with it.
no, replacement MBA is the 12" MacBook.
Does anyone else feel that the USB-C looks like an ugly little plastic thing that does not belong into the sleek aluminium body, or is it just me?
Depends if you actually need to plug something into it or just gaze lovingly at it...
So maybe Apple knows this whole Touch Bar thing is a bit of a disaster. Just give us a new, fatter 15" with 32GB RAM and long battery life before Christmas - thanks.
'Can't innovate anymore, my ass'
'Can't innovate anymore, my ass'