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Apple Tested Larger Battery and Gold Color Option on MacBook Pro, Lightning Port on MacBook
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It seems to me Apple was working on a MacBook Pro design that was more in line (externally and internally) with the current MacBook 12. Since that MBP failed a key test (whatever it was) they just decided to revert to a backup design and 'dump' that one on the market. Doing so while it has a disappointing battery life for a 2016 laptop at that price point; seems bad leadership to me and perhaps Tim Cook should move and let a true product take over..
If I was an Apple engineer working on 'revolutionary' (2016) MacBook Pro seeing it being pulled for a ***** version of it, I also would run frustrated away from the job / company.
The question I have now is, what will Apple do, stick with this compromised design or reassess what should have been sometime in the near future!? (When the thing is not failing the critical test anymore)
If I was an Apple engineer working on 'revolutionary' (2016) MacBook Pro seeing it being pulled for a ***** version of it, I also would run frustrated away from the job / company.
The question I have now is, what will Apple do, stick with this compromised design or reassess what should have been sometime in the near future!? (When the thing is not failing the critical test anymore)
Sorry, am I expected to believe that Apple employs so few people that they ALL had to be pulled off their projects to work on a battery pack?
Just how many engineers and designers can be logically put to work on a laptop battery ?
For a GIANT company, saying sorry no projects all our team was working on a laptop battery, is just embarrassing to even hope anyone believes that.
Apple cannot be THAT useless can it?
Just how many engineers and designers can be logically put to work on a laptop battery ?
For a GIANT company, saying sorry no projects all our team was working on a laptop battery, is just embarrassing to even hope anyone believes that.
Apple cannot be THAT useless can it?
I'm also wondering how long we have to wait for the MacBook Air line to be discontinued?
I hope they replace the 13 inch with a MacBook 14 inch, including Thunderbolt 3 in both the 12 and 14 inch MacBook.
Imho the current line of MacBook's is starting to become a (colorful) mess!
I hope they replace the 13 inch with a MacBook 14 inch, including Thunderbolt 3 in both the 12 and 14 inch MacBook.
Imho the current line of MacBook's is starting to become a (colorful) mess!
Yes so we can grub up all our screens and push them out of legible placement on their hinges.
Sheep are stupid granted but they don't usually have a lot of money to "waste" on stuff unless these are those other sheep, you know the clever ones....
Microsoft has upped its game. Kudos to them. The PC hardware world has done a good job of catching up to Apple. They've gone from heavy, loud, ugly, junk with no battery life to some sleek machines in just 6 years. Competition is good for the consumer.
You don't have to be a criminal to deserve some privacy. Its not just where you've been. Its what you buy, what you search, psychological profiles based on big data. They are estimating what kind of person you are and selling your character, your health, your needs, your social circle, based on algorithms. It goes farther. Big data may one day have a say in what you pay for health insurance, or if you get offers...
A lot of people don't see how private data collection crosses the line from sending cruise ship ads to dark creepy stuff. This should make it clear. Its not foil hat internet speculation. Its a well respected publication from the days of print.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/...fying-but-not-for-the-reasons-the-fda-thinks/
As a concerned confidante, I would urge you to reconsider the privacy aspect. You don't have to be a criminal to worry about a private company assembling a dossier on every person that they can. Google has a worldwide license to use the dossier they are building on you essentially forever. Your photos of your family and friends, etc., are now licensed to Google in perpetuity, for example, if you upload any photos to their "free" services. They will use facial recognition to sell tell advertisers that they can recognize you wherever you go in the world and know everything about you. That's an amazing big brother that a few years ago no one would have imagined Americans and others going quietly into the night with. When you think of how almost every aspect of your life and your family's is being loaded into a file, ask yourself how comfortable you are with hackers having access to it, private companies, now and future governments, law enforcement, foreign and domestic intel agencies, or simply whatever successor company Google transfers it to. Yes, that's in your license that you've agreed Google can do, as long as they send you a copy of the "new privacy policy" that the new company has. And yes, that Google Assistant you are putting in your home is recording everything.
Just a few gems for the skeptical
"When you upload, submit, store, send or receive content to or through our Services, you give Google (and those we work with) a worldwide license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works . . ."(
"We may use the name you provide for your Google Profile across all of the services we offer that require a Google Account. In addition, we may replace past names associated with your Google Account so that you are represented consistently across all our services. If other users already have your email, or other information that identifies you, we may show them your publicly visible Google Profile information, such as your name and photo."
"If Google is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, we will continue to ensure the confidentiality of any personal information and give affected users notice before personal information is transferred or becomes subject to a different privacy policy."
"Depending on your account settings, your activity on other sites and apps may be associated with your personal information in order to improve Google’s services and the ads delivered by Google.
Being forewarned is to be forearmed.
I knew it. It's always true, you should never buy the first generation of a new Apple product form factor. The boring one that looks exactly like last year on the outside, that's the one you want. Why was I even tempted? Hang on my 2010 MBP, your time hasn't come yet baby.Never Buy First Gen said:
PS: Also, isn't it time to rename it the MacRumors Don't Buyer's Guide?
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I'm actually quite touched by your reply
I never use Google with voice and I don't use Google Assistant... at least not as of now. Not that I'm completely sure it helps, but I don't save every data to my Google accounts. On the other side, my government does monitor every email I send and whatnot. I'm sure my VPNs doesn't confuse them much if they truly were interested in what I write in my emails.
Yes, the monitoring does actually cross my mind when I use my computers or phones. I have decided that I'm of the same colour as the rest of the sheep in the flock and I'm therefore not more likely attacked than anyone else.
Edit: I never upload photos or anything to any services... not even facebook. Not that I'm not good looking or such...
This is actually funny... but I've been taping my webcams and such for years.... lol
Thank you for your kind concern
I read that about adding lightning to the MBP and thought, WTF? Just make the phone USB-C already. I hope they do.
The terraced battery in my macbook 2015 has been degrading very quickly. After 1 years and 8 months of use, the full battery capacity has fallen by more than 10 percent.
I have a macbook pro 2015 with the normal battery and that has managed to maintain its charge over time.
So count yourselves lucky that they did not include the terraced designed battery in the 2016 macbook pro.
I have a macbook pro 2015 with the normal battery and that has managed to maintain its charge over time.
So count yourselves lucky that they did not include the terraced designed battery in the 2016 macbook pro.
the article says the new MacBook is designed to use a larger battery than what's in there.. it's just that this battery failed some tests which would lead to further delays in order to fix.. the first version of the touchbar mbp is using an older/smaller/reliable battery.. when v2 comes out, it's likely the problems with the new/larger/higher capacity battery will be sorted out and we'll see improved battery life.
or- the body doesn't need to be thicker in order to accommodate a larger battery.. they just need to put the larger battery inside that the new mbp was designed to house.
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heh, that doesn't sound bad, actually.
(relatively speaking)
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better be real soon then
i wouldn't be surprised if we see a port_less iPhone within the next couple of iterations.
They tried to make a GOLD Macbook "Pro". I think that says all that needs to be said about where things are heading.
You're absolutely right how disingenuous of me. Everything you describe requires something in between those great and fully loaded features and the actual computer. You know exactly what I meant.
Exactly! Though people is hard to please, so doesn't matter what Apple does, they'll still get criticised.
Yes I have.
I bought a new MBP and got rid of it after trying for about three weeks to make it work.
They keyboard is absolutely terrible.
I wouldn't say what I said if I hadn't tried one
I cringe when I have to go back to my MacBook Air, or Lenovo Thinkpad keyboard after owning the 2016 MacBook Pro.
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So I should buy the Surface even though the demo unit at the store was broken, and the sales assistant could not or care to figure it out, so he just said try another store or come back another time, and quickly went back to his hangman game he was playing with a co-worker on the big touch projection screen?
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I actually would not have bought the 2016 15" if it was 3mm thicker and heavier.
if other Mac's are getting 10 hours it's not pointing to hardware problem, but software possibly.. If it was a hardware issue, those Mac's would be like that out of the box.. and no software fix would solve that ever if it was a technical side. This would be despite Apple removing the battery indicator to hide the issue.
I think they are still committed to the Mac Pro, but I think US manufacturing really slowed them down. They created machines and robots to make these babies but now they want to shift production back to China. That makes sense and perhaps the biggest reason why there are no Mac Pro updates.
I guess they cannot do what they want in the facilities here vs what can be done in China.
I guess they cannot do what they want in the facilities here vs what can be done in China.
I purchased a new MBpro, returned it, besides the problems I had with it, I was greatly disappointed in this machine. My biggest complaint is the larger trackpad it is just in the way of where I rest my palms. The touch bar is frustrating to use, I guess it has potential but simple tasks like next song, raise or lower volume now requires multiple steps. When I am home I use an external keyboard and mouse which minimizes the value of the touch bar. The USB C ports are inevitable but the fact my new iPhone only includes a standard USB cable means i have to purchase more dongles. I would have liked to have seen at least one regular USB port or a bunch of usb cables for free. Not really interested in Windows but it might be time to explore, Apple may be selling many iPhones and ignoring faster computer updates, what they have t remember is the iPhone, MacBook ect is part of the apple ecosystem, break it and you can begin losing to the next great cell phone that does not catch on fire.