Even the Air is better than this crap, only better thing in this is the display...Don't look at this model for college, the Pro is much more appropriate.
Even the Air is better than this crap, only better thing in this is the display...Don't look at this model for college, the Pro is much more appropriate.
Wait, you already had one from last year and you needed to 'upgrade'? What are you visibly going to notice?
If they added thunderbolt 3, then it could be used by more people. Lol and only one port ?Hmm....Faster ram and switching to the PCIe SSDs. I'll take the the real world gains from that over the potential limitations OF A MACHINE EXPLICITLY MARKETED FOR THE WIRELESS WORLD.
This is a general use computer, not a workstation.
I really don´t get the surprised/angry reactions to lack TB and extra ports..
how would we know? they were literally just releasedSo these new models have the same specs, except for the updates Skylake processors and Intel 515 graphics. Since they run at the same clock speed as the last generation, anyone have the specs for how much faster these should run?
Myth, dogma and just making things difficult for no reason. Relax.That's a completely backwards viewpoint. You're correct that it's bad for your battery to constantly plug it in and unplug it. That, and the 10 hour battery life are specifically why you shouldn't need to plug and unplug it all of the time. Took me several years to get into the habit of not keeping my MBA plugged in when I use it, even though there's usually an AC port nearby.
Use the computer unplugged, and then plug it in when the battery needs to be charged.
They don't need to update it, Mac Pro is way too powerful machine beyond the Apple standard. The Mac Mini is just a bait for those who are curious about OS X, which eventually ended up buying a more expensive Macs.Good.. how about updating the Mac Mini and Mac Pro now?
Don't look at this model for college, the Pro is much more appropriate.
Don't look at this model for college, the Pro is much more appropriate.
Exactly. No way was this machine getting a redesign only one year later. MBA was announced in January 2008 and didn't get a redesign until October 2010.To all you whiners out there: if you didn't like the whole concept of this machine when they released it in 2015, did you really think the 2016 update would somehow turn things around 180 degrees to your liking?
lmao do we need to knowMay get the Rose Gold and give it to my daughter when the Pros come out.
They might want to change the Buyer's Guide recommendation from "Don't Buy"!
Myth, dogma and just making things difficult for no reason. Relax.
I plug it in when it's convenient and use it off battery when it's not. Mine is fully charged right now, and still plugged in. If I go out with it now, I can run it off battery. If I follow your advice I'll find I need to run from battery but, oh dear, it's dead. Why go out of my way to unplug it, just so I can have an empty battery when I need it?
I'm not surprised that there is only one port, but Thunderbolt 3 would have been nice, particularly since it actually seems to be getting traction on the Windows side now.Cue the wailing and gnashing of the teeth from people expecting TB3 and a 2nd USB-C port...
only one could be used for charging it up.What happens if they added a second USB port and someone plugs in two chargers?
These are the economics of the low end, wafer margin products. They do not make sense when selling a premium product.The reason I trust real consumer experience rather than the parrot apple engineers 'magical' statements is simple conflict of interest; Apple wants you to keep buying products, they don't have any real motivation to increase durability of the battery; they have reasons to increase battery life as a selling point, but not how long the battery will live. They want you to buy a new laptop in two years, or at minimum, come back to genius bar to replace your battery.
So go ahead, enjoy the apple koolaid
About 10-20% faster CPU. So barely on the threshold of noticeable. Current MacBook owners most likely should wait for the Kaby Lake upgrade next year.So these new models have the same specs, except for the updates Skylake processors and Intel 515 graphics. Since they run at the same clock speed as the last generation, anyone have the specs for how much faster these should run?
You don't think 1 port is ridiculous? You don't think having to use an expensive adapter that's an optional extra to charge & connect a device at the same time is not insane?
Rose Gold in the notebook is actually beautiful.