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Apple's 2019 256GB MacBook Air Includes Slower SSD Than 2018 Model
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It is, but that wasn't my point, fact is Apple uses more expensive MLC chips, I myself wouldn't touch TLC, just my preference.
It is, but that wasn't my point, fact is Apple uses more expensive MLC chips, I myself wouldn't touch TLC, just my preference.
I hope nobody reads this and takes it for truth, Because it's factually incorrect.
Your disk gets a lot more use than you probably realize. everytime you open a program, open a file, save anything. you have disk IO.
now, in your case it sounds like IO is not your bottleneck. Hence why you're seeing no difference in speed regardless of storage. This indicates your likely bottlenecked by CPU, RAM or other bus speeds rather than simple storage IO.
But IO is used more than just "copying files". and claiming as much indicates a significant lack of understanding about the underlying hardware technologies you maybe developing for.
In a previous job I worked in a software development firm. I can safely claim that 90% of the developers might be good at writing code, but almost all of them couldn't tell how a computer actually works, or what each component of a computer is for. as long as the software had the desired output, they were happy.
Regardless of the target audience of a product, knowing that it is slower machine (in any way or form) is not a good marketing strategy. And it also doesnt send a good message to Apple audience in general.
Fair. Do MLC SSDs even cost half as much as Apple charges for them? I was more pointing out how sad it is that people are ecstatic that Apple is finally charging 2014 prices for SSDs.
An m.2 slot would be really nice and practical, but how else would Apple make insane margins on Mac upgrades?
LOL
how about because the purpose of a technology company is not to pump it's stock price by selling old junk to gullible consumers at inflated margins?
That type of shenanigan will help your CEO Compensation Package in the short term but torpedo the company and alienate fans in the long term.
#FIRETHEACCOUNTANT
Once upon a time kids, under Jobs, Apple actually used to be something...
These days, every passing hardware release is a stark reminder that Tim “nickel ‘n’ dime, every time” Cook is at the wheel.
These days, every passing hardware release is a stark reminder that Tim “nickel ‘n’ dime, every time” Cook is at the wheel.
It used to be the greatest product company on earth, captained by a visionary who openly said he could care less what the stock did.
Now it is a copycat and a reseller, maker of high budget tv shows, watch straps, and doctor Dre headphones. And bad laptops that are like a cheap Chinese knockoff of the laptop Steve released 12 years ago. (The keyboard doesn't even work for very long. Are you effin kidding me?)
Run by an administrator who could care less how good the product is as long as the stock price stays stratospheric. Which protects his bonuses.
#FIRETHEACCOUNTANT
LOL. The purpose of ANY corporation is it to maximize the value of the stock for the shareholders. It doesn’t matter what each corporation specializes in; their purpose is the same across the board.
Now, I agree that Tim Cook should be fired. But my view is that his greed diminishes the stock value for me as the shareholder, not increases it. Just look at the P/E ratio that Amazon is trading at. Consider P/E ratios of Microsoft or Google. AAPL share price should be a few times higher to trade at the same P/E ratios as Google or Microsoft, and it should be 5 times as high to trade at the same P/E ratio as Amazon.
Wall Street are not idiots. They understand that the innovation is out and greed is in at Apple.
Or...In-progress system/app/notes/etc updates?
Good on ya for not leaping to what many others have reflexively leapt to.
its 100$ cheaper.. what you expect? cuts had to be made ..
the camera is also **** on the new air . just like on the 2018
not worth buying
the camera is also **** on the new air . just like on the 2018
not worth buying
It’s an old person’s Mac. The blurrier the camera, the more one looks like his younger self.its 100$ cheaper.. what you expect? cuts had to be made ..
the camera is also **** on the new air . just like on the 2018
not worth buying
The target market for the Air are ‘regular people’ who are going to do a bit of web browsing, email, productivity tasks and a little bit of photo & video editing.
They’re not going notice much difference - especially as they’ve upgraded from their slow old MacBook Air to this speedy new machine!
Those who will notice a difference - you need a MBP.
They’re not going notice much difference - especially as they’ve upgraded from their slow old MacBook Air to this speedy new machine!
Those who will notice a difference - you need a MBP.
Wall street has no clue about technology companies. Wall street did not see Amazon, Google, Tesla, Apple, or Salesforce coming.
Those companies' shares all dropped during the periods when they were releasing some of their greatest innovations.
Wall Street also thought that Blackberry and PALM and IBM were going to be the world's standard devices forever. Shares traded at record highs long after each of those companies had stopped changing the world, and were trying to get by on repackaging old ideas from their hayday.
Which is the part of the cycle that the Accountant King has led AAPL to in 2019.
If you maximize price spikes in the short term while sacrificing long term value, have you met your fiduciary duty?
Or have you converted one of the world's most important companies into an elaborate pump-and-dump?
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Remember what Tim stands on stage and says to the world.
Apple makes the best computers they can.
Apple makes the best computers they can.
Within the constraints the design team is given.
It has to be thin, proprietary, cheap to build, and expensive to repair out of warranty.
Who cares? People want faster and better devices. It's pretty obvious that the very first retina Macbook Pro is still a very nice machine for these days and its SATA SSD loads almost everything fast enough.
So you are telling me, based on your anecdote, that Anandtech and several other respectable tech reviewing sites are wrong to use IOPs?
Please enlighten me.
Well done. Had to scroll to the tenth comment to find anyone with sense and perspective. Thought I'd have to make it at least to the second page. Thanks!
Hey! I know a couple of people with MacBook Airs, and they're not more obsessed with irrelevant specs than actually doing spec-intensive work. Must be the exception? lol!