See sig. If anybody else wants to have a semantics battle. Go talk to a wall. I've said my piece and if you don't like, ignore it. Sorry that I, uh, think different.
The root of the problem is, I think, now a branding issue. Is the Macbook Pro still a "Pro" laptop?
Before people come for me saying that the 2016 models are greater in every way than the previous models, hold on: that's not the point. Obviously that had better be the case, it's an upgrade. The question is whether the upgrades are in the direction that people expect of the Pro line.
The problem is that the Pros are now trying to do everything at once, and as a result they don't live up to expectations in any one aspect. Let's take the 15-in. They reduced the battery size from 99.5 to 76 watt hours, as part of the process to shave 20% of the volume and half a pound. Which means no 32 gb ram upgrade (and presumably other corner-cutting for the processor and GPU) because it would consume too much power. This looks like the kind of compromise you would expect of an Air or Macbook model, not a Pro.
It makes me wonder what the reception would be if Apple had been boring and given us laptops that were only like 0.1 lb lighter (for the sake of the 'upgrade factor') and no touch bar, but had 3+ extra hours of battery life and/or truly competitive tech specs. And keep the gimmicky, expensive stuff like the touch bar and the ultralight frame to the 'boutique' Macbooks.
I honestly think a back-to-basics approach would have been overwhelmingly positive. But I guess you can't make a sexy Apple event with a laptop that "just works" anymore
Just saying, clean my Mac is practically a virus.
can your gtx 960m power 2 5k displays?
I've seen similar videos. I think its a nice machine, if you're upgrading from a 2011 or 2012 MBP, but it doesn't seem that different then the 2015 (aside from the fast SSD).
It hasn't been marketed for professional use, it has been marketed as a very good notebook. Any other manufacturer does the exact same thing and uses the exact same hardware.
No need to apologise for having a complete lack of knowledge on the matter, just don't participate in a discussion that is way above your head. There are many professional crowds that use Macs because they deem them professional. Many of those are actually IT specialists (networking, infosec) and scientists (life sciences, physics, etc.). These are very well build UNIX workstations that work fine in UNIX/Linux worlds as well as Windows (the AD integration is good, better than Linux). There are lots of software out there that are meant to manage both Windows and Mac systems and those are aimed at enterprises as well as the smaller businesses. Ikea is a well known international enterprise that uses Macs. They have even given a talk on one of the many OS X for businesses conferences in the world about how they manage all of the Macs.
And it is going to stay overpriced because Apple has always been overpriced. There hasn't been a day since the Intel switch where Apple wasn't accused of being overpriced. The enhanced value is too personal to say anything about but be careful with that because in most cases it lacks all realism. Currently we are hitting the technical ceilings of several components which experts have been warning about some years now. And as usual, the public has chosen not to listen to them. Expect other manufacturers to follow Apple. It has already started with the ultrabook.
Well, it's not mine. I don't own that machine. As far as can it? Hm, That's a good question I'm unsure of the answer. I'm fairly certain it 'COULD', but, much the same as the 460 - why would you want it to?
