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Early Benchmarks Put Retina MacBook CPU Performance in Range of 2011 MacBook Air
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That's because those people have no idea what they're doing, people here generally do. I'm sure there are people saying shut up and take my money about the $10,000 gold alloy watch with plastic band as well.
It's not directed at Rogifan; but if you are actually in line for a rMB, then what else would you call it?
It's like buying a porsche 911 in 2015 but it has the performance of a 2001 honda accord. What would you call paying so much in 2015 for a Porsche that performs the same as a 2001 honda accord?
Not really, the price difference between a 2015 Porsche 911 and a 2001 Honda Accord is probably in the 50x range.
A 15-inch MacBook Pro is 2-3x faster. It's also 2-3x bigger!
Do people not look at the whole picture anymore, or is it cool to poopoo the new thing based on one metric? Judging a computer based off its Geekbench score is like basing your car purchase on horsepower.
The processor's not super fast. No one was expecting it to be super fast. But it's ridiculously light and thin, fanless, has a Retina display, and has a fast SSD that will be plenty of horsepower for Office, Mail, iTunes, Safari, and TurboTax. If you wanted to edit your 4K video on this, you're doing it wrong.
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The OS X and Windows compatibility come first. I have lots of old programs that I need on the go.
My February 2009 MacBook Pro (2.93GHz, Core 2 Duo, T9800) chip scores 3954 points in the same benchmark.
Yes a Dual Core chip from 2009 scores almost the same as the MacBook in 2015. That's 6 years between them.
I hope it performs better than this old clunker does, just opening a website that makes heavy use of Javascript brings it to its knees with 100% cpu usage and extreme UI lag.
Yes a Dual Core chip from 2009 scores almost the same as the MacBook in 2015. That's 6 years between them.
I hope it performs better than this old clunker does, just opening a website that makes heavy use of Javascript brings it to its knees with 100% cpu usage and extreme UI lag.
not to mention ridiculous price for dongle. and 0 support for USB-C
Surface 3 at 499 will run circles around this.
It it would be a no brainer purchase for me. If it came down between this ridiculous Macbook and the $599 Surface Pro 3, the Macbook wouldn't stand a chance.
I think putting a retina screen on a computer that is noticeably thinner and weighs less than the MBA is a much better laptop.
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Where does this '5 years ago' wording come from?
2015 - 5 = 2010, not 2011!
This notebook is for the vast majority of people who want something portable, light, and can handle most tasks such as email, web browsing, Netflix, YouTube, Facebook and the occasional Word or Pages document, would be a fantastic computer to travel with.
For example, my old white plastic Macbook that benchmarks SIGNIFICANTLY lower than this still handles Photoshop CS5 like a champ when I need it to, and does all other tasks just fine.
Some people just don't realize how much computer they don't need, and rather just focus on specs.
For example, my old white plastic Macbook that benchmarks SIGNIFICANTLY lower than this still handles Photoshop CS5 like a champ when I need it to, and does all other tasks just fine.
Some people just don't realize how much computer they don't need, and rather just focus on specs.
much less port, barely thinner, barely lighter, worse camera, worse keyboard, confusing touchpad....
Apple's army of customers that'll accept anything and stand behind Apple has taught this very wealthy company just where they can cut corners and extract even greater profits.
It's a brilliant strategy that furthers Apple's competitive advantage. For shareholders like myself we share in Apple's shrewd moves as they continue to become more valuable.
It's a brilliant strategy that furthers Apple's competitive advantage. For shareholders like myself we share in Apple's shrewd moves as they continue to become more valuable.
This isn't Indiana, everyone gets to stay if they want even if they are different than you.
And yes, I agree with his take on this.
But they already last a full workday. Why would I need more?
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I will use mine 10 hours each work day. It's not a trophy computer.
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