Wow! A few of you don't recognize sarcasm when you read it. Great post by the OP. I laughed out loud at: "Between the track pad and the bar the MBP all of sudden becomes as relevant as the iPad for productivity."
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I am beyond impressed! I would dare say the new MBPs qualify as "magical"
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Yeah but the lowest end modern one is as good as the high end old one.
Just think of it as the entry point ones are gone and theres only premium ones.
The difference between 256 and 512 is $200
I'm with you. Not impressed at all. Plus, I'd have to sell my first born to buy one! LOL.
Overall I give it a solid "meh."
The trackpad intrigues me, but I have never once thought "I wish my fairly good sized trackpad was even bigger." But hey, maybe it's awesome. I'll have to try one out next time I'm at the Apple store.
Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure I'm going to hate the new keyboard.
The trackpad intrigues me, but I have never once thought "I wish my fairly good sized trackpad was even bigger." But hey, maybe it's awesome. I'll have to try one out next time I'm at the Apple store.
Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure I'm going to hate the new keyboard.
That was always the case for years now.
I have reached the edge of my track pad many times.
Now... NO MORE LIMITS!
I'm not sure where you're getting this information about how the price hasn't changed. The new models are about $200-300 more expensive than comparable 2015 units(based on low end 2015 compared to low end 2016, etc).
Then I'm glad Apple makes an expensive new computer for you. I don't think it's something I'll need.
You want magical?
17" macbook pro
5k display. OLED touch pad. Premium sound system. 3 USB-C ports, 2 USB legacy ports, thunderbolt port, SD card. Octa-Core cpu.
$2400 base. $3100 all options.
17" macbook pro
5k display. OLED touch pad. Premium sound system. 3 USB-C ports, 2 USB legacy ports, thunderbolt port, SD card. Octa-Core cpu.
$2400 base. $3100 all options.
When youre spending 2.5-3k the difference in 200$ doesnt make it buyable or not buyable.
You couldn't afford it the last 3 years either. What is the point you are making?
In the last three years if you wanted a 512/16GB machine (256 not usable) it was always gonna be way over 2K no matter what.
I agree with the OP that this is the best Apple has done in a while regarding innovation, however, this is a no go for me. The lack of USB and SD card slot baffles me. I use SD cards almost daily to transfer media to my MBP. Having an external reader is a pitta. The lack of magsafe baffles me as well. I settled with the iPhone 7 and no headphone jack, not sure if I can settle without these ports on my MBP.
This has been true for almost 10 years now.
Macbook pro is a dongle based computing solution.
Its everything and nothing.
Some people want to charge it over night and just use it wirelessly all day, some people want to dock it to 4 screens and a dozen peripherals.
You can do both. I would never complain about a dongle.
Every port you want you have it. Just get the right adapters. Its different for everyone.
But it works for everyone.
I guess the massive savannah field track pad is for ten fingers gesture, they would introduce in near future.
Not to be a dick, and that's not my intention. But.. if you didn't even know they were out yet, how could you have possibly known they were the " best " and that it was sad they weren't in the MacBook. It sounds to me like you're hoping on a bandwagon and actually know very little about the CPUs in these things. Just because it's newer, doesn't mean it's the best, in fact, the KL line is actually underpowered compared to skylake. Not to mention, you're running an operating system that is just better than windows, more efficient, and down right faster.
The new high end models are about the same price as my current 2015 high end model when I bought it last year, a bit over $3K.
Thank you very much for being logical. Finally some pinch of reality about this product...
So you're changing your argument now? You stated that the price didn't go up. It did, and that's a fact.
And you know that for a fact? Good to know. I'll make sure to get rid of the rMBP I have at home that I apparently didn't have the money to buy.
The price went up. That is my point.
Yeah, same guy who thinks Hillary no longer has a chance to win the election and thinks Donald Trump will actually make a good president. That Bobby. MR's local idiot. But there are times I do laugh and agree with a few things he said.
