apple is really beginning to ***** me off, big time. i just dont like where they are heading, and what customers they value. they seem to have forgotten us pro users and are making critical decisions just to support the general public.
For a long time, and certainly since 1997, Apple have been trying to make "pro" tools more accessible to consumers and "prosumers". This isn't a new direction. Despite the fact that when Steve Jobs returned he wanted to concentrate on the 4 quadrants, Apple have been doing a lot to make tools accessible to the public that were previously out of reach of most due to hardware and software costs.
This is certainly true in the audio, graphics and movie fields.
No, he really doesn't.
They killed the Xserve, Final Cut X is a POS no one that does heavy video wants, and there is rumor of killing the Mac Pro. Which the iMac is NOT a good replacement for if you do lots of video work.
I don't really want to get into the FCPX debacle, but it is the first thing most will start touting when this argument comes along so it's difficult to ignore. I don't believe that changes in FCPX have anything to do with "some new direction" or "wanting to get rid of pro users". I believe that Apple genuinely thought the changes they were making made sense. They seem to have taken the issue quite seriously and FCP 9 is now back for sale and they are trying to fix what is missing in FCP X. Either way, if I was an actual pro in the media creation field, I wouldn't be rushing to the latest, early versions of software.
the pro line is named pro for a reason and they seem to be forgetting that. i think the MBA is nice for the general public but lets keep the pro as pro as possible. id like to see the same MBP design with better cooling, more features/ports, and better performance. but no they're going to make a thinner pro that runs blazing hot.that and they're pretty much ditching the mac pro line all together.
The Xserve was ditched for many reasons, which have very little to do with your argument of "Apple abandoning pro-users". The debate rages on the in the Mac Pro sub-forum so you may join it if you wish since I am not going to try and repeat it.
The unsubstantiated rumour of the Mac Pro being killed is just that - an unsubstantiated rumour with no verifiable facts. Apple may be considering a redesign or they may be considering many things. The fact remains that we're waiting for the new chips from Intel. If the Mac Pro is not upgraded once the new chips are out, then I shall come back to this thread and say that you're right. .
The 2011 MBP is far more powerful and has better cooling than the 2009 MBP. By better cooling I mean that it's far more usable since I can actually use the top left corner of the keyboard without feeling like my fingers are getting scalded. This seems like a good direction to me.
also how there trying to implement ios stuff into OSX. i dont want that bloated **** on my OS, i want more flexibility, performance, and simplicity.
I am not sure what you're talking about and I don't think you are either. iOS is essentially a subset of the SDK that Mac OSX runs on. Just because launchpad is in lion does not mean that Lion has "bloated IOS ****".
I find Lion to have flexibility and simplicity. In fact, I prefer many things in Lion to Snow Leopard. Yes, the performance is a smidgeon worse, however that is to be expected and will be resolved. The same thing happened with early versions of Snow Leopard. The debate of where Lion is heading has nothing to do with the "Apple is abandoning pro users!!" argument.
if any other laptop could compare the the MBP i would get it, but for now im going to buy a new MBP. but i tell you what im building a killer desktop PC soon. so much more bang for buck and then ill have the best of both worlds.
Your argument seems to be mainly around the rumours that the latest MBP will be thinner and you're worrying about heat. What's are the most important things to a pro user in any discipline? Hardware performance and good software. In the past Apple have dragged behind in hardware and, luckily, this is no longer the case. Software is available from many vendors, not just Apple.
You can buy mobile workstation laptops from the likes of HP that cost a lot more than Macbook Pros. These are equipped with real pro features such as GPU that are designed for a particular job (hint: not playing games). Apple has not had a laptop in this category since 1997 (and I don't know about the full history before then). How serious were they ever about this market? The argument that this is a "new direction" for Apple is not valid, in my opinion. The majority of you sitting on these forums are "prosumers" and you're complaining that Apple is making things more accessible for you. I don't get it. Not too long ago the software you're using would cost thousands or tens of thousands of dollars. Look at the storage options that Thunderbolt is making available for "prosumers".
All laptops run hot. This is a simple matter of physics. Considering that the current Macbook pros handle the temperatures without shutting down, it's not difficult to fathom that the lower TDP Ivy bridge equipped Mac Book pros will be able to run in a similar fashion, even if the enclosure is slightly smaller.
maybe another usb port or two. an hdmi port instead of the stupid mini dvi that loses the sound. thats basically what i meant by "more ports" and i believe apple should have those ports like every other laptop on the market these days.
I am sorry, but now you have lost me completely. Your first argument was that Apple was moving away from the pro market and that was upsetting you. Now your argument is that it's because there is no HDMI port? A cheap dongle will sort that out for you and HDMI is not something that is a necessity on a "pro" mobile workstation. You are complaining that display port does not carry sound? What kind of pro work requires HDMI and sound? Watching movies? HDMI can only carry a signal up to 1080p. It's not good enough for "pro" work since a "pro" monitor would use a higher resolution hence why DVI and DP are the standard right now for connecting a monitor.
The 15 and 17 inch MBP models have quite a lot of USB ports. If you require more, then I suggest that you get a USB hub. Where should the additional ports that you foresee be added? Where do you see wasted space?
Frankly, judging by the way you write and the amount of effort you have expanded to present a legible and well thought-out argument, it's difficult to take you seriously.