Considering it is barely faster than gaming laptops nowadays, why not?
http://www.3dmark.com/fs/1813882
https://browser.primatelabs.com/mac-benchmarks
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Considering it is barely faster than gaming laptops nowadays, why not?
http://www.3dmark.com/fs/1813882
https://browser.primatelabs.com/mac-benchmarks
Correct, just like I would with an iMac. An extra $1000 for a pro machine is not a big deal. Time is much more valuable than that.
Returned a $1499 Macbook Pro 16 at NYC Apple store on 5th Ave today, purchased last week 12/08 same store.
- The new MBP is shaped like a phablet, I needed a case to protect it like a smart phone. There no cases in store.
- The removal of magsafe worried me about folks tripping over the USB-C power cord. Also missing is any visual indicator of battery charging (although there is a new audible Mac charging sound after plugging into power).
- Since May 2016 when my old 2008 Macbook died I've been using a Chromebook and the scrolling on web browser currently has more fidelity on ChromeOS than MacOS.
You joined today just to admit you haven't a clue about Windows
I second that. I too was sucked into the marketing hype regarding the Surface Book but quickly realised that although it is a great piece of hardware the problem is that you're still saddled with Windows and until they do something about Windows, which is the weakest link, the hardware will be let down by bad software. Yes, their latest work in progress, Creators Update, have improved some of the rough areas such as poor DPI scaling but it is still a inconsistent mess not to mention all the other issues one inherits when you have a system reliant on a goulash of drivers from many vendors.
I have been seriously considering switching to a PC after the new MBP announcement. I just don't see how the price is justified.
Seriously though, none of the things you report happen on any of the 70,000 machines I manage. Might want to do a bit of investigating to see what is going on...
If you upgraded from a previous Windows version then that is not going to help. I suggest a clean vanilla build if you went the upgrade route.
So the Apple store had 12 in stock, while the line had 30 people. Yeah, that sounds like they indeed couldn't keep them in stock
Probably true, but many in the apple store are there for service at the genius bar
Glad someone else too noticed this. Chrome browser scrolling on ChromeOS is amazingly fast even without an ad blocker. I'd say it's easily the fastest of any platform. Perfect even on a 2008 Thinkpad x200 running CloudReady ChromeOS.
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Majority of the 400 Apple customers were there with issues with their TB MBP and to get their iPhone battery replaced.
And 399 were buying iDevices. This discussion is about laptops.
There are many options for SD-card + USB + Ethernet + HDMi. I am not sure about VGA. I would be surprised that people still using a projector with VGA connector won't have at least couple of adapters available.
Well, you do. You just read my post, and found it intriguing enough to quote me and to write this deep minded reply
My comment was mainly directed at the idea of comparing a desktop workstation with a mobile 2-in-1
And remember... the Mac Pro and Surface Pro/Book aren't exactly gaming machines.
You've given us Mac benchmarks... now let's see Surface benchmarks.
Are you suggesting that a dual-core Surface Pro or Surface Book is faster than a quad-core Mac Pro?
I realize the Mac Pro is "old" nowadays... but I didn't realize mobile "U-series" processors were that fast compared to desktop Xeons from a few years ago.
I switched between 3 different macOS devices the last 2 months and it always took me around 10 minutes to have everything going. Everything installed via terminal, no googling, installer next next next next clicking, etc. To start work simply `git clone` `npm install` and `npm start`.
On Windows it's incredibly painful even to get programs you need before you start the work. Not even mentioning adware/bloatware that sometimes tries to install sh*t in your computer with the actual software (even Skype from Microsoft!!). Everything I used (Vagrant, node, npm, git, php, composer, ...) had it's own issues and bugs specific to Windows. All these things need to be somehow installed via an application and configuring them is weird and painful.
Now MS realized that and they are pushing the Ubuntu subsystem thing for Windows which sounds great and all, but it's far from finished. For example a bug preventing running ANY npm application using networking (pretty much all apps in web dev) from starting was fixed only couple weeks ago and is available only in the Insider Preview versions.
If you have a good workflow and set of reliable tools for windows for web development I would really be interested in that, but I am afraid that nothing can match macOS or Linux in that sense (Linux is also not an option, but that would be for another 1000 letters
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