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New App Lets You Play Piano on the MacBook Pro's Touch Bar
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I've been here since 2003.If you've been following MacRumors for the past few years and you can't understand why people here are unhappy, I guess there is just no explanation that would help you understand.
I'm as disappointed as anyone in their recent release schedule, but you lot act like Tim Cook came to your house, kicked your dog, bound you with Apple Watch straps, and tattooed a Drake emoji on your forehead.
2016 Apple MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
Starting at $1799
Ages: 1-5 years
Available soon at Toys R Us
Starting at $1799
Ages: 1-5 years
Available soon at Toys R Us
Is it perhaps because many "people here" don't understand that Apple are under no obligation to create and sell what many "people here" believe they are entitled to?If you've been following MacRumors for the past few years and you can't understand why people here are unhappy, I guess there is just no explanation that would help you understand.
I don't think they would - they pulled the post iPod launch thread out of the archives recently and it read just like every product reaction today on here, full of hate and vitriol and people telling Apple what they should be doing...
Imagine a future keynote: Lets look at all the laptops. Notice the lower half the laptop have physical buttons. What if you want to add function? You can't because you already shipped. How do we solve it? We already solved it. Shows keyboard with an all touch display.
It is Heart and SoulOk,
That's pretty cool.
Stupid question... but somehow I still try to figure out what the melody is he plays in the beginning... I know this tune, but I just can't name it
I have? Two comments posted in two weeks, the other regarding the Apple Watch makes "crapping on Apple in every news story"? Perhaps you should do something better with your time.
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I use ableton live, and Push, so I wouldn't use the touch bar in that setting for any reason at all. However, I'd be interested to what Ableton could do with it, so if I'm out and get some downtime away from my controller, the touch bar could add some useful control or input that would make editing or creating more fun.
I also can't believe that emojis and odd stuff like this are surprising people. Developers weren't going to have these awesome ideas ready to go for the touch bar in the first month. I remember when I bough the first rMBP and my apps looked like crap for months because devs wouldn't add HiDPI support. You want to early adopt, then you have to wait for wider adoption to come, if it comes at all.
Personally, I don't want to jump on at the moment. But I have no problems with what Apple is doing, except I feel they should have included a multi port dongle in the box (or shipped with) for customers who bought in early. And also I'm not a fan of that keyboard, the loud clicks and the key travel. Hoping the latter continues to be refined.
There are 99 cent apps on the iPhone and iPad years ago that could do this.
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Yeah, Elvis wishes he took piano lessons instead of guitar........
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Right, there no single professional waiting for this, that's the point: MBP should be MBA (MacBook Amateur).
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Yes, and it only costs you 300 bugs extra on top of a very high price to start with.
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Useful comments not yours....
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It doesn't lessen the value of the touch bar. True, still at zero.
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Looks handy. I'm sure all the pro musicians are dying to get this machine...
Yeah, Elvis wishes he took piano lessons instead of guitar........
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Right, there no single professional waiting for this, that's the point: MBP should be MBA (MacBook Amateur).
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Yes, and it only costs you 300 bugs extra on top of a very high price to start with.
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Useful comments not yours....
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It doesn't lessen the value of the touch bar. True, still at zero.
Ergonomics get in the way of sleek and timeless and most importantly, thin, industrial design.
the only people buying these overpriced jokes are people with so much disposable income that they honestly don't know what to do with their money. they see "cool" commercials with people doing "cool" things next to an apple logo and they say man, i want to be a part of that.
I'm sure they will continue to refine the keyboard. There is a noticeable difference between it and the 12" MacBook.
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Mainly the SSD is like super ultra mega fast and stuff. Otherwise…
Don't forget the USB-C ports are USB 3.1 Gen 2- and Thunderbolt 3-compliant. I ran some tests using a Samsung 950 and it was about 10-20% faster on read and write tests using a USB 3.1 Gen 2-compliant cable vs. a USB 3.0 cable.
There was really no way they could make significant performance improvements. Intel's progress on that front has slowed, which is probably why they stuck with Haswell and Broadwell for as long as they did.
Seriously "this"! It's like they're just "toying" with the idea. This at best is a proof of concept to sell the idea of a touch screen keyboard on a mac but it should never have seen the light of day at this iteration.
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Honestly that is the only reason I want one. There is absolutely nothing compelling about this product aside from the reduction in weight.
Something tells me this isn't so farfetched. Apple may be playing the long game here. Gradually get customers used to shorter key travel and more dynamic keyboards, and when a MacBook Pro ships with an all-touch keyboard no one will be surprised.
Yeah, while I find touch-screen laptops gimmicky - for this sort of thing you'd be much better off with a full screen touchscreen that can lay flat, like an iPad or one of those Yoga foldable laptops.
So what other improvements, technologically feasible in 2016, could they have made to make it compelling? 32GB of RAM is not practical (even if the weight did not drop), particularly since the current version is already drawing complaints about battery life. The 13" lacks the thermal support for anything more intense than the 28W dual-core processors. They have pretty much maxed out on the I/O capacity.
I'm very excited! I hate using my alpha keys for composition, and when I'm actually on the plane the tables are never deep enough to hold my CME XKeys. Very happy!
Reading through the comments, I love it when haters hate! Jealousy is a disease here. A lot of input with no end user experience to back it up! Lol.
I would say it IS an extension to the keyboard. Frees your keys for shortcuts!
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A lot of people complaining about 32GB seems from developers and programmers running virtual desktops. If you're at work all day, why would you get a laptop anyways? complaints will never end. Plus, if you need a portable desktop, there are bags for iMacs. Haha.
Reading through the comments, I love it when haters hate! Jealousy is a disease here. A lot of input with no end user experience to back it up! Lol.
I would say it IS an extension to the keyboard. Frees your keys for shortcuts!
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I still think 32GB of ram is ridiculous for a portable machine in 2016/2017/maybe 2018. Just a bunch of size queens.
A lot of people complaining about 32GB seems from developers and programmers running virtual desktops. If you're at work all day, why would you get a laptop anyways? complaints will never end. Plus, if you need a portable desktop, there are bags for iMacs. Haha.
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