Personally I would NOT settle with ANYTHING less than 726 nits. An absolute abomination.
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Phil Schiller Discusses 16-Inch MacBook Pro, Says Virtual Esc Key Was Number One Complaint About Touch Bar
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I'd be happy with apple just getting rid of the damn thing if it would mean a cheaper device or a bigger battery for longer use time.
RAM is, judging by one of the pictures, so SSD is also, probably.
We'll wait for iFixit teardown.
Well they can't legally put in a bigger battery and still be allowed on commercial airplanes so there's no incentive on that front.
If you're near an Apple Store, stop by and speak to the manager (Have your receipt etc)., they might grant the exchange.
Every time this happened to me, the Apple store I frequent always granted the exchange. Be nice and give it a try.
TouchBar is the only bad thing about the MBP 16" I can think of right now. We will see if they are gonna integrate it into the next version of Magic Keyboard. If not, I'm convinced it's gonna be removed in the next few years. You might get use to use TouchBar, you might even like it sometimes, but Pro users I know are all using keyboard shortcuts, because it's still faster than using TouchBar for most tasks. For me, the TouchBar is something what makes more sense in consumer focused devices than in Pro devices.
I'm sorry, but I have a REAL problem with Phil's tone there and deciding to take that particular tack regarding Chromebooks.
Phil - you work for the "jewelry company" of technology products.
You guys don't do ANYTHING to make a legit MacBook even remotely accessible to schools for anyone but kids in the very upper middle class and beyond.
If Apple actually cared about this, they'd do more than push gimped iPads as the "education option for schools". Also, those iPads are still in fact expensive and luxury relative to other tablet options.
Phil - you guys do whatever you want at Apple - fair enough - but spare us the "shots" at others who do actually make something that works, works well and is affordable in more mainstream educational circles.
Phil - you work for the "jewelry company" of technology products.
You guys don't do ANYTHING to make a legit MacBook even remotely accessible to schools for anyone but kids in the very upper middle class and beyond.
If Apple actually cared about this, they'd do more than push gimped iPads as the "education option for schools". Also, those iPads are still in fact expensive and luxury relative to other tablet options.
Phil - you guys do whatever you want at Apple - fair enough - but spare us the "shots" at others who do actually make something that works, works well and is affordable in more mainstream educational circles.
They do this all the time, 100% will work. It’s practically their own unwritten policy to do this.
Keep in mind this is Apple's head marketing chief talking. His sole purpose in the organization is to spin positive news and direct jouralists to Apple products.
Take it with a grain of salt when he's talking about the butterfly keyboard "continuing" or the future of Chromebooks.
give us the 2015 Macbook Pro back, update the hardware inside, you can make it grey if you want but it was the swansong of the Macbook Pros
Completely disagree about reading books on iPad. Works great for me. Chromebooks are nice cheap web browsers and they do that well.
But that would mean giving people choice and Apple has never cared about choice or customers
He says people struggle to transition....which is a totally skewed perspective! He is trying to "control the narrative".
The fact is I struggle to understand why a transition is warranted in the first place! That is why i didnt buy one...
The existence of the touch bar still bugs me, but the no ESC was the specific deal breaker, along with keyboard. So i will probably upgrade in lieu of doing repairs to my late 2013...
All he said was "I can't say today. We are continuing both keyboard designs."
The Air and 13" Pro still use butterfly, so that response is just stating the facts. He says nothing about future designs.
I'll clear some things up:
-If price is your concern, set your sites on a cheaper Mac or a PC.
-The Touch Bar is here to stay.
-Legacy ports (non-Thunderbolt 3) are never coming back.
-Apple Notebooks will never be upgradeable. If you want that then by a PC and upgrade away.
It really is a waste of time to hem and haw about these things as they will change.
Phil Schiller pathetic as always, trying to dismiss and minimize the huge 3-year failure with the old keyboard. Rather than complain about Chromebooks, look at your own line of MacBooks that are the joke of the industry.
In the good news,
Better base models specs (16gb-512ssd). I guess they realized we are in 2019.
New magic keyboard, still to be tested.
Better battery
Better monitor resolution.
In the bad
Still the same useless touchbar.
No MAG-SAFE
Is it still the case that RAM and SSD are not user upgradable?
Still soldered components that makes it a disposable appliance?
Still limited to 4 ports. Actually 3 if you use one to plug power.
As much as I need to update, I will pass since bad outweigh the goods and due to the simple issue that RAM and SSD are not user upgradable.
It is quite ridiculous that RAM and SSD cannot be upgraded in a 3 to 5k computer.
In the good news,
Better base models specs (16gb-512ssd). I guess they realized we are in 2019.
New magic keyboard, still to be tested.
Better battery
Better monitor resolution.
In the bad
Still the same useless touchbar.
No MAG-SAFE
Is it still the case that RAM and SSD are not user upgradable?
Still soldered components that makes it a disposable appliance?
Still limited to 4 ports. Actually 3 if you use one to plug power.
As much as I need to update, I will pass since bad outweigh the goods and due to the simple issue that RAM and SSD are not user upgradable.
It is quite ridiculous that RAM and SSD cannot be upgraded in a 3 to 5k computer.
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The butterfly keyboard WAS defective. If it wasn't then answer me this: Why, on the very next iteration, did they add the membrane (which by the way was defective in and of itself)?
I've played with the Touch Bar a few times on friends MacBooks (who like it) plus I've played with it in the Apple Stores and always wanted a MacBook with it but I have a 2013 MacBook Pro, 2012 Air, 2015 Air and a 2017 MacBook , plus a 2014 Mac mini so I was struggling to justify it. But I think the just released 16" with 64GB RAM and a 4TB SSD might make a nice replacement for my 2013 MacBook Pro and I will finally get a TouchBar.
Key word is "played". That is what it is for, playing...
I dont want to be super opposed, because maybe i will find a use for them....but i cant imagine what i need it for.
I rarely use the function keys, but when i do, it is reassuring to always find the volume button right where i left it!
Today, I was shocked that it could be configured with 8 TB of SSD, includes physical Esc key, and 720p Facetime camera. Everything else was what I expected.
He’s right on the Chromebook. Chrome is a powerful tool but remains a terrible option for anything creative.
Drawing, video editing, music production, animation and even just your basic document creation* is so much richer on an iPad and combinations of all these technologies can get students to create wonderful results that no web app can hope to come near.
*Pages is a million times better than Word and Docs.
Drawing, video editing, music production, animation and even just your basic document creation* is so much richer on an iPad and combinations of all these technologies can get students to create wonderful results that no web app can hope to come near.
*Pages is a million times better than Word and Docs.