we will never see an interview without pre-combined questions or with an interviewer whose income are not largely depending on Apple's good will
If only those ipad apps would work on the mac, anymac ...I dumped my iPad Air for the rMB. For me the portability of the rMB is just as good as the iPad plus I get a full-fledged desktop OS with no compromises.
If I'm transcoding videos or playing games I use my Mac Pro. For just about everything else the rMB is perfect.
It's funny that all the people complaining about the rMB the most don't seem to own or even consider owning one.
On the other hand, those who own it (like me) tend to like it. I have yet to read a post like "man, I bought the rMB and I really hate it because of only one port and the 420p webcam".
I don't need ports, but I want maximum mobility. The rMB is perfect for me. If you want faster, more ports, or larger key travel, get the MBP. The MBP is also still pretty mobile. The MBA, in my opinion, is obsolete.
I do this all the time with my rMB using the USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter. Both my rMB and iPhone 6S Plus charge fine and USB data tethering works great.
The Retina Macbook remains an example of lost opportunity and a showcase of heavily compromising functionality for no real logical reason.
I personally know 3 Macbook Air users who were anticipating the Retina Macbook to upgrade,all have been hugely disappointed with the critical limits and flaws of this underpowered,over priced machine.
2 of them have moved on and switched to Surface Pro 3,the other guy is now deciding between Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book.
all they wanted was a Macbook Air with sharp and high wuality screen,Apple gave them the screen,but took away all processing power,and even a sim,e extea USB port.so stupid.
Toy fashion Macbook really sucks,it's THE worst laptop Apple ever made,so weak,so limited..no argue.
No, they didn't.They did - its called a Retina MacBook
Your needs don't equal everyone's needs. I'm always near a power source when I use my rMB, I can count on one hand the number of times I've used any FaceTime camera, and the rMB's keyboard is just fine for me.We don't want an even more underpowered notebook with lower battery life, a crappier keyboard, just 1 port, 480p camera and no card reader.
Impressive! I have a Pro with eight ports on the left side, including MagSafe, Ethernet, FireWire, Mini DisplayPort, two USB ports, SD card slot and a combined Microphone and Headphone Jack. I rarely use more than one and mostly just USB. Every other port is almost ALWAYS empty all the time. I wouldn't want to lose their functionality, but it would be great if they could be hidden behind the power port when I don't need them. The multitude of ports only prevents me from using USB blind without looking. Even if I know for sure its the right side up and the right spot USB-A won't go in. It's been a horrible experience for me. No one ever takes about the downsides of having so many different ports, when USB should have eliminated all of them a long time ago. Universal means one port for everything.I have an Air and use EVERY port on it, all the time. Both USB's and headphones, almost always all at the same time.
Less of a joke and more of a lie. USB-C delivers power and data in both directions.Even futher, the inability to even charge your phone, or do a wired sync, AT ALL, is even more of a joke.
It is a behemoth and the adapter is only so you don't have to buy new cables. Every USB-A to X cable can be replaced with a corresponding USB-C to X cable. All you need is to spend some money, but no amount of money will reduce the Airs fugly bezel.I am sitting here like, I can't sync and charge my iPhone, without an adapter. Nope, nope. And it isn't like the Air is some behemoth.
What's the reason to have a Retina MacBook and a Retina MacBook Air ?If you collaboration is that intense, give us a Retina MacBook Air already!
12" MacBook is a typical Apple's first release: great but with some flaws.I guess it is a Retina MacBook Air. The MBA was first designed with ultra-portable in the forefront of the design, and power/ports as a secondary feature. It's very much its replacement if we go on that description.
The advantage of the MBA is its battery life, though the wishy-washy screen and massive bezels are in dire need of updating IMHO. I agree it's a shame they couldn't throw in a nice Retina display, though I guess that would compromise the great battery life.
quite an huge price difference between the twosCorrect. I am going to buy a new MacBook to replace my 2011 NBA, which currently fulfills all my needs, so I really have no reason to replace it, except that the form factor of the new MacBook is so wonderful.
But I want the MacBook to be faster, so it lasts at least as long as my current MBA.
I'll wait for faster processors.
...and isn't it nice that it runs an operating system designed to run on low-power hardware? Mac OS X is not.
They released it at least six months before Skylake Core M chips were even announced, much less available in quantity. For Apple to have waited at least six months to release the rMB just for Skylake and its corresponding 15-20% max CPU performance gain would've been flat-out silly.I still do not think that MBR's ability to run an OS X justifies using an inferior camera and a half-ripe processor. The way it was released was more of a concept, rather than a mature product. It is not like Apple were absolutely forced to release it before Skylake. They just rushed it out for a reason I cannot figure out.
Your wording is somewhat confusing. Here's the proper flow of logic for my argument: The rMB uses an underpowered CPU and GPU because of its incredible thinness, and lack of ventilation. Because of this, it struggles to run a full OS, such as OS X and because of its struggles, my hypothesis is that compromises were made in other areas, such as the camera, due to performance issues. Your post was a bit all over the place, and gave me a bit of a headache...I still do not think that MBR's ability to run an OS X justifies using an inferior camera and a half-ripe processor. The way it was released was more of a concept, rather than a mature product. It is not like Apple were absolutely forced to release it before Skylake. They just rushed it out for a reason I cannot figure out.
They released it at least six months before Skylake Core M chips were even announced, much less available in quantity. For Apple to have waited at least six months to release the rMB just for Skylake and its corresponding 15-20% max CPU performance gain would've been flat-out silly.
A 15-20% CPU performance is going to be barely noticeable, especially considering the tasks the rMB is targeted toward. And even though Skylake's iGPU supposedly will have up to 40% better performance, it's still not going to turn the rMB into a gaming powerhouse. In other words, if Broadwell Core M isn't powerful enough for you, Skylake Core M won't be either. Under El Capitan, the current rMB's iGPU works perfectly well for OS animations and the like.
A 480p FaceTime camera is pretty weak, but it's certainly functional. Granted, I never use the FaceTime camera, but even if I did, I just don't see how 480p vs. 720p would be a deal-breaker.
Your wording is somewhat confusing. Here's the proper flow of logic for my argument: The rMB uses an underpowered CPU and GPU because of its incredible thinness, and lack of ventilation. Because of this, it struggles to run a full OS, such as OS X and because of its struggles, my hypothesis is that compromises were made in other areas, such as the camera, due to performance issues. Your post was a bit all over the place, and gave me a bit of a headache...
I don't believe Apple was justified in creating such an underpowered laptop, which also means that I don't believe anyone needed anything thinner than the MBA. The logic all flows naturally, just gotta follow it.![]()
I have 11 tabs open right now (including nationalgeographic.com) on my rMB and it's not struggling in the least. Scrolling is smooth and there are no lags at all in navigation. If for some reason you're hell-bent on running Yosemite then I can't help you, but your assertion that "it would be well worth waiting another six months for a better chip and El Capitan and thus a better experience for everybody." is flat-out wrong based on my extensive, daily experience with the Broadwell rMB.Exactly. So why not release it those six months later once Skylake Core M is out and have a machine with up to 40% better performance and hopefully a better camera right out of the box? I am not talking about gaming powerhouses, more like opening three tabs in Safari under Yosemite and trying to open http://www.nationalgeographic.com in it and having the MBR struggle with that? Granted, this was on a base 1.1 Ghz model, but if Apple really cared about making "the best products" and "the best user experience", it would be well worth waiting another six months for a better chip and El Capitan and thus a better experience for everybody.
I have 11 tabs open right now (including nationalgeographic.com) on my rMB and it's not struggling in the least. Scrolling is smooth and there are no lags at all in navigation. If for some reason you're hell-bent on running Yosemite then I can't help you, but your assertion that "it would be well worth waiting another six months for a better chip and El Capitan and thus a better experience for everybody." is flat-out wrong based on my extensive, daily experience with the Broadwell rMB.
I suspect that at least half of the folks who bitch about the rMB's "lack of performance" have never even used one. My 2012 rMBP had far more performance issues when it was first released than my rMB ever has.