. . .than the one that insists on launching most of my files in fullscreen metro apps in such a counter intuitive way.
What files do you use that get only get launched in full-screen Metro apps?
. . .than the one that insists on launching most of my files in fullscreen metro apps in such a counter intuitive way.
Discontinuing the non-retina Pro's!?! I can't think of anything worse... unless the cost of SSD's dramatically drop so that I can still have at LEAST 500 GB of storage in my Pro. But I don't see that happening anytime soon.
If a normal person is looking for a basic laptop what do you think they will go for... the cheapest 15" Mac at £1499 or a run of the mill 15" Windows laptop at around £329?
Now clearly the MacBook is a lot better, but at nearly 5 x as much money it seems totally unrealistic to your average joe.
If Apple could sell a low-speck MacBook at around £600 to £800 I bet they would sell almost as many as they do with their iPads.
I switch between Windows 7 and OSX all day long and the differences between the two are pretty minor. The main difference is Windows has terrible font handling and looks ugly as hell... You think that cheesy glass effect looks more modern than the minimalism of OSX?. If you say so.
Minor things like the way Win7 sometimes abbreviates file names in icon view bugs the hell out of me. The lack of column view when navigating complex directory structures is also a pain. I also find it very hard to live without quick view.
I know Win8 can be made to work like Win7 but users shouldn't have to put up with a company making their lives difficult for them.
Slimmer rMBP? Really? It's going to be so freaking slim, you're going to cut yourself on the edge....
They are totally obsessed with slimness.
Haswell apparently gives a major improvement in battery life.
Apple's so-called "Pro" laptop better have more than 1GB of video memory; what is this 2003?
Bare minimum should be 2GB of VRAM; but in reality it should be 4GB. While they are at it, bump it up to a 17" 4K display. GPU needs to be the fastest mobile available. and don't try and make it 1/4" thick.
-mark
Everything with Apple is about looks. Functionality comes a distant second.
This philosophy may have worked up until last year, but the game has changed. Apple isn't the leader in anything any more. They are playing catch-up.
Apple's arrogance with the pricing and specification of the 13" rMBP told them everything they need to know when they wondered why they had a massive inventory of unsold units. Only the stupid purchased the 13" rMBP direct from Apple.
The future is non-upgradeable. Get used to it.So the decline in MacBook shipments is party due to market trends, party due to iPad cannibalization, and partly due to Apple making phasing out its non-Retina line making the line less attractive. Why on earth would Apple intentionally do the latter knowing that it already is losing market due to the other two?
There are many who prefer the non-Retina, so just stick a Retina screen in the non-Retina and give people a choice between thin and upgradeable. Why shoot yourself in the foot like this?
Yeah, because a laptop like that with a high price tag will fly right off the shelves!![]()
As the 13inch gets slimmer and slimmer, what is the actual point in the MacBook Air?
An external monitor won't solve this issue?
Change the display mode to a more standard resolution? There are tools available to do this even if apple don't include many settings![]()
(1) Huh? Surely if you are designing at a pixel level you are going to be zoomed into the image, so each pixel will actually be made up of lots of pixels anyway, retina or not (Unless you were planning on holding a real magnifying glass up to your screen).
(2) Retina displays will actually be much better for this kind of work as each zoomed pixel will be sharper and you won't get as much aliasing between the pixel squares.
(3) You will also want to be able to see what your designs look like on a retina screen as all screens will be like this in a few more years.
The future is non-upgradeable. Get used to it.
Why? Because you'll be forced to buy new hardware more often, driving up sales. For you, me, and the rest of us it totally blows.
... but I see what Apple's doing here.![]()
I think the non-retina MBP will continue - even the base cMBP has a 500 gb drive at $1199, and to match that in Retina you would pay $1999 or so.
I would love to get a retina but I really need the 500 gb drive since a new rMBP would slowly replace my aging 2008 iMac 24".
Discontinuing the non-retina Pro's!?! I can't think of anything worse... unless the cost of SSD's dramatically drop so that I can still have at LEAST 500 GB of storage in my Pro. But I don't see that happening anytime soon.
Slimmer rMBP? Really? It's going to be so freaking slim, you're going to cut yourself on the edge....
They are totally obsessed with slimness.
Different types of drives, for extra storage you can easily get a 1TB USB 3.0 mobile hard drive for less than $100, that's where you store infrequently used files when you have an ultrabook.
You know, I would not have anything against that if Apple would still offer us more options to choose from. Yes, currently there still is a cMBP to buy, but for how long?Slimmer rMBP? Really? It's going to be so freaking slim, you're going to cut yourself on the edge....
They are totally obsessed with slimness.
which would be just another thing to lug around and have to plug in to use it.
99% of the time you don't need those infrequently used files, so you only need to take the hard drive with you very very occasionally.