It's rather fascinating to see the reaction to new products like the tMBP.
Most of the negative posts are from folks who don't own one. They also seem the crave negative reports and comments on these new machines. A sticking key or glitch somewhere suddenly takes on Orwellian proportions that are somehow indicative of Apple preparing to ignore and eventually abandon Mac users.
Most of us can easily see that this is just another new release. Apple went to bat and brought a bunch of new features and changes. Most pros will be happy with these new machines, but hobbyists who crave the highest spec are frustrated that Apple didn't open this lineup with faster processors and legacy ports.
Again, you have to have a sense of history here. Apple continues to make top-level notebooks and they will push these machines further next year and the year after. They have zero interest in selling the "last notebook you'll need" as folks who hold onto these things for 5 years are not what they're interested in. The "pro" market upgrades fast and regular, so next year Apple will refine the tMBP further and the year after that will likely see a highly mature product.
That's how it's done and how it works and always has been, so I have no idea what all the crying is about from the minority here. If this machine can't meet your workload, buy something else or wait until late 2017. It's truly simple.
Of course the response has been largely positive where it counts. We know USB-C will be THE port and it already is the most versatile thing to have. We also know that a snappy precise keyboard, better speakers and screen...all took a ton of expensive engineering to employ. Add the touchbar, insanely good build and this is likely the best machine available.
But that doesn't make it perfect for everyone.
I tried the Surface Pro. Some folks love it. But it wasn't for me. I dumped it and stayed with Mac. That's how it works, folks.
Cheers,
R
Most of the negative posts are from folks who don't own one. They also seem the crave negative reports and comments on these new machines. A sticking key or glitch somewhere suddenly takes on Orwellian proportions that are somehow indicative of Apple preparing to ignore and eventually abandon Mac users.
Most of us can easily see that this is just another new release. Apple went to bat and brought a bunch of new features and changes. Most pros will be happy with these new machines, but hobbyists who crave the highest spec are frustrated that Apple didn't open this lineup with faster processors and legacy ports.
Again, you have to have a sense of history here. Apple continues to make top-level notebooks and they will push these machines further next year and the year after. They have zero interest in selling the "last notebook you'll need" as folks who hold onto these things for 5 years are not what they're interested in. The "pro" market upgrades fast and regular, so next year Apple will refine the tMBP further and the year after that will likely see a highly mature product.
That's how it's done and how it works and always has been, so I have no idea what all the crying is about from the minority here. If this machine can't meet your workload, buy something else or wait until late 2017. It's truly simple.
Of course the response has been largely positive where it counts. We know USB-C will be THE port and it already is the most versatile thing to have. We also know that a snappy precise keyboard, better speakers and screen...all took a ton of expensive engineering to employ. Add the touchbar, insanely good build and this is likely the best machine available.
But that doesn't make it perfect for everyone.
I tried the Surface Pro. Some folks love it. But it wasn't for me. I dumped it and stayed with Mac. That's how it works, folks.
Cheers,
R