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Thoughts on your 2018 MBP?
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Love its speed and screen (13", 2018) but the touch bar is such a liability. I have had more lockups with this system than any Mac i've owned. Mostly seems that the Touch Bar becomes unresponsive, and then i have to hard reboot. I've been using Macs exclusively since 2000, and this is by far the least reliable computer. Crashes about once every 2 weeks.
Very pleased with it. Especially since I saved $350 and no tax through Adorama (B&H did the same shortly after I ordered it from Adorama)
It handles everything I can throw at it. Top it off with the AMD graphics coming up, is gonna make this thing really shine.
I feel its worth its additional expense over the rest of the MacBook line due its display tech and CPU options that would couple nicely with an eGPU should the need arise. I plan on picking up a 13" w/ touch bar. Not sure if I'm going to add RAM or storage yet, my current workload is very basic.
Not a bad idea to wait until after Nov 14th when they add Vega though just to make sure nothing else is updated and prices are effected on non Vega models. I doubt they will but its only a few days away so...
Not a bad idea to wait until after Nov 14th when they add Vega though just to make sure nothing else is updated and prices are effected on non Vega models. I doubt they will but its only a few days away so...
Weird. Mine's been rock solid. You sound like you should get yours checked out at an Apple store.
I don't own a Mac Book Pro but the 13" touchbar its still a compelling upgrade to the new Mac Book Air.
I'm pretty pleased with it. The keyboard is not the best, but it has a fantastic battery, performance is great and the screen is gorgeous. My biggest concern is how sturdy the keyboard is
So far, mine has been great! I did have one replacement early on due to the USB C port dying, but I'll chalk that up to a fluke.
Otherwise been great and no KB issues or Kernel Panics or anything of that nature.
Otherwise been great and no KB issues or Kernel Panics or anything of that nature.
Holy smokes. I juuuuuust got the base Mid 2018 MacBook Pro i7 256GB 16 GB 2400 MHz DDR4 - bought it at Best Buy, which had a $250 discount through this Sunday. Paid for the taxes. This thing is a beauty! I'm in love.
Very solid machine so far (knocking on wood). It should be noted that several users have experienced critical issues, especially early on, but for me it was the least problematic release since the 2016 redesign.
32Gb i9 4Tb has been flawless so far. Not a single issue with it at all, and I use a multiple core analytical program that has the fans running at what seems to be full speed quite frequently. Rock solid, but admittedly, this is only after a few weeks of everyday use.
I'm happy with my 15" MBP. I wish it ran a little cooler, but that will come once Intel finally goes to 10nm CPUs.
Technically your 2018 MBP will not run cooler, regardless of what Intel releases
Mine is running fairly cool and I'm happy, the secondary update seemed to straighten all that out for me. I will be the first to admit I don't push my MBP terribly hard.