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Users Find Some New MacBook Pros Suffer From Major Graphics Issues
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I think "loyalty" is kind of an odd thing. I guess you could say when a company does right by you you tend to buy their products you stick by them. But I tend to use whatever tool is right for the job without really thinking about branding too much.
But yeah. I've been pretty put off by apple lately too. My next laptop will probably be a windows
uh no.If you like your laptops 2" thick and 11 lbs weight.
razer blade pro
0.88" thick and 7.8 pounds (note the 17" screen). oh and it has 32gb and a GTX 1080.
http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-systems/razer-blade-pro
I have had two screen failures on mine.
Second one was just out of warranty and they had me send video and pictures said we are sending a tag and I emailed them saying cool. I asked the next day if they are going to warranty it and they told me NO so screw razer.
Second one was just out of warranty and they had me send video and pictures said we are sending a tag and I emailed them saying cool. I asked the next day if they are going to warranty it and they told me NO so screw razer.
You'd say the same thing even if every one was defective.
Anyone who's still waiting for an iPhone 7/7+ to be shipped needs to just go buy one at a store. They're in plentiful supply at every Apple Store and probably just about every Best Buy within a 50 mile radius of me.
Secondly, Apple prices a lot of people out of the market by selling a laptop that starts at $2,200. That's Apple's choice and they have every right to price their products however they choose. However, Apple will cause people to abandon their product who would otherwise spend $2,200+ for a laptop when said laptops have major flaws that prevent people from getting work done.
The people I know who buy these $2,200+ laptops (myself included) only do so because of the amazing ecosystem that allows to work seamlessly with Mac software, other Apple hardware, and other operating systems all on one machine that fits nicely into a small backpack. Apple's obsession on making everything smaller, though, is really starting to hurt the user experience.
Form over function seems to be Apple's ever-present mantra of late. Dongles everywhere -- and duplicate dongles if, God forbid, you're on a trip and forget one of your dongles at home so you have to buy another. And now, let's add graphics card problems to the growing list of reasons not to consider buying this machine. This is just one more nail in the coffin for this iteration of the MacBook Pro. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I think this MacBook Pro will go down in history right next to the third-gen iPad.
You're thinking too logically. When one has a reality distortion field around one's eyes, one doesn't think logically.
I have this theory that Jony Ive and Tim Cook just stand at the top of a huge Scrooge McDuck-like money bin and j*** o** onto it. I mean. They can't honestly be thinking this garbage they are releasing is quality, right?
I have absolutely no problems with my MBP.
It's from mid 2012 and it has 2 USB ports, thunderbolt, Magsafe, an SD card reader, and even a Superdrive!
It's from mid 2012 and it has 2 USB ports, thunderbolt, Magsafe, an SD card reader, and even a Superdrive!
I agree. I have noticed primarily the politicalization going on at Apple, I believe spearheaded by its CEO. Thats only one symptom to a larger issue at Apple...loss of direction and focus. And I'm not trying to be negative, its just seems to be fact.
I would've waited but after a year of waiting, I couldn't wait anymore. Besides at the rate they update the Pros now, it might be another 500 days before the 2nd gen comes out.
But I certainly don't think it's an excuse. 1st gen doesn't mean Apple can give us buggy crap.
And Mid 2010 and those retina models.. Apple has a history of faulty GPUs in its laptops.
Welp - I just upgraded my early 2011 MacBook Pro plagued with graphics problems to this brand new touch bar model and I think you can see where I'm going with this...
Apple - this is just getting ridiculous.
Apple - this is just getting ridiculous.
Returned my base 13 inch to Amazon today. I had tearing and other graphical glitches while watching video. Not worth the risk. Went right back for a full refund. What a shame.
Yes I understand this is mostly related to higher end models with dedicated graphics, but in my experience integrated graphics can also have issues. I saw enough screen tearing and glitching so I bailed.
Yes I understand this is mostly related to higher end models with dedicated graphics, but in my experience integrated graphics can also have issues. I saw enough screen tearing and glitching so I bailed.
Good thing they're not in the car business; with penny-pinchers like tim and brain-dead "designers" like jony ive an apple car would be an expensive and unreliable POS.
The decision to not make cars probably saved lives.
The decision to not make cars probably saved lives.
Unfortunately. I have the same problems with dell on win10. Fan is always on and GPU is too hot. Replace motherboard and it doesn't help.
Had I not ordered a MBP (minus the BS Pro) BTO that's now somewhere in production I would most certainly cancel it! I really was debating the MS Surface Studio but I went for the Mac, and boy do I ever have a case of buyer remorse! what a complete POS!!!!