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Waiting for Anand's Haswell rMBP Review Megathread
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Define "trouble"? Because on my girlfriends rMBP (2.6/16/512/no dGPU) I have worked with Aperture, Photoshop, FCPX in scaled 1920x1200 resolution with a second "real" 1080p monitor attached via HDMI and everything was perfectly fine.
I guess it could start lagging if you attach a 4k display instead of the 1080p one, but can't test that (no money for such a beast)
I read the UI lag is not a performance issue, but more of an intel/programming issue. They aim to lower power consumption as much as possible. So the first time you do a specific UI action it will stutter, after the first (or even the second) it should be more fluent as the power consumption gets higher.
that's what I read somewhere and understood from it
Do you have a twitter account? If so, would you (or whoever uses Twitter) mind asking Anand on twitter to make a definitive statement on whether a review will be coming or not?
Well since all we can do is wait here is an entertaining video of olympic cat curling to pass the time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evNi4_2qHPY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evNi4_2qHPY
To support what you are saying, this is what he said on the 24th of January, the last time he commented on the review: "I’ve been getting over the CESflu, slowly back to work this week hope to be all in by next week. rMBP is still a priority I swear". Since then almost a month has passed and apparently he does not deliver something what he considers as a priority within such a relatively long time frame.
Shame on him and his crew following this thread for repeatedly deceiving people!
I don't understand what is going on over there. The amount of reviews has really gone down in the last 6 months, or so. I also thought that their CES coverage was lacking.
I do see, though, that they are looking to hire new writers and I've noticed that they have lost at least one writer, who is now writing for ArsTechnica.
I do see, though, that they are looking to hire new writers and I've noticed that they have lost at least one writer, who is now writing for ArsTechnica.
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Here is what I see: On the face of it, the reasons you mentioned and the previous reasons raised by Anand and his crew such as intensive travel schedule seem like valid. But who knows in reality whether these reasons actually exist and even if they do, whether they have been causing these delays?
Nonetheless, considering this review is due for 4 months upon the product's release, I am interested in neither the reasons, nor their validity, but in whether this review will be coming or not because nobody, regardless of how much interested in this review, deserves to be lied, and even worse, repeatedly.
Hence, dear Mr Anand or Mr Hellhammer or whoever watching this thread for that matter who may speak on behalf of Mr Anand, please make a definitive statement if this review will be coming or not. If it is coming, ETA would also be appreciated. If you have changed your mind and won't be publishing the review, I am pretty sure ppl would respect your decision because they deserve honesty not deception.
This is not about whether the review is coming or not as I also don't believe it is coming either.
This is about "honesty", if you did not get the memo yet.
People change their minds. I have no reason to doubt that they were honest when they said the planned the review. If they've now decided to put it on the shelf, that doesn't make them "dishonest" or "deceptive." And given that was what you implied, who can blame them for not responding? Not me.
People change there minds? Lol! This is business. 'You know, im not going to buy whatsapp, I changed my mind'....srsly?
I think it's fine if they don't release it, the refresh was months ago. Think about someone who isn't interested in the rMBP, if they had a review they were really waiting for pushed for some 3 month old rMBP review. I totally think they should have got the review out the door sooner, but now I'm sure they have much more impotent reviews to do. Maybe they'll do a review of the rMBP if Apple gives it a small spec bump this spring.
Yes, it is business. They have to allocate their available resources to maximize readership. At some point they might have realized that putting further time into a review that is not as relevant anymore is a waste of resources.
I think we must leave the business sense side of their decision. Whatever your stance on this review from the beginning (major vs incremental, justifies review or not, still necessary vs not necessary for whatever reason), all ppl following this thread are in the same boat: some waiting/expecting/would prefer to see the review for buying decision, some to gain insights from Anand's review. And everybody in this very boat have been repeatedly (at least 5 times) told this review is coming. As a matter of fact, whatever your stance is, please do not pretend as if Anand's and his team's silence on the issue is totally fine. If Apple or another reputable company for that matter did not publish an update on something that they have previously (5 times) said they will be doing it, I cannot imagine the plethora of rants.
As a side note, my view on the business sense is (even though not relevant as we are not shareholders of Anand's company) is: while I agree people can change their minds and normally are not supposed to declare this, good businesses which care about customer service would not let their customers down due to repeated undelivered promises without making any single explanation. Hence business in this day and age is not merely about allocating resources for maximizing profits/readership. You may (have to) allocate resources for customer satisfaction in the expense of other things.
As a side note, my view on the business sense is (even though not relevant as we are not shareholders of Anand's company) is: while I agree people can change their minds and normally are not supposed to declare this, good businesses which care about customer service would not let their customers down due to repeated undelivered promises without making any single explanation. Hence business in this day and age is not merely about allocating resources for maximizing profits/readership. You may (have to) allocate resources for customer satisfaction in the expense of other things.
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It's a write-up that no one here paid for. As such, we aren't entitled to anything. Your next paragraph referred to "customers," but we aren't customersthe ad companies are. The number of people who will boycott anandtech.com because this particular review didn't come out will be ridiculously small.
Anand said back on 1/24 (via Twitter) that the MBP review is "still a priority." Whether he changed his mind, got busy with other stuff, had complications, or something elseI don't know. Nor does it matter.
Finally, this all goes back to the comments a while back that you and Hitch08 blasted me for as "contradictory" but weren't. A super late review creates credibility problems. It also isn't very useful to people making buying decisions, although it does have utility in terms of building up the core of knowledge. If I were Anand, I would probably do one of two things:
A) Take the piece in a completely different direction from a standard "review"
B) Quietly ignore inquiries like those in this thread, unless I had some great explanation that didn't undermine my credibility
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