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Waiting for Anand's Haswell rMBP Review Megathread
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Hahaha, just seen this thread thanks to Anand's twitter. Glad I'm not the only one who's been waiting bloody months now for this review. It better be excellent.
Certainly, I think he'll be disappointed by the lack of graphical power in the regular 15" MBPR.
Certainly, I think he'll be disappointed by the lack of graphical power in the regular 15" MBPR.
My God, it's still not out? I've just been loving mine so much that I've just seen this thread popup now and again, but wow it's been a long time. I'm sure it'll be great as usual, but wow. I am looking forward to seeing tests on my machine that I haven't done.
There probably is no point to this guy's review at this juncture, I have had my machine long enough to know that it does not matter what some guy who lives his entire life wrapped around tech would say, the thing just works brilliant, no lags, no screen issues, runs cool, amazing battery life and **very** fast with it's 1TB PCIe drive.
My suggestion? Find a real hero in life, one that actually deserves this kind of attention, not an Internet Gear Review Hero, LOL. Oh yeah, buy the computer if you want a great computer, end of story.
My suggestion? Find a real hero in life, one that actually deserves this kind of attention, not an Internet Gear Review Hero, LOL. Oh yeah, buy the computer if you want a great computer, end of story.
First off, the review is not for you. It's for people who haven't bought. I assure you that Apple didn't stop selling MacBook Pros the minute you bought yours.
Second, I don't get why you see the need to attack the guy. He and his editors are extremely good writers (a rarity in tech) who distill complex stuff down to simple terms. Recognizing his skill set is not making him a "hero"; it's giving credit where it's due. As for it being a "great computer," I respectfully submit that the vast majority of users aren't qualified to render a judgment nearly as informed as Anand's. It's great that you're happy with your purchase, but your opinions are...shall we say...not comprehensive nor empirically rigorous. If you think because you've purchased a lot of high-end gear that you know the ins and outs sufficiently to render that judgment...well, I'm just going to suggest that's a naive point of view.
Third, and perhaps most important, what's with the anger? Bad day at work or something? I can't see anything in this thread that merited your tirade, so I'm at a loss.
It's not Anand's, it's Chris' rMBP and article (he's our audio/monitor gear guy). The software he needs for the analysis is Windows only.
I was waiting for the review as well. I ended up reviewing it myself. I didn't notice much difference between the Ivy Bridge and Haswell versions.
I am guessing Anand didn't notice as much difference.
In a recent podcast he had he mentioned that Mavericks fixes much of the lag issues, and if Apple didn't fix it in software then we would have had to wait like a few more years for the hardware to address the lag issues.
If he hasn't published a review till now, it is more than just he is traveling and doesn't have time. If there were big changes in the Haswell, he would have reviewed it right away.
I am guessing Anand didn't notice as much difference.
In a recent podcast he had he mentioned that Mavericks fixes much of the lag issues, and if Apple didn't fix it in software then we would have had to wait like a few more years for the hardware to address the lag issues.
If he hasn't published a review till now, it is more than just he is traveling and doesn't have time. If there were big changes in the Haswell, he would have reviewed it right away.
I'm sorry but ' wanting to finish up but I need to travel' doesn't sound priority to me.
Maybe it's more of an 'shall we award the rmbp with a EC award' kinda discussion.
He's using an Audio Precision (looks like an APx585) which are fantastic tools, but unfortunately only runs on Windows
No, because, judging by your joining date to this forum and your post count, I assume you are one of the many people out there who has heard about Anand for the very first time and his God-like figure and cannot pull the trigger before he opines, and Anand takes advantage of this to further improve his reputation and his website by posting various stuff, from serious ones such as iPad Air & Mini reviews to trivial ones such as smartphone audio quality testing and from interactive "Ask the Experts" posts to admittedly incredible holiday giveaway post, combination of which would generate a "wow" effect on a person like you.
I've actually been browsing the forums.since 2008. Like others I believe he is a good reviewer and performs tests that other reviewers don't like in depth battery tests.
I therefore suggest you seriously try and get laid or find another channel to release your frustration.
I think it shows how much they like their Macs that even when they have to run windows only software they still do so on a Mac .
I can't wait to read Anand's review, but I sometimes wonder - if someone is waiting for his review to make a decision on the notebook, do they even know what they're buying either way?
Kinda like that "if you have to ask.." phrase.
I'd guess that some people can wait for the next generation if the review shows that the one in question isn't good enough.
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