Sleeves are worthless and make your Mbp look worse. I've treated my late 2011 like crap for the last 4 years, and literally not a single scratch on it. Still looks brand new, with some cleaning.
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Waiting for Skylake MBP thread
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Sleeves are worthless and make your Mbp look worse. I've treated my late 2011 like crap for the last 4 years, and literally not a single scratch on it. Still looks brand new, with some cleaning.
I'll probably get a speck case to prevent scratches and I am currently looking for an all in one USB-C hub with HDMI and ethernet.
Any suggestions?
There's a huge thread over at Mac Accessories. Unfortunately, USB C peripherals are still pretty nascent, and some are problematic in their reliability. I hope Apple makes some sort of hub themselves. It will be horribly overpriced but it'll look nice and work.
interesting article about Civ 6 and using integrated graphics (intel). Doesn't bode well for the mac version..regardless if the new MacBook pro uses skylake.
http://www.pcgamer.com/civilization-6-on-a-laptop-with-integrated-graphics/#article-comments
http://www.pcgamer.com/civilization-6-on-a-laptop-with-integrated-graphics/#article-comments
Don't know how long you've been here, but every so often someone comes along claiming Apple could have been using such and such Skylake chips months ago. The chip they're referring to is the 6700 Skylake. It's quad core, similar specs to, say, the 6770 Skylake (which most here suspect will be in the 2016 MBP). The guy in that article used the 6700.
So what's the difference between 6700 and 6770? Graphics. The 6770 has the Iris Pro 580 iGPU, the 6700 uses the HD 530. The 6770 also had a 128mb L4 cache, while the 6700 only has L3, with L4 being tied to the better iGPU.
I'm only pointing this out to say the 6700's iGPU is quite underpowered graphically compared to the 6770, so it's not at all relevant to the 2016 MBP's future performance.
So funny but be careful you might get an STD.
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LOOOL! Now you're thinking like Timmy.
This is a question I would like to see answered as well.
At the moment I don't need a touch bar, and I sure don't need dongles. I should have just bought that mbp last year, instead of waiting for a machine that'll complicate my life.
Well that company just lost all future contracts with Apple.
Damn even I had a dream about the new Macbooks last night. But it was more a nightmare, because in my dream they announced this october that the new MBP's will be available October 2017. I should visit this site less...
So there is the possibility of seeing the invites for the october event during this week?
https://www.macrumors.com/2016/09/30/glowing-lights-apple-campus-2/
"The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2016, with employees moving in towards the beginning of 2017."
i guess new MAC lineup deserve a new campus?? it's going to be March guys..
"The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2016, with employees moving in towards the beginning of 2017."
i guess new MAC lineup deserve a new campus?? it's going to be March guys..
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Like many in here I have considered making the switch to a Windows-based laptop. I have been a Mac user for more than a decade and the last Windows OS I used on a daily basis was XP. I recently started at a new job where we are using HP EliteBook's. And I have to say it is very disappointing in multiple ways. First of all the screen, trackpad, keyboard and general build quality is quite disappointing. But I know that these things changes depending on the manufacturer and model. But the Windows experience is also quite disappointing so far (running Windows 7).
The worst examples I have so far are something as simple us plugging in a generic keyboard and mouse. I had to hard restart the machine after plugging them in in order for it to recognize them. The same thing happened when I got a Logitech MX Master instead. Furthermore, updates on Windows takes forever. I had to wait 30 minutes for 4 updates to install the other day. And the machine is brand new with an i7 Skylake processor, 16GB RAM and M.2 SSD. I almost hope that there is something wrong with the machine (especially the USB part), but it has definitely put me off the idea of a Windows based machine for now.
I am one of the people that, in general, don't agree with where Apple is headed with their offerings, but the competition seems to me to be so much worse that I will stick with Apple again this time around. The new MBP's cannot come soon enough
The worst examples I have so far are something as simple us plugging in a generic keyboard and mouse. I had to hard restart the machine after plugging them in in order for it to recognize them. The same thing happened when I got a Logitech MX Master instead. Furthermore, updates on Windows takes forever. I had to wait 30 minutes for 4 updates to install the other day. And the machine is brand new with an i7 Skylake processor, 16GB RAM and M.2 SSD. I almost hope that there is something wrong with the machine (especially the USB part), but it has definitely put me off the idea of a Windows based machine for now.
I am one of the people that, in general, don't agree with where Apple is headed with their offerings, but the competition seems to me to be so much worse that I will stick with Apple again this time around. The new MBP's cannot come soon enough
I hear ya. The main thing for me regarding windows is that it decides to update itself some times. For instance, if you are going to have a seminar or presentation, the computer could just decide "no" you're not doing that right now. Need to restart myself and install updates that are unable to be cancelled for 1 hour. It's like the people at microsoft don't take humans into consideration when making their OS.Like many in here I have considered making the switch to a Windows-based laptop. I have been a Mac user for more than a decade and the last Windows OS I used on a daily basis was XP. I recently started at a new job where we are using HP EliteBook's. And I have to say it is very disappointing in multiple ways. First of all the screen, trackpad, keyboard and general build quality is quite disappointing. But I know that these things changes depending on the manufacturer and model. But the Windows experience is also quite disappointing so far (running Windows 7).
The worst examples I have so far are something as simple us plugging in a generic keyboard and mouse. I had to hard restart the machine after plugging them in in order for it to recognize them. The same thing happened when I got a Logitech MX Master instead. Furthermore, updates on Windows takes forever. I had to wait 30 minutes for 4 updates to install the other day. And the machine is brand new with an i7 Skylake processor, 16GB RAM and M.2 SSD. I almost hope that there is something wrong with the machine (especially the USB part), but it has definitely put me off the idea of a Windows based machine for now.
I am one of the people that, in general, don't agree with where Apple is headed with their offerings, but the competition seems to me to be so much worse that I will stick with Apple again this time around. The new MBP's cannot come soon enough
Why do you believe it'll be that date? When would the launch be if the invites would be then?
Trying to pretend to pass on inside info, like under the last three usernames. Ignore.
My iMac running win7 does the same thing with USB devices. It doesn't require a reboot if you just wait 5mins or so. It is just plain ridiculous that unplugging and repluggin your keyboard takes 5 minutes while a linux installer running from a usb stick has no trouble immediately recognising the same keyboard right away. Another thing that bothers me is the fact that Windows doesn't do defrag on it's own and if I don't tell it to, it messes up it's drive completely and becomes extremely slow. On macOS I can hear the hard drive spinning up at night when my Mac is asleep. I'm sure it does defraging and other useful things so I don't have to worry about it myself.Like many in here I have considered making the switch to a Windows-based laptop. I have been a Mac user for more than a decade and the last Windows OS I used on a daily basis was XP. I recently started at a new job where we are using HP EliteBook's. And I have to say it is very disappointing in multiple ways. First of all the screen, trackpad, keyboard and general build quality is quite disappointing. But I know that these things changes depending on the manufacturer and model. But the Windows experience is also quite disappointing so far (running Windows 7).
The worst examples I have so far are something as simple us plugging in a generic keyboard and mouse. I had to hard restart the machine after plugging them in in order for it to recognize them. The same thing happened when I got a Logitech MX Master instead. Furthermore, updates on Windows takes forever. I had to wait 30 minutes for 4 updates to install the other day. And the machine is brand new with an i7 Skylake processor, 16GB RAM and M.2 SSD. I almost hope that there is something wrong with the machine (especially the USB part), but it has definitely put me off the idea of a Windows based machine for now.
I am one of the people that, in general, don't agree with where Apple is headed with their offerings, but the competition seems to me to be so much worse that I will stick with Apple again this time around. The new MBP's cannot come soon enough
Fortunately Windows 7 doesn't boot itself for updates like windows 10 does, sometimes even if you have explicitly told it not to. That's one of the reasons why this iMac is never going to have win10. The new MBP however doesn't support win7. I guess I'll have to make do without Windows.
Like many in here I have considered making the switch to a Windows-based laptop. I have been a Mac user for more than a decade and the last Windows OS I used on a daily basis was XP. I recently started at a new job where we are using HP EliteBook's. And I have to say it is very disappointing in multiple ways. First of all the screen, trackpad, keyboard and general build quality is quite disappointing. But I know that these things changes depending on the manufacturer and model. But the Windows experience is also quite disappointing so far (running Windows 7).
The worst examples I have so far are something as simple us plugging in a generic keyboard and mouse. I had to hard restart the machine after plugging them in in order for it to recognize them. The same thing happened when I got a Logitech MX Master instead. Furthermore, updates on Windows takes forever. I had to wait 30 minutes for 4 updates to install the other day. And the machine is brand new with an i7 Skylake processor, 16GB RAM and M.2 SSD. I almost hope that there is something wrong with the machine (especially the USB part), but it has definitely put me off the idea of a Windows based machine for now.
I am one of the people that, in general, don't agree with where Apple is headed with their offerings, but the competition seems to me to be so much worse that I will stick with Apple again this time around. The new MBP's cannot come soon enough
That's the funny thing : As bad as Apple is, the competition (make it Windows or Linux) isn't great either.
This being said, HP machines are truly awful computers. I guess it's the relative cheapness, their marketing and their enterprise approach which made them popular , but they're always bloated with crapware, slow given hardware, break easily ... Really bad machines.
In order, I'd go for Razer or Lenovo or Asus, then Acer, then Samsung or Dell, before even considering HP.
Don't get your hopes too high for invitations next week... For such small events like this they are usually send 5-7 days before.
Invite: October 15, 2013 — “We still have a lot to cover.”
Event: October 22, 2013 — Mavericks, Mac Pro, MacBook Pro with Retina display, Free iLife, Drummer in GarageBand, Free iWork, iPad Air, iPad mini with Retina display
Invite: October 13, 2010 — “Back to the Mac”
Event: October 20, 2010 iLife 11, FaceTime on Mac (beta), Mac OS X Lion, Mac App Store, 2nd gen Macbook Air
Invite: October 9, 2008 — “The spotlight turns to notebooks”
Event: October 14, 2008 — Nvidia GeForce 9500 MacBook Pro, Nvidia GeForce 9400 Air and MacBook, 24" Display.
Invite: October 15, 2013 — “We still have a lot to cover.”
Event: October 22, 2013 — Mavericks, Mac Pro, MacBook Pro with Retina display, Free iLife, Drummer in GarageBand, Free iWork, iPad Air, iPad mini with Retina display
Invite: October 13, 2010 — “Back to the Mac”
Event: October 20, 2010 iLife 11, FaceTime on Mac (beta), Mac OS X Lion, Mac App Store, 2nd gen Macbook Air
Invite: October 9, 2008 — “The spotlight turns to notebooks”
Event: October 14, 2008 — Nvidia GeForce 9500 MacBook Pro, Nvidia GeForce 9400 Air and MacBook, 24" Display.
Looking at that list the event could happen on the 17th/18th, with invites going out around the 10th.
We're close then.
We're close then.
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