Professionals do not care about the webcam, they cover it with tape/stickers anyway. (no joke, I'm seeing this everyday)
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Professionals do not care about the webcam, they cover it with tape/stickers anyway. (no joke, I'm seeing this everyday)
Erm no. On my maxed out 15" rmbp, I use gfxcatdtatus, and when I'm out on battery I'm on integrated only, meaning the dGPU is completely off. When I'm connected to power and/or need the GPU, I just click on the menu bar and click automatic. Simples.
That option is hit or miss sometimes. When 2012 rMBP's dGPU was failing, setting it to integrated only mode helped with the crashing but sometimes gfxstatus still wont prevent it from kicking on and kernal panic the OS. It's a good alternative but still not perfect.
Why can't we have a stupid "off" function in the OS.
Im interested in this too.
So there is a way to completely disable the dGPU ? You are not clearly clarifying this.
We need the "disable the dGPU till I activate it again" - button ;-)
Well I coded encrypted iOS and PHP client server apps, did you?
It's not about encryption, it's about the permission you agree to the companies what they can do with your data and private info. For example read https://www.theguardian.com/technol...p-collecting-whatsapp-phone-numbers-user-data
LOL??? like really, Exchange is the only thing you will do. The phone is invented to let you live in Google. Here s a quote from Slashdot: “you will be running Android 7.1 Nougat, but Google almost wants you to forget that. Instead, it wants you to feel like you are using a Google phone. Google branding, Google chat apps (Duo and Allo), Google Photos and Google Cloud and, of course, the all new Google Assistant.”
Well if you wanna live in the Google datamining eco system, go ahead with a Chromebook, a Pixel etc. But maybe actually use a search engine to look for privacy concerns for all Google apps.
But now I will stop commenting on off topics and go back to what this topic is about!!
I want the new MBPro with the new Cinema Display
I get that, my point is that the device doesn't matter. It's the service that matters. I can get a Pixel phone and use the same email providers, Google won't snoop into my other providers emails, just gmail. Which guess what, they already do if you have your gmail account on an iOS device!
My bad. I derped.
2880*1880=5414400
3840*2160=8294400
8294400/541440=1.53 so 53% more pixels.
I'm an professional software developer and I care about it.
There is a third party application you can install that kind of gives you control over your GPU. There are options to keep it on dedicated or integrated only. However, it's not perfect. It works most of the time but it's also hit or miss sometimes.
Notice why he removed the graphics switching based on power source permanently? That used to cause all sorts of problems with crashing applications and what not. There was never a fix so he just removed it. There really should be an option on the OS level to give better control over the GPU.
That's what I meant. If you can get a dGPU + CPU bump for $60 more on the pre-built version (comparing 16GB ram, 512GB SSD), the BTO is practically more expensive in terms of what you get for your money..
Zero. I mean eventually they will. If they want to remove all the ports and jacks, they should remove the pro name.
outside of macbook pro redesign would like there to be a iTunes redesign. the only application i have issues with on macOS. any chances of that happening?
I am a professional developer too and I don't see where it could be more useful to have a camera centered in any usage. It's not like you are not getting a camera at all. The screen in my opinion is more useful, and if position of camera is so desired then have a look at the lenovo yoga 910. It is possible to have smaller bezels and a useful camera at the same time.
We've only been begging for that since version 2.0, so I don't think so, no.
I don't see Apple moving away from 16:10, so it's 3840*2400. Thus, it's 77.7%
Also, 2880*1800, not 1880.
I've got colleagues who are in the US its useful to be able to meet with them over Skype. Its laughable to suggest that is an unusual use case in professional environments.
I don't doubt that its possible to have smaller display bezels and have a functional webcam but the Dell XPS isn't a good example of it. They've gimped the webcam on that machine , it has other serious issues aswell.
Do people seriously look at a rMBP and think "this thing has huge bezels"?
iMac, Air, yes, I get that. But rMBP? Do I have some sort of mini-bezel-limited-edition?
iMac, Air, yes, I get that. But rMBP? Do I have some sort of mini-bezel-limited-edition?
I have an EFF sticker over my front webcam, pretty common to see that here in San Francisco. That said, it's becoming quite common for me to conduct business using video chat.
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