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Waiting for Skylake MBP thread
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I have learned a life lesson today.
I was a man of principle, going all in on only one ecosystem at a time. First I went with Google, ditched them for their privacy crap and lack of consistence. Then I went Microsoft, ditched them because of pretty promises but head smacking anger inducing implementations. Last I went Apple, the holy grail so I thought. Finally an ecosystem with privacy and stuff that works pretty well. But today I felt cheated again. Unreasonable prices, unreasonable gimmicky touchbar, unreasonable low outdated internals, no price drop or even higher price for 2 year old hardware. Dongles, dongles, dongles.
Oh yes I learned a hard lesson. So many years I was an avid technology enthusiast. So many hours wasted comparing everything. So many days wasted reading, writing and researching.
In the end though, those 3 tech giants?
They can all go **** themselves.
I was a man of principle, going all in on only one ecosystem at a time. First I went with Google, ditched them for their privacy crap and lack of consistence. Then I went Microsoft, ditched them because of pretty promises but head smacking anger inducing implementations. Last I went Apple, the holy grail so I thought. Finally an ecosystem with privacy and stuff that works pretty well. But today I felt cheated again. Unreasonable prices, unreasonable gimmicky touchbar, unreasonable low outdated internals, no price drop or even higher price for 2 year old hardware. Dongles, dongles, dongles.
Oh yes I learned a hard lesson. So many years I was an avid technology enthusiast. So many hours wasted comparing everything. So many days wasted reading, writing and researching.
In the end though, those 3 tech giants?
They can all go **** themselves.
Not it you put it next to the new model
true, they are much nicer now. Just ain't cheap. I was all ready, then.....I wasn't
For those who will miss MagSafe (like me), I'm sure goatcase will update their products to support usb-c soon:
https://www.goatcase.com/collections/cable/products/goat-magnetic-charging-cable
https://www.goatcase.com/collections/cable/products/goat-magnetic-charging-cable
I believe the comparison's relatively to the 12' MB's keyboard; the one that has been criticized in the press and has been hampered by all kinds of issues by customers due to keys sticking in & has very little key travel.
I doubt the keyboard is any better than the outgoing MBP model (May 2015), due to thinner design/less travel.
Awesome! I called them up and got approved, got my edu credit added, and now I'm waiting on this:
Not what I set out to get, but, mama just can't justify an extra thousand+ and I'm not gonna buy the 15" if it wasn't maxed out. I think now that I'm a more casual pro user, this will be perfect for me.
The base 13" with Touch Bar is my absolute limit moneywise.
If I can't afford 16 GB would you tell me to better buy a different brand? I want it to last me five years. I guess I will laugh about 8 GB in five years, right?
If I can't afford 16 GB would you tell me to better buy a different brand? I want it to last me five years. I guess I will laugh about 8 GB in five years, right?
Can we all talk about how so many of you sh***** on the Chinese guy from the chinese forums who said that there will be a new Macbook Pro with 2 USB-C(Thunderbolt 3 USB-C form factor) ports, and with no OLED touchbar?
Turns out he is Right after all, and it's nice to be skeptical, but not to the point where you blatantly call someone a fraud just because he was passing on information that people on the Chinese forum were talking about.
Turns out he is Right after all, and it's nice to be skeptical, but not to the point where you blatantly call someone a fraud just because he was passing on information that people on the Chinese forum were talking about.
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Damn been waiting a while but the price is a huge shocker for me, it's down to xps13 a d Razer blade stealth f
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Pretty much my thoughts. I'm thinking about slowly breaking off from Apple's ecosystem a little bit of a time. Might have a mix of brands in my life. The Apple bubble is bursting, they're just not on top anymore.
That's weird. You sure Mossberg isn't being paid off?
The Verge is reporting that it's very similar to the 12" KB, with maybe slightly better travel.
No wonder they were kinda mute on the battery life. Oh well, quarter thinner, quarter lighter? Oh, also, battery capacity reduced by 25%...
Awesome! I called them up and got approved, got my edu credit added, and now I'm waiting on this:
Not what I set out to get, but, mama just can't justify an extra thousand+ and I'm not gonna buy the 15" if it wasn't maxed out. I think now that I'm a more casual pro user, this will be perfect for me.
Every product release, every forum thread. There's always a handful of people who bought something they didn't want because they didn't want to wait longer/save more/the prices were higher than expected. Aha.
Well then, we should all get together and open a tech company, and create the ultimate computer that we want lol.
Theres at least a good 150 of us.
Really?
I'll pay it gladly for the smaller form factor, lower weight, wider gamut monitor, brighter monitor, faster graphics, and 4 x TB3!
That's how they all start; until greed eventually creeps in. Then all you'll care about is $$ and profit margins.
Yes, for this difference in price the XPS 15 is definitely worth it, if they were at the same price I would go with the Macbook Pro, but apple went crazy with pricing, especially without the 32GB option.
I so wish I could use OSX on any other Notebook than this overpriced piece of unusability and gimmicks for people who stare at keyboards.
According to CNET, the keyboard is EXACTLY the same as the 12" rMB.
That is gonna annoy some people:
While the keyboard on the new MacBook Pro models have the same shallow key travel (an industry term for the distance the key moves downward to register an input) as the version on the 12-inch MacBook, the new "feel" of the keys, and how they register a click gives the keyboard a more substantial feel. In a brief typing test I was struck by how much the keyboard felt like the one on a 12-inch MacBook, and how unlike the current generation of MacBook Pros it felt. You lose that satisfying feeling of your fingers being on big, chunky keys that click down with a satisfying thunk. Instead, typing becomes a quieter, more subtle task.
https://www.cnet.com/products/apple-macbook-pro-with-touch-bar-13-inch-2016/preview/
That is gonna annoy some people:
While the keyboard on the new MacBook Pro models have the same shallow key travel (an industry term for the distance the key moves downward to register an input) as the version on the 12-inch MacBook, the new "feel" of the keys, and how they register a click gives the keyboard a more substantial feel. In a brief typing test I was struck by how much the keyboard felt like the one on a 12-inch MacBook, and how unlike the current generation of MacBook Pros it felt. You lose that satisfying feeling of your fingers being on big, chunky keys that click down with a satisfying thunk. Instead, typing becomes a quieter, more subtle task.
https://www.cnet.com/products/apple-macbook-pro-with-touch-bar-13-inch-2016/preview/
That's the most insane thread I have ever been part of and this probably the last MBPro and apple thing I will ever buy. Good bye and keep rockn'
Meh, marginally smaller form factor and slightly lighter for a computer that's supposed to rest on your lap/desk most of the time, I wouldn't really care. Additional ports is nice but it probably cost Apple $5 to add them in.
You're pretty much paying $500 extra for the touch bar and the overdue performance boost that the MBP lineup hadn't seen in 1.5 years.
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That's expected tbh. What else did people think they were getting?
I wonder how the keyboard will hold up against intensive gaming or heavy usage.
I know the 12" MB has a lot of issues with its low travel keyboard, a lot of people ended up with jammed/sticky keys.
The outgoing MBP's keyboard is a lot better IMO.
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