Probably the most sensible thing I've read so far. Whatever laptop is chosen, compromises are made.
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Who is actually going to use the new MacBook as their main machine?
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I think the problem is Flash. Why isn't it dead yet?
I hope it will be dead soon, but there's a lot do to with html 5
I, too, am going to get the 1.3GHz BTO option. It's 20% faster than the base model. I think that should be a noticeable improvement.
In the UK, it's cheaper anyway to start with. The base 13 inch rmbp is cheaper than the base rmb.
I've been selling my MacBook Air 11" every year and buying a new one ever since I bought my first one in 2010. They've all been the only computer I own ever since. At that time I was still using only a Windows desktop with a 2600k in it, so going to a Core 2 Duo in a laptop was a little crazy. But the Airs have always been enough power for me, and with all of the encoding and DVD burning that I do, that's saying something. I'll be getting one of the new MacBooks when I make the money I need, but I'll be getting the BTO 1.3ghz for the extra turbo boost. The only thing I'm concerned with is the fact that the turbo boost won't be constant, once the processor reaches a certain temperature then it goes back to 1.3ghz for the remainder of the task. But for most people they will probably have the turbo boost for whatever they're doing as long as it doesn't involve encoding something. Also, the SSD should be the fastest yet since I'm figuring/hoping it'll be as fast as the new ones in the 2015 rMBP. This year I got unlucky and got the not as fast one in my 2014 MacBook Air. I still want to possibly try out the keyboard first, but I'll more than likely be able to deal with it.
There is ambiguity as to wheter "main" means only.
If I got the MB it would be used as my portable Office and casual device with a 15" rMBP at home. My usage would likely be 70% MacBook, 30% MacBook Pro. In that sense it is my "main" machine.
If I had to pick one for my only machine it would be without a doubt a MacBook Pro. I used my 15" MacBook Pro with 16GB of RAM as my workhorse with my LR photo library, VMs, and videos. I can't give that up, but I'm using an iPad with a keyboard as my in between iPhone and MacBook Pro device for school and casual use. This MB would fit nicely there.
If I got the MB it would be used as my portable Office and casual device with a 15" rMBP at home. My usage would likely be 70% MacBook, 30% MacBook Pro. In that sense it is my "main" machine.
If I had to pick one for my only machine it would be without a doubt a MacBook Pro. I used my 15" MacBook Pro with 16GB of RAM as my workhorse with my LR photo library, VMs, and videos. I can't give that up, but I'm using an iPad with a keyboard as my in between iPhone and MacBook Pro device for school and casual use. This MB would fit nicely there.
Main and only are pretty much the same thing. I guess "main" implies that you're using it as your workhorse. You could, for example, have an iMac at home that you use as your casual device.
That's my initial thought as well.
This system isn't suitable to be my only machine, but it looks perfect as a secondary system.
If I buy it over a Pixel it'll not be my main machine I have a desktop for that. I really don't think it's intended to be anyones main machine.
Neither of those two things means it's not well-equpped to be someone's main machine.
It's true that that won't effect some people but that's not what I said. I said was "I really don't think it's intended to be anyones main machine." and I still don't think that it's intended to be someones main machine.
I took the question as who does apple think this computer is for? IMO this computer is intended to be a second computer. I really didn't think I was unclear.
'Anyone' is a whole lot of people. Lots of normal consumers (ie people who don't frequent this forum) may only own a laptop, and use it for school/leisure/basic tasks. These can all be done with the MacBook and I predict many, many people will do just that quite happily.
Once a good dock for attaching a number of peripherals simultaneously arrives on the market, I can even see people from this forum using it as their main machine
It's just not suited for hard professional use as a main machine. Not everyone has the need for that level of processing power tho.
It's OK i've been wrong before and I'm sure I'll be wrong again but only time will tell if I am.
Emotions are running high here. I've been blasted for pointing out that the new Macbook is basically a netbook. Apparently that's a controversial thing despite the fact that it's 12" fanless laptop with a processor that is equivalent to top rated netbooks from late 2014.
Acer can put out a laptop with a 0.4" smaller screen and the same series of processor that's one generation old and refer to it as a netbook, but the sky is falling if you put an Apple product in the same category.
I agree though, I don't see a netbook as a viable "main" computer for myself or many other people. I'm sure some will use it as such, but I'd wager that they could also come pretty close to using an iPad as their main computer.