Audiophiles? A cheap pair of corded headphones is around $5 and I don't need to charge them or worry about power at all. I don't like having extra things that need charging.
I say this as someone who jumped hard onto bluetooth, but then realized the damn cord was more convenient.
You mention "audiophile" and $5 headphones like those two terms belong in the same sentence.
Well, I sure miss the audio jack. I would not buy an Apple phone for myself, but my work phone is an Apple and has been recently "upgraded" so that I no longer have an audio jack. I work remotely now so I use the phone a lot. Not having an audio jack means that when I'm on a conference call, I can't charge the phone and use the earbuds/mic at the same time. Bluetooth is not an option for the work phone (security reasons) and I wouldn't want a Bluetooth headset anyway. I don't need more things to charge. Also, the lightning connector headsets are stupidly expensive. Funny how Apple is now forcing users to use the much more expensive headset.
But the OP is making a "pun" of a company name. He doesn't appreciate being called "Samesong", since that's all Apple fans do is keep singing the same song.
And how is that different from what Slashtards do?
That's a relief then. I can switch back to Samsung when I'm done with my Pixel 2. It was a terrible mistake to switch to a phone without the jack. Bluetooth is just crap, gets interference and it simply doesn't sound as good. I've had no end of problems getting speakers and headphones to pair.
Not having a common feature is not a sign of good engineering, if you can't achieve what others can, it's a failing, not innovation.
Again, I point to Apple.
Apple uses AAC in its (and their Beats-branded) Bluetooth earbuds/headphones. It sounds great!
Oh, and with Apple's Wx series chips that Apple produces and uses, pairing is a complete non-issue.
You can call me "fanboy" all you want; but those are the facts, supported by dozens of reviews and millions of users.
Indeed. Phones are already too thin, so thin and fragile you have to put them in a case to stop them from breaking (or even just bending in your pocket or bag). Guess what, that makes them thicker...so what's the point again? Oh, marketing, so we can wow people with how thin our phone is compared to the competition. The fact that 90% of the phone's users will admire the thinness only while looking at the store display and for the first few hours/days they take their phone out of the box (before they permanently stick it in a case) seems lost on most people.
Well, iPhones have actually been getting THICKER since the iPhone 6; so now what?
If you want a high-end iPhone, that's the price to pay. Unlike Samsung in the Android world, the iPhone has no competitors. iPhones and Android based phones are still very different, mainly in terms of security, and ergonomics.
Yeah, I'm also at a loss as to why anyone would want an iPhone of any variety, but I guess that's just me.
Maybe because my iPhone 6 Plus still gets full OS and Security Updates (and in fact, runs better than ever with iOS 12), plus still shows 93% battery capacity (and no "slowdowns" ever) on its original battery.
I'm really at a loss as to why people pay $800-1000 for a smartphone in today's market.
My most expensive smartphone was my first one, an HTC Legend, I think I paid around $600 for that one. I used it for 5 years (it still works, although the power button is screwed up so turning on/off is annoying and you can't run any up-to-date software on it - the phone is now 8.5 years old).
My next phone, a huge upgrade in every way, was an Asus ZenPhone (ZE500) and that cost me around $280. It lasted me a good 3 years, the main reason I decided to replace it was the fact that I dropped it on the street and broke its screen (it's still usable btw). It did have a few other issues (was geting a bit slow, had some strange software bugs, and some mechanical issues with the power button and the SIM card slot), but had I not broken the screen I could've easily used it for another year.
A few months ago I got a Motorola Moto G for about $350. Again, a big upgrade in every way...works absolutely great. All this makes sense to me, as technology improves you should be able to get more bang for less buck. This is generally the case, I mean check out what you can get now in a Xiami phone for $200 (my girlfriend has one). Yet, the prices of the flagship models seem to be increasing (Apple breaks the price ceiling with each new generation top of the line iPhone) while adding rather dubious "features", such as the lack of a headphone jack, incompatibility with existing peripherals, phones so thin that they bend in your pocket and which you then need to embed in a two-times thicker case to ensure they don't break...I don't see why I should ever pay more than $500 for a smartphone again.
Y'know, if you could mix and match features from about ten different Samsung phones, you'd get one pretty decent phone that didn't suck. Take the J-series for example, a range of phones so badly crippled they can't even update their own firmware because there's no space on the system partition, but it does have a headphone jack. Then there's the A8 without the headphone jack. And there are others, all crippled in various ways so they won't compete with each other. Drop a few thousand on various Samsung phones and pretty soon you've got the feature set for a single actually useful phone.
Or, you could just buy an iPhone. No headphone jack; but then, they sure aren't unique in that regard, now are they?
And the rest of Apple gear is STILL Best In Class.
What, the two to three year old fixed designs they sell? The same "pro" laptops that are locked down and only have one or two ports? Best in class? Fuck off, just stop. I don't care if you like apple and think they are the best thing to ever happen to computers but they are just not.
In your not-so-humble OPINION
Unfortunately for you, their sales would tend to indicate that you are somewhat "outvoted".
The TouchBar isn't a colossal mistake. It is actually pretty damned useful, given the right Application. But I think I would have rather seen the TouchPad turned into a mini-Digitizer (with Pencil Support!), too.
The touch bar is a colossal mistake. Any apps in which you regularly have to use modifier keys with anything in the top row results in a crazy rate of false triggering that makes the app borderline unusable, and worse, option + touchbar actually opens the System Preferences app and kicks you entirely out of the app you're trying to use, so you have to immediately respond by hitting Command-Q just to get back to what you thought you were doing. In many cases, I've hit Command-Q dozens of times per minute because the false triggering on the touch bar is so bad.
And there's no way to actually disable the d**n touch bar in a single app, only globally. Even in normal use, I had so much false triggering that I disabled everything but volume, brightness, and escape on my personal machine, and all but brightness and escape on my work machine. I have a nearly blank strip. And even in that state, it is STILL a usability nightmare for me. Frankly, it makes me want to throw my MacBook Pro out a window on a near daily basis. I would gladly pay Apple an extra $2,000 right now if they would replace this piece of s**t top case with one containing a real keyboard, without otherwise changing the hardware. That's how much I hate the touch bar on a daily basis.
You don't get that kind of rage from a feature that isn't a colossal mistake. You just don't. If it had been an option, that would be okay. Unfortunately, choice isn't the Apple way. They get it in their heads that something is revolutionary and amazing, and they can't even begin to conceive of the possibility that others may use their computers differently than they do, and that their designs might result in an epic train wreck like the touch bar.
And lest you think I'm alone in this, I'm not. Nearly every single one of my immediate coworkers who ended up with a touch bar in their hardware refresh has hated it. One didn't mind it, but even he admitted that he got a lot of false triggering. Nobody thinks it works well. Zero. Not one single person out of at least a dozen software engineers.
So when I say that it was a colossal mistake, I say that based on a mountain of real-world user anecdotes from a lot of users. That's not to say that they couldn't redesign it in a way that it will work well — add extra separation between it and the keyboard, insert a row of function keys in the middle, include sensors in the top row of keys to turn off the touchbar, etc. — but as implemented, it is, IMO, a complete disaster like nothing I've ever seen from Apple. This makes the Pippin look like an amazing gaming experience. This makes the Cube look like a first-class desktop. This makes the hockey puck mouse seem ergonomically correct. Need I continue?
Ok, I hear ya; and, full disclosure, I have never personally seen or, more importantly, touched a TouchBar MBP IRL. However, I have two close friends that have them, and neither has reported the nightmare you describe. And although one of my friends is pretty even-tempered, the other one is certainly not shy about bitching about things in her computer setup she doesn't like...
And, if we dispassionately examine your rant, above, it becomes abundantly clear that you (and your alleged coworkers) are actually complaining about the over-sensitivity of the "touch" part of the interface. I am actually going to side with you on this, because I have read similar complaints elsewhere on forums enough time that I have to believe there is some "there" there.
However, that does not mean that the entire concept is a "colossal failure"; rather, it seems like Apple needs to adjust the firmware to better ignore "false touches". This is an essential part of any t
with most of the "improvements" being colossal mistakes like the touch bar
Which makes it very interesting that that's the only one in your "colossal mistakes" list.
The TouchBar isn't a colossal mistake. It is actually pretty damned useful, given the right Application. But I think I would have rather seen the TouchPad turned into a mini-Digitizer (with Pencil Support!), too.
I think that it would be silly to say that Apple didn't run to the mobile device market pretty quickly, and pretty whole-hog; but I think that with the move to the new HQ, they have reapportioned their talent so that they can start to chew gum and walk at the same time again. The new Mac mini was pretty close to perfect (assuming you are ok with adding an eGPU for graphic-intensive stuff), and that you can effortlessly put together a little (literally!) rendering/build-cluster of them for CHEEEEP, and, IMHO, shows real promise for new Mac hardware to come in this coming year.
As you have noted, they have (a) stupendous OS(es), and I think that there is about to be a real renaissance in the Mac hardware department, too. I have followed Apple since 1976, and I'm here to tell you that I "feel" it.
One of the breezes that are blowing comes not from Apple, directly, but rather a series of high-performance SAN products from:"LumaForge" that Apple is now selling through their Enterprise site.
This is DEFINITELY not an "iGadget" fashion accessory; and may even signal Apple's return to the Enterprise/Server market. Or at least a clear signal that they understand the REAL "Pro" A/V/CGI market (not just the home-studio buffs that THINK they are "Pros", just because they have a Focusrite Audio Interface and a few good microphones).
I, for one, would love to see a Apple-branded QUAD server-cluster, "Ax" ARM-based, in a 1U enclosure, with the four servers internally linked with an internal 10Gig switch, for $1500. Yes, macOS Server would have to be restored to its former glory (and beyond) to make it not a joke; but who knows? I can dream, can't I???
companies are starting to offer external batteries with decent wattages. Hyper offers a 100Wh model that claims to double the 15"MBP operating time. It also charges other devices and doubles as a charger when plugged into an outlet. I am considering getting one for when I travel since I can charge a phone, iPad and MBP with it. https://www.indiegogo.com/proj... [indiegogo.com]
I normally think those things are kinda lame; but that looks like a perrfect companion for a mobile MBP setup.
Mind you, I don't relish going back to the thickness of the Pismo
...and therein lies the rub.
Yes, batteries have gotten a bit better since the Pismo days (was it even LiOn?). Nope, it was NiCD (!!!) (I think it was actually at least NiMH in 2000) :
But I'm not sure even making the MBP as thick as a Mid-2012 Non-Retina version (which I happen to own), would make room for 2 100 WH batteries (and could you even fly with that?!?).
Sorry, making MBPs out of a solid chunk of Aluminum makes for a very rugged laptop; but unfortunately, has kinda killed the idea of removable "drive bays", regardless of the thickness.
I guess the best thing to do is invest in one of those externals, like this Poster suggests. Is it a perfect solution?
Is anything? And just remember how much faster, and how much more I/O expandable, that 2016-2018 MBP is than your beloved Pismo...;-)
4 pounds of weight must not have been hard to Remove. But the first 3 pounds must have been easy. What have they been putting in laptops to make them so heavy?
Batteries, Heat Sinks and Cooling Systems.
But that's ok, you don't need any of those, do you?
Still hoping Apple brings back a 17" model at some point.
1. I don't think it will ever happen. Tim Cook seems to hate Macs and only uses an iPad. 2. Even if they did bring back the 17" MacBook Pro, it's going to have that awful, fragile, no-keys-travel keyboard with crap butterfly switches that fail either from dust, heat or manufacturing defects.
You do realize, of course, that Apple has been running more Mac ads than iPhone ads ever since the beginning of November. I have seen two ads: The MacBook Air ad, and now followed by the black and white ad showing people using Macs in various settings (including a shot of Paul McCartney behind a mixing desk).
In fact, November and December marks the most amount of Mac advertising on TV since Jobs' died.
Sorry to refute your Hater meme there; but dems da fax.
I suspect the marketing is being laid on pretty thick here. They're claiming that a 72 Wh battery will run this 17" laptop for up to 19.5 hours, while the 15" MacBook Pro's 83.6 Wh battery is rated for up to 10 hours. I know it's a different CPU, but I have a hard time believing that Intel made a 2x improvement in performance-per-watt without a die shrink, much less enough extra improvement beyond that to make up for the extra power required by a significantly larger screen.
That's because everyone but Apple lies like a dog when it comes to battery life claims.
Seriously. Don't believe me, read for yourself:
(Sorry, I can't find the original Report; just this thorough article about it) :
Slashdot Mirror
Audiophiles? A cheap pair of corded headphones is around $5 and I don't need to charge them or worry about power at all. I don't like having extra things that need charging.
I say this as someone who jumped hard onto bluetooth, but then realized the damn cord was more convenient.
You mention "audiophile" and $5 headphones like those two terms belong in the same sentence.
Cute.
Well, I sure miss the audio jack. I would not buy an Apple phone for myself, but my work phone is an Apple and has been recently "upgraded" so that I no longer have an audio jack. I work remotely now so I use the phone a lot. Not having an audio jack means that when I'm on a conference call, I can't charge the phone and use the earbuds/mic at the same time. Bluetooth is not an option for the work phone (security reasons) and I wouldn't want a Bluetooth headset anyway. I don't need more things to charge. Also, the lightning connector headsets are stupidly expensive. Funny how Apple is now forcing users to use the much more expensive headset.
https://www.amazon.com/Bland-1...
Wow, that was hard. Took a whole 30 seconds on Amazon.
Oh, and $8 for this Y-cable is hardly "stupidly expensive". Just use them with the Lightning Headset that came with the phone.
Slashtards.
No root, no buy.
Remember: If you can root your phone; so can anyone else...
But the OP is making a "pun" of a company name. He doesn't appreciate being called "Samesong", since that's all Apple fans do is keep singing the same song.
And how is that different from what Slashtards do?
Wouldn't it be better as "Samesong"?
Slamdung seems to fit better.
That's a relief then. I can switch back to Samsung when I'm done with my Pixel 2. It was a terrible mistake to switch to a phone without the jack. Bluetooth is just crap, gets interference and it simply doesn't sound as good. I've had no end of problems getting speakers and headphones to pair.
Not having a common feature is not a sign of good engineering, if you can't achieve what others can, it's a failing, not innovation.
Again, I point to Apple.
Apple uses AAC in its (and their Beats-branded) Bluetooth earbuds/headphones. It sounds great!
Oh, and with Apple's Wx series chips that Apple produces and uses, pairing is a complete non-issue.
You can call me "fanboy" all you want; but those are the facts, supported by dozens of reviews and millions of users.
That would be a bit of marketing genius if it were true.
But unfortunate for everyone who doesn't buy $800-1000 phones.
Then just get an iPhone XR for as little as $449, or an XS for as little as $699.
And as a bonus, you'll actually get UPDATES (and a Secure OS) for 5 or more years:
https://www.apple.com/
Indeed. Phones are already too thin, so thin and fragile you have to put them in a case to stop them from breaking (or even just bending in your pocket or bag). Guess what, that makes them thicker...so what's the point again? Oh, marketing, so we can wow people with how thin our phone is compared to the competition. The fact that 90% of the phone's users will admire the thinness only while looking at the store display and for the first few hours/days they take their phone out of the box (before they permanently stick it in a case) seems lost on most people.
Well, iPhones have actually been getting THICKER since the iPhone 6; so now what?
https://www.macrumors.com/2018...
And ANOTHER Slashtard Apple-meme bites the dust through FACTS...
If you want a high-end iPhone, that's the price to pay. Unlike Samsung in the Android world, the iPhone has no competitors. iPhones and Android based phones are still very different, mainly in terms of security, and ergonomics.
Yeah, I'm also at a loss as to why anyone would want an iPhone of any variety, but I guess that's just me.
Maybe because my iPhone 6 Plus still gets full OS and Security Updates (and in fact, runs better than ever with iOS 12), plus still shows 93% battery capacity (and no "slowdowns" ever) on its original battery.
I'm really at a loss as to why people pay $800-1000 for a smartphone in today's market.
My most expensive smartphone was my first one, an HTC Legend, I think I paid around $600 for that one. I used it for 5 years (it still works, although the power button is screwed up so turning on/off is annoying and you can't run any up-to-date software on it - the phone is now 8.5 years old).
My next phone, a huge upgrade in every way, was an Asus ZenPhone (ZE500) and that cost me around $280. It lasted me a good 3 years, the main reason I decided to replace it was the fact that I dropped it on the street and broke its screen (it's still usable btw). It did have a few other issues (was geting a bit slow, had some strange software bugs, and some mechanical issues with the power button and the SIM card slot), but had I not broken the screen I could've easily used it for another year.
A few months ago I got a Motorola Moto G for about $350. Again, a big upgrade in every way...works absolutely great. All this makes sense to me, as technology improves you should be able to get more bang for less buck. This is generally the case, I mean check out what you can get now in a Xiami phone for $200 (my girlfriend has one). Yet, the prices of the flagship models seem to be increasing (Apple breaks the price ceiling with each new generation top of the line iPhone) while adding rather dubious "features", such as the lack of a headphone jack, incompatibility with existing peripherals, phones so thin that they bend in your pocket and which you then need to embed in a two-times thicker case to ensure they don't break...I don't see why I should ever pay more than $500 for a smartphone again.
Then you're in luck!
The iPhone XR is available from only $449!
https://www.apple.com/
Jus' sayin'...
Y'know, if you could mix and match features from about ten different Samsung phones, you'd get one pretty decent phone that didn't suck. Take the J-series for example, a range of phones so badly crippled they can't even update their own firmware because there's no space on the system partition, but it does have a headphone jack. Then there's the A8 without the headphone jack. And there are others, all crippled in various ways so they won't compete with each other. Drop a few thousand on various Samsung phones and pretty soon you've got the feature set for a single actually useful phone.
Or, you could just buy an iPhone. No headphone jack; but then, they sure aren't unique in that regard, now are they?
Do they glue the battery in too?
I know you are trying to mock Apple; but iPhones haven't had a GLUED-in battery for several years now.
They use release-able adhesive strips, much like the 3M "Command" adhesive. They RELEASE when you grab the end of the strip and stretch it.
The best of both worlds: A non-hardware-fastener way to secure the battery, with the ability to easily change the battery if/when needed.
sales != quality
After a sufficient amount of time, it does when you don't have a monopoly.
That meme only works when you are the only viable game in town, like Microsoft was with their Office and Server products.
But that meme has never applied to any Apple product; because there have always been viable alternatives available.
And the rest of Apple gear is STILL Best In Class.
What, the two to three year old fixed designs they sell? The same "pro" laptops that are locked down and only have one or two ports? Best in class? Fuck off, just stop. I don't care if you like apple and think they are the best thing to ever happen to computers but they are just not.
In your not-so-humble OPINION
Unfortunately for you, their sales would tend to indicate that you are somewhat "outvoted".
The touch bar is a colossal mistake. Any apps in which you regularly have to use modifier keys with anything in the top row results in a crazy rate of false triggering that makes the app borderline unusable, and worse, option + touchbar actually opens the System Preferences app and kicks you entirely out of the app you're trying to use, so you have to immediately respond by hitting Command-Q just to get back to what you thought you were doing. In many cases, I've hit Command-Q dozens of times per minute because the false triggering on the touch bar is so bad.
And there's no way to actually disable the d**n touch bar in a single app, only globally. Even in normal use, I had so much false triggering that I disabled everything but volume, brightness, and escape on my personal machine, and all but brightness and escape on my work machine. I have a nearly blank strip. And even in that state, it is STILL a usability nightmare for me. Frankly, it makes me want to throw my MacBook Pro out a window on a near daily basis. I would gladly pay Apple an extra $2,000 right now if they would replace this piece of s**t top case with one containing a real keyboard, without otherwise changing the hardware. That's how much I hate the touch bar on a daily basis.
You don't get that kind of rage from a feature that isn't a colossal mistake. You just don't. If it had been an option, that would be okay. Unfortunately, choice isn't the Apple way. They get it in their heads that something is revolutionary and amazing, and they can't even begin to conceive of the possibility that others may use their computers differently than they do, and that their designs might result in an epic train wreck like the touch bar.
And lest you think I'm alone in this, I'm not. Nearly every single one of my immediate coworkers who ended up with a touch bar in their hardware refresh has hated it. One didn't mind it, but even he admitted that he got a lot of false triggering. Nobody thinks it works well. Zero. Not one single person out of at least a dozen software engineers.
So when I say that it was a colossal mistake, I say that based on a mountain of real-world user anecdotes from a lot of users. That's not to say that they couldn't redesign it in a way that it will work well — add extra separation between it and the keyboard, insert a row of function keys in the middle, include sensors in the top row of keys to turn off the touchbar, etc. — but as implemented, it is, IMO, a complete disaster like nothing I've ever seen from Apple. This makes the Pippin look like an amazing gaming experience. This makes the Cube look like a first-class desktop. This makes the hockey puck mouse seem ergonomically correct. Need I continue?
Ok, I hear ya; and, full disclosure, I have never personally seen or, more importantly, touched a TouchBar MBP IRL. However, I have two close friends that have them, and neither has reported the nightmare you describe. And although one of my friends is pretty even-tempered, the other one is certainly not shy about bitching about things in her computer setup she doesn't like...
And, if we dispassionately examine your rant, above, it becomes abundantly clear that you (and your alleged coworkers) are actually complaining about the over-sensitivity of the "touch" part of the interface. I am actually going to side with you on this, because I have read similar complaints elsewhere on forums enough time that I have to believe there is some "there" there.
However, that does not mean that the entire concept is a "colossal failure"; rather, it seems like Apple needs to adjust the firmware to better ignore "false touches". This is an essential part of any t
So you don't deny being a faggot. Got it. Now I know who to stomp when I see them.
Log in and try posting that, COWARD.
with most of the "improvements" being colossal mistakes like the touch bar
Which makes it very interesting that that's the only one in your "colossal mistakes" list.
The TouchBar isn't a colossal mistake. It is actually pretty damned useful, given the right Application. But I think I would have rather seen the TouchPad turned into a mini-Digitizer (with Pencil Support!), too.
I think that it would be silly to say that Apple didn't run to the mobile device market pretty quickly, and pretty whole-hog; but I think that with the move to the new HQ, they have reapportioned their talent so that they can start to chew gum and walk at the same time again. The new Mac mini was pretty close to perfect (assuming you are ok with adding an eGPU for graphic-intensive stuff), and that you can effortlessly put together a little (literally!) rendering/build-cluster of them for CHEEEEP, and, IMHO, shows real promise for new Mac hardware to come in this coming year.
As you have noted, they have (a) stupendous OS(es), and I think that there is about to be a real renaissance in the Mac hardware department, too. I have followed Apple since 1976, and I'm here to tell you that I "feel" it.
One of the breezes that are blowing comes not from Apple, directly, but rather a series of high-performance SAN products from :"LumaForge" that Apple is now selling through their Enterprise site.
https://www.macrumors.com/2018...
This is DEFINITELY not an "iGadget" fashion accessory; and may even signal Apple's return to the Enterprise/Server market. Or at least a clear signal that they understand the REAL "Pro" A/V/CGI market (not just the home-studio buffs that THINK they are "Pros", just because they have a Focusrite Audio Interface and a few good microphones).
I, for one, would love to see a Apple-branded QUAD server-cluster, "Ax" ARM-based, in a 1U enclosure, with the four servers internally linked with an internal 10Gig switch, for $1500. Yes, macOS Server would have to be restored to its former glory (and beyond) to make it not a joke; but who knows? I can dream, can't I???
Gotta sell those laptops with defective keyboards as soon as possible to rack in as much repair fees as possible once they get out of warranty!
Riiiiight.
companies are starting to offer external batteries with decent wattages. Hyper offers a 100Wh model that claims to double the 15"MBP operating time. It also charges other devices and doubles as a charger when plugged into an outlet. I am considering getting one for when I travel since I can charge a phone, iPad and MBP with it. https://www.indiegogo.com/proj... [indiegogo.com]
I normally think those things are kinda lame; but that looks like a perrfect companion for a mobile MBP setup.
Thanks for the tip!
Mind you, I don't relish going back to the thickness of the Pismo
...and therein lies the rub.
Yes, batteries have gotten a bit better since the Pismo days (was it even LiOn?). Nope, it was NiCD (!!!) (I think it was actually at least NiMH in 2000) :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
But I'm not sure even making the MBP as thick as a Mid-2012 Non-Retina version (which I happen to own), would make room for 2 100 WH batteries (and could you even fly with that?!?).
Sorry, making MBPs out of a solid chunk of Aluminum makes for a very rugged laptop; but unfortunately, has kinda killed the idea of removable "drive bays", regardless of the thickness.
I guess the best thing to do is invest in one of those externals, like this Poster suggests. Is it a perfect solution?
Is anything? And just remember how much faster, and how much more I/O expandable, that 2016-2018 MBP is than your beloved Pismo... ;-)
4 pounds of weight must not have been hard to Remove.
But the first 3 pounds must have been easy. What have they been putting in laptops to make them so heavy?
Batteries, Heat Sinks and Cooling Systems.
But that's ok, you don't need any of those, do you?
You use of apple products certainly explains your faggot tendencies.
And your use of ANONYMOUS status certainly explains your COWARDLY tendencies.
1. I don't think it will ever happen. Tim Cook seems to hate Macs and only uses an iPad.
2. Even if they did bring back the 17" MacBook Pro, it's going to have that awful, fragile, no-keys-travel keyboard with crap butterfly switches that fail either from dust, heat or manufacturing defects.
You do realize, of course, that Apple has been running more Mac ads than iPhone ads ever since the beginning of November. I have seen two ads: The MacBook Air ad, and now followed by the black and white ad showing people using Macs in various settings (including a shot of Paul McCartney behind a mixing desk).
In fact, November and December marks the most amount of Mac advertising on TV since Jobs' died.
Sorry to refute your Hater meme there; but dems da fax.
This laptop should be named the LG 1360.777 Grams. ... Perhaps that is the model number?
;-)
I suspect the marketing is being laid on pretty thick here. They're claiming that a 72 Wh battery will run this 17" laptop for up to 19.5 hours, while the 15" MacBook Pro's 83.6 Wh battery is rated for up to 10 hours. I know it's a different CPU, but I have a hard time believing that Intel made a 2x improvement in performance-per-watt without a die shrink, much less enough extra improvement beyond that to make up for the extra power required by a significantly larger screen.
That's because everyone but Apple lies like a dog when it comes to battery life claims.
Seriously. Don't believe me, read for yourself:
(Sorry, I can't find the original Report; just this thorough article about it) :
https://www.express.co.uk/life...