Napoleonthechimp
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Yeah... as cool as it is I ain't going for that.
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"Hello Again" Apple holding mac-centric media event October 27th 10am PST
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Yeah... as cool as it is I ain't going for that.
Oh cool. I hadn't scrolled down far enough. Heh.
Darryl M R
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I'm so use to my big screen but I don't think a 13 would be too bad. . .but yea the price is crazy.
chronos4590
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Idk what to say ....
These prices are bonkers even by their standards. What on earth
I thought it was smart to have a non touch bar version which I was quick to want when they showed it but for that starting price? ...
Either I'm telling them screw off or im about to start a hustle of some sort.
These prices are bonkers even by their standards. What on earth
I thought it was smart to have a non touch bar version which I was quick to want when they showed it but for that starting price? ...
Either I'm telling them screw off or im about to start a hustle of some sort.
Benjamin1981
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The new Surface Book (laptop) is $2399.
Joel Was Right
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Best thing about Mac's is that you have the peace of mind to take it to a store and get it fixed if need be. The trouble with an XPS is that you need to ship it out and wait goodness knows how long to get any response from Dell.
Khalifa Jayy
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You guys don't get it. You missed the boat.
It takes courage to start your prices at $1400+ you nerds. Do you guys even underhand courage culture?
Apple is going up. Their prices have to follow. You can't create a luxury brand at peasant prices.
Fall in line or get lost. Yeah, you can get a Windows laptop which can do all the same stuff for half the price... So what? It's not Apple. It won't "just work."
Have fun being made fun of for not having an Apple logo on your laptop when all your college classmates do, though, suckers.
It takes courage to start your prices at $1400+ you nerds. Do you guys even underhand courage culture?
Apple is going up. Their prices have to follow. You can't create a luxury brand at peasant prices.
Fall in line or get lost. Yeah, you can get a Windows laptop which can do all the same stuff for half the price... So what? It's not Apple. It won't "just work."
Have fun being made fun of for not having an Apple logo on your laptop when all your college classmates do, though, suckers.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
Got the Shakes
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I can't say I was dead set on getting a new MBP, but I would have been more tempted to grab a 13" model if they were a few hundred cheaper.
terrdactycalsrock
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I feel like Apple isnt putting their best foot forward now a days. I could be biased, I envied everyone who had a mac, and when I bought my MBA I lost interest in comparing and contrasting the different experiences that I could be having.
Im sure that these macbooks will be solid laptops, Apple really does make their stuff feel nice to use. Also, for my purposes (research, writing papers, making presentations) MacOS is solid as well. I believe that the macbook will continue to be a solid choice in the laptop and general computing space
The touchbar could be better. I really dont like not having a physical ESC button. Theres just no way thats justifiable to me. It seems just like a superficial upgrade, that doesn't add much. I dont want to be looking at rows of emojies, I dont want to have to go from pressing down and actuating a physical key to just touch a piece of glass. At first the favorite tab list looked cool, but it doesnt take a long time to open Chrome, and then open GAF. Thats just not a shortcut I need. Im exicited to see what third party apps use the touchbar for. If you give an idea to a whole community a handful is bound to make it work.
I dont think I would want a touchscreen to be the display either. because I just imagine having to rest my elbow of a table to touch something. I only want to use touch when the display is at an angle, and I think thats common. People dont normally stand their iphones or ipads stright up like a macbook display. They hold them at angles, its just what we've (or at least I) have been conditioned to do.
Im sure that these macbooks will be solid laptops, Apple really does make their stuff feel nice to use. Also, for my purposes (research, writing papers, making presentations) MacOS is solid as well. I believe that the macbook will continue to be a solid choice in the laptop and general computing space
The touchbar could be better. I really dont like not having a physical ESC button. Theres just no way thats justifiable to me. It seems just like a superficial upgrade, that doesn't add much. I dont want to be looking at rows of emojies, I dont want to have to go from pressing down and actuating a physical key to just touch a piece of glass. At first the favorite tab list looked cool, but it doesnt take a long time to open Chrome, and then open GAF. Thats just not a shortcut I need. Im exicited to see what third party apps use the touchbar for. If you give an idea to a whole community a handful is bound to make it work.
I dont think I would want a touchscreen to be the display either. because I just imagine having to rest my elbow of a table to touch something. I only want to use touch when the display is at an angle, and I think thats common. People dont normally stand their iphones or ipads stright up like a macbook display. They hold them at angles, its just what we've (or at least I) have been conditioned to do.
BluenoseGames
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Honestly looking at the Surface Books right now
The Real Abed
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They're hoping the 12" MacBook will fill that void...The 11" MacBook Air is discontinued
Also, £1750 ($2150) for the touch bar base Pro model ... the fuck.
Which it never will as long as it still costs $300 more on the low end.
The 13" Air dropped to $999 also to help fill that in. So your choices are a more expensive 12" with many limitations and possibly worse performance, or a 13" for much less but better performance, but a worse, less flexible display.
I can see them selling a lot of $1000 Airs even now. They really need to drop the price on that MacBook.
For $300 more you could grab a Surface Studio mid-range. Fuck.
What is a good Code editor for Windows along the lines of Coda 2?
VanquishUK
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XPS, Surface Book, Razer Blade. Pretty much.
I was looking for a good laptop but 1700 for the 13" is straight up rape. I didn't understand the weight of the loss of Steve Job even as a non Apple fan or something but I understand the first day fan know. Almost no huge upgrade just what it's suppose to be in the first place...
So I want a ultrabook/laptop and the more a search the more I'm sure Apple and his offer is not for my wallet. 😑
So I want a ultrabook/laptop and the more a search the more I'm sure Apple and his offer is not for my wallet. 😑
1.21Gigawatts
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Where can I get last years models for a good price?
My only thing is that they need to be able to stream 4k video via Plex without stuttering, I guess the 2015 models can do that.
My only thing is that they need to be able to stream 4k video via Plex without stuttering, I guess the 2015 models can do that.
VanquishUK
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I just use Sublime Text 3. Love it.
Price increase is one thing, but Apple's USD has never been that close to GBP before. It's insane.
XShadows69
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The non touch bar 13 is nice but that price
gutterboy44
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They used the same 720p facetime camera as on the Macbooks..whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. I love my 2016 MB, but the facetime camera is very noticeably garbage.
Rocky Raccoon
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I just ordered 2 Macbook Pro 15. One Base and the other upgrade with Radeon Pro 460.
I will return one of them when they arrive. There isn't enough information on these Polaris chips.
If you have a Discover Card, Shopdiscover has 5% cashback at Apple. Use that.
I will return one of them when they arrive. There isn't enough information on these Polaris chips.
If you have a Discover Card, Shopdiscover has 5% cashback at Apple. Use that.
AHA-Lambda
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victreeb3l
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Check Apple refurbs online
Yeah at the fucking SAME prices they were last year.
Basically the 2015 version costs the same and didnt get a price cut. And those new ones just come on top of it...
HighResTomato
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This just hit me.
Leona Lewis
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erm
So how accurate are these estimated delivery dates? Because "Between November 17 and November 25" is way too damn long to wait after how long I've waited already ;__;
So how accurate are these estimated delivery dates? Because "Between November 17 and November 25" is way too damn long to wait after how long I've waited already ;__;
Smiles and Cries
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is the 13inch without the bar wirth it?
Maybe the performance base one is what you're talking about? Direct apples to apples comparison is the traditional Surface Book which is right in line with that pricing, albeit a bit cheaper, and features a touch screen instead of a touch strip.
This just hit me.
Lmao
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