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"Hello Again" Apple holding mac-centric media event October 27th 10am PST
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Leona Lewis
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Those are 480p.
Microsoft probably spent close to a billion on R&D for the Surface studio unlike Apple who just adds the lamest gimmicks imaginable to appeal to their fanbase.
Lol yea I just build one on the website and went "fuck this" right away. Pricing of the MBP is a joke considering the shit specs and performance in everything I would use it for.
RubberJohnny
Banned
Thanks Brexit wankers.
Frustrated_me
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Rocky Raccoon
Banned
Wow! Only a $50 educational discount on Macbook Pro 13 with FN keys.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
In order to get a machine with equivalent specs to the one I have now, I only have to pay $100 more. ($1799) Which is nice and all. But I was hoping to go lower and smaller next time. I only bought this high end because I needed something to last me, which it has, so I'll see how the 13" Touchbar models are next year when I do decide to upgrade. I really dont even need a Pro. But their non-Pro offerings are really dumb right now. You either have the stagnant cheap Air, which I don't want because I owned two before I got this machine and they're just underpowered, and then you have the brand new MacBook who is still an infant and a revision A model and overpriced and underpowered. I'd have to pay at least $2199 to get even a 13" model with the 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD I need as well as a touchbar.
Guess I'll look into finally getting a gaming PC for my gaming needs and hope that by next fall all the MacBook models have settled down.
VanquishUK
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This just hit me.
That Apple Ecosystem.
This just hit me.
Why would you plug the iPhone into the MacBook Pro?
Joel Was Right
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This reminds me, I once paid £1600 in total for a MBP + AppleCare without realising I could have saved a few hundred had I used my Education Discount.
The One Who Knocks
Member
That's pretty good that it's up quite quick, any discount is needed with those crazy prices.
gutterboy44
Member
This just hit me.
The icing on the cake, you can't even pair iPhones to Macbooks via bluetooth if you want to stream podcasts or something you have saved on your phone through your laptop speakers. Their two premier devices can't even talk to each other without buying extra cables.
Yep, you're right. Ugh, that explains the grainy video. 720p still seems really lame for a "pro" model.
Frustrated_me
Member
This is probably my next laptop, unless I jump on the Surface ship.
Are you joking? How about development?
Are you joking? How about development?
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
This is pure insanity.
The top of the line model is just lolstuff.
The top of the line model is just lolstuff.
PeakPointMatrix
Member
To activate, transfer music, back it up.
Come on. I use the cloud for everything but not everyone does.
Better than no discrete card. My 15 inch macbook only has an iris pro.
Why? It's a year old laptop?
I ponied up since I'm rocking a 2009 model. The pricing definitely sucks, but I needed it and wasn't going to buy the previous line up, which was overpriced for other reasons.
A Surface Book would be tempting if there was any way to run OS X and if MS didn't have continuous build and product commitment issues. I do like the build quality on those, but they just won't work for what I do.
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
I have a 3+ year old rMBP 15".
If I "upgrade," the comparable laptop is, versus my old one:
$300 more
Same RAM
Same Storage
Roughly the same battery life
Worse KB
Worse ports
No SD slot
Mildly faster/more efficient CPU
~50% faster graphics.... but 50% better than 750M crap is still crap
Slightly better display and a better trackpad.
$2,900. TWO THOUSAND AND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
If I "upgrade," the comparable laptop is, versus my old one:
$300 more
Same RAM
Same Storage
Roughly the same battery life
Worse KB
Worse ports
No SD slot
Mildly faster/more efficient CPU
~50% faster graphics.... but 50% better than 750M crap is still crap
Slightly better display and a better trackpad.
$2,900. TWO THOUSAND AND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
PeakPointMatrix
Member
Joel Was Right
Member
We'll all be posting on GAF on our brand new 2k Macbook Pro's in a few weeks.
Razer Blade costs just as much as though?
Feel the Swift
Member
This just hit me.
anyone who defends this is lost.
VanquishUK
Member
This is probably my next laptop, unless I jump on the Surface ship.
Are you joking? How about development?
I just wish Dell would hurry up and update with some Pascal goodness.
ZeroMaverick
Member
Wait, what? Really? No USB ports?
16GB, the same as what I have on my 4 1/2 year model MBP.
Imagine the prices if it did offer 32GB.
sankt-Antonio
Banned
Charging. I do that everyday at work.
This is probably my next laptop, unless I jump on the Surface ship.
Are you joking? How about development?
Yea, Dell XPS 13 linux version is looking good to me.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
Wait, I just noticed the new Macbook Pro doesn't come with a USB-C to USB adaptor, just the charging one.
That is crazy. I mean, it's not like they cost a fortune or anything, but I'd expect a dongle for convenience given the kind of dosh it commands.
That is crazy. I mean, it's not like they cost a fortune or anything, but I'd expect a dongle for convenience given the kind of dosh it commands.
theres a guy defending it.
does it? for whom? I sincerely doubt more than a few people here have needs that couldnt be met with a cheap 600 dollar laptop. youre paying for luxury
BlazinSkatinAxel
Member
Surface Book starts at $1400..
1.21Gigawatts
Banned
I did. A refurbished 13" macbook pro from march 2015 is 1229. Thats only 220 less than a new one from this year. Doesn't look like a good deal to me.
You can share library over wireless since forever ago but yea I do agree it's pretty idiotic that they don't include some adapters. In any case I plug my phone into my computer on a nightly basis to sync library.
Wowfunhappy
Member
This just hit me.
This is what has been pissing me off about the iPhone 7 thing from the start.
This isn't like Apple killing the floppy drive or the CD drive. In the first case, we moved to CD's, in the second, we moved to thumb drives.
There. Is. No. Headphone jack. Replacement. To. Move. To.
There is lightning, which works on literally two product lines in the entire world—the iPhone and the iPad. Three if you count the (dead?) iPod Touch.
Want to use headphones with your TV? Want to use headphones WITH YOUR BRAND NEW LAPTOP MADE BY APPLE?! Sorry, you can't.
And to think one of the key advantages to USB C is that it can be used on both computers and phones...
Frustrated_me
Member
Seriously disappointing event.
The Pros don't impress me at all. The touch bar seems a gimmick. " Who uses function keys nowadays, an ancient 40 years old technology?". Well, programmers, Apple.
The prices and configurations are insane. 250 for an extra 8GB of ram?
The Macbooks still priced at 1500?
256 GB in a 1700 laptop?
I'm not falling for this.
Also, no new iMacs after the cool Surface Studios Microsoft showed yesterday, no new AppleTV, no new Cinema Display, no new Airports...
I'm not one to say Apple is doomed after every keynote, but they've failed to impress AT ALL for the last two years.
The Pros don't impress me at all. The touch bar seems a gimmick. " Who uses function keys nowadays, an ancient 40 years old technology?". Well, programmers, Apple.
The prices and configurations are insane. 250 for an extra 8GB of ram?
The Macbooks still priced at 1500?
256 GB in a 1700 laptop?
I'm not falling for this.
Also, no new iMacs after the cool Surface Studios Microsoft showed yesterday, no new AppleTV, no new Cinema Display, no new Airports...
I'm not one to say Apple is doomed after every keynote, but they've failed to impress AT ALL for the last two years.
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