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macplusplus said: There are certainly other factors that affect the battery life on a Macbook Pro, the display is the least important factor. Retina display is driven by the built-in Intel GPU, thus compatible with thermal envelope of the C…
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williamh said: Did anyone really complain about the iPad's lack of serial port? USB port, sure. (And yes, I know that USB is serial, but that's not what is meant by "serial port".) I think all iDevices should eventually switch to USB-C (…
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StrangeDays said: javacowboy said: Retina displays are still a battery killer. Er, no. 10 hours for ipad, and 18 hours video playback on iPhone 11 Pro. That may be true but the battery life on my late 2017 MacBook Pro was awful …
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Retina displays are still a battery killer.
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Apple Pay still works with my first generation Apple watch. I've had problems with some readers (my inclination is to blame banks or payment processors, not Apple) but most of the time the experience is seamless.
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Soli said: javacowboy said: fastasleep said: javacowboy said:Get rid of the TouchBar, which is useless for doing anything other than selecting emoji and return physical ESC and function keys It’s so strange that people po…
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fastasleep said: javacowboy said:Get rid of the TouchBar, which is useless for doing anything other than selecting emoji and return physical ESC and function keys It’s so strange that people post shit like this with (presumably) a stra…
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hmurchison said: Rene Ritchie probably explains it best This is a truly excellent video jam-packed with detail and it was well worth my time watching. The presentation is also pleasant, as Ritchie goes over the whole lightning vs. U…
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Honest question: Have any of you actually tried Surfaces, for work or otherwise? What are you impressions? What are the distinct pros and cons?
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Apple can only justify these sky-high prices for a "Pro" laptop if they: Get rid of the TouchBar, which is useless for doing anything other than selecting emoji and return physical ESC and function keys Add a keyboard as great at the Dell Latitude o…
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DaringFireball speculates it'll have a physical ESC key: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2019/10/18/macbook-pro-16
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I still have the feeling that Apple would rather that all Mac users just switch to using iPads. In some ways it makes sense. Marketing/release planning is still vulnerable to Intel's stumbles. With the A-series chips, Apple is in complete cont…
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StrangeDays said: Rajka said: I am a decades long staunch customer who was passionate for (nearly) everything Apple for decades. Today, I'm not even remotely satisfied with Apple. It has lost its mojo and is nothing but yet another bor…
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rob53 said: I wonder how much of this excess inventory of non-Apple PCs will actually be sold. I understand the desire to bring in as much equipment as possible before the crazy tariffs are levied but I also wonder how much of an excess inven…
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Not sure which is more detailed, DED's thorough Catalina review here, or Ars Technica's: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/10/macos-10-15-catalina-the-ars-technica-review/
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With DED editorials, you always get one of two things: A detailed, accurate, informative and fascinating historical account of some aspect of IT history, usually with Apple as a central actor.A long, drawn out, highly partisan fluff piece taking pot…
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Rayz2016 said: The latest Apple keyboard is the best one I’ve ever used, but I suspect the reason is that I can touch type. Once I got out of the habit of stabbing the keys, I improved accuracy and comfort. As you said earlier, wrist posit…
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voenixrising said: Some companies never learn. Hubris will be the downfall of this company. How many millions has Apple lost because of the butterfly debacle? I know, it's walking around change in Tim Cook's pocket, but it still can't be i…
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bsimpsen said: On any fixed surface, the thinner the keyboard, the smaller the wrist extension. While my keyboard tray (with adjustable palm/wrist rest) makes keyboard thickness a non-issue, that's not the case for laptops. Even now, if I'm…
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bsimpsen said: arlor said: Short key travel and lack of wrist elevation both reduce comfort and the latter is a well-studied cause of repetitive stress problems. ... I have a 2018 MacBook Pro as well as an iMac Pro and find both keyb…