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  • Top nine features of the 2018 MacBook Pro

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    henrybay said:
    The latest MacBook keyboards are quieter and probably more reliable - but they still lack sufficient TRAVEL to type comfortably on. 

    In justifying these ultra shallow keyboards, it is amazing how often I read comments like ‘you adapt to them eventually’ or ‘they are not as bad as many people make out’ or ‘they become easier if you persevere with them’.

    The contrast with the older MacBook keyboards is stark. People actually enjoyed using them - they made typing a pleasurable experience. We didn’t have to ‘adapt’ to them because they worked so well. I sincerely hope that Apple increases the amount of travel in the fourth generate keyboard. 
    The whole ergonomics of laptops are pretty bad if you're using them all day. Hunched over, peering down at the screen instead of shoulders back, monitor at eye level. The fact that the keyboard gets uncomfortable after a while is probably the least of your worries.
    watto_cobra

  • Top nine features of the 2018 MacBook Pro

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    dewme said:
    The 2018 MacBook Pros are a nice incremental, sustaining update over their predecessors. The lack of a splashy announcement during a keynote confirms that Apple isn't making a big deal about these. Maybe in a year or two we'll see a major redesign that takes the product line in a new direction. Until then, the 2018 models will keep quietly clicking along and filling the gap.  
    That's right, it's a good mid-cycle update, lots of little improvements and refinements all over the place.
    GeorgeBMacwatto_cobra

  • BlackMagic eGPU not just for HDMI and Thunderbolt 3 displays, but also for any USB-C monit...

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    I got one, works great, have been playing Rise of the Tomb Raider at much nicer detail than my internal GPU.

    If you close the laptop into clamshell mode then it kind of "shuts off" the internal GPU, and "About this Mac" now says you've got a Radeon 580, and even games that don't explicitly support eGPU (such as Civ VI) start to use it, simply because the external monitor is the only one available.

    I hoping though that Mojave will have more options with respect to the internal display. I'd rather use the internal display and have the eGPU render on there, despite the performance drop from a Thunderbolt round-trip, simply because I really like the built in screen on the MBP.
    wreighven

  • Tested: Thermal conditions in the 2018 i9 MacBook Pro dramatically hampering performance

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    sflocal said:
    Will be interesting to see how this all goes the next few months.  Will Apple suddenly (and quietly) make changes to the laptops to address this?  
    All they have to do is stop offering the i9 upgrade. The i7 (which is the default anyway) is fine.
    EddyD

  • Tested: Thermal conditions in the 2018 i9 MacBook Pro dramatically hampering performance

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    This both confirms and expands upon Dave Lee's analysis. It confirms that the i9 throttles below its base clock, but adds that the 6-core i7 stays above its base clock, which is good news for Apple.

    So the 2018 MBP performs as advertised if you stick with the stock CPUs. The 2016 chassis can cool a 6-core processor provided its clocked nice and low, in the 2.3 - 2.6GHz range.

    This is all important info for potential buyers to know, so good job.
    cgWerks