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Debunking retail rumors, Apple says its stores are equipped to repair new MacBook Pros
I'm going to disagree.nht said:
If you don't need to update in 8 years and can still function with a Core 2 Duo in 2015 then you do not have Pro level needs. Your use case does not matter one iota in the discussion of MacBook Pro designs for use by professionals with demanding workflows.If you 'matter' or not from a pro perspective does not depend on your upgrade cycle. If you do professional work on your computer you are a pro. Some pro environments require you to be as up to date as possible. Others do not.
Your needs can be met with an Ultrabook (aka MBA and MB) designed for professional users without computationally demanding workflows.
Your argument is like claiming that anyone who takes pictures with their iPhone as part of their job is a pro photographer and their use case is as valid in the discussion of pro level cameras like the Nikon D5. No, it isn't.
If you can afford a $4000 MBP then you have the ability to afford a 3 year upgrade cycle for a laptop that is more suited to your needs and income. That Apple doesn't build the MBP to suit your needs and caters more to the needs of professionals with demanding workflows which require more up to date equipment instead is NOT a problem.Your ability to upgrade to a new machine is wholly dependent on your being able to afford one, be it at a company or self employed level.
A three year pro cycle is average. Two year or four year is also common. However the assertion that the MBP must be designed with user replaceable components to support a 5-8 year lifecycle is ludicrous when the average professional refresh cycle is 3 years. That's not the same refresh lifecycle for an office worker but one that fits creatives, engineers and developers that have pro level computational requirements.My post was on your assertion of the three year pro cycle. You chose to jump to the extreme case of an eight year cycle but what if the cycle were four or five years? I'm seeing four plus years in critical infrastructure datacenters and the same is true of many pros and companies. Just read the boards here to get a basic idea. Yes, some people can upgrade more frequently. Others, not so frequently. The reasons are clear.
Yes, the reason is clear why some folks don't update for 5+ years. They don't have pro level computational needs where time=money. They may do professional work on their computers but the computer is not the most essential tool to completing their job.
My last machine lasted five and a half years -- though it spent the last year or so often absolutely at (and often enough OVER) its limit. And making me a living. I was actually prepared to replace it after three years, but then Apple released Mavericks and breathed an extra two years of life into it (memory compression, wow!).
At the point where it started dying, rumours of impending updates had congealed to the point where I decided to nurse it along for another six or seven months until new machines were released.
Going by that experience, I went in for the new 15" machine, hoping that it, too, will last me around five years. Yes, it will be written off after three, and I'll probably be able to afford a replacement at that time, but it would be nice not to HAVE to replace it.
I absolutely have "pro" computational needs (this is a production and stage performance machine, among other things), but having funds available to other business needs is a good thing. So if this thing lasts me five years, I'm not gonna replace it after three. I have enough other gear investments I can make if I need to for tax reasons.
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Apple AirPort firmware update fixes 'Back to my Mac' bug, but hardware's destiny still in doubt
abiz said:How do I disable Back to my Mac if I can't even see my Airport Extreme in the Utility because of said bug that this firmware addresses? Help!
That didn't work for me (my Time Capsule is in bridge mode, hooked up to the DSL router).dchao99 said:
What broke the was the Bonjour service, the router was still functioning. Just select File > Config other... and type in the IP address manually (ie: 10.0.1.1)abiz said:How do I disable Back to my Mac if I can't even see my Airport Extreme in the Utility because of said bug that this firmware addresses? Help!
What worked was to unplug the Time Capsule (both power and WAN Ethernet), and then plug in only power at first. Second time I tried this, it showed up in Airport Utility.
When I tried to update the firmware, it of course said that it had no internet connection. Plugged in the WAN cable to the DSL router, tried to update again — it worked.
It now shows up in Airport Utility, in the Finder, and Time Machine backups are working again.
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Apple posts 'Designed by Apple in California' promo video to YouTube
I'm pretty damn happy with my 2016 MacBook Pro. Nothing about it feels "half-baked". It is significantly faster under sustained loads than the 2015 model, and it is extremely quiet and doesn't get hot. Maybe I'm an outlier, but I really don't see reason to complain. At least not about Apple.yojimbo007 said:"we listen" nope you dont... "we keep our head down and focus on work "... nope your head is up in the clouds... if you did the above 2 .. 2015 and 2016 would not have been the the most embaressing, frustrating years packed with half baked products... and some real poor design solutions. ... effecting Apple's image quite negativly !
