danvm

macxpress said:

danvm said:

macxpress said:

henrybay said:

Put the Dell keyboard on the MacBook and you have the perfect computer!

Seriously, Apple, you must increase the amount of keyboard travel on your machines. 

I think the keyboard is just fine. Its really just a matter of choice really. There are people who didn't like the previous keyboard either you know...

A keyboard maybe a matter of choice, as you said.  But in this case, Apple keyboard is not good.  I work with devices from many brands, and you'll notice the difference.

I do as well and I have no problem using the first gen or second gen of Apple's new keyboards. Of course there's a difference, but that doesn't mean it's a terrible keyboard. It's a matter of choice. Like I said before, there were also people who didn't like the old style keyboard too. Just because the "me too" crowd wasn't in full force and didn't say they didn't like the previous gen keyboard doesn't mean everyone loved it. 

magman1979 said:

lowededwookie said:

GeorgeBMac said:

charlesgres said:

lowededwookie said:

A lot of people bemoan Apple’s apps as being not very powerful. For example they rail on Numbers because it doesn’t support AppleScript very well and thus it can’t compete with Excel but I’ve not seen anything that proves that. The only thing that Excel seems to do that Numbers can’t is read data from another spreadsheet. But I can do thing in Numbers that requires Visual Basic knowledge I’m Excel.

Take for example checkboxes. In Numbers I simply change the format of the field to be a checkbox then create a formula that references that checkbox. To do the same thing in Windows you have to write a screed of VB code which is time consuming and daunting for your average person.

One of the more complex and useful functions that Excel can do is matrix functions.. Is there an equivalent in Numbers?

Yeh that and a lot more...

For power users Apple's Numbers simply isn't in the same ball park as EXCEL.   Not even close.  EXCEL is a pro level product that can function only a step removed from a programmable relational database.  One of the coolest things I did as a systems analyst was build a system that integrated a mainframe financial system with a Microsoft Access database and EXCEL -- seamlessly shifting and manipulating data back and forth between them.   I could never have done that with Apple's Numbers.

But, that said, for the average user, Numbers is a perfectly fine solid product that does it's job well.   Perhaps the comparison of an i9 MBP to a MacBook would be best.

But it's important to realize that (I believe) Apple was not trying to build another EXCEL when they created Numbers.   Instead they just wanted to cover the mainstream consumer -- and they did, and did it well.

Using MS Access is NOT cool. It’s been the freaking bane of my 18 years in IT. It’s a crap product and anyone loving it needs a bullet between the eyes. 

You took the words right out of my mouth!!!

MS Access, like most of MS's "pro-level" software is a UX DISASTER, and using DB's and applications built upon them is a migraine-enducion nightmare!

Being in IT for 25+ years now, and having switched fully to Apple products in 2010, I have a saying...

Microsoft products keep me employed, Apple products keep me going.

If there was no PC or Windows, I'd have a LOT more time on my hands to pursue hobbies or other creative endeavours, as Apple products and ecosystems have proven VASTLY superior and reliable to anything out of Redmond. But, alas, Redmond is entrenched in the minds of countless corporate white-collar IT department managers, and until those idiots are shown the door, it'll continue to be an unending struggle in the world of IT.

quadra 610 said:

No macOS, no sale.

Besides, the Mac can run any OS in the first place. 

You pick up a Mac for the entire experience, including reliability, service, support and unparalled integration with the entire Apple family of products.

If all you’re interested in are raw numbers for your dollar and don’t mind anything else, there’s an entire universe of PCs out there.

macxpress said:

henrybay said:

Put the Dell keyboard on the MacBook and you have the perfect computer!

Seriously, Apple, you must increase the amount of keyboard travel on your machines. 

I think the keyboard is just fine. Its really just a matter of choice really. There are people who didn't like the previous keyboard either you know...

macxpress said:

Problem with the Dell is...it runs Windows. MacBook Pro wins hands down!

I would never pay that much for ANY Windows laptop. As soon as you break the seal its worth about 15% of what you paid for it.