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  • The new MacBook Pro: Why did Apple backtrack on everything?

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    baredd said:
    I’m sure many will disagree but frankly I hate the new MacBooks. 
    I haven’t missed HDMI, or SD cards at all, in fact the addition on them takes away from practicability as everything I use is usb c/thunderbolt due to how convenient it is. I’ll now need an adaptors because of the removal of the forth thunderbolt port, which is bloody annoying. For those wondering my usb c/thunderbolt setup daisychained whilst travelling or working from home looks like; power and/or external monitor, external ssd, 10g Ethernet, iPhone charging, iPad tethering/external screen, Jabra dongle for audio or usb c headphones if in a high RF interference area plus charge  - I could use Bluetooth but loose functionality, charge mouse, usb c to displayport (this daisychains unlike hdmi) for external video, GoPro connection, osmo gimbal charge,  Logitech external webcam, so I’m short everything is usb c / thunderbolt which daisychains - with enough power, removing a port and making the device thicker doesn’t help with my mobility and yes I could remove the sdxc card from the GoPro get an sd adaptor and use that and yes I could get a hdmi cable and change the routing so my monitors don’t pass through my external drive but for what? This is a step backwards to legacy ports for people stuck in the past and not wanting to change in my opinion but aware the masses disagree and I’m likely proven wrong.
    Hard to say about the notch until I use one but I like having the screen space and not needing to use it than not have it in the first place. People would likely say the same with ports but this has impacted on the size and thunderbolt ports so becomes an issue for me. 
    TouchBar I’ll miss but didn’t use it overly heavily so can understand it’s removal but it was great for improving my workflows. 


    For me this new MacBook Pro, as an entire package, is about as good as I could ever have wished for. Personally I wanted to have gigabit ethernet back too, but you can't have it all I guess.

    I expect this 16" monster will last me for a good few years. I don't miss my 2019 16" one bit.

    At home I can just plug into a dock and off I go, but when visiting offices/other locations dongle town was an absolute pain in the arse!
    docno42

  • Apple now calls itself a gaming company fighting with Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo

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    pulseimages said:
    Apple Arcade is boring. 
    I thought the same thing, but my kids love it and I have found a couple of really fun games.

    Sure, it’s no Mass Effect, but Crossy Road Castles is very additive for a start!
    Fidonet127ravnorodompulseimageslolliverAlex_Vwatto_cobra

  • Compared: 14-inch MacBook Pro vs. 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro vs. Intel 13-inch MacBook Pro

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    ApplePoor said:
    Play with the list prices of the 2019 16" MacBook Pro Intel to get it fully loaded. Then do the same for the 2021 16" MacBook Pro M1 Max. The 2021 model is $600 cheaper.

    So there is a lower price for the newer gear when comparing same models.

    My wife's 13" MacBook Pro Intel was $3,599 with 2.3Ghz Core i7, 32 GB ram and 4TB SSD. The closest 14" MacBook Pro is the M1 Pro with base processor, 32GB of unified memory and a 4TB SSD lists for $3,899. The $300 "premium" is off set with a much better screen and much faster processor and the SDXC slot, HDMI port and MagSafe power cord.

    I ordered the 14" MacBook Pro M1 Max with 32 Core GPU,  64GB of unified memory and a 4TB SSD and it listed for $4,699.00

    Yes, but that's because they have jacked up the price of the base models which sell the most. They will make $200 more for the majority of the sales, so they can afford to be a tiny bit nicer to those maxing out.
    williamlondon

  • Compared: 14-inch MacBook Pro vs. 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro vs. Intel 13-inch MacBook Pro

    saareksaarek
    nicholfd said:
    saarek said:
    It's a shame that the switch to Apple silicone has resulted on a free for all price gouge by Apple. Bye bye dreams of Apple silicon meaning better pricing.
    You know this how?  Source?  No one has any idea what it costs to produce the M1 Pro & M1 Max.

    You're right of course, I don't know what the actual cost (R&D and manufacturing) is for the new Apple Silicon. What I do know is that they added $300 to the 2016 MacBook Pro line when they added the Touch Bar, a Touch Bar that is not on these new machines. They also don't have to pay a hefty fee to Intel and yet raised the cost of these MacBooks by what, $200?

    If the Touch Bar costs $300 and the new price is $200 more we are paying $500 more for the MacBook Pro than the one that shipped back in 2015.

    So yeah, rightly or wrongly I think Apple know they have a good thing going with Apple Silicon and they are asking us all to get lubed up and prerpare for penetration with their pricing.
    williamlondon

  • Compared: 14-inch MacBook Pro vs. 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro vs. Intel 13-inch MacBook Pro

    saareksaarek
    It's a shame that the switch to Apple silicone has resulted on a free for all price gouge by Apple. Bye bye dreams of Apple silicon meaning better pricing.
    williamlondon