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  • iPhone XS review: There's nothing excessive about Apple's latest and greatest smartphone

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    lkrupp said:
     As with the debut of the iPhone X, if you can stomach the sticker shock...
    It would appear this tired old meme is unfounded as the X Max is outselling the XS in droves. Same old, same old carping about the price of Apple’s products. Get over it Mr. Hughes.
    From the exact same review you are quoting: "Priced at just $100 more than the iPhone XS, we see the iPhone XS Max as a decent value."

    I can assure you I'm over it.
    RonnnieOalbegarcretrogustoSoliradarthekat

  • Hands on: Mophie's Powerstation Plus XL stands out from the battery pack with built-in Lig...

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    adm1 said:
    wow, VERY pricey.

    I use an Aukey 20,000mAh battery pack which has lightning IN & OUT and fast charging - it's only missing the QI charging but at a fifth of the price of this and double the battery size, it's not even an issue.
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0183K0GZC

    At that price, I'm guessing it's not MFi certified.
    watto_cobra

  • 2018 13-inch MacBook Pro review: Apple's lofty promises are finally realized

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    flydog said:
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    GeorgeBMac said:
    Good review!  Accurate, complete and fairminded....

    Based on AI's afiliate advertising at the bottom of the review?

    Do you think this is a hobby?
     I don’t. I think it’s a biased review of a product to maximize advertising revenue. 
    I don’t even work here full time anymore and I make zero dollars, personally, from this review. Your interpretation could not be more incorrect. But whatever. 
    watto_cobrafrankeed

  • 2018 13-inch MacBook Pro review: Apple's lofty promises are finally realized

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    henrybay said:
    The author of this article wrote that he eventually got used to the shallow keyboard on the new 13 inch MacBook Pro by typing more softly. 

    That’s like buying a new Steinway piano and being told to not play so forcefully because the key travel has been reduced. Sure, you will get used to it, but you would be better off buying a Casio electronic piano with chiclet keys. 
    Based on this logic, no one should have ever typed on a laptop keyboard, because flat keys aren’t as good as mechanical ones. So let’s all stick with desktops. Forever. 

    Here’s the beauty of it: Want your Steinway keys? Buy them and plug them into your Casio’s brain. It works. 

    A modern laptop (especially a MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt 3) is a versatile tool that can be a standalone computer if need be, but also expanded to whatever you need, including a formidable desktop replacement. 
    bb-15watto_cobra

  • 2018 13-inch MacBook Pro review: Apple's lofty promises are finally realized

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    Calaverasgrandes said:
    'When you think about it this way, the four Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports on the MacBook Pro are actually better equipped and more versatile than the previous design. My last system was a 2015 MacBook Pro, which only had two USB Type-A ports — and when I was on the road and trying to charge and sync gadgets, I felt the pain.' Actually you effectively only have 3 TB3/USB-C ports. A fourth port is required for the USB C power adapter. So you are one port behind the 2 TB2 and 2 USB3 2015 MBP. And you don't have an HDMI out, or SD card reader. So you would have to surrender a port for that. Again the touchbar Mac leaves us wanting.
    How many people really used two Thunderbolt 2 ports while on the road? I assume most Thunderbolt 2 (and 3) accessories are on you desk, not on the road. If you're at home, connect and charge through a TB3 (or USB-C) dock, and you'll end up with more ports — and faster ones — than you did on a Thunderbolt 2 MacBook. Weak argument.
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