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I'm writing this post form an late 2015 Mac Book Retina (not air, not pro). The mac book stands on a book, a small fan points to it's back so that I can write t
by franze 10y ago
I'm writing this post form an late 2015 Mac Book Retina (not air, not pro). The mac book stands on a book, a small fan points to it's back so that I can write this. Without this the machine would get to hot, which results into a slower user interaction (think: write a letter, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, letter appears on the screen). On the left hand side a huge adapter (99EUR) is plugged in. It enables me to plug into an USB device and the charger. I do a lot of presentations. so basically the adapter is part of the machine. The color of the keyboard begins slowly to fade. Especially the "S" is now more grey than black. The Max Book is advertised to have a battery lifetime of 8 to 10 hours, I normally get up to 4, sometimes less.
It's garbage!
- JustSomeNobody 10y agoWhy on Earth did you buy it knowing it only had one port if you do presentations often?
- k-mcgrady 10y agoSounds like you simply bought a machine not powerful enough for your needs. I'm using a 2015 MacBook Pro. It's been pretty hot here for the last week (30-33c) and my performance has been good. The MacBook sits flat on a table and hasn't got hot once. Battery lasts about 8 hours for me. I'm typing all day (iOS dev) and none of my keys are fading. I have two USB ports which are in use and all I need. If the machine you're talking about is the new super thin MacBook you just made a bad purchase decision as that machine almost costs as much as mine.
- Infinitesimus 10y agoMy general rule of thumb for Macbooks: If you want to do anything other thank browse facebook and write word docs, and want the machine to last you for more than 3 years - get a Pro. Vote with your wallet, if you can replace the Macbook experiment* with a Pro or some other computer, go for it. As it stands, Apple has no incentive to make it better since they have your money anyway unless enough users skip the product * I'm convinced "the new Macbook" was born because someone lost a bet and had to answer "how bad can we make a computer and still make people buy it?"
- puranjay 10y agoMy wife wants a Mac. She's a teacher and uses it mostly to write documents, watch movies, and read PDFs. Would an Air be good enough for her?
- watmough 10y agoIt sounds like an Air would be fine, but she might want to also consider a Chromebook.
- puranjay 10y agoThanks, hadn't thought of that. She actually has a Nexus and isn't really tied into the Apple ecosystem so this might actually be a good idea
- kps 10y agoIf she has favourite or familiar Android apps, the list of Chromebooks that can run them may be valuable: https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/chrome-os-systems-supporting-android-apps https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/chrome-os-systems-suppo... (disclaimer: I used to work on chromebook software)
- keithpeter 10y agohttps://www.neverware.com https://www.neverware.com You could (both) try out ChromeOS on a Windows laptop before traipsing down to the shop to test keyboards. Needs an 8Gb USB stick that you can erase.
- puranjay 10y agoThis is great. Thanks for sharing. I'm downloading it right now and taking it out for a spin on my computer first. Never used ChromeOS before!
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- Shengbo 10y agoSounds like you picked the wrong tool tbh I'm not a fan of the 12 inch Macbook but you knew it only had one port and no active cooling when you bought it. It's not like it suddenly lost a bunch of ports and throttling under load is not really unexpected either.
- 7Z7 10y agoThere is something wrong with your machine (or you are doing more than it is spec'd for). It is potentially still within the standard warranty period, so bring it back. If you have been experiencing these issues and have intentionally let it run past the warranty date, that's on you.