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The sad thing is that there is so little competition. Apple can afford to be lax with updates to their pro line, because there is no other combination of hardwa
by jwr 10y ago
The sad thing is that there is so little competition. Apple can afford to be lax with updates to their pro line, because there is no other combination of hardware+software that gets the job done without being a huge time sink.
Before you mention laptops from Lenovo and the like, running Linux, please consider that I have been using Linux since 1994 (that's pre-1.0), and that I switched to mostly Mac sometime around 2006. And I've just installed a fresh Ubuntu on a PC right next to me. So I do know what that option is like. And it isn't even close.
I wish there was a strong competitor to Apple.
- ashark 10y agoI've got young kids. Any laptop without a magsafe power connector is going to be starting at a huge disadvantage, as far as my deciding to purchase it. That includes the USB-C-only Macbook. Add being the only manufacturer (and software company—actually that part's probably more important) that gives even half a damn about battery life, and getting something unixy without the pain of Linux (also a long-time Linux user, so yeah, I know how it is), and my not caring about more than Intel graphics (discrete graphics in a laptop: always a mistake in my experience) and anything remotely close costs just as much anyway, so I'll just go with Apple. Competition would be great, but there's just... none.
- Razengan 10y agoYou can get MagSafe clones for USB-C: https://griffintechnology.com/us/breaksafe-magnetic-usb-c-power-cable https://griffintechnology.com/us/breaksafe-magnetic-usb-c-po...