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Thinner is one aspect of better and obviously not the only one. These machines are also faster, lighter (kinda important in a laptop), have better graphics, lar

by wklauss 10y ago

Thinner is one aspect of better and obviously not the only one. These machines are also faster, lighter (kinda important in a laptop), have better graphics, larger trackpad, a new screen that is much better, etc, etc, etc... Like all products, they can be improved and compromising decisions had to be made during the design phase, but I find this Medium think piece really lacking in perspective and context.

EpicEng 10y ago
>These machines are also faster... And already a generation behind on the CPU front >lighter (kinda important in a laptop) Great, as long as the trade offs are reasonable (not convinced that they are) >have better graphics Yet still woeful in comparison to similarly priced machines from other vendors and, of course, OSX is a terrible gaming platform >a new screen that is much better Good >etc, etc, etc... What are those exactly? I can't think of anything to fill in the gaps, and we can certainly argue that taking away common interfaces is a bad move and the toolbar is little a gimmick.
- wklauss 10y ago
  Not a generation behind. Kaby Lake is still not available in the configurations these machines need. And even if they were, speed is comparable since the main improvement in KL is going to be video support. Graphics are not only for gaming. Id say the Radeon cards they choose seem reasonable for the Macbook Pro line, pending further testing. Lots of "etc": Much better sound, larger and more comfortable trackpad, faster memory and SSD, jump to Thunderbolt 3, better microphones... Argue away, I think TouchBar is far from being a gimmick.