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People who work on pro machines do a lot of writing. I'm ready to bet that everyone in this thread does a lot of writing. Note that the keyboard on the MacBook

People who work on pro machines do a lot of writing. I'm ready to bet that everyone in this thread does a lot of writing. Note that the keyboard on the MacBook is even worse than the one on the new MBP.

piva00 10y ago
I'm not disputing that, I just stated that writers/novelists don't use a MBP, I'm not defending Apple on this, just stating a fact. And it's a sad state of affairs in HN when I get downvoted for that, felt like I'm on Reddit now.
- idlewords 10y ago
  I am a writer, and I am having this argument with you in writing on a MacBook Pro.
  - piva00 10y ago
    But do you need the hardware of the MBP for that or was it a personal choice? If we are free to use anecdotes I will base my evaluation on two friends who are copywriters and another one who's a tech writer. All of them using an Air or a normal MacBook for the work they do. I'm curious on what your usage is as a writer for paying a premium on the Pro, care to elaborate? P.S.: English is not my native language and I'm really trying to not sound condescending, I'm genuinely curious.
    - idlewords 10y ago
      I happen to be a developer as well, so I want a machine I can travel with that's powerful enough to get everything done when I'm remote, and can drive a big external monitor when I'm home. But for people who are writers and nothing else, I think the retina display was a big draw when the machine first came out. The point I was trying to make above is that people who code, or use a pro laptop for editing or whatnot, still have to do a lot of writing as part of their job. So the keyboard on these machines matters a lot. And pro-users tend to be on their laptops all the time, which makes the ergonomic issues more important.
      - piva00 10y ago
        So this was quite misleading, as a developer myself I completely understand why you'd want a MBP but I was explicitly referring to writing-only work...

piva00 10y ago

I'm not disputing that, I just stated that writers/novelists don't use a MBP, I'm not defending Apple on this, just stating a fact. And it's a sad state of affairs in HN when I get downvoted for that, felt like I'm on Reddit now.

idlewords 10y ago
I am a writer, and I am having this argument with you in writing on a MacBook Pro.
- piva00 10y ago
  But do you need the hardware of the MBP for that or was it a personal choice? If we are free to use anecdotes I will base my evaluation on two friends who are copywriters and another one who's a tech writer. All of them using an Air or a normal MacBook for the work they do. I'm curious on what your usage is as a writer for paying a premium on the Pro, care to elaborate? P.S.: English is not my native language and I'm really trying to not sound condescending, I'm genuinely curious.
  - idlewords 10y ago
    I happen to be a developer as well, so I want a machine I can travel with that's powerful enough to get everything done when I'm remote, and can drive a big external monitor when I'm home. But for people who are writers and nothing else, I think the retina display was a big draw when the machine first came out. The point I was trying to make above is that people who code, or use a pro laptop for editing or whatnot, still have to do a lot of writing as part of their job. So the keyboard on these machines matters a lot. And pro-users tend to be on their laptops all the time, which makes the ergonomic issues more important.
    - piva00 10y ago
      So this was quite misleading, as a developer myself I completely understand why you'd want a MBP but I was explicitly referring to writing-only work...