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Randomly found this article, so shared since it's relatable. I find it a bit crazy the new MacBooks cost more and require a $15 adaptor for many basic things...

by Keverw 10y ago

Randomly found this article, so shared since it's relatable. I find it a bit crazy the new MacBooks cost more and require a $15 adaptor for many basic things... I get that tech changes over time but seems crazy how fast ports keep changing and having to reinvest in buying all new things to work with it or adaptors if whatever you buy doesn't natively support the newer stuff. Then on top of that Apple solders everything. So no ram or storage upgrades after your purchase. Seems like they are try to turn the Mac into just another iPad. iPad is cool but more content consuming. I feel like there pro products are starting to lack. Then ram is limited to 16GB. More than enough for most of the population. But be super useful for devs running multiple VMs testing things. Idk I like macOS a lot, so it breaks my heart a little bit that it seems like the Mac is being turned into just another client.

jobvandervoort 10y ago
> How ever will we maintain our 18000 lines of code per day average in vi now? The situation is intolerable. It sounds a lot like satire to me. I think the new MBPs are a great step forward. Four ports that can drive an amazing amount of things with ease. This makes these machines much more flexible than anything that came before it. Touchbar seems like the logical first iteration in the future of keyboards.
- hobarrera 10y ago
  Professionals don't usually look down at their keyboards. I also use my laptop for videogames, and I'd hate to have to pause and look down to find F4/F5 instead of using touch typing (ironically named, nowadays).
rimantas 10y ago
The 16GB limitation is very understandable: Skylake not supporting LPDDR4, how many times this should be repeated?
- bhaak 10y ago
  Doesn't change the fact that people who want more RAM can't get it. There are many people (including me) who don't care much about battery runtime. I mean seriously, a longer battery runtime than a typical work day? How many people work all day without access to a power socket? If Apple wouldn't have waited so long and made an interim update, there would maybe not be so much gnashing of teeth. If you buy a MBP now, it will probably be good for another 4 years and you can't justify buying a new one with better CPU and RAM specs which might come out in 1 or 2 years.
  - matt4077 10y ago
    > If you buy a MBP now, it will probably be good for another 4 years and you can't justify buying a new one with better CPU and RAM specs which might come out in 1 or 2 years. Great to see that their longevity now counts against them.
eknkc 10y ago
I think the post you shared is making fun of you..
peteretep 10y ago
I feel like you may not have read it very carefully...
flawedluck 10y ago
The author is using satire. He's being sarcastic towards those who make fun of the new Macbooks.
Keverw 10y ago
Yeah, I didn't realize it was satire at first. But the whole upgradability thing seems super annoying. Planned obsolescence is what some call it. My 2012 MacBook Pro was crashing a lot and running really slow. I upgraded the ram and popped in an SSD and it runs like a brand new machine. Maybe even on par with the brand new MacBooks speeds. Oh and then the battery is glued in too. I had to replace my battery too as it was expanding. Ordered the part of Amazon, unscrewed it, put the new one in. Easy. New Machines not so much. Apple acts like they care about the environment, but the newer machines seem less modular and less repairable. So sounds like more stuff for the landfill. But otherwise, that new touch bar does look pretty cool. I bearly even touch the F keys and have it defaulted to being used for media controls, brightness, etc. I like how the F buttons are still accessible on the touch bar in case you ever need them too. So I'd give them credit for that at least.
- oneeyedpigeon 10y ago
  I wouldn't mind a lack of upgradability on laptops if it meant much greater upgradability on desktops. It's at least semi-justifiable this way - consumer laptops that get replaced every few years, that are as light, slim, and gorgeous as possible, and professional desktops that can be upgraded every year, that can take up reasonable amounts of space because space is less of a premium when you're never moving something about.

by Keverw 10y ago

jobvandervoort 10y ago

> How ever will we maintain our 18000 lines of code per day average in vi now? The situation is intolerable. It sounds a lot like satire to me. I think the new MBPs are a great step forward. Four ports that can drive an amazing amount of things with ease. This makes these machines much more flexible than anything that came before it. Touchbar seems like the logical first iteration in the future of keyboards.

hobarrera 10y ago
Professionals don't usually look down at their keyboards. I also use my laptop for videogames, and I'd hate to have to pause and look down to find F4/F5 instead of using touch typing (ironically named, nowadays).

rimantas 10y ago

The 16GB limitation is very understandable: Skylake not supporting LPDDR4, how many times this should be repeated?

bhaak 10y ago
Doesn't change the fact that people who want more RAM can't get it. There are many people (including me) who don't care much about battery runtime. I mean seriously, a longer battery runtime than a typical work day? How many people work all day without access to a power socket? If Apple wouldn't have waited so long and made an interim update, there would maybe not be so much gnashing of teeth. If you buy a MBP now, it will probably be good for another 4 years and you can't justify buying a new one with better CPU and RAM specs which might come out in 1 or 2 years.
- matt4077 10y ago
  > If you buy a MBP now, it will probably be good for another 4 years and you can't justify buying a new one with better CPU and RAM specs which might come out in 1 or 2 years. Great to see that their longevity now counts against them.

eknkc 10y ago

I think the post you shared is making fun of you..

peteretep 10y ago

I feel like you may not have read it very carefully...

flawedluck 10y ago

The author is using satire. He's being sarcastic towards those who make fun of the new Macbooks.

Keverw 10y ago

Yeah, I didn't realize it was satire at first. But the whole upgradability thing seems super annoying. Planned obsolescence is what some call it. My 2012 MacBook Pro was crashing a lot and running really slow. I upgraded the ram and popped in an SSD and it runs like a brand new machine. Maybe even on par with the brand new MacBooks speeds. Oh and then the battery is glued in too. I had to replace my battery too as it was expanding. Ordered the part of Amazon, unscrewed it, put the new one in. Easy. New Machines not so much. Apple acts like they care about the environment, but the newer machines seem less modular and less repairable. So sounds like more stuff for the landfill. But otherwise, that new touch bar does look pretty cool. I bearly even touch the F keys and have it defaulted to being used for media controls, brightness, etc. I like how the F buttons are still accessible on the touch bar in case you ever need them too. So I'd give them credit for that at least.

oneeyedpigeon 10y ago
I wouldn't mind a lack of upgradability on laptops if it meant much greater upgradability on desktops. It's at least semi-justifiable this way - consumer laptops that get replaced every few years, that are as light, slim, and gorgeous as possible, and professional desktops that can be upgraded every year, that can take up reasonable amounts of space because space is less of a premium when you're never moving something about.