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For the same reason Apple always restricts choice. "There's 128 gigs of ram in this machine but the battery life is pretty bad." People have no idea what they a

by gaze 10y ago

For the same reason Apple always restricts choice. "There's 128 gigs of ram in this machine but the battery life is pretty bad." People have no idea what they actually want.

instaclay 10y ago
This is exactly how I got my 2.5k MBP for 1.5k on CraigsList. I think it's great personally. Me: "So why are you getting rid of this machine?" Craig: "Well.. I just wanted it to browse Facebook and my phone does that." (16Gb i7 2015 for a web-browser)
- poikniok 10y ago
  That is exactly what I would say if I had a stolen MBP to sell. Always better to feign stupidity, people will eat it up :)
  - instaclay 10y ago
    Hah! Yeah I would think so, but he also transferred the Applecare warranty license to my name through Apple support while we were at the coffee shop.
eternalvision 10y ago
Top poster noted exactly what many of us want: modularity. Being able to put in your own drive and RAM to whatever capacity is technically feasible is a good start. An innovative battery design might be one where the thickness of the laptop increased when a larger capacity battery (attached to the bottom) is chosen. The forthcoming OWC machined aluminum battery/port case offers relevant insight here, and such a solution devised instead by Apple would be clearly superior. Those who have been around long enough know no huge company, Apple included, is innocent of releasing sub-optimal products from time to time. I have personally bought and returned two 15" 2016 MBP's (one had an actual keyboard defect whereby one of the keys became temporarily stuck in the down position) and do plan on buying Apple products in the future on the expectation that any current shortcomings will be addressed in reasonable time. Apple is a solid company and they are not going anywhere. The question is, where will the users head? As an established geezer, I'll probably be using what we know of as 'laptops' for the next 5 years, at least.
- guitarbill 10y ago
  If modularity is the main thing your care about, Apple hasn't really catered to that for ages. Changing the SSD and RAM is useful, but most people wouldn't use that. I know I haven't in my last 2 models. > no huge company, Apple included, is innocent of releasing sub-optimal products This is usually solved by having competition, but doesn't work if you care about the OS. Same for phones. It's a new-ish problem with no solution so far.
  - eternalvision 10y ago
    Sure, my response was a bit tongue-in-cheek. However, Apple could conceivably offer a model with a thick and beefy battery. Burly programmers with strong backs, for instance, would find this configuration to be appealing.

by gaze 10y ago

For the same reason Apple always restricts choice. "There's 128 gigs of ram in this machine but the battery life is pretty bad." People have no idea what they actually want.

instaclay 10y ago

This is exactly how I got my 2.5k MBP for 1.5k on CraigsList. I think it's great personally. Me: "So why are you getting rid of this machine?" Craig: "Well.. I just wanted it to browse Facebook and my phone does that." (16Gb i7 2015 for a web-browser)

poikniok 10y ago
That is exactly what I would say if I had a stolen MBP to sell. Always better to feign stupidity, people will eat it up :)
- instaclay 10y ago
  Hah! Yeah I would think so, but he also transferred the Applecare warranty license to my name through Apple support while we were at the coffee shop.

eternalvision 10y ago

Top poster noted exactly what many of us want: modularity. Being able to put in your own drive and RAM to whatever capacity is technically feasible is a good start. An innovative battery design might be one where the thickness of the laptop increased when a larger capacity battery (attached to the bottom) is chosen. The forthcoming OWC machined aluminum battery/port case offers relevant insight here, and such a solution devised instead by Apple would be clearly superior. Those who have been around long enough know no huge company, Apple included, is innocent of releasing sub-optimal products from time to time. I have personally bought and returned two 15" 2016 MBP's (one had an actual keyboard defect whereby one of the keys became temporarily stuck in the down position) and do plan on buying Apple products in the future on the expectation that any current shortcomings will be addressed in reasonable time. Apple is a solid company and they are not going anywhere. The question is, where will the users head? As an established geezer, I'll probably be using what we know of as 'laptops' for the next 5 years, at least.

guitarbill 10y ago
If modularity is the main thing your care about, Apple hasn't really catered to that for ages. Changing the SSD and RAM is useful, but most people wouldn't use that. I know I haven't in my last 2 models. > no huge company, Apple included, is innocent of releasing sub-optimal products This is usually solved by having competition, but doesn't work if you care about the OS. Same for phones. It's a new-ish problem with no solution so far.
- eternalvision 10y ago
  Sure, my response was a bit tongue-in-cheek. However, Apple could conceivably offer a model with a thick and beefy battery. Burly programmers with strong backs, for instance, would find this configuration to be appealing.