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I've been waiting for this for a while (despite being a Mac user for years and years). And it doesn't quite compute (ba dum tss). Two reasons really. 1. No USB
by drej 9y ago
I've been waiting for this for a while (despite being a Mac user for years and years). And it doesn't quite compute (ba dum tss). Two reasons really.
1. No USB-C.
2. If I want 16 gigs of RAM, I need to opt for an i7 and half a terabyte of SSD.
I wish I could just go for an i5 with 256 gigs of storage and 16 gigs of RAM. That would be sweet (and not as expensive).
Too bad, let's see what others come up with.
- giancarlostoro 9y agoOn the same boat, waiting for the sweet spot laptop, of a good enough processor, but still 16GB ram and enough hdd space. Whoever provides the better laptop will get me as their customer, whether Apple or Microsoft. Anyone else has to fight for it hard enough, I am considering Dell for Ubuntu though.
- j45 9y agoI've been told to check out Asus
- giancarlostoro 9y agoMy current laptop is an ASUS ROG but I'm waiting to see who else is competing, I kinda want hardware that'd be most likely to have better Linux support.
- j45 9y agoHaha, you literally stole the thought out of my mind when I had hit send - Asus has some great value/performance, but I wasn't sure of the Linux support. I have a good friend who runs linux natively (I use a VM) and is raving about the new Lenovo Carbon X1 as well.
- giancarlostoro 9y agoDon't get me wrong, I run a Ubuntu Variant natively, no dual-booting on my ASUS ROG laptop, but the Nvidia drivers are iffy, also battery life is a downer. Would love to see a Linux compliant laptop with amazing battery life. I would think MacBooks are very common enough hardware wise to where Linux support would be pretty decent, same with a Surface... Maybe even the Dell ones, so I'm just waiting and waiting...
- j45 9y agoGreat battery life is what keeps me on MacOS. I heard the Thinkpad Carbon X1 Battery life in Linux is pretty good.
- maxxxxx 9y agoI don't understand why they create these bundles. Why not let me choose CPU, RAM and disk separately?
- lmm 9y agoThey do it because customers find it simpler, and because it makes it easier to keep all the models in stock.
- robotresearcher 9y agoAnd because a customer who must have one feature will pay for the other features they don't need if that's the only way to get it.
- maxxxxx 9y agoThat makes sense. Especially since devices can't be upgraded anymore you have to go to the biggest model "just in case you need it one day"
- robotresearcher 9y agoSee also the damned cable channel bundles when I just want to watch NBA or NHL live.
- JoshGlazebrook 9y agoThey should be able to have bundles, but also have an advanced option for customization of everything.