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Apple really only has two major issues with the MBP right now: thermals and the update cycle. Its absolutely unacceptable that we have to wait a full year afte
by 013a 8y ago
Apple really only has two major issues with the MBP right now: thermals and the update cycle.
Its absolutely unacceptable that we have to wait a full year after Intel's mobile chip releases before we see them trickle to the MBP. I understand that Apple operates on a scale other manufacturers don't match, but we saw 8750H laptops release to the public months before WWDC, but Apple will sit on their 7th gen laptops for another 6-8 months before releasing. Because "release cycles".
But even when they do come out: Apple doesn't understand professional grade thermal management. They put fans (or, fan) (or, no fans) in the machine that can spin up pretty high, but you'll never see the machine do it on its own. Instead, they prefer to thermal throttle the CPUs under any sustained workload, while the fans just spin at a whisper quiet whrr and the underside heats up to an uncomfortably hot level (because the machine itself is a heatsink, which conversely makes your lap part of the heatsink, thanks Apple [1])
I don't believe them for a second when they say that they still care about the Mac, as an organization and at their leadership levels. Its immensely frustrating. But the biggest frustration is that they (and Microsoft) are the only companies still making laptops with screens other than 16:9, which is a major component to professional sales. So even if you can get over not having MacOS (which is pretty darn easy to leave with how lackluster the latest releases have been), you're still left with a subpar hardware experience.
[1] http://time.com/4938530/can-laptops-cause-infertility/ http://time.com/4938530/can-laptops-cause-infertility/