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If the i9 profile doesn't fit what is approaching an ultrabook, then don't try to put it into that ultrabook. If your customers want an i9, be more honest with

If the i9 profile doesn't fit what is approaching an ultrabook, then don't try to put it into that ultrabook. If your customers want an i9, be more honest with them. Don't just sell them what ends up being a crippled i9. If Intel could make an i9 that burned less, I'm sure they'd be happy to. (Well, at least now, given their increased need to compete.) I guess in that regard, you could "blame" Intel. If AMD really has pulled ahead in the race to 7 and 5 nm, interconnect data throughput, and whatever else.

rhizome 8y ago
If your customers want an i9, be more honest with them. Exactly. We accepted (or endured, but it wasn't a mystery) the DDR3 limit of 16GB in laptops for years after the desire for more arose.
dguaraglia 8y ago
This is the part I don't understand. Apple has been pushing for thinner and thinner laptops on the Pro line, when all I want is a laptop that can run a workload without throttling immediately, a good keyboard and a reasonable battery (that's the one thing they still do well, considering the legal cap on battery sizes). This is totally my personal opinion, but the MacBook Pro 2015 was the perfect laptop. I still use one as my main driver, and I'm agonizing on what my next (long overdue!) move will be.