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Gotta chime in here: I'm using the new MPB at work (they give them out for free so why not), and I can't say that I really have any problems with it. Granted,
by rayvy 8y ago
Gotta chime in here:
I'm using the new MPB at work (they give them out for free so why not), and I can't say that I really have any problems with it. Granted, they keyboard is...weird (such tight, low action on the keys) but not horrible, the touchpad is HUGE, but I generally don't have a problem with this as I don't use a mouse. Lastly, the touchbar is (as others have mentioned) just completely unecessary. Why Apple? Do you care about web surfers that much more than devs? (Answer: yes). Granted, the physical specs of the machine aren't crazy (quad core, 16G RAM, 256G SSD, Intel Core i7), pretty standard for a upper-shelf laptop.
So I recently bought a HIDevolution Asus ROG Zephyrus GX501VI 15.6 inch Gaming Laptop. It has Windows (which makes me sad), but I cannot WAIT to get this baby out of the box. Intel Core i7, 1TB SSD, 24G RAM, Nvidia 1070 (swappable), quad core It's a tiny little beast fit for gaming, dev work, and running a node for smart contract work.
I honestly feel like I've broken the mental spell that Apple had over my mind. We all know their computers are 150% the cost, for 70% the performance - but for some reason I kept buying Mac laptops. No more though! I'm free, and I refuse to go back to burning my money for a cool laptop. I'm done. Finite.
- phnk 8y ago> I honestly feel like I've broken the mental spell that Apple had over my mind. Same here. For me, it was the lack of updates on the MacBook Air, and the horrendous mess that is the OS since 10.10 (10.13 is the worst Mac OS I have ever used. I started with 7.5.3).