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I absolutely love developing on my Macbook, but I will not upgrade from my 2015 MBP until they get their head out of their ass. The 2015 design literally needs
by SkyPuncher 8y ago
I absolutely love developing on my Macbook, but I will not upgrade from my 2015 MBP until they get their head out of their ass.
The 2015 design literally needs no improvement. It's weight is fine, its thickness is fantastic (still allows for fullsize ports), it has a MagSafe, and a great keyboard. I think the only thing I could possibly look for improvement on is a slight shrinking of the bezel. A 15" is just a tad too big to work comfortably on an airplane.
I had a new MBP for my job and could not stand the thing. It was a terrible experience. I ended up having to get an external keyboard because my finger joints were hurting from typing on the keys, the touchbar was utterly useless, the touchpad was too large for it's own good (and constantly failed to do palm rejection) and the lack of Magsafe was terribly inconvenient.
- hinkley 8y agoIf they had replaced the power connector, the first USB and the HDMI connectors with USB-C, included the new touchpad, I would have been just fine with the design. They changed too many things at once, in an era where, for their good if not ours, they should really be parcelling out improvements at a steady rate instead of a binge and purge cycle.
- steve19 8y agoI really, really want to upgrade my 2015, and really don't want to switch to a non-mac. Apple is not getting a cent until they fix the hardware.
- minikites 8y agoIs there a plausible series of events that would lead you to buy a non-Apple laptop? Your statement doesn't carry much weight otherwise, Apple still gets your money in the end.
- lmorchard 8y agoFWIW keyboard failures, lackluster upgrades, and the touchbar that looked gizmo-y but not useful led me to try a Dell XPS laptop a few years ago after nothing but Mac for 15 years. Windows is pretty good these days and nearly all my stuff works in WSL. I'm not going back.
- tracker1 8y agoCant speak for gp, but I'll probably go non-apple hardware when my current laptop dies. About the only thing I haven't seen better for non-apple laptops is the touchpad. To me, the 2010-2012 was slightly more usable than my 2014 rmbp. Other laptops now match or better the display, and many have better keyboards, though all laptop keyboards suck compared to mechanical (buckling spring, or cherry mx browns) imho. TBH though, I mostly use a deskop, or my work laptop on a dock. I see no upside and a lot of downside to current Apple hardware though.
- steve19 8y agoMaybe I will have no choice but to switch. In the meantime when my MacBook air died I opted to buy a used 2015 Pro instead. So they are indeed losing out on my money. I used to upgrade every two or three years. Its been 5 years since I bought apple hardware aside from some cables and chargers.
- droussel 8y agoMagSafe! I am still angry that they dropped it, can't understand the decision on that one.
- m-p-3 8y agoIt's such a great idea, it's sad that they dropped it. I kinda wish they'd make a small USB-C magsafe dongle I could keep plugged in that supports charging at full speed.
- caycep 8y agoI feel like Apple's design lineage is such that they have accumulated enough "classic" form factors to maybe have a "classics"/"heritage" model. like the last-gen 13" pro and the air. Some things are timeless. I know The Steve had the Icon Garden destroyed to be "forward looking" and all but... (granted, same w/ cars and furniture. except more pedestrian regulations that affect car shape and would prevent a Pininfarina ferrari 250 or a BMW e9 from being built today...)