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The processor stagnation was the least of Apple's issues in 2015. The MBP redesign sacrificed durability, expandability, and repairability for a slightly thinne
by drewzero1 6y ago
The processor stagnation was the least of Apple's issues in 2015. The MBP redesign sacrificed durability, expandability, and repairability for a slightly thinner envelope. The newly reintroduced MacBook line hinted at a future where Apple computers would be more like iPads with glued-together hardware and only 1 port. The Mac "Pro" had not seen a real update in two years since abandoning a tried-and-true form factor for a beautiful mess.
I had already figured out that I was no longer in Apple's target audience at the introduction of the Retina MBP and soldered-down RAM modules, so I'll just be content as long as I can keep my 2011 iMac and my 2012 MBP running. After having used those fine machines, there are very few options on the PC side that I find anything near satisfactory.
- Shadonototro 6y agothe future is wireless the everything soldered together makes sense, not only for portability, but also for energy efficiency, also help save costs reparability is a non issue, since you sacrifice everything above as a result, better focus on making the "board" as cheap as possible to produce, and recyclable
- drewzero1 6y agoSee, that's where they've lost me. I don't feel like those cost savings are being passed on to the consumer to a great enough extent to make me feel okay running out to buy another whole computer when one ram chip stops working, if the battery stops taking a charge, or if I decide I need more storage for what I'm doing. We'd have to get down to Raspberry Pi pricing territory before I'd be willing to consider buying a computer that is essentially disposable. Is it really more economical and environmentally friendly to recycle a whole computer than a ram module or an SSD?