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As a frequent traveler, I regret replacing my 3-year-old 4GB + 128SSD with a 13" rMBP. I like the rMPB, but I should have kept my Air and gotten a quad-core 15"
by latch 12y ago
As a frequent traveler, I regret replacing my 3-year-old 4GB + 128SSD with a 13" rMBP. I like the rMPB, but I should have kept my Air and gotten a quad-core 15" rMBP. The point? I'll pay a lot, in terms of cash and power, for portability and battery life.
I've been eager to move off of OSX for some years [1], but with this rumored laptop, they'll probably sink their teeth in me for another 3 years.
[1] If anyone knows of a laptop that is portable, that supports 16GB of RAM and works well with Linux, please let me know. Even the newly announced X1 and XPS13 are limited to 8GB (and I assume they get relatively poor battery life on Linux)
- aurora72 12y agoHave a look at Lenovo's X series.
- latch 12y agoIs there a laptop other than these? [1] They are all limited to 8GB. According to [2] the new X250 is, like the new X1, also a single DIMM. [1] - http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/x-series/ http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/x-series/ [2] - http://www.anandtech.com/show/8822/lenovo-thinkpad-x250 http://www.anandtech.com/show/8822/lenovo-thinkpad-x250
- walterbell 12y agoT450S will have 12 GB (1 DIMM + 4GB soldered), http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/01/lenovo-thinkpad-t450s/ http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/01/lenovo-thinkpad-t450s/ X230 (Ivy Bridge, 2 years old) supports 16GB and has the good keyboard/trackpad.
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- seanmcdirmid 12y agoI was pretty disappointed with the X1, was getting RSI from the trackpoint, while its touchpad was unusable. I got an rMBP and can't be happier. Hopefully the precision touchpad in the new XPS 13 really works.
- ngcazz 12y agoGot a Dell M3800 expecting a decent trackpad. It's a premium machine and even sub-$500 Acers bring precision trackpads now, right? Wrong, it's excruciatingly low-res and persistently jumps by unpredictable distances on clicking.
- puppetmaster3 12y agoSystem 76
- oneeyedpigeon 12y agoWhat didn't you like about the rMBP? I'm very pleased with mine. It's about as portable as could possibly be necessary - I carry it with me a lot during the day and it's way small and light enough. Of course, I would love a longer battery life, but I get about 8-10 hours which is ~ a day's work, and I'm always close enough to a power outlet. Unless you're working with the laptop in one hand or using it regularly on journeys > 8 hours, I can't see much of a difference between Air and Pro.
- latch 12y agoI do like the rMBP, but I know I could use the 4 cores when I'm at home or just going to work, which is why I wish I had gotten the 15". However, -1 lbs + smaller form factor + better battery is pretty significant when you're traveling abroad with a backpack for a week or two. I'll take less weight + more socks any day of the week. Also, I almost killed myself trying to get power from an outlet at Phnom Penh International Airport. So, personally, I find the 13" a compromise I could have just spent my way out of.
- ant6n 12y agoI have one. Two fans constantly running. Annoying.