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eames posted:I am certain that the EU pricing is all about the $14.5 billion EU Tax fine. The pound is down over 20% compared to the US dollars since brexit, that couldn't possible have anything to do with it. Other companies are raising their U.K. Prices as well, not just Apple
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8-bit Miniboss posted:And here's a trade-in program for credit towards MS Surfaces: They are going to make more money re-selling the refurb macs than they are selling the surfaces.
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http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/10/28/apple-suggests-that-it-has-permanently-exited-the-stand-alone-monitor-business Yeah, well, looks like that eGPU display is another wish-it-would-happen-but-it-aint-gonna deal. Article basically states that this LG display is what Apple will officially sell, original article states: Jason Snell posted:What makes that LG Display special. Instead of announcing a new Apple-branded Thunderbolt 3 Retina Display, Apple announced that it worked with LG to create a new 27-inch 5K display that supports the wide color gamut now present on MacBook Pros, iMacs, iPhones, and the 9.7-inch iPad Pro. (This collaboration convinces me that Apple’s not going to make a display of its own.) Binary Badger fucked around with this message at 22:41 on Oct 28, 2016 |
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Housh posted:How were the 2015 15" MacBooks? anyone have it for a full year? thoughts? issues? You have to live with one port and the keyboard is love it or hate it
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Quantum of Phallus posted:You knew as soon as they showed those LG displays that the final nail had been driven into the Apple display coffin Steve took a certain pride in the design of the Apple displays he would lose his poo poo over those
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Bob Morales posted:The pound is down over 20% compared to the US dollars since brexit, that couldn't possible have anything to do with it. Other companies are raising their U.K. Prices as well, not just Apple Prices are up across all of the EU. Germany. France. Italy. Spain.
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eames posted:Clowns. * no included USB-C -> USB-A adapter for the new Macbooks (obvs) * offered a cord for your Apple TV remote... for $13 * stopped including the extension cord for the Macbook charger * stopped including the nice little plastic box for the Earpods (now it's a stupid paper simulacrum) * shrunk the SSD portion of their iMac fusion drives from 128GB to 24GB
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Why couldn't they have just put the touch bar above the function keys.
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wide stance posted:Why couldn't they have just put the touch bar above the function keys. What space is there above the function keys?
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Bob Morales posted:Steve took a certain pride in the design of the Apple displays he would lose his poo poo over those steve used an imac so no
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Linguica posted:This nickel and diming poo poo is almost the worst part of Apple nowadays. So in recent months they have Aaaaand they got rid of the backlit Apple logo behind your laptop's display that used to light up when you powered on.
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FCKGW posted:holy poo poo no one gives a gently caress what kind of ram they use jfc Believe it or not you do not speak for everyone. The only thing you've successfully done here is make yourself look like a fanboy. DDR4 is compatible with skylake and uses significantly less power. DDR4 ram runs 1.05 to 1.2v and DDR3 ram runs 1.5 to 1.975V. The difference is real. Especially if you're going to turn around and say "this is why we offer an inferior product"
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mitztronic posted:Believe it or not you do not speak for everyone. The only thing you've successfully done here is make yourself look like a fanboy. GBS is leaking, there are a couple of posters ITT that are just out to troll people. Don't take the bait. 
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eames posted:GBS is leaking, there are a couple of posters ITT that are just out to troll people. Don't take the bait. Yeah, really, I've seen people who have never ever loving ever posted before in this thread acting like they're super de duper expert lifers for whom this is the last straw. Intel doesn't have the Kaby Lake models that Apple prefers ready, but it's nice that we got four Thunderbolt 3 ports at least, even faster and faster SSDs, we got better calibrated Retina displays, the laptop is lighter, and we have a new second display that's 1920 * 180. Wonder if it's accelerated by the GPU.. It's good to count your blessings every once in a while.. Binary Badger fucked around with this message at 23:08 on Oct 28, 2016 |
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So interestingly, ark.intel.com lists the 13" i5/i7 parts on the more expensive models as a higher wattage than the baseline model. I wonder what the battery/performance/thermal implications will be for that choice.
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Binary Badger posted:and we have a new second display that's 1920 * 180.
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wide stance posted:Why couldn't they have just put the touch bar above the function keys.
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Binary Badger posted:we have a new second display that's 1920 * 180. Wonder if it's accelerated by the GPU.. It's run off it's own chip and OS, a variant of the apple watch OS
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logikv9 posted:What space is there above the function keys? There is a comically oversized touchpad that could be a little smaller maybe?
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Binary Badger posted:Yeah, really, I've seen people who have never ever loving ever posted before in this thread acting like they're super de duper expert lifers for whom this is the last straw. I only post here after product launches but that doesn't mean I don't use and give a poo poo about Apple products
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Tim did not really deliver the goods imo, predictable steady incremental improvements to one existing product category with an over-emphasis on the gimmick-bar. Gimmick bar could be useful I guess for navigation but I don't really think it's going to be able to do anything faster for me than the ordinary keyboard with OS X + Quicksilver and menu proxy items (e.g. I hit a quicksilver combination then can type the first couple letters of the name of any menu item and hit enter and it happens). I swear the first person to create a workable, consumer friendly eGPU solution is going to make a loving killing. All of the pieces are there now – someone just has to put it all together. Also lol at the prices but whatever I guess, it's not like they won't sell millions and millions of them.
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eames posted:Holy moly this is so fitting, it's almost scary I think the major problem is no one is telling jonny ive "no." quote:I swear the first person to create a workable, consumer friendly eGPU solution is going to make a loving killing. All of the pieces are there now – someone just has to put it all together. I've been waiting forever for this. I gave up and bought a PS4 instead. bone app the teeth fucked around with this message at 00:35 on Oct 29, 2016 |
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Linguica posted:lmao come the gently caress on Sorry, that should have gone in YOSPOS.
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8-bit Miniboss posted:And here's a trade-in program for credit towards MS Surfaces: Hmm, I can get $450 credit for my mid-2012 13" MacBook Air (2.0GHz i7, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD). Is that a good deal? 
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Not to mention you have to package up and mail off your MacBook to some random company and then twiddle your thumbs and hope they actually approve you for a store credit and not arbitrarily decide to give you less money for some bullshit reason. Sound delightful
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Binary Badger posted:Aaaaand they got rid of the backlit Apple logo behind your laptop's display that used to light up when you powered on. Did it even waste power or was it simply lit by the LCD backlight itself? Maybe it sounds dumb but the lit Apple logo had become iconic in and of itself, and a part of me is actually frustrated that they removed it.
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Quantum of Phallus posted:Uhm they got rid of it last year with the MacBooks It was still being offered on the rMBPs though, even though I figured its time was short.
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eames posted:GBS is leaking, there are a couple of posters ITT that are just out to troll people. Don't take the bait. more like the games forums "xbone has the wrong ram" crew is running buck wild in here now
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8-bit Miniboss posted:And here's a trade-in program for credit towards MS Surfaces: up to $650 probably only applies to the Macbook Pro that was just announced yesterday. Total loving scam from Microsoft basically. And even then, none of the newer Macbook Pros would be sold 2nd hand for that low.
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Dearest Goons, I sold my trusty 2013 rMBP 15" right before the event, but I was not prepared for this price hike. As it turns out, a local retailer is running a promotion with 20% off these new MacBooks tomorrow. Since I live in Norway and we pay 25% sales tax, that barely closes in on the retail price in the US, but this is still a pretty good deal. I think. I need some advice. I'm used to a 15" model, so that's what I'm considering the most. The model I had did not have integrated graphics, and I'm pretty sure I don't need it for the programming work I'm doing. Should I wait a year and see if Apple introduces a cheaper model with Kaby Lake and no DGPU? Or should I take advantage of this deal and stop whining on the internet about pointless things? Help me, Goons!
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I really don't think they're gonna introduce a CHEAPER model next year. Kaby maybe.
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Rabid Snake posted:No, it will just display the function keys normally according to MacRumors. I'm hoping it will do that without any drivers. Like it would suck if I had to go into Windows Recovery for some reason, and the function keys + esc were totally unavailable. I'm willing to wait a few weeks until others have them and find out before I order.
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Even if Apple has swing and a miss with a new mac, I wouldn't ever quit the mac. Microsoft's hardware might be nice but windows sucks, and I much prefer the software put out by mac devs. I have to use windows at work and I hate it.
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squidgee posted:What was lovely about it (as an iPad replacement, not a main machine)? It's expensive. It got hot and touching the screen was uncomfortable. It's not as wieldy as any ipad I've ever used. It's too heavy. It runs Windows 10 . The kickstand felt unbalanced, you can't really use it on your lap. It's easy to just knock it flat over by accident. The type cover is a so-so keyboard. The touchpad was terrible. The keyboard cover goes flush up against the screen, and folds flat behind the surface pro so any table dirt that attaches to the bottom of the surface becomes the screen cover. The cover was an extra $130 when I bought it. Battery life wasn't good enough for me. The pen was kind of glitchy and not as accurate as I thought it would be, so it wasn't a good replacement for paper for my purpose, which is writing equations. Resting an arm on the surface felt horrible, because it was too hot. I could maybe go on. The charger was straight out of 1982. Magsafe looks like an art piece by comparison. It felt cheap as gently caress, low build quality.
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zergstain posted:I'm hoping it will do that without any drivers. Like it would suck if I had to go into Windows Recovery for some reason, and the function keys + esc were totally unavailable. I'm willing to wait a few weeks until others have them and find out before I order. You could always plug in a cheap USB keyboard. Oh wait, never mind.
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Haggins posted:You could always plug in a cheap USB keyboard. Oh wait, never mind. Probably a safe bet that anyone that will be running boot camp on this thing will also buy the usb A dongle.
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