The new 12inch Macbook
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You seem to continuously ignore what I'm posting. I never said that this product will help people. I said the motherboard is an example of miniaturzation of computers. Stop trying to argue about something I never said. I didn't bring up specs, I didn't bring up power or functions. You brought up size, I showed a similar small device. Quit arguing with me and move on.
A1: its seen an increase in efficiency and reduction of scale from previous iteration
Interjection: " not impressive. my dongle is even smaller and has more ports "
analogy:
"Turkish serves good food in the air with DO&CO catering"
"not impressive. my neighborhood restaurant has a michelin star and a deep wine list "
both are similar in that they have to do with food.
It doesn't cost me more than 15 seconds to indulge you with a reply when you insist on dragging it on.
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Aside from the motherboard this and that banter, I am not a techie, so I am trying to determine the impact of this new architecture to my day to day use of the computer.
Right now, Flash, Skype and Parallels can (randomly) send my SMCFanControl temp monitor to almost 100C and slow the computer down to a near crawl.
With this new motherboard, do I understand correctly that it will never get hot, but it will slow the computer down to a crawl, or possibly just make it unusable until a reboot?
I am loath to give up my discontinued 17" MBP, but I am also somewhat loath to keep dragging it around like a dead weight if there is a lighter, faster option.
Right now, Flash, Skype and Parallels can (randomly) send my SMCFanControl temp monitor to almost 100C and slow the computer down to a near crawl.
With this new motherboard, do I understand correctly that it will never get hot, but it will slow the computer down to a crawl, or possibly just make it unusable until a reboot?
I am loath to give up my discontinued 17" MBP, but I am also somewhat loath to keep dragging it around like a dead weight if there is a lighter, faster option.
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Aside from the motherboard this and that banter, I am not a techie, so I am trying to determine the impact of this new architecture to my day to day use of the computer.
Right now, Flash, Skype and Parallels can (randomly) send my SMCFanControl temp monitor to almost 100C and slow the computer down to a near crawl.
With this new motherboard, do I understand correctly that it will never get hot, but it will slow the computer down to a crawl, or possibly just make it unusable until a reboot?
I am loath to give up my discontinued 17" MBP, but I am also somewhat loath to keep dragging it around like a dead weight if there is a lighter, faster option.
Right now, Flash, Skype and Parallels can (randomly) send my SMCFanControl temp monitor to almost 100C and slow the computer down to a near crawl.
With this new motherboard, do I understand correctly that it will never get hot, but it will slow the computer down to a crawl, or possibly just make it unusable until a reboot?
I am loath to give up my discontinued 17" MBP, but I am also somewhat loath to keep dragging it around like a dead weight if there is a lighter, faster option.
What day to day software will cause the slowdown is anyone's guess, but if it is like a Windows netbook (or the most equivalent is a fanless chromebook I guess) it won't take much beyond watching an HD video and using Word to slow it down. I'm certain enough that the first reviews on the MB will be torture tests to see what actually causes the speed to drop.
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Aside from the motherboard this and that banter, I am not a techie, so I am trying to determine the impact of this new architecture to my day to day use of the computer.
Right now, Flash, Skype and Parallels can (randomly) send my SMCFanControl temp monitor to almost 100C and slow the computer down to a near crawl.
With this new motherboard, do I understand correctly that it will never get hot, but it will slow the computer down to a crawl, or possibly just make it unusable until a reboot?
I am loath to give up my discontinued 17" MBP, but I am also somewhat loath to keep dragging it around like a dead weight if there is a lighter, faster option.
Right now, Flash, Skype and Parallels can (randomly) send my SMCFanControl temp monitor to almost 100C and slow the computer down to a near crawl.
With this new motherboard, do I understand correctly that it will never get hot, but it will slow the computer down to a crawl, or possibly just make it unusable until a reboot?
I am loath to give up my discontinued 17" MBP, but I am also somewhat loath to keep dragging it around like a dead weight if there is a lighter, faster option.
That said, my experience is based off Core M on Windows, it is entirely possible that Apple manages to make it far more efficient.
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Aside from the motherboard this and that banter, I am not a techie, so I am trying to determine the impact of this new architecture to my day to day use of the computer.
Right now, Flash, Skype and Parallels can (randomly) send my SMCFanControl temp monitor to almost 100C and slow the computer down to a near crawl.
With this new motherboard, do I understand correctly that it will never get hot, but it will slow the computer down to a crawl, or possibly just make it unusable until a reboot?
I am loath to give up my discontinued 17" MBP, but I am also somewhat loath to keep dragging it around like a dead weight if there is a lighter, faster option.
Right now, Flash, Skype and Parallels can (randomly) send my SMCFanControl temp monitor to almost 100C and slow the computer down to a near crawl.
With this new motherboard, do I understand correctly that it will never get hot, but it will slow the computer down to a crawl, or possibly just make it unusable until a reboot?
I am loath to give up my discontinued 17" MBP, but I am also somewhat loath to keep dragging it around like a dead weight if there is a lighter, faster option.
However, going from 17" to 12" is going to be a lot bigger of a jump though even if you can come close to the same effective resolution as the 17". Plus I'm not sure Parallels is a good fit for the MacBook. If it was just Flash and Skype I wouldn't have as many reservations. I'd see if you can try one in store once they finally start shipping and see if it's a good fit for you.
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Aside from the motherboard this and that banter, I am not a techie, so I am trying to determine the impact of this new architecture to my day to day use of the computer.
Right now, Flash, Skype and Parallels can (randomly) send my SMCFanControl temp monitor to almost 100C and slow the computer down to a near crawl.
With this new motherboard, do I understand correctly that it will never get hot, but it will slow the computer down to a crawl, or possibly just make it unusable until a reboot?
I am loath to give up my discontinued 17" MBP, but I am also somewhat loath to keep dragging it around like a dead weight if there is a lighter, faster option.
Right now, Flash, Skype and Parallels can (randomly) send my SMCFanControl temp monitor to almost 100C and slow the computer down to a near crawl.
With this new motherboard, do I understand correctly that it will never get hot, but it will slow the computer down to a crawl, or possibly just make it unusable until a reboot?
I am loath to give up my discontinued 17" MBP, but I am also somewhat loath to keep dragging it around like a dead weight if there is a lighter, faster option.
depends on how old your MBP is this new one might very well be faster
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This is hilarious if you haven't seen it yet.
New Macbook parody video cuts through Apple’s reality distortion field
New Macbook parody video cuts through Apple’s reality distortion field
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I think you want a 15" MacBook Pro (Retina). But figure out what your needs are and get the machine that fulfills it. Don't be seduced by the form factor.
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This is a great development in portable computing, but I don't really consider it to be a true laptop replacement, not going to even replace the MBA for most users who use more than just web/email/docs. I'm not talking about heavy photo editing or 3d gaming at all, just pushing it harder than browsing.
The new processors seem pretty low powered (having only seen them in PC's to date) and then won't be pushed well.
Add in the lack of any ports other than the ONE usb-c, even if you want to just dump your photos on it, you'll have to go find the dongle, for either SD or USB connections.
This is CLASSIC apple. They could have certainly introduced more ports, more power, retina, etc., but with V1.0, it's dribble them in version by version to essentially guarantee annual upgrades by early adopters.
I've had many people ask me if they should wait for this unit to arrive and the only response I can give is "if WEIGHT IT PARAMOUNT, then you might wait for this unit, but if you need or want anything like retina, ports, more memory 16GB, more battery life, you should look at the newly updated rMBP 13" or a slightly upgraded MBA 13"
An MBA is 2.96lb, the rMBP is 3.4 lb. Yes, this is 2lb (a true feat!) but is that really going to break ones bag?
The new processors seem pretty low powered (having only seen them in PC's to date) and then won't be pushed well.
Add in the lack of any ports other than the ONE usb-c, even if you want to just dump your photos on it, you'll have to go find the dongle, for either SD or USB connections.
This is CLASSIC apple. They could have certainly introduced more ports, more power, retina, etc., but with V1.0, it's dribble them in version by version to essentially guarantee annual upgrades by early adopters.
I've had many people ask me if they should wait for this unit to arrive and the only response I can give is "if WEIGHT IT PARAMOUNT, then you might wait for this unit, but if you need or want anything like retina, ports, more memory 16GB, more battery life, you should look at the newly updated rMBP 13" or a slightly upgraded MBA 13"
An MBA is 2.96lb, the rMBP is 3.4 lb. Yes, this is 2lb (a true feat!) but is that really going to break ones bag?
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I had a 2011 Macbook Air and when I realised I needed a replacement (November 2014, I went for the Macbook Pro, the performance benefit outweighs the weight and space saving. I was actually surprised at how thin the newer Macbook Pros are compared to the Air!
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This is a great development in portable computing, but I don't really consider it to be a true laptop replacement, not going to even replace the MBA for most users who use more than just web/email/docs. I'm not talking about heavy photo editing or 3d gaming at all, just pushing it harder than browsing.
The new processors seem pretty low powered (having only seen them in PC's to date) and then won't be pushed well.
Add in the lack of any ports other than the ONE usb-c, even if you want to just dump your photos on it, you'll have to go find the dongle, for either SD or USB connections.
This is CLASSIC apple. They could have certainly introduced more ports, more power, retina, etc., but with V1.0, it's dribble them in version by version to essentially guarantee annual upgrades by early adopters.
The new processors seem pretty low powered (having only seen them in PC's to date) and then won't be pushed well.
Add in the lack of any ports other than the ONE usb-c, even if you want to just dump your photos on it, you'll have to go find the dongle, for either SD or USB connections.
This is CLASSIC apple. They could have certainly introduced more ports, more power, retina, etc., but with V1.0, it's dribble them in version by version to essentially guarantee annual upgrades by early adopters.
Should you want ports, power, etc, they have a Pro model of laptop. It's not a giant conspiracy to get people to upgrade by adding things next year. They removed the floppy drive a long time ago and were the first to do it. It wasn't a ploy to add it later.
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Oh please. It's a base model laptop. They have no problem getting people to upgrade regardless of the ports. What's classic Apple is people spent a small fortune in time and money designing the thing. Every OEM on the planet is going to reverse engineer a lot of what they've done.
Should you want ports, power, etc, they have a Pro model of laptop. It's not a giant conspiracy to get people to upgrade by adding things next year. They removed the floppy drive a long time ago and were the first to do it. It wasn't a ploy to add it later.
Should you want ports, power, etc, they have a Pro model of laptop. It's not a giant conspiracy to get people to upgrade by adding things next year. They removed the floppy drive a long time ago and were the first to do it. It wasn't a ploy to add it later.
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Here's a bigger picture yet. Apple wants people to be in their "ecosystem." Buy an iPhone, use an iPad, and get a Macbook (pick a flavour.) The bigger problem with only having one port is that there's no lightning port to USB-C cable around yet, which means there's no ability to use a cable to backup, sync, or transfer information between you iDevices (no matter how fast Airdrop is, there's times when a cable is always better.) iPhone going dead, better hope to find a plug if you forgot your dongle.
I get moving forward and leaving behind ineffective technologies, but USB 3.0/3.1 is still current, and the rest of Apple's products rely on it already. Unless the iPhone 6s switches over to USB-C they might have made a foolish choice. But I can see the complaints starting a few months after launch, the lack of a second port limits the device's abilities in general. There's a chance that someone would want to charge the thing, and have something else plugged in at the same time. (SHOCKER!)