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Meet Apple’s New Macbook by baseg25(m): 5:33pm On Mar 11, 2015 |
[b] Apple unveiled a new type of laptop at its March 9 event: the MacBook, with no "Pro" or "Air" or any other suffix.[/b] source : http://techcribng.com/apples-new-macbook/ |
Re: Meet Apple’s New Macbook by HyDef(m): 5:56pm On Mar 11, 2015 |
A fine machine indeed. I'm not one for Apple products, but it looks good. The biggest issue is USB-C. I have to lay $80 down for a dongle? Well, I just paid over a $1,300 for a laptop like that, so I guess it's not too bad to those who can afford such. Another issue though is that you'll have to buy all sorts of ridiculous new accessories just so you can plug them into the USB-C port. New HDMI cable and all other cables you know. Anything that uses USB, you have 2 options, buy the dongle, or buy new accessories. |
Re: Meet Apple’s New Macbook by Fulaman198(m): 6:40pm On Mar 11, 2015 |
In my honest opinion, it sucks. In that price range, it should be powerful enough for an engineer to use. It clearly is not since it's utilising an Intel Core-M dual core processor (which is very midrange at best). Not quite as powerful as the previous iteration of the MacBook, but w/e fanatics will still buy it. That's just my 2 kobo. |
Re: Meet Apple’s New Macbook by Fulaman198(m): 6:53pm On Mar 11, 2015 |
HyDef: With that money you could have purchased a mobile workstation which has a lot more power: http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/w-series/w541/ |
Re: Meet Apple’s New Macbook by HyDef(m): 7:45pm On Mar 11, 2015 |
Fulaman198: Truly. A lot of the price on Apple products is due to reputation. Well earned though. And you could get a great gamer from Lenovo at that price. Anything in the Y series would leave anyone nothing less than happy. When you buy a Macbook though, you just aren't looking for the same things, I guess. |
Re: Meet Apple’s New Macbook by Fulaman198(m): 7:54pm On Mar 11, 2015 |
HyDef: Absolutely, the Y40 and Y50 are both great devices, but I don't game too much, so a mobile workstation (which also has a dedicated GPU though for us engineers/engineering students and people who do CAD). I just feel that Lenovo/IBM has great reputation as well. |
Re: Meet Apple’s New Macbook by HyDef(m): 9:33pm On Mar 11, 2015 |
Fulaman198: I game a LOT so a dedicated GPU is a must in any system I get, partial to Nvidia's GTXs for some reason. I just don't like Radeon, maybe due to compatibility issues. But yeah, not everyone needs a GPU, but I still find it amazing purchasing a laptop at such a price, and it can't run games the way I want it to. No matter what, people are still gonna line up around the block to purchase this cuz it's Apple, and they have their extremely loyal fanbase. Me though? I'd probably get an Asus ROG series laptop instead. 1 Like |
Re: Meet Apple’s New Macbook by Fulaman198(m): 9:36pm On Mar 11, 2015 |
HyDef: Well the W541 does have a dedicated GPU as it is a mobile workstation that is used mainly by Engineers and Architects who design utilizing CAD software. However, gaming on it is not done often even though it can handle games. Typically speaking Workstations can be as powerful if not more powerful than a gaming computer. 1 Like |
Re: Meet Apple’s New Macbook by HyDef(m): 11:51pm On Mar 11, 2015 |
Fulaman198: Oh, okay. I think an example of a workstation typical GPU is the Nvidia Quadro series. I'm also betting that workstation laptops go for a lot more mature look than gaming laptops yet with a lot of power still under the hood. I'm betting also that Macbook users might term their product as a workstation laptop. If not, they'd probably just declare that they are in a category of their own. :p 1 Like |
Re: Meet Apple’s New Macbook by Fulaman198(m): 11:56pm On Mar 11, 2015 |
HyDef: Yep, that's absolutely true. You can still game on them, but they have more of a matured look about them. Well the new Macbook is definitely not a Workstation ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Meet Apple’s New Macbook by baseg25(m): 4:42pm On Mar 12, 2015 |
HyDef:true talk bro. |
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