One port is a no go for me.
I'm leaning towards maybe selling my 2014 13 rMBP 8GB, 512GB to 16GB ad 1TB but the extra from 512GB to 1TB is DISGUSTING considering how much cheaper SSD's are...
Koing
that is a beast of a machine u got there. why sell? i got the OG rmbp and it's chugging along like a champ
The feel of Force Touch on the 12" MB is not as nice as either the old mechanical touch pads or Force Touch on the Retina Pros.
It's acceptable but noticeably different. IMHO that "different" also is "inferior" but others would disagree I'm sure.
I also hate tap to click. It amazes me how many people have trained themselves to suffer with it when they try to do it on computers I have.
It's just personal preference. You love tap to click. We hate it.
BTW, I tried for about a month to like it when Apple first introduced it, but have always continued to hate it.
How is the keyboard on these? I am a keyboard guru (I have no problem spending $300 on a Topre imported from Japan for my desktop) and I find the mac keyboards to be among the worst out there. I heard that the newest MacBook key travel is even narrower than the air. Very unfortunate.
How is the keyboard on these? I am a keyboard guru (I have no problem spending $300 on a Topre imported from Japan for my desktop) and I find the mac keyboards to be among the worst out there. I heard that the newest MacBook key travel is even narrower than the air. Very unfortunate.
I'm the opposite. When I use a machine at the Apple store and tap is not enabled I see it as some kind of anachronism. I say this as someone who drives a manual. There's a difference in that a manual transmission offers real feel (actually more the clutch does). The click of a trackpad is simply a tactile feeling you have trained yourself to need while it gives you no extra control.
So I submit people who need that click movement feeling are the ones who trained themselves to need it or started with machines where there was no alternative. I will admit Apple recognized that and developed the technology behind forcetouch at no small cost. A simulator of movement and feel. However the implementation on thinner machines doesn't seem to be up to the expectation. Let's face it machines are getting thinner and lighter. So that need to feel the "click" will be an anachronism sooner or later. Which is why I suggest people untrain themselves.
But it does give you control. It reduces the chance of accidental input and provides confirmation when input should be expected.
I actually am random and will tap, sometimes I click. Tapping has always worked well for me and I rarely if ever get errant clicks when I'm scrolling around. It can happen but not nearly as often as say on a very cheap toshiba or something.
About the KB - the keyboard issue is a huge deal breaker for me. I'm a writer and I am hammering away ALL DAY every day on a KB. When I'm on the road, I need something decent. My aging MacBook Pro unibody isn't great but I can deal with it just fine but it's as shallow as I can handle. I'd love to buy another Apple machine when it comes time to finally replace my MacBook Pro but I'm increasingly leaning toward something like the Surface Book or better yet, a Thinkpad.
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New MacBook9,1 frequency data found
I did some digging in OS X 10.11.4 and found additional information about the new and yet to be released MacBook9,1 / Mac-9AE82516C7C6B903 in the FrequencyVectors, suggesting that Apple will be using the following Intel processors:
Intel® Core m3-6Y30 Processor (4M Cache, up to 2.20 GHz)
Intel® Core m5-6Y54 Processor (4M Cache, up to 2.70 GHz)
Intel® Core m7-6Y75 Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.10 GHz)
This is the Skylake Core M lineup:I'd be surprised if they ended up using the m3, as they've never used the i3 in the MacBooks Air. I think they all have the same GPU though, so that might have been the limiting factor with the i3s in the past.
BTW, I find it curious that 6Y30, 6Y54 and 6Y57 have the exact same list price.