Macbook Pro (2016) Disappointment Pushes Some Apple Loyalis

MacBook Pro (2016) disappointment pushes some Apple loyalists to Ubuntu Linux BetaNews

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I love mac OS but hate iOS and don't like the current apple hardware offerings.

> famed Ubuntu laptop and desktop seller, [redacted], saw a huge jump in traffic from people looking to buy its machines. The traffic was so intense, that it needed to upgrade servers to keep up!Did it really? I mean, seriously?

If it pushes them to Ubuntu I have no doubt that they'll come crawling back.

"In other words, the System76 machine with much better specs is less expensive than Apple's."Business as usual, nothing to see here. What REALLY would have been cool (and would have made Apple stand out) is if they made the screen an OLED. It would instantly humiliate all those PCs with TN panels, on the store shelves and even in advertisements. If Apple is going to charge so much, they should provide the super-fancy hardware to justify it.

What would you get if you switched? Personally I've got an ASUS laptop that I'm planning to replace with an older Thinkpad (T4xx). Just want something durable.

There are some other desktops.The Big Ones: KDE, GNOME 3, Unity.GNOME 3 and Unity are similar to each other.I'm using Mate (continuation of GNOME 2). It's been well maintained.

I have a Schenker, which uses the same body and it looks much much better in real life (I really like the angled looks). Looks really bad in pictures.

Look into Librem. Same idea, but they actually look like something from 2016

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I just find Photoshop so much easier to use now that I know it.

Ah yes, the old Photoshop excuse. Been hearing that one for years.As if **everybody** uses Photoshop to begin with...

I understand your point, but in general, Apple's software goes hand in hand with their hardware. You can technically run macOS on PC hardware, but it violates the EULA, is not officially supported, and they can technically change something that breaks compatibility at any time. Also, the majority of people wouldn't buy a MacBook to solely run an OS other than macOS, simply because it's not cost effective to do so.The significance of the article is that people who are in the market for a new computer that may otherwise have bought a MacBook are considering other options because they would rather have more hardware options and sacrifice the usage of macOS.

macOS doesn't really run well on pcs unless hardware is vetted first. I'm not sure about Linux on macs."It kinda works if you have the right hardware" comes to mind.

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There's terminals that run on other things...

Same here. I'm looking into that as well to largely replace Windows 10

I didn't bother with the video.

Everything about point 1 is opinion.I use Surfaces and Macs at work constantly. I'd say Surface has the edge in quality.Also, quality Windows machines arent rare anymore. Sounds like your stuck 5 years in the past. Dell xps 13, Lenovo X1 Carbon, Asus Zenbooks, HP Spectre. All quality machines, and those are just to name a few.

If you were willing to spend Mac kind of money on a Windows system, then the specs wouldnt have made Vista such a mess.

What is your view on Mac OS, compared with Linux?

Bash shell is gimped because it uses a VM. Can't actually access your Windows file system

I'm buying a Thinkpad P50. After a few DIY upgrades, I'm looking at under $1400 for a quad-core i7, Nvidia M1000M (it's a *work* laptop, it's fast enough for CAD), 24GB of RAM, a 480GB SSD, and - best of all - a *4K 100% AdobeRGB display with internal hardware calibration.*Meanwhile, my rMBP has weird color issues and I can't be bothered to buy a second calibrator to fix it. (@#$! license.)

I would rather have the battery life of Windows/macOS on my Linux laptop.

They glue the batteries into the machines now and they're honestly not built to last more than five years.

>Dude...hook up your $3000 camera with the damn USB cableHave you actually tried downloading 64GB of RAW images through the USB2.0 connection on many DSLRs? Go ahead - I'll wait, because it's going to be a *long fucking time.*Source:
Own a $3,000 (with lens, anyway) camera.

Thinkpad P50. Better made than the XPS15, 4K 100% AdobeRGB screen, loads of hardware upgradability, and really inexpensive (rebates on rebates on rebates!)

> I'm using Mate (continuation of GNOME 2). It's been well maintained.Which distros are using it?

I'm using MATE too. It works pretty well indeed.