Macbook Pro (2016) Disappointment Pushes Some Apple Loyalis

>I remembered why GIMP just sucks.Whoa - easy there with your broad sweeping brush strokes.>just sucksOpen source software that has a vast majority of features that Photoshop has? No cost to the end user - letting them get into graphic design and begin creating content for free? ...but it 'just sucks'?Once you know the GIMP workflow - it becuse much easier. I know you say you use it to 'edit photos at work', but when you start to use it for other tasks and learn the workflow - you can switch between the two very easily and find a *ton* of similarities.I've worked for places doing graphic work that required us to use GIMP - it's *very* powerful and is *far* from 'just sucks' - the free part is just icing on the cake.I like photoshop - because tutorials and stuff abound... easier to find answers to questions - but GIMP has a ton of features too, some of which I prefer over the photoshop counterpart.But to say it 'just sucks', is uneducated and foolish.

You are paying for support so if something goes wrong you have someone to contact if it breaks

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Keep it up and it will be

There are actually loads of great programs for linux but its a bit hit and miss if the tools you need are good.

I hope you are right

How many times have we heard this. It's still more trouble than it's worth to the vast majority of people.

Not as long as you have to hunt down RPM's yourself to install Skype, or install Crossover/Wine to get software running. Or as long as games are all made for Windows. Or as long as Outlook and Office connected to Exchange rule the workplace.

Why use a linux knockoff like OS X when you can use the real thing!

> Most of the gamut of people who will be buying those new macs will be.The article doesn't even mention Photoshop at all, as I suspect the Photoshop users being a tiny minority to begin with.Nope, the *Photoshop excuse* is the same old tired anti-Linux cliché I've been hearing about for years now, even from people I suspect who don't even use Photoshop to begin with.>Windows on the other hand..Sure, if they trust Windows 10. Even many traditional Windows users don't even trust Windows 10.>2017 will be the Year of Linux, no doubt.Probably not, but I'll settle for 10 to 15% and I think that's realistic.But keep up with the old excuses. They are quite nostalgic.

Then a System76 machine wouldn't be right for you.And how big is your industry?

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Fair enough - I know a lot of folks who have Macbooks for that reason. That said, they're getting sticker shock too.

yeah, but you're not forced to upgrade right away. Just because your warranty is expired doesn't mean the machine is bad. I mean, the thing is going to last several years anyway, so what's the point in getting it right when it launches? I guess if you buy one a couple months before a new ones launches, you're screwed, but you don't languish a car purchase just because a new one is going to come out next year. Apple's website actually states that they expect your computer to last 4 years.I don't know about you, but I start putting away for my new computer about a year until AppleCare expires. Then if my computer dies 6 months after and it's not cheap to fix, then I can expect not to pay an arm and a leg more than expected. If it lasts 4 years then I'm ready to buy and if it lasts longer, then I get an even better computer than I needed (or a new iPad).

Same. I switched to Mac in 2007. First i tried to make the Mac more Windows-like and now its the other way around. :)If the "Explorer" would be gone and more OpenSource apps available, i could be tempted. The Surface Studio also looks very sexy.Though then again seeing those yellow folder icons and the giant toolbar just makes me sick when i try to work with it. I am missing a proper workspace. That they added 3 variants of "favorites" to the sidebar didn't make it any easier. And the new(-new) Start Menu basically buried all the apps in tiny scroll area and now suggest me to buy odd variants of mobile games. SMH...

The problem I have with your statement in the first line is that it depends. Sure , with Apple, the equipment is simplified.ButI can buy any display, trackpad, or clean install. Stability I think has gotten much better. So saying worse like that but acknowledging the customization one can do is weird.

> Worse displaysSurface and most top end devices have surpassed retina. To the point where I keep wondering if Apple will release Retina 2.0> worse trackpads (or just a lack of gesture support due to Windows)Windows has supported gestures in a premium way since 8. Those gestures are on par with Mac, and that is at the OS level. Not all OEMs support it, but every device I suggested does.> OEM installed bloatwareThat's why you always buy Microsoft Certified devices.> then there's just the stability of OS X vs WindowsIn my experience working with both OSs, El Capitan is far less stable that Windows 10 with Anniversary update.

Hmm, well I suppose I could use those. Really hope Apple considers adding window snapping and other window management features in the next MacOS iteration. Most Linux desktops have those features as well, so it just seems so odd for MacOS to not have them.

Tried it out? I have, guess what happens when you start accessing files on the Windows drive

It will corrupt files if you access the Windows drive. For example, I used vim to edit my Windows host file and now the file is corrupted.

The Precision has ECC ram, Xeon processors, and better graphics cards optional. If you want to run 400 VMs, it's king. It's also twice the price.I can't speak for the HP.If you need a pretty good laptop (which blows away the new rMBP) and have $1500, buy the P50. r/thinkpad decribes it as "Thinkpad 600" durable, which is sort of the holy grail of laptop construction.

wow calm down cranky boy, go do a nice calming Gentoo install

I had some of the older Macs, and they were rather rugged machines of great reliability. The new ones are not quite so sensible in their construction, and even premium products like Thinkpads offer a lot more power for a lot less money.If it works, it works. But I would not want to own my 2013 rMBP at five years of age. Heck, I'm a bit nervous about it at three.

Good USB3 readers are expensive, and it's one more thing to keep around. Not user-friendly.

MP3 Players.Audio recorders.Electronic music instruments such as the new Korg Electribes.

Good question. I see SD slots as "camera slots". I once used SDs for Nintendo Wii and PSP.. but nothing else beyond that. I have Android devices that have them, but frankly using Dropbox or Google Drive is much more convenient to exchange APKs and whatnot..

The beauty of the MacBook Pro line used to be that you could get real work done while out in the field. The Wifi connectivity to your camera is pretty much useless unless you're in your studio. All of the needs you've described would be served by a nice desktop sitting in your studio.I use my MBP to record music in remote settings. I need a laptop that is powerful and reasonably portable with a reasonable selection of ports. I also want the ability to upgrade my laptop's RAM and hard drive. I don't give a fuck about how thin my laptop is. If I could do my work on a thin laptop, I would look closely at the MacBook Air. My ~15 year old PowerBook G4 is as thin as a "pro" laptop should be. Fuck, if someone could make a thinner laptop but then use a larger battery to keep the laptop around 3/4 of an inch thick while retaining the ability to upgrade the hard drive and RAM, I'd be really happy.

I hate our Mac Pro at work, mostly because when I'm not working on that I'm stuck with our shitty beat to hell 5 year old iMac because instead of building 3 powerhouses we blew a load on one.

My rMBP battery went kaput after less than two years. I just want a second battery.

Arent the Pascal series inside of laptops already? They should be almost twice as efficient.Also I believe given CPU goes inside the screen it will be severely watered down and under powered, given the heat constraints.