Archived Apple MacBook no longer considered as best laptop due to premium pricing and limited options (ibtimes.com.au)
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Archived Apple MacBook no longer considered as best laptop due to premium pricing and limited options (ibtimes.com.au)
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[–] 8752952? 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
I recently purchased an over priced over powered MSI gaming laptop, not my best life decision.. but not my worst either....... it out performs all the brand new macbooks all the hipsters around me purchased. They all paid about 25% more.
[–] GreatDrok 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
I honestly run very little on my MacBook since I remotely admin and work on Linux boxes. I have to deal with users on Windows so the Mac gives me MS Office but it also doesn't have to deal with the issues around Windows using CTRL-C for copy and UNIX using it to break out of a program. The Mac keeps these separate so the integration of the GUI with the shell is excellent. Also, I really like the keyboard and trackpad on my MacBook, and the screen is fantastic. For an admin on the go the Mac is far better than anything else. As for the cost, I typically get 5+ years out of my Mac laptops and I've yet to break one so by the time I've done with them, they still have value to others. Windows laptops I destroy in a year so for me Windows machines cost me a lot more.
[–] WhiteRonin 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
My i7 1155 CPU hackintosh always has cycles to spare and the card runs 3 monitors. I mostly do programming so it's way more than enough. If I was doing priemere at home ... I wonder ...
What do you use your machine for?
One thing I can say for sure about MacBook pros ... They always feel good to carry and to type on for me. Almost every other laptop I've looked at was definitely cheaper but just didn't have that craftsmanship. Also, although I like Linux as a server OS, I can't get over how unpolished it is for a desktop.
[–] 8758684? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I use it for everything. Work and home. So anywhere from word processing, image editing, graphic design, matlab scripting (this is where the performance was most noticeable) , data processing, games, movies...etc. Windows and linux run very well on it.