Macbook Pro (2016) Disappointment Pushes Some Apple Loyalis

Adobe products are pretty rubbish for anyone that has gotten used to a proper node based application (nuke, Houdini etc..). I'm not saying Gimp is going to take over but there are other tools for most workflows.

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

Running OSx on a non mac is a hobby all in itself. That's not really what I'm looking for.

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.

Right? I'm glad I'm not the only one.

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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.

2014 rMBP isn't even that old....why are you upgrading after only 2 years? You should still have 2 good years left out of that thing at least

With the new Unix bash in Windows I thought about switching to my (more powerful) Windows machine for work, but I realized that I would miss many polished applications. The UI is just ace.. Windows still looks clunky and professional apps are rare or overpriced.

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.

How do you deal with Window management on MacOS? I've got an iMac and my core Windows PC but it's always a struggle to keep windows in MacOS organized compared to Windows. It's the main reason I still use Windows as my main OS and don't really enjoy using MacOS.

Couldn't have said it better myself. I agree with every points. Mr. Cook has killed the Apple I had loved and evangelized for the past 25 years. I too will stick to the Apple ecosystem for exactly the same reasons you listed, but I no longer love it :(

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.

Was thinking the same thing.. Everyone seems to have completely missed that.

Linux users love pointless hyperbole

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

The point is that running OSX on non-Apple hardware is a real hassle. So, you kind of have to switch software, if you want different hardware.

What if I was to tell you that there are devices outside of $3000 cameras that utilize SD cards?

>Dude...hook up your $3000 camera with the damn USB cable Have 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.

It's just a stupid oversight for a "Pro" computer to not have an SD card slot. Carrying a USB-C to SD card adapter is just one more fucking thing you have to keep up with in your kit. Busy professionals shouldn't have to worry about that kind of shit. SD card slots have been standard on MBPs since at least the aluminum unibody model. The same is true for the lack of a single USB 3 slot. Sure, USB-C is most likely the future, but it's going to be years before everyone is finished converting. Starting with the Retina MBP, the laptops have been thinner than anyone needs out of a high performance laptop. They sacrificed user-replaceable hard drives and RAM, features that actually matter to professionals, for the sake of being thinner. I've carried a Mac laptop since the PowerBook G4 and I don't see myself ever buying another Mac.

OLED screens still have the problem of LEDs fading. Something like the top menu bar on MacOS would be quickly burned into the top of the screen.

They haven't been interested in the pro market since the iPhone. They abandoned Shake, one of the most popular compositors at the time, that was the first sign. Then they made FCS a prosumer piece of software. The new mac pro was actually a pretty great direction to take it, but it's now 2 generations out of date.

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