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Macbook Pro (2016) Disappointment Pushes Some Apple Loyalis
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I wouldn't trust crossover/wine for anything professional. As a developer I'm fine with Ubuntu, but as a designer I'd rather run Windows.
I was very impressed with OpenSuse Leap when I tried it a little while ago. KDE and Plasma 5 looks great, and very traditional.
Of course, Mint with Cinnamon is also quite spiffy.
But still, you can't hide that it's Linux. To install Skype, I had to go look up documentation and then install RPM's manually. There's too much stuff like that still.
On Windows, just install the .exe and it adds what needs adding, no muss no fuss. Want dual or triple screens? Plug in the screens and arrange what order you want them in.
Linux is still a pain in the butt when you want to do something, quite frequently.
You are paying for support so if something goes wrong you have someone to contact if it breaks
Do you use an IDE? Intellij makes use of f keys in its default bindings for example.
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.
It's too under powered to be a laptop and too big/heavy to be a good tablet. Pass.
There are some programs for installing programs automatically.
Is .rpms/.debs like installing .exes? When I did that (on Ubuntu, which uses .deb instead of .rpm) a prompt said,"Would you like to install this?" and installed everything required, no mess no fuss. The prompt was from a program called "gdebi-gtk", otherwise known as the "GDebi Package/software Installer"
Fedora Linux has the "Yum Extender" (`yumex`) which works like the Gdebi Software installer. Downloads what's required when you install something.
I don't know about OpenSUSE's Yet Another Setup Tool which is used for managing software. But last time I used it could only install software specifically made for it (.ymp, no .rpm)
NOTE: I think there should be a way to install things through the desktop in OpenSUSE, as Fedora and Ubuntu can do it. But I lack the skills to even start it...
I am a dev and will have zero issues with the new function key setup.
It has a trackpad what are you talking about?
Honestly if you're just buying it for the touchscreen, you're wasting your money. The stylus and it's capabilities in addition to the tablet mode is what sells it. Creators will pay a ton just to get their creative workflow more efficient and that portable digital drawing tablet is killer.
Unless you want a drawing/art tablet. As far as I can tell nothing comes close until you hit double/triple the price.
Both are derived from Unix, actually.
So I can drag my dock to meetings? "Guys, I'mma need to whip out my dock" "Dave, you're fired!".
I like the future of USB Type C, but the future is when all devices have that same connector and no dongle is required. In the mean time, two C ports, two Type A ports, SD Card, and mini display port out is Pro. Let the 12 inch MacBook be the pioneer. Like how the Air eschewed the CD Drive. But keep the Pro a true Pro machine. It was only until 2 generations after the Air did the pro lose the CD drive. The Pro needs to work with whatever I need it to work it not the other way around.
"To install skype:
Go to Skype's homepage and download Skype for ubuntu: Skype Download for Ubuntu.
When download is finished, go to the download folder where you downloaded Sype.
Right click on the Skype-package you downloaded and click on open with ubuntu software center.
After that this window should open:"
So, so HARD...
Which is why im so in love with xserver+ubunutu for windows 10. No more dual booting or running a vm to run the must have programs.
Arent the complaints surrounding hardware though?
That's nice for things like games, where if something doesn't work you have recourse. With professional tasks, I can't just wait and hope for a patch.
No. It is literally the Ubuntu file system on top of Windows. Once you mount the C drive, you have Ubuntu with no walls.
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.
If you were willing to spend Mac kind of money on a Windows system, then the specs wouldnt have made Vista such a mess.
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.
TBF most machines wearing the pro moniker dont have full sized SD slots.
I have run linux on some macbook airs and it has been a bit mixed. The older the device the better it works. I have a 2015 mba and the only problem with the hardware is I have to compile a custom driver for the backlight to work properly which is a pain
The crossover team makes sure to test the programs each release to make sure it all works.
> Is .rpms/.debs like installing .exes?
Slightly to closer to .msi, only an rpm/deb will likely not include all the dependencies within the file but will contain a list of all required packages that should be installed along side it.
The extreme of this are "metapackages" that have no "program" files in them at all - for example if you install a 3.6kb "kubuntu-desktop" .deb on a normal ubuntu system gdebi/synaptic/whatever will download the hundreds of megabytes of other packages needed to provide the full KDE desktop environment.
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.)
Good USB3 readers are expensive, and it's one more thing to keep around. Not user-friendly.
>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.
Linux is a flaming pain in the ass with poor support for less used chipset issues like battery management.
Mac OSX works really well, though it has some issues with enterprise file systems (which I don't deal with.) That said, I'm actually not that fond of the GUI - I liked my LXDE setup better, because I'm a freak - and if Linux had similar battery life and ran Adobe software, I'd be using it.