[OSX-Users] Macbook pro review - the Verge

[mc]

Chris - hear ya.

Main osx lion server on now-old Mac mini finally died. Perhaps not enjoying being on so constantly. Dunno. Anyway
Jules and Shaun and Klaus-Peter got me onto a synology approach instead.
It works! Fancy that. 

Did you see the Microsoft surface studio? - stylistically stealing from apple product ads but why is it MS doing this?
 

https://youtu.be/BzMLA8YIgG0?t=55s <https://youtu.be/BzMLA8YIgG0?t=55s>

(By the way - in terms of history: the dial thing is actually from Autodesk … that got pulled into the surface tables way ago)



> On 3 Nov 2016, at 12:56, Chris Andrews <w at lfie.org <mailto:w at lfie.org>> wrote:
> 
> With the continued lack of interest in desktop Macs from Apple I shall be switching my home server to a Linux box. I don't see a good alternative to the iPhone or iPad but when it comes to my need for a headless Unix system serving files and running cron jobs...
> 
> Chris 
> 
> On Thursday, 3 November 2016, Nicholas Gibbins <nmg at ecs.soton.ac.uk <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','nmg at ecs.soton.ac.uk');>> wrote:
> This is probably the best review I've read of the new MacBook Pro:
> 
> https://blog.pinboard.in/2016/10/benjamin_button_reviews_the_new_macbook_pro/ <https://blog.pinboard.in/2016/10/benjamin_button_reviews_the_new_macbook_pro/>
> 
> Regardless, the new MBP might be the impetus I need to start seriously
> looking at hackintoshes; some time ago, I came to the conclusion that
> what I liked was the OS, and not necessarily the hardware.
> 
> Nick
> 
> > On 3 Nov 2016, at 12:09, mc <mc at ecs.soton.ac.uk <>> wrote:
> >
> > Anyone considering a new MacBook Pro?
> >
> > You’re up for the TOTAL adaptor requirements? Like a USB key requiring an adaptor. It beggars belief right now.
> >
> > This review so nicely captures at least how I feel about it in terms of
> > Death of relevant ports for example
> > Loss of sd card slot (for some of us that really is a blow)
> > Dongle cost
> > That the processors aren’t the optimum
> >
> > Anyway, read and enjoy/read and weep?
> >
> > http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/2/13490774/apple-macbook-pro-review-2016-13-inch-laptop <http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/2/13490774/apple-macbook-pro-review-2016-13-inch-laptop>
> >
> > m.c.
> >
> >
> 
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