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...<div><br></div><div>Chris <br><div><br>On Thursday, 3 November 2016, Nicholas Gibbins <<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','nmg@ecs.soton.ac.uk');" target="_blank">nmg@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">This is probably the best review I've read of the new MacBook Pro:<br>
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<a href="https://blog.pinboard.in/2016/10/benjamin_button_reviews_the_new_macbook_pro/" target="_blank">https://blog.pinboard.in/2016/<wbr>10/benjamin_button_reviews_the<wbr>_new_macbook_pro/</a><br>
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Regardless, the new MBP might be the impetus I need to start seriously<br>
looking at hackintoshes; some time ago, I came to the conclusion that<br>
what I liked was the OS, and not necessarily the hardware.<br>
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Nick<br>
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> On 3 Nov 2016, at 12:09, mc <<a>mc@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Anyone considering a new MacBook Pro?<br>
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> You’re up for the TOTAL adaptor requirements? Like a USB key requiring an adaptor. It beggars belief right now.<br>
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> This review so nicely captures at least how I feel about it in terms of<br>
> Death of relevant ports for example<br>
> Loss of sd card slot (for some of us that really is a blow)<br>
> Dongle cost<br>
> That the processors aren’t the optimum<br>
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> Anyway, read and enjoy/read and weep?<br>
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> <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/2/13490774/apple-macbook-pro-review-2016-13-inch-laptop" target="_blank">http://www.theverge.com/2016/1<wbr>1/2/13490774/apple-macbook-pro<wbr>-review-2016-13-inch-laptop</a><br>
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> m.c.<br>
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