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Why I'm officially quitting Apple Laptops

by reasonablemann on 3/14/19, 4:07 PM with 4 comments

  • by pier25 on 3/15/19, 4:48 PM

    I had been waiting for the new MBP, and when Apple released the 2016 touchbar models I went and bought the 2015 15'' model.

    I used the 2015 for a year before selling it because the Intel GPU was seriously underpowered and the 4th gen CPU ran too hot which made the fans annoyingly audible too often.

    So since I din't need the portability I ended up getting a 5K iMac, which is quite frankly the best Mac I've ever owned. I still use a 2014 13'' MBP that I had lying around on the rare times I travel or work away from home.

    I hope Apple knows all the problems with the current laptop line, but if they don't do something quick they will end up losing a lot of audience. Unless something drastic happens my next laptop won't be an Apple one.

  • by geophile on 3/14/19, 4:14 PM

    Yeah, me too. Mostly it's the keyboard and execrable touchbar. But also, just the general decline in quality of Apple software and design.

    Got a System76 Darter. Very happy with it. Great keyboard.

    By the way, the dude in that video is really irritating to listen to and watch. What is up with his hands?

  • by reasonablemann on 3/14/19, 4:08 PM

    Why does Apple keep trying to patch up the butterfly? When will they accept that the technology is a failure?