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    MacBook Pro nTB 2017 battery health

    Hi all, I bought a refurbished MBP from Apple 2 months ago (early October). The overall condition of it was near perfect and the battery life is great. I’ve been using coconut battery just for tracking purposes since I find it quite interesting to see how the battery fares over time. Since the...
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    Macbook Pro 2017 13" NTB vs TB

    Hello everybody, I am interested in buying a new Macbook Pro. I aready decided that i want a new 2017 model and even though i don't use it for heavy tasks, i would like to buy a model that is future proof. Now i have already read different topics about the difference between the two models but...
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    2017 13 non-TB MBP vs 2016 13 TB MBP

    I need some help in finalizing between 2017 13 non-TB MBP i5 and 2016 13 TB MBP i5. My main usage is for software development. Will be running a couple of VSCode/Eclipse editors and a couple of node/Tomcat servers. Currently, my work machine is a 2015 15 2.5GHz i7 MBP with 16GB RAM and still I...
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    Resolved HELP please! MacBook Pro Non touch bar for sims 4?

    Hi!! I'm downloading the sims 4 right now from origin, I tried looking up if others that have MacBook Pro non touch bar base model have tried to play sims on their laptop, but I couldn't find any related post. I know my laptop is not really ideal for gaming, but My question is, would it be safe...
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    Hoping for some solid Firmware updates for the 2016 MacBook Pro - (Non Touch Bar)

    I think apple has to really provide us some good firmware updates very soon. I think this is one of those designs that was rushed (no excuses after 400+ days) to the market. It has some great potential but could have been more refined. A common concern for me is the time remaining shown (iStat...
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    MacBook Pro 2016 - nTB vs TB after 10.12.2

    Hello everyone, I've been deciding between the TB and nTB for days and I was quite sure I'll be buying the nTB until the latest update came out. As the performance was quite similar and battery life is very important for me as a student, the nTB seemed like an obvious choice. Now as reports of...