Welp, I'm back to my circular thinking again with this idea with the thoughts popping back in to go back into the mainstream for computing even though I don't really like where that stream is heading...
Anyway got to look at an actual 14" M1 MacBook pro today, the 2k 512gb model. Spent a little time with it. The 2k price already sticker shocking me. Can't really see what 2 grand offers. Might just being cheap I don't know. Screen did look good. Didn't mess with the keyboard but I understand they are better than the butterfly's. Notch? Meh.
Found the programs and the second thing I noticed and realized after the 2k price was, like windows, there was included bloat, although it was first party stuff, stocks and other stuff. Okay not much cleaner than a windows machine you get off the shelf (well maybe a little since those windows machines have vender and likely 3rd party junk included).
I noted affinity photo was installed on the demo MBP so I launched it. Took a little second or two to open. Was lost, but haven't used the program at all. I did manage to locate a picture somewhere on the machine open it and tried to mess with it. It was okay I suppose.
The whole look over was just okay I suppose. Was trying to figure out where that price tag goes. They didn't have any other apple laptops to demo, not even a lowly base model air. I suppose I could get away with 512. The card reader was a nice addition since my cameras use SD cards (yes they are ancient now). Not sure on the USB ports, but at least 2 would likely be reserved, 1 for charging and other for external drives. I'd definitely want external drives and perhaps even just work off an external drive which would tether the laptop to the desktop.
I think if I went the M1 digital darkroom I'd have to fork out at least 1k (mini), or if the 14" MBP I looked at, probably closer to 3k. Um, okay I suppose. Thing looks a little fragile. Not sure if apple nags like windows 10 saas model does (hey, windows comes with windows defender but the OEM opted to disable it and toss in Norton free for 30 days, please continue and buy a subscription! Ugh!
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Maybe the more intelligent idea would be to just dump photography? Or just get discouraged by my round about work flow on Linux? I think dark table did get an update to read those problematic .cr3 files but I find that software clunky and unintuitive.
Anyway got to look at an actual 14" M1 MacBook pro today, the 2k 512gb model. Spent a little time with it. The 2k price already sticker shocking me. Can't really see what 2 grand offers. Might just being cheap I don't know. Screen did look good. Didn't mess with the keyboard but I understand they are better than the butterfly's. Notch? Meh.
Found the programs and the second thing I noticed and realized after the 2k price was, like windows, there was included bloat, although it was first party stuff, stocks and other stuff. Okay not much cleaner than a windows machine you get off the shelf (well maybe a little since those windows machines have vender and likely 3rd party junk included).
I noted affinity photo was installed on the demo MBP so I launched it. Took a little second or two to open. Was lost, but haven't used the program at all. I did manage to locate a picture somewhere on the machine open it and tried to mess with it. It was okay I suppose.
The whole look over was just okay I suppose. Was trying to figure out where that price tag goes. They didn't have any other apple laptops to demo, not even a lowly base model air. I suppose I could get away with 512. The card reader was a nice addition since my cameras use SD cards (yes they are ancient now). Not sure on the USB ports, but at least 2 would likely be reserved, 1 for charging and other for external drives. I'd definitely want external drives and perhaps even just work off an external drive which would tether the laptop to the desktop.
I think if I went the M1 digital darkroom I'd have to fork out at least 1k (mini), or if the 14" MBP I looked at, probably closer to 3k. Um, okay I suppose. Thing looks a little fragile. Not sure if apple nags like windows 10 saas model does (hey, windows comes with windows defender but the OEM opted to disable it and toss in Norton free for 30 days, please continue and buy a subscription! Ugh!
)Maybe the more intelligent idea would be to just dump photography? Or just get discouraged by my round about work flow on Linux? I think dark table did get an update to read those problematic .cr3 files but I find that software clunky and unintuitive.
