You don't have five external disks set up as a softRAID when you type a Word document?
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MacBook Pro disappointment
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You don't have five external disks set up as a softRAID when you type a Word document?
No doubt. I made a mistake in thinking this issue was a no brainer. CD’s, thumb drives, ethernet, monitors, etc….
CD’s, thumb drives, ethernet, hdmi, charging etc..swapping multiple dongle types…
You could have brought a 14" MBP that had SD and HDMI for $200 more and you would got more SSD and RAM and CPU/GPU power
Anyone who doesn't even look at the sides of a laptop before buying it, given that this person lives in the past and still uses USB sticks and lord knows what else, deserves whatever disappointment comes his way.
Are you serious? If the MBP you purchased for your wife is such an unmitigated disaster, you'd think you'd notice it the moment you opened the box and set it up for the first time--assuming you failed to do due diligence in checking the specs prior to purchasing. So why didn't you simply return it as soon as you saw the problem and purchase an MBP better suited to her needs?
I'm reminded of the classic video about Antennagate and the iPhone 4: "If you don't want an iPhone 4, don't buy it. If you bought one and you don't like it, bring it back."
"If you don't want that MBP, don't buy it. If you bought one and you don't like it, bring it back." So, why didn't you return it????
I'm reminded of the classic video about Antennagate and the iPhone 4: "If you don't want an iPhone 4, don't buy it. If you bought one and you don't like it, bring it back."
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What does you spending 10K on apple products in the last years have anything to do with the device you aren’t happy with? Do you want apple to roll out the red carpet for you?
MR should consider incorporating ChatGPT for those who keep asking the questions of “should I upgrade to so and so iPhone, iPad, Mac, etc or keep so and so, or is this the right one for me or I made a mistake or Apple is doomed and I am pissed at them or whatever” 😝
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I have spent that if not more in some years and I am not even a business and that was after discounts. 😝
Likely true, however the Intel 2016 re-design was all about being thin and light which I always thought was a big mistake as most professional users wanted performance & utility not save a few ounces here and there.
The newer 14"/16" MBP's bring back ports and offer desktop performance which the user's want. That said the 2016 design 13" MBP with Apple Silicon remains a very hard to beat out as size, versus performance yet comes with several caveats...
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I feel for the OP.
I bought a top-spec Macbook Pro and was shocked when booting it up to see a Windows desktop, and "Dell" stamped on the casing. Why would they do that?
I bought a top-spec Macbook Pro and was shocked when booting it up to see a Windows desktop, and "Dell" stamped on the casing. Why would they do that?
And Display XDR should comes with a stand included not at an extra charge, MacPro should include the wheels and the 27” StudioDisplay should have a removable user removable power cord but this is Apple one step forward two steps back, look no further than the butterfly mech keyboard, touchbar, etc.
Just because it’s Apple you as a potential customer or customer have to do your due diligence to see what you are purchasing fits your needs if not shop around for other better fit products. OP has no one to blame other than thmself.
As said "this is Apple" want to use a Mac you have to play their game not that I agree with all. Apple offers great value with the M1 Air yet cash grabs where and whenever it can. Not a good look...
Apple really needs to get back to serving the customer. not it's self...
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Nobody’s going to point out the nonexistent spec that the OP claimed he bought? There’s no 13” M2 MacBook Pro with 32GB of RAM. Maxed out with 24GB RAM and 2TB SSD with FCP and logic preinstalled, it’s still less than $3000, not $5500. Even using Canada store, it’s still less than $4000 Canadian dollars, not $5500.
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That’s how Apple’s marketing works well— labelling a significant inferior but cheaper product as ‘Pro’ when there are other better ‘Pro’ products.
So what exactly is Pro? Other than branding for the sheep...
A professional with choice uses the best tool for the job regardless of spec. Do surgeons only use branded "Pro" scalpels LOL. Is such a load of nonsense and more fool those that fall for such tactics that result in them likely vastly overspending...
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Just because someone spends 15k on Apple gear doesn’t make their time valued at 100 dollars a minute, to the point where they can’t do the literal bare minimum and look at the product they’re buying to see it’s ports. My friends have dropped well over 15k on tech, because of WORK. Certain lines of work just require you to have the best computers, cameras, etc, to do your job properly and stay ahead of the game. So the OP spent all this money for work reasons, that doesn’t make them some sort of billionaire who has little free time that is so valuable that they can’t literally look at a product they’re buying and see it’s ports.
You clearly don’t understand the ultra-rich.
🤪 I’ve been tongue in cheek joking the whole time. Ridiculous threads get ridiculous posts. Haha
