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Phil Schiller Says 32GB RAM on New MacBook Pro Would Have Required Battery Compromising Design
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phone touch screen not working? it's the customers fault
no 32gb ram option? it's intels fault
apple is master of blaming everybody else for their problems
no 32gb ram option? it's intels fault
apple is master of blaming everybody else for their problems
you forgot the price.
and Phil himself boldly predicted MacBook Air users wants to pony up more to get shiny new MBP 2016!
Most pre orders ever for a pro notebook with a touchbar 
Or you know - it could have been a LITTLE thicker.
yes, Phil is right. they chose a smaller, thinner case over the ability to create a true powerhouse of a computer. the same logic can be universally applied to so many types of machinery.
what Phil is not offering is their reasoning and principles behind the choices Apple has been making and how they view their designed limitations in regards to who they think their customers are.
what Phil is not offering is their reasoning and principles behind the choices Apple has been making and how they view their designed limitations in regards to who they think their customers are.
These explanations are just getting funny now. Why don't they muster up some of that courage and simply state:
We sacrificed everything you are missing so we could make it thinner.
Now that's owning up.
We sacrificed everything you are missing so we could make it thinner.
Now that's owning up.
Pathetic...
All the MBP is a compromise, make it as thin as the 2015's or use all the space avaliable for the battery: problem solved.
All the MBP is a compromise, make it as thin as the 2015's or use all the space avaliable for the battery: problem solved.
of course you could make the battery serviceable ....
The non touchbar has a 54w battery
(and a ULV more power efficient but obv lesser performing proc, to put salt in the wound),
whereas TB 13" is 49w,
What is this battery compromising proposition you speak of, Phil the Shill?
(and a ULV more power efficient but obv lesser performing proc, to put salt in the wound),
whereas TB 13" is 49w,
What is this battery compromising proposition you speak of, Phil the Shill?
I don't wanna hear excuses, just make it happen! ^^
Laptops don't seem to be great for that, seems to be a load of fiddling. Did have a quick look at XPS hack but some people's idea of working isn't the same as mine.
may be in the near future 15" MBP will end up with 32GB magically and you have to pay $2500 and upwards to get just to get 32GB RAM.
What is up with all the so called low end macbooks ($999 and up, no one calls them as low end other than apple) end up with 8GB RAM?
the marketing and money grab really took over Pro section of the company - what ever it is!
What is up with all the so called low end macbooks ($999 and up, no one calls them as low end other than apple) end up with 8GB RAM?
the marketing and money grab really took over Pro section of the company - what ever it is!
16 GB of RAM in this machine is just great in the universe where a new Mac Pro was released alongside this laptop. I sure don't need more than that if I have a brand new tower taking on my heavy lifting.
But in THIS universe Apple has put the following graphic on their website in a clear attempt to make us understand that this laptop is the Mac Pro replacement.
So, in that case, **** you, Apple.
But in THIS universe Apple has put the following graphic on their website in a clear attempt to make us understand that this laptop is the Mac Pro replacement.
So, in that case, **** you, Apple.
Based on the tech info out there for the processors they use, this makes sense. That said, Had they come out with a desktop replacement (workstation class) Notebook that could exist in the outgoing Retina MBP case, support 32+ GB of RAM, and keep those legacy ports, I am sure many on here would be happy (despite it likely having a high price).
They used to offer a lot of options for their Laptop consumers, 17" models, Matte Screen options, and extra ports on their larger models.
Perhaps, there is one in the works....
They used to offer a lot of options for their Laptop consumers, 17" models, Matte Screen options, and extra ports on their larger models.
Perhaps, there is one in the works....
You would really be surprised. I've helped people who say they haven't actually powered down their MacBook in 6 months or more.
he asked MacBook Air users to try out MBP, so full bs.
People just don't understand: The goal is thinness...
Or they could have made the case a couple of millimetres larger?
This all looks to be an issue with Intel not supporting LPDDR4. But let's blame Apple.
I keep saying that Apple needs to move on from Intel as this seems to hold them back a lot. Even on the phones it seems that the intel chips are too slow.
Apple, you have become a great chip design house. Screw Intel and design your own chips and give us 100TB of memory LPDDR75.
I keep saying that Apple needs to move on from Intel as this seems to hold them back a lot. Even on the phones it seems that the intel chips are too slow.
Apple, you have become a great chip design house. Screw Intel and design your own chips and give us 100TB of memory LPDDR75.
I don't see why we can't have at least a separate model that is more like the non-Retina Macbook Pros circa 2012. Leave the thickness be and stuff in 4 DIMM slots and 2 M.2 slots. You can reduce the overall dimensions by reducing the size of the bezels. Without the optical drive and the 2.5" drive, there ought to be plenty of space. Top it off with a better keyboard with actual key travel.
This all looks to be an issue with Intel not supporting LPDDR4. But let's blame Apple.
I keep saying that Apple needs to move on from Intel as this seems to hold them back a lot. Even on the phones it seems that the intel chips are too slow.
Apple, you have become a great chip design house. Screw Intel and design your own chips and give us 100TB of memory LPDDR75.
and apple's innovation would be charge $200 for every USB port!
clearly they are focusing on Dollars.
Phill.. what I don't think you understand is that you don't have to compromise the battery time so much if you left a couple extra mm on the thickness. You are painting yourselves into a corner trying to always go thinner and thinner with minimal regard to the other tradeoffs.