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The No Touch Bar 13 Macbook Version

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JamesPet

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Hi guys,

my custom built 13@16gb@i7@512GB@grey arrived tonight. First impressions:

- speakers are amazing
- The laptop is absolutely beautiful
- I had before Air mid 2013 and the new laptop feels heavier (although it is actually just 30 grams heavier). Probably because it is smaller
- touchpad is nice and big but the click sound is louder than "normal" click. I think it isn't possible to turn it off
- keyboard is absolutely amazing. I'm already 100% hooked to it. The only issue it's super loud, the aclick is much much louder than the old keyboard. You can notice this especially when you type quickly
- The screen looks much much nicer with the smaller black frame.
- there isn't any more sound when you crack up/down the volume

As far as I can see native/default resolution is 1440x900 the same as on my old Mac Air. I bumped it to 1680x1050 and my eyes are hurting a little bit. I assume it's just adaptation period.


For people who have MacBook Pro Retina 13, which resolution is on your laptop?
 
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tx2005

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Sep 20, 2013
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JamesPet said:
Hi guys,

my custom built 13@16gb@i7@512GB@grey arrived tonight. First impressions:

- speakers are amazing
- The laptop is absolutely beautiful
- I had before Air mid 2013 and the new laptop feels heavier (although it is actually just 30 grams heavier). Probably because it is smaller
- touchpad is nice and big but the click sound is louder than "normal" click. I think it isn't possible to turn it off
- keyboard is absolutely amazing. I'm already 100% hooked to it. The only issue it's super loud, the aclick is much much louder than the old keyboard. You can notice this especially when you type quickly
- The screen looks much much nicer with the smaller black frame.
- there isn't any more sound when you crack up/down the volume

As far as I can see native/default resolution is 1440x900 the same as on my old Mac Air. I bumped it to 1680x1050 and my eyes are hurting a little bit. I assume it's just adaptation period.


For people who have MacBook Pro Retina 13, which resolution is on your laptop?
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How do you change resolution on Mac OS? I'm new to the OS so I haven't tried yet.
 
thadoggfather

thadoggfather

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tx2005 said:
How do you know what the actual resolution is?
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it'll tell you what it looks like beneath the representation of the laptop, in little text,

but as for actual actual resolution, its some sort of scaling magic. I would read an article about it, I dunno what each maps to specifically sorry
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torana355 said:
I run on 1680x1050. Gives me lots of screen real estate, don't think I could go much higher anyway as everything would be to small.
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its amazing that 1680 isn't an eye sore on my 13.3" compared to 12" rMB

hmm , what difference that 1.3" makes!
 
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HoosBruce

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Oct 21, 2013
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Anyone that has this yet, is the extension cable actually included in the box? It is supposedly hidden under the tray insert and you have to take that out to find it?
 
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thadoggfather

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HoosBruce said:
Anyone that has this yet, is the extension cable actually included in the box? It is supposedly hidden under the tray insert and you have to take that out to find it?
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The clutter has been removed; it is not in the box and is now an optional $18 accessory, for your convenience.

"thank you for your order can you please move aside now so I can help the next customer?" -Tim Cook
 
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HoosBruce

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thadoggfather said:
The clutter has been removed; it is not in the box and is now an optional $18 accessory, for your convenience.

"thank you for your order can you please move aside now so I can help the next customer?" -Tim Cook
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Then why did I see a guy on YouTube unbox the computer then cut open the bottom part and the cable was in there? It was EverythingApplePro and idt he'd troll for no reason
 
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thadoggfather

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HoosBruce said:
Then why did I see a guy on YouTube unbox the computer then cut open the bottom part and the cable was in there? It was EverythingApplePro and idt he'd troll for no reason
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Not sure, it was my understanding that this is no longer included
 
thadoggfather

thadoggfather

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HoosBruce said:
That's why I asked for someone that actually has one haha. I had seen those reports already
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I'm very certain that I BELIEVE there was no extension cable.

take that as fact

:D

just kidding, best of luck! Tim snatched your cable in transit, he needed those pennies reselling your extension cable on craigslist
 
falcon511

falcon511

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Apr 23, 2016
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Bought this last night at the Apple Store near me. Employee was really nice. I rather like this Macbook Pro. I also have a Surface pro 4 which I really like, But I like the laptop design better than a 2 in 1. I will still use my gaming desktop for the heavy stuff if need be, but I was downloading a ton of Adobe apps, and MS office, syncing photos and downloading files, that I am not sure I will really have an issue with any of my pro apps giving me a hard time.

I am looking for a USB-C lighting external HD. Does anyone know how this model is for use? I might use this for a Time Machine back up incase I decide to get another MBP in the future.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T3-Portable-SSD-MU-PT250B/dp/B01AVF6WN2
 
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rick987611

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Oct 28, 2008
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Has anyone hooked this thing into a 5k display? Does mission control lag when using both displays?
 
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Rigby

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falcon511 said:
I am looking for a USB-C lighting external HD. Does anyone know how this model is for use? I might use this for a Time Machine back up incase I decide to get another MBP in the future.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T3-Portable-SSD-MU-PT250B/dp/B01AVF6WN2
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Yes, this should work. But you'll need an additional USB-C cable, since the drive comes with a USB-C to USB-A cable (at least it did when I got mine a few months ago). This drive is very compact, making it great for mobile use. For simple backup purposes at home or office, you can just as well save some money and get any USB 3 drive with a standard Mini-B Superspeed connector (and get a USB-C cable for that).
 
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HoosBruce

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SSD-GUY said:
No he didn't:
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Actually, he did. I remember watching it. He either took the video down or edited that part out. It was posted 2 days ago and I took screenshots and this is two of them combined.
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You can also read through the comments of the video that's still up and see where people talk about him cutting open the bottom and showing the extension cable. That video or portion of the video is now gone.
 
hj576

hj576

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Oct 31, 2016
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HoosBruce said:
Actually, he did. I remember watching it. He either took the video down or edited that part out. It was posted 2 days ago and I took screenshots and this is two of them combined.
8144600f190bba577bde3a20b04258a2.jpg


You can also read through the comments of the video that's still up and see where people talk about him cutting open the bottom and showing the extension cable. That video or portion of the video is now gone.
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It was a joke
He also did a video where he drilled a hole into the new iphone saying it gives you a headphone jack :p
 
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HoosBruce

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hj576 said:
It was a joke
He also did a video where he drilled a hole into the new iphone saying it gives you a headphone jack :p
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Ah see I just saw it watched it quickly and didn't even think about that.

I do remember the headphone jack one though hahah
 
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Gualwer

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So I finally got my MacBook Pro 2016 and I have mixed feelings so far.

I definitely like the way it looks and the screen is gorgeous. I don't mind that it doesn't have USB ports anymore. I purchased a USB type c to lightning so that'll do the job, I don't really use flash drives or SD Cards. I did purchase a USB C to USB 3.0 just in case.

The things I'm not a big fan of are the keyboard and the trackpad. I don't mind that the keyboard doesn't have much travel, but I do notice that the keys are way louder than previous MacBooks (or maybe its just me?). Also, the trackpad sounds kinda cheap when I click on it, I can't really describe the sound, but it just sounds cheap.
 
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