Been running a LG 4K external monitor with base ntMBP and it has been great.
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Yes. While this adapter doesn't provide plain jane mDP video, it does work 100% with the Thunderbolt Display. I have one as well.
That's good to hear. Can each of you comment on how performance has been with this configuration? Are you able to have lots of applications running at once, with video playing in the background, etc.? My only concern is that the MBP will be much more stressed in terms of throttling and heat signatures when in a clamshell position and having to power a higher res external display. There were reports that some MBPs exhibited graphical issues when powering multiple displays at once but I believe these were limited to models with dGPUs.
Also, how much RAM did you guys go with? The 16GB option would be nice but not for $180 and not if it will affect battery life. I'm wondering if 8GB of RAM is sufficient for development purposes and possibly running bootcamp or parallels should I ever have the need to do so.
Also, as a more general question, can anyone comment on how the ntMBP has been for light gaming usage? I know Macs aren't really designed for gaming but if I'm spending $1500 I want some assurance that my investment can run at least some light titles. Sadly, a few of the indie games I'm interested in playing recommend a dGPU so I guess those wouldn't really be options for the ntMBP.
From a price perspective, there really isn't much difference between a 5K iMac and a ntMBP with a 4K monitor. The latter option obviously offers more flexibility in terms of portability and usability but at the cost of power.
Is it plugged in while you're doing that? I wonder if it was throttling down because on battery power.
If not, hopefully that's an optimization thing that Adobe will fix in a subsequent release of Lightroom...
Yeah I use the Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter from Apple. Works perfectly.
I didn't notice anything. Although I will say, that after having this computer for a few weeks now, either I've gotten better at typing less aggressively or the keyboard has broken in (I'm betting on the latter) - because it's a lot quieter now.
I went from nTB to TB and noticed the same. The keyboard is slightly better on the TB.
The former is true. Humans can adapt to any environment. You are definitely typing lighter which eventually will lead to faster typing.
The keyboard is not different.
I've noticed small tolerances between 2 different nTB models aswell, probably the same thing you feel right now.
I'm completely happy with my MBP nonTB except for the fact that my battery life is only getting about 5-6 hours compared to the 10+ everyone else is saying they're getting. Are there any fixes? Or should I go to my local Apple Store for a replacement?
I am not so sure about that.. I had the nTB for a week and 2 days ago exchanged it for the TB.. I instantly noticed a difference. Could just be different build tolerances but I can say the TB I have now appears to have a tad bit more travel...
Am I the only one experiencing poor battery life on the 13 ntb? Now at 48% with 2:52 hours left.... I've been using it since 3 pm ( currently 7 pm here) and it was pretty much fully charged then.... pretty poor if you ask me. What should I do?
It seems like some laptops have clickier keyboards while others are quieter and better.
I have exchanged my 2016 15" twice. The first machine had earlier build date and had very loud and clicky keyboard. The second one was very quite and really good.
Maybe Apple is using different suppliers for keyboards, of they just quietly improved the keyboard with later builds.
Could you both please talk about your experiences regarding battery life with the two laptops?
I am working on my surface pro 4 at the moment (loaner laptop), and I have 15 tabs open, with 8 of them being youtube videos on google chrome and the fans are going OFF. This is the 8gb i5 model. I am wondering if someone with the base nTB can share their experiences with similar usage. Or better yet open up the same number of tabs and let me know how it goes.
I know google chrome hogs the RAM and is not as efficient as safari, so feel free to use safari.
thanks
I know google chrome hogs the RAM and is not as efficient as safari, so feel free to use safari.
thanks
Waiting for the delivery soon (nTB 2.0/16/512).
This thread been quite lately, and that's good. I mean, I hope everyone is enjoying the device without the need of raging for something.
Any new feedback after some weeks of usage? The only 3d that pings like crazy is the one about the battery life, but I don't see messages about this model. Still going good without main issues? Cheers
This thread been quite lately, and that's good. I mean, I hope everyone is enjoying the device without the need of raging for something.
Any new feedback after some weeks of usage? The only 3d that pings like crazy is the one about the battery life, but I don't see messages about this model. Still going good without main issues? Cheers