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Apple engineer talking about the new Macbook

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phucheneh said:
What I meant was simply that someone doing hardware 'engineering' for them must be the most boring person on Earth.

'What if we make it look exactly like all the competition, with all the same internal components...but it's white?!'

'BRILLIANT!'
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You have been going off crazier than normal recently. Everything ok?

I'm not a huge apple fan, but their product designs are innovative and pretty much everyone copies them. It's basically what made them relevant again. I mean, that's basically the jist of the larger lawsuit between apple and samsung was over (copying hardware designs), and apply won to the tune of $120MM.
 
These and the Hitler videos are great since most Americans are so dumb they can't speak more than 1 language.
 
TheSlamma said:
These and the Hitler videos are great since most Americans are so dumb they can't speak more than 1 language.
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I really like this Indian dude's laugh. It really makes me smile and I don't know why. Plus, the Hindi...something about it. I can't get enough of how funny Indian language sounds when mixed with laughter.
 
Phoenix86 said:
You have been going off crazier than normal recently. Everything ok?

I'm not a huge apple fan, but their product designs are innovative and pretty much everyone copies them. It's basically what made them relevant again. I mean, that's basically the jist of the larger lawsuit between apple and samsung was over (copying hardware designs), and apply won to the tune of $120MM.
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this.

their devices are really average at best from technology/novelty perspective, but the design is what sells Apple junk.

that Ive dude is the only one who keeps this company afloat now...even though his watch is dumb as all hell.
 
This is why I refuse to support Apple by buying an iPhone.

Havn't done a single good thing since Steve Jobs, can't wait till these fuckers crash and burn. Hope somehow all of them go bankrupt particularly Tim Cook. What is Anand doing there anyway?
 
Kushina said:
This is why I refuse to support Apple by buying an iPhone.

Havn't done a single good thing since Steve Jobs, can't wait till these fuckers crash and burn. Hope somehow all of them go bankrupt particularly Tim Cook. What is Anand doing there anyway?
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Making bucks from the fuckers.
 
Rakehellion said:
I doubt MagSafe would work with a 2lb computer anyway.
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I read that, that's a stupid argument imo (and likely made by some Apple Marketing people). All 11in macbook airs (2.2lbs) have had mag safe since launch and never had problem disconnecting when tripping on the wire.
 
The more I read and think about this thing, the more annoyed I get. It's less powerful than either a MBA or a MBP. It's got a worse FaceTime camera than either. By most hands on accounts the keyboard is a step backwards. It charges through the only port that it has for accessories and if you need more than than it's $80 more. No magsafe port which is one of the best technologies in recent laptop design. And all of that compromise for about $300 more than what a current MBA is going for.

But hey. Retina, yo! And a couple ounces less in weight.

People wanted a retina MBA. And we got this. Bleh. Vote with your wallet, it's the only way to make your point.
 
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^ Agreed. I think I'm actually gonna get a used 13in Retina MBP; you can get those with i7 and 16gb ram - solid update for my 2011 macbook air.
 
vi edit said:
The more I read and think about this thing, the more annoyed I get. It's less powerful than either a MBA or a MBP. It's got a worse FaceTime camera than either. By most hands on accounts the keyboard is a step backwards. It charges through the only port that it has for accessories and if you need more than than it's $80 more. No magsafe port which is one of the best technologies in recent laptop design. And all of that compromise for about $300 more than what a current MBA is going for.

But hey. Retina, yo! And a couple ounces less in weight.

People wanted a retina MBA. And we got this. Bleh. Vote with your wallet, it's the only way to make your point.
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I definitely like this machine better than the Air, but I'd never buy either because I need more power.
 
Rakehellion said:
I definitely like this machine better than the Air, but I'd never buy either because I need more power.
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For what? I can't think of a use case where you'd need some crazy cpu on a laptop - exactly what kind of numbers are you crunching on a laptop ( anything like that is properly done with a cluster solution - AWS, hadoop etc).
 
Apple lost me with the iPod. I couldn't simply drag and drop songs into that thing using Windows. Told myself I was never buying an apple product again.
 
BeeBoop said:
Apple lost me with the iPod. I couldn't simply drag and drop songs into that thing using Windows. Told myself I was never buying an apple product again.
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That's what ended things for me with Apple as well using an iphone 3g. Too much hassle, too much proprietary garbage. I think Apple is primarily a fashion company more than they are a technology company. You see this in the latest macbook and its ridiculous concessions/reasoning for lacking key features in order to achieve an aesthetic.
 
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my main gripe with the new macbook isn't the lack of usb ports. i almost never use more than one at a time anyway, but what does bother me is the price. considering for the same price you can get a new force touch macbook pro it seems like a very poor deal.


who even needs a laptop to be that thin? they take all that engineering talent, and focus on a mostly irrelevant aspect of a computer; its thickness.
 
halik said:
For what? I can't think of a use case where you'd need some crazy cpu on a laptop - exactly what kind of numbers are you crunching on a laptop ( anything like that is properly done with a cluster solution - AWS, hadoop etc).
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Uhhh, excel, Access, R, SAS, Matlab, etc...

You don't need a supercomputer to do these but you do need something with ample amounts of ram and cpu speed.
 
Dari said:
Uhhh, excel, Access, R, SAS, Matlab, etc...

You don't need a supercomputer to do these but you do need something with ample amounts of ram and cpu speed.
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Going from i5 to i7 will literally make no difference in any of those. The only thing you really need, especially for matlab, is a boatload of ram. Again though, if you've got some hardcore montecarlos or something, doing it on a laptop is idiotic in the first place.
 
halik said:
For what? I can't think of a use case where you'd need some crazy cpu on a laptop - exactly what kind of numbers are you crunching on a laptop ( anything like that is properly done with a cluster solution - AWS, hadoop etc).
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Try doing a little image or video editing and tell me you don't need power.

No, a small ultrabook may not be the best choice for image/video editing, but if you only have one you might want something small to carry and still have power.

Just picked up a Dell M3800 that has a 15" 4K screen, 16GB RAM, 1TB mSATA C: OS drive and 1TB HDD storage drive. Use this to drive a 24" 4K monitor for CAD and image/video editing.

Portable but powerful...


Brian
 
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