Explain this, mac friends!

>dual core mobile intel chip
>256 gb ssd
>intel hd """graphics"""
>rose gold finish
>no ports
>1900 dollars

How does apple get away with this shit?

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It's 6% faster than an x220 from 2011. The price is all in that thin design + the logo.

aesthetics

acceptance among friends

>no port bloat
>less than a kg weight
>okay graphics card
>battery lasts a day
>good screen
>more than enough hard disk space
Stop being poor. Also rose gold so thots will like that

Just buy a macbook pro or a macbook air instead.

It works like this:
Idiot falls for macdonald meme.
Buys shitbook pro.
Can literally browse memes and sometimes compile cs101 lessons.
Shit gets ultra hot with slightest use.
Can't get money back.
Instead try to larp that shitbook "werks".

that's not a macbook pro, it's a normal macbook (12 inch screen)

My macbook Pro is 6 years old and dying. I need a new one. Are the new Macs worth it? The price tag looks disgusting and the specs don't seem much better than my 2.4Ghz i7 from 6 years ago.

if you kill the ports you need to carry fucking thousands of adapters, you dumb fuck... Hang yourself macfag

If you are dependent on Apple's software then get it and if not then just an XPS 15

The apple on the backside has illuminated.

>rose gold finish

Le gays love that though.

The 2017 model performs worse than the 2012 model because it throttles even harder now because "muh thin and light" meme.

have you ever used a core m? actually pretty capable for the size two bh

It throttles down to 0.8 ghz after 1 min of load. KEK

Except it doesn't on the latest models. First they took away the iconic startup chime, and now they got rid of the glowing Apple logo.
>the beginning of the end

Typing on its keyboard is a real pain though. I wrote a simple python script on one of them at the mall and I can safely say that typing on my iPad is more comfortable than that.

i have a macbook air 2014. honestly, it seems like every mac since has sucked. i'm very happy with my purchase though, it's still fast enough to run VMs and it still has a great battery life 3 years later.

if you have actual man hands and not limp wristed cuck ones all apple keyboards feel off

>The 2017 model performs worse than the 2012

mandatory:
youtube.com/watch?v=i9BNJrd70Wg

XPS 15?

Is that true? Why is Apple so retarded. Could I get something twice as good with 2400?

>Why is Apple so retarded.

Priorities.

Low fan noise and sleek looks are more important than performance.
Also throttling helps with the battery life.

>fast enough for most tasks
>best size/weight/performance ratio
>based space grey which is black in the dark
>great speakers
>8h+ battery life
>fanless
That's just the objective things before going into details. Also where the fuck did you see 1.9k? Got mine for just 1300 two years ago, and still haven't seen anything better at any price point.

Surface Pro is interesting and I'd love some pen input for sketches and notes but it appears crappy at being a laptop. Besides Windows is getting more horrible every day. iPad Pro got all the same pros and cons, and while the OS isn't as crappy, it's very, very limited.


Air is overpriced trash these days and MBP much heavier, larger and got a fan. Most people won't notice the performance difference either way.

and the screen resolution

>sleek looks are more important than performance
So it's a fashion accessory first and computer second?

>now they got rid of the glowing Apple logo.
Thankfully so. It was one of the main reasons why I didn't want to get an Air instead of some shitty Asus couple years ago. The keyboard is supposed to be illuminated, everything else is an embarrassing gimmick.

>windows is the only pc operating system
Why are mactards so fucking dumb?
Linux is 10 times better than macos, and desu id rather take a capable pc with winblows over a m*c with mac os any day

Loonix is useless for most people having a job, unless your job is IT stuff of course. Besides, it's ugly as death if you're not willing to waste some time to fix the mess.

I am talking from the perspective of your average customer, if you need some specific shit, the entire discussion is moot, since you know what you need best. The question was, why people buy it.

If you kill ports, there are other better technologies. Bluetooth deprecated headphone jack. Wi-Fi deprecated things plebs need adapters for. There are sd cards and usb devices with wifi nowadays.

I don't think 6% better performance is worth 10x the price

>all jobs require a computer and specific software that cannot be found on linux

spoken like a true numale.

would it shock you to learn that I - as a manual laborer - don't need a computer at all for my job?

Would it shock you to learn that you - as a manual laborer - who, doesn't need a computer at all for his job, might be not the target audience for a portable computer n the price range of an used car with MacOS? It's great for freelance journalists/writers, doctors, mangers and so on. People who need a sleek system with enough performance for basic software, compatibility with their phones, minimal weight and enough battery to last through an intercontinental flight.

You're a literal retard dude.

>So it's a fashion accessory first and computer second?

Obviously, it's a Mac.

Wireless headphones still suck due the battery life. Apple fucked up by keeping headphone jack and going with lighting on their phones instead of just pushing USB C headphones.

Macbook 12 with two usb c ports and usb c headphones included plus adapter for headphone jack luddites would be absolute perfection. Instead they created a bizarre mess inside their own eco system.

it's a facebook machine, not a gaymen laptop

>iPhones
>using standard ports
>especially USB-C which allows for analog audio through passive adapters

Why not, they could still make jewgold with Apple (tm) usb c to vga/hdmi adapters for old screens and projectors. Now Applel seems to be killing touchID too on their flagship phone after introducing it to their flagship laptop. They are lucky that their "competitors" still suck so bad.

don't forget, while macbook supports aptX, the iPhone doesn't.
what was Apple thinking?

>I don't think 6% better performance is worth 10x the price

fucking thinkpad fag

Seeing their charging solution for the pen and mouse, there is clearly not too much thinking going on.

It's like there's no communication between their iPhone division and their Mac division.

Which is just weird, given how the OS is very, very similar and they constantly work on integration between their products.

...

Nuthin' wrong with the Watch, I don't get the appeal but it outsells all the other "smart" watch shit, so they are doing something right there. Besides, the unlocking laptop feature is cool.

The trashcan was a decent idea, if it were an Apple desktop (basically a more powerful mac mini) and not a workstation.

by all those specs, why not get an LG gram?
battery life's on par, just as light, bigger screen and better processor.

Doesn't it have a 1080p screen?

Too big screen, low res, a bit uglier.

>Reddit space

rose gold/millenial pink are really good colors but i agree on the rest

this doesn't exist here. I could order from abroad tho

I carry one adapter only and neatly handles usb3.0, hdmi and some other useless shit I don't need. Slips unnoticeably in my laptop bag. Not much of an issue.

fashion accessory

everything is wireless
everything is on a server/internet
It looks good
It's price isn't a problem if you have a steady paycheck and can budget properly

What is wrong with 256gb?

This is a classic example of NOT YOUR USE CASE.

It's expensive but you're paying for build quality and Apple tax.

The base model is an OK machine for getting work done and light gaming, but you should have a desktop for that.

Stop being poor.

>no port bloat
>port bloat
>bloat

Have you ever used any technology before or are you taking the piss

>weight
unless its too heavy to carry or have on your lap it still takes up the same space

>okay graphics
Okay on a 1900 device isnt okay

>battery lasts a day
Under very very very specific usage that no normal person will ever carry out

>good screen
Its good if you have your face less than 5 inches away from the screen at any given time, from a normal viewing distance it doesn't make much of a difference from a 1080p screen

>more than enough hard disk space
If you only use safari then yeah it's more than (You) will ever need

You don't necessarily need to spend a lot just because you have a lot, especially when you clearly won't do anything on it other than chatting with your besties and baby daddy

...

dollars
No one called OP out on his bullshit made up price point yet?

>he's so fuckign poor he doesn't know how to consumer financing
>he's scared to charge his credit card and pay interest.
>he can't appreciate the aethetics and smooth operation.
>instead he makes shitty comparison with shittops and nitpicks about hardware numbers which he will never use to the fullest because all he does is fap to tranny porn and shitpost on Sup Forums.

You can quote me on this, they will only get leaner as well. I hear the next model won't have a keyboard to eliminate keyboard bloat. Probably also the processor will be entirely removed to get rid of computer bloat. A computer should just be a plastic shell. This is Apple. Simplicity is elegance as they say.

>shit support
Really? Good luck getting your warrantied Lenovo repaired in less than a full week. I can take a warrantied Macbook down to the Apple store and have it replaced in an hour.

he's probably a third world monkey like most of the other virgins who shitpost about muh appel on Sup Forums

>it outsells all the other "smart" watch shit, so they are doing something right there.
this is how dumbfuck cattle nigger ACTUALLY think

Its all garbage though, besides the first smart phone which was evolving in that way anyway

>he's a cuck to his devices
>he spends his life prepping the charger

>20min talk
When are the interesting parts?

>implying 256 Gb is enough
Kek

(((Aesthetics)))

This guy gets it

I thought Nike was overpriced even for being made in China or Vietnam, but their clothes are pretty decent and heavy duty.

It really is. All my programs (with os) with programming projects take up just 10GB.

>dual core mobile intel chip
just like most laptops
> 256GB SSD
Pretty good tbqh
> Intel HD graphics
Just like most laptops
> Rose gold finish
then get the space gray one
> 1900 dollars
actually 1300, for 1900 you would get the i7 model with 512GB SSD + 16GB of RAM

normies

it's metallic pink, no such thing as rose gold

Even the normies at my workplace could do 95% of their shit on Linux, everything is web based.

The remaining 5% needs fucking 32-bit IE though. As in, IE on 32-bit Windows. They didn't even bother with VMs, there are people there on modern workstation Thinkpads with Win10 32bit.

Ignoring that, it's platform agnostic. Linux gets more viable every day.

>1.2ghz to 3ghz

I think that's the biggest ratio between clocks I've ever seen, fucking hell. My 4th gen i7 is 2.8-3.8 and I thought that was a big gap.

>1900$
>no port

If you kill the ports, they win.

I have a linux on my 120GB ssd(only drive in the the laptop) and it's more than enough

how is 120gb enough?
both my ssds are almost full. i have to keep deleting shit.

>just use a hdd
gotta go fast

Unless you're consuming or producing media it absolutely is enough. With the growth of streaming services, the importance of disk space for consuming media is diminishing.

I'll admit it's really pretty and I like the keys + trackpad.

But for the love of God if you're going to get a Mac then get a MacBook Pro. The standard MacBook isn't worth it.

>you need to carry fucking thousands of adapters
Can we stop this meme?
At most you're only going to need a USB type C hub like a HyperDrive. You don't need to buy individual dongles.
And in 4 or 5 years, everything will be USB C compatible anyway. I hate Apple as much as you do but the 'dongle' meme is blown WAY out of proportion.

why the fuck does that tiny thing have a 9 hour battery life while the macbook pro lasts maybe 30 minutes tops?
what the fuck

>Bluetooth deprecated headphone jack
absolutely wrong. nobody wants to recharge their headphones. and bluetooth latency is horrible. not to mention how much simpler it is to use a headphone jack anyway

>But for the love of God if you're going to get a Mac then get a MacBook Pro. The standard MacBook isn't worth it.

This. The regular Macbook is a joke, Macbook Pro's are decent computers albeit over priced.

why would I want thots
that's like saying it's a good thing to slather yourself in shit because flies will be attracted to you

I wish there were more color options on the MacBook Pro...I want a gold one.

Gold is tacky and gaudy. You should feel bad for wanting one.

what tibetan cave tapestry is that picture from, my good sir?

I like tacky and gaudy. I want it to match my iPhone 7+ also.

because it's got similar power draw to a smartphone and a giant ass battery

I get almost 10 hours on my MacBook Pro. What on earth are you talking about?

the 2016 variant?

OH MAN THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING

2017

Huh. That's weird.
There are videos floating around on the internet where you can literally watch the percentage tick down once every 15 seconds or so.

What do you do on your computer? Do you just browse the web or what?

Photoshop, virtual machines, watching videos, web shit....I mean hell dude even when I'm twitting it with a game from steam I get at least 2 hours on it.