This is why you don't buy a macbook

maybe you say "This is why I don't buy a Macbook"
Ok boomer.
Yes, macbook thermals aren't the greatest, but it's not like all windows laptops have great thermal design.
Apple isn't that expensive either when it comes to high end devices.

imo it really comes down to what OS you prefer. I'm personally a Windows guy, so Mac isn't really an option for me, but if I liked MacOS - I don't think Apple products are as overpriced and bad as people act they are. Are they perfect? Hell no. They're average-performing devices with timeless design.
The thing is, you have only one option for macbooks. Apple. You have virtually unlimited options available if you wanted to go for windows/linux. Some of them don't have good thermal performance, while some do actually have very good thermal performance.

What I hate the most about apple thermals is the fact that apple could easily have designed better cooling solution, but they consciously chose not to. Please watch the video I posted in my OP.
 
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I'm not a fan of Apple products in general, but I know several quite big software companies that switched from Windows notebooks to Macbooks for their developers, and they love it. As long as everyone in the company uses Apple, it's not a problem anymore that the system is closed, but an advantage. So no, Apple isn't only for private consumer fanboys and "boomers", their products have their merits in the professional space, too. My brother wouldn't go back to the Windows notebooks he used previously for more than 10 years as a developer, now that he uses a Macbooks for 2 years. At home, he uses Linux of course.
 
I bought a new Macbook Pro a few weeks ago...and I have to say: Damn. I regret it.

Before I had a Macbook Air (2014) and it was superb. No noise, fast, no problems. This Macbook Pro (2020) feels like a downgrade even tho it has much more RAM and much bigger storage. It gets super loud just when opening two programs at the same time and it gets slow. This never happened with the Macbook Air. The only positive aspects are the sound and the display, but thats it.

I am seriously asking myself what the fuck Apple did. How can Macbook Air from 2014 seem to be better than a new Macbook Pro? Wtf.

I am making apps for iOS, so it's quite convenient for me to use a Macbook. Otherwise, I would probably buy a Huawei Matebook or a Samsung Ultrabook.

this is the difference between Steve Job vs Tim cook, I should say " crook "

I notice under Tim Cook , they more aggressive for money than Steve job yet make the Apple crappy .

I noticed now a days whenever update they come out , somehow " slow down the Mac, even the recent IOS new update drain a lot battery faster " especially u still iPhone 7+

" perhaps they purpose wanna make people upgrade "
 
My wallet would never forgive me if I were to throw my hard earned shekels at a Mac, while I value my sanity too much to lock horns with anything Microsoft has to offer.

Never played a computer game in my life, but do a fair amount of coding. Even then I avoid the only good thing remotely related to Microsoft, i.e. VS Code. instead I use the open source version, codium.

I've tried a view Linux distros, the best, in my opinion, is Elementary OS.

Here's how Linux and Microshit compare when setting up a dev environment
MS
  1. Dance around the room on one leg while balancing a pancake on your nose
  2. Take a 2 week vacation
  3. Return from vacation and repeat the phrase "oh fuck" until your throat runs dry
  4. Pull out two handfuls of hair
  5. Plant an apple tree
  6. Concede defeat and seek therapy
Linux
  • Click install
And don't even think about getting me started with the infamous Windows updates. How anyone can survive those fuckers without copious amounts of Zantax is one of life's greatest mysteries.
 
  1. Dance around the room on one leg while balancing a pancake on your nose
  2. Take a 2 week vacation
  3. Return from vacation and repeat the phrase "oh fuck" until your throat runs dry
  4. Pull out two handfuls of hair
  5. Plant an apple tree
  6. Concede defeat and seek therapy
LOL :D
My experience hasn't been that bad though. I do fair amount of coding as well. Currently, I have WSL 2(Ubuntu) for the LAMP environment, and VS Code + Node + Expo for mobile development. The setup for both couldn't be smoother. I use Win 10 by the way.
It looks better when the lid is closed. :D
 
It looks better when the lid is closed. :D

.. relax.. this is just a laptop.. most people who moan about apple haven't ever used them.. there is nothing wrong with macbook pro. still, I prefer macbook air - bought pro as the store didn't have any airs in stock (had to take an unplanned business trip oversees)

use whatever you like.. in the end of the day > you get what you pay for :)



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.. whatever you do - don't by sh*! :) .. everything else will do the job :) .. relax and be happy :)

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.. relax.. this is just a laptop.. most people who moan about apple haven't ever used them.. there is nothing wrong with macbook pro. still, I prefer macbook air - bought pro as the store didn't have any airs in stock (had to take an unplanned business trip oversees)

use whatever you like.. in the end of the day > you get what you pay for :)



YmI6VpD


.. whatever you do - don't by sh*! :) .. everything else will do the job :) .. relax and be happy :)

H
what's that? it seem like you offer SEO service?
I like that Kim figure
 
.. relax.. this is just a laptop.. most people who moan about apple haven't ever used them.. there is nothing wrong with macbook pro. still, I prefer macbook air - bought pro as the store didn't have any airs in stock (had to take an unplanned business trip oversees)

use whatever you like.. in the end of the day > you get what you pay for :)



YmI6VpD


.. whatever you do - don't by sh*! :) .. everything else will do the job :) .. relax and be happy :)

H
Yeah, if you sit all day with the WHMCS open, you would probably be fine with Mac. Try overclocking that macbook, yumm. ;)

P.S. we were supposed to discuss thermal throttling here, not "getting work done", but I guess it's okay. I love mac vs pc battle. :D
 
Yeah, if you sit all day with the WHMCS open, you would probably be fine with Mac. Try overclocking that macbook, yumm. ;)

P.S. we were supposed to discuss thermal throttling here, not "getting work done", but I guess it's okay. I love mac vs pc battle. :D

.. just opened for you :) .. macbook pro is for travelling, at least for me
 
True, it's more useful for picking chicks up than getting work done. :p

:) ok mr Гоголь ;) please share your notebook/laptop and your desktops :) let us see what is really good for work ;)

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:) ok mr Гоголь ;) please share your notebook/laptop and your desktops :) let us see what is really good for work ;)

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I am a poor developer who uses nano editor for coding. :D
 
My old mid-2012 Macbook pro does everything I want him to do. It's been 8-9 years and I didn't change a thing on the pc.
Linus video is marketing and nothing else. Whether you use mac os, Linux, or windows, the most important part is to do your work.
 
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