New MacBook Pro Is Not a Laptop for Developers Anymore

Re:New MacBook Pro Is Not a Laptop for Developers Anymore by AdmiralAsshat on Friday October 28, 2016 @11:10AM (#12816633)

It's worth noting that only the higher-end of the new MBP's have the Touch Bar. The lower end still has a traditional function row:

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2016/10/no-new-macbook-airs-as-...

So I suppose in theory if you wanted something new but without breaking your workflow, you could just go for that one.

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Re:New MacBook Pro Is Not a Laptop for Developers Anymore by 51Cards on Friday October 28, 2016 @11:17AM (#12816739)

Note that that is only the very base 13" model. You can't get the 15" without the Touch Bar.

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Re:New MacBook Pro Is Not a Laptop for Developers Anymore by sashaafm on Friday October 28, 2016 @11:12AM (#12816676)

Yeah buying a new product which is more expensive than last year's and with worse specs.

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Re:New MacBook Pro Is Not a Laptop for Developers Anymore by endemic on Friday October 28, 2016 @11:21AM (#12816816)

The frustrating thing is that machine only has 2 USB ports, rather than 4. So one port for power and another for a single wired accessory. I guess buying a dongle isn't a huge deal, but kind of frustrating that you'd have to spend more money for what I would expect to be included functionality for a "pro" machine.

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Re:New MacBook Pro Is Not a Laptop for Developers Anymore by mcintyre1994 on Friday October 28, 2016 @11:17AM (#12816746)

Any idea why it only has 2 USB ports? Seems like an intentional crippling.

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