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Re:Realistic alternatives to Apple computers by JohnStrange on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @12:23PM (#12847288)
If you like Apple's hardware, why don't you just run GNU/Linux on it?
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Re:Realistic alternatives to Apple computers by dnissley on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @12:27PM (#12847340)
Lots of people seem to be complaining about the lack of a RAM upgrade to more than 16gb, and lack of an nvidia GPU for cuda.
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Re:Realistic alternatives to Apple computers by igor_filippov on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @12:48PM (#12847614)
It's funny how everyone was complaining about 16 Gb being the limit for Macs, but the person in the article put 16 Gb in requirements.
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Re:Realistic alternatives to Apple computers by oneeyedpigeon on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @01:21PM (#12848014)
Not necessarily incompatible positions. It's perfectly possible you might want 16gb today but 32/64/etc. later down the line. In fact, based on apple's ram prices, this is the advisable approach, providing you can get a machine which actually CAN have the ram upgraded.
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Re:Realistic alternatives to Apple computers by squeaky-clean on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @01:18PM (#12847974)
The author of the article wants a 13" laptop, and the 16GB option is only for 15" Macbook Pros.
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Re:Realistic alternatives to Apple computers by mdemare on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @01:43PM (#12848295)
No, 13" MBPs can get 16GB too.
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Re:Realistic alternatives to Apple computers by squeaky-clean on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @06:01PM (#12850455)
Ah, you're right. They don't show the option until you've added it to your cart though, unlike the 15" model.
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