Realistic alternatives to Apple computers

Re:Realistic alternatives to Apple computers by ashark on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @01:58PM (#12848473)

> The author mentions in another post why he is done with Apple after his 2013 13" MBP and states he has no use for the Touch Bar. Thats fine, just get the Pro without the bar and with physical function keys.

That model has slower RAM and I'd guess, based on that, an older generation CPU. Lower clock, too. May as well buy a '15 refurb.

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Re:Realistic alternatives to Apple computers by NEDM64 on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @02:19PM (#12848706)

Wrong. Get your facts right before criticizing.

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Re:Realistic alternatives to Apple computers by ashark on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @02:22PM (#12848737)

Are we seeing different Apple store pages or something? Different (lower-numbered) iris graphics, slower ram, et c. What are you seeing?

[EDIT] discovered via Wikipedia that it is the same processor generation, just a weaker version. Also, USB-C ports cut down from 4 to 2. The non-touchbar Macbook seems to be designed to make people not buy it. And it's still more expensive than the previous entry level.

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Re:Realistic alternatives to Apple computers by NEDM64 on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @04:51PM (#12849903)

As I said, get your facts straight, good.

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Re:Realistic alternatives to Apple computers by ashark on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @09:00AM (#12854199)

It was a fact that I guessed. On one part. Which I called out as a guess. And the rest was correct.

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