Re:A Programmer Evaluates the MacBook Pro (Touch Bar)
by nilkn on Saturday December 03, 2016 @01:24PM
(#13096772)
I think this is an okay viewpoint, but it forces the conclusion that Apple has never made a Pro machine (because the MacBook Pro lineup has never had that many options and configurations). Personally I'm fine with that conclusion, but it's not consistent with the narrative that this is the first MacBook Pro which is not for professionals.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:A Programmer Evaluates the MacBook Pro (Touch Bar)
by gutnor on Saturday December 03, 2016 @02:12PM
(#13097011)
I remember people always complaining about how the MBP was not for professionals.
Lack of ports, lack of DVD reader, lack of configuration options, lack of OSX corporate feature, lack of customisability, lack of Windows, too expensive, ...
Re:A Programmer Evaluates the MacBook Pro (Touch Bar)
by falcolas on Saturday December 03, 2016 @02:34PM
(#13097130)
Most of those "lacks" are relatively recent evolutions of the product line. It doesn't feel like it was that long ago I had a MacBook Pro with a DVD drive, Ethernet port, and expandable memory.
It was a bit bulky, but I really miss some of those features these days.