Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the Mac

Re:Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the... by FireBeyond on Monday December 19, 2016 @10:28PM (#13217219)

Same here. My employer, who is almost exclusively Mac, were reluctant to get me the new MBP.

I got a Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition (Kaby Lake) and so far, so good. Am very happy. Like you say, I wish it had the Apple touchpad (but not the new one - that's getting _too_ big).

Everything else is great. The Infinity Edge screen, beautiful keyboard...

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Re:Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the... by Fnoord on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @04:36AM (#13218544)

Been considering getting one. They come with option of Ubuntu. But I read too many complaints on things like coil whine, HiDPI, and low uptime on battery.

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Re:Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the... by FireBeyond on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @12:02PM (#13221616)

Did hear about coil whine - mine doesn't exhibit it.

HiDPI looks pretty good for the most part.

I largely run with AC power, so really need to test this (I've only had it since Friday).

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Re:Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the... by izacus on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @05:46AM (#13218810)

Hmm? Doesn't the Kaby Lake have like 20+ hours of battery life with the fullHD screen? 14 or so with the hiDPI?

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Re:Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the... by endemic on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @08:29AM (#13219567)

In Windows. Driver issues in Linux drop battery life to more "normal" levels, IIRC.

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