Re:Why are developers switching from Mac OS X to Linux?
by sasas on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @06:10PM
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> A big discrete GPU box that works over thunderbolt is just a gimmick.
A valid use case for this could be someone travels a lot who wants a thin, lite laptop but when they are home, they want to play AAA game titles.
How heavy are gaming laptops with enough GPU grunt to play the latest AAA titles on ultra settings?
why?
> MacPro replacement that looks something like the Razor Blade Stealth where a full powered GPU attaches via USB-C.
oh god why?
both of these just seem like gimmicks instead of just making a top notch dev machine.
Lots of ram, good CPU, discrete GPU option, fast SSD, decent port selection, great battery life (tweak machine options to get a bit more or less, but always good).
That's why the 2013 was such a great machine. Mine is still easily good enough today.
Now we have gimmicky touchbars, the ram hasn't increased, the CPUs are older models, they have dropped a bunch of useful ports (HDMI, magsafe power supplies), and the battery life isn't even what it used to be.
A big discrete GPU box that works over thunderbolt is just a gimmick. Windows laptop makers do stuff like that but their touchpads are still pretty much meh.