If next week's offerings are anything like the ones six months ago, be
prepared to be underwhelmed. The 2018 MacBook Pro laptop is in my
unhumble oopinion nothing to write home about. The mid-line spec machine
is probably the best offering for the money,but it has problems all its
own, including the high possibility of overheating,and of course, the
dreaded touch-bar function keys row which, if you decide to dual-boot
with Bootcamp, will not serve you in Windows whatsoever. The one
afternoon's look at it which I got gave me to think it looked like and
worked like a very tricked-out Air, boasting a big SSD and thirty-two
gigs of memory, no network or USB ports, which means you have to buy a
combination adapter from Thunderbolt to USB and ethernet, and a keyboard
with such minimal key travel making it difficult to type on if you have
any hint of neuropathy in your fingers because you'll hardly be able to
feel the keyswitch click when keys are pressed. It does have a full- or
nearly-full-sized trackpad, but this, too, presents problems if you
don't type with arched wrists. Fine for pianists and maybe guitarists,
but so many people don't hold their hands and arms properly when typing,
so this could be a problem for them which will make them hate the thing.
The top-end 2.9GHz i7 processor will cause the machine to always run
hot, and we all know heat is the death nell for any electronics. Don't
even talk to me about the i9 processor and how much better it's supposed
to be. Mac Rumors and many other Macintosh analysis Websites all
agree--not enough bang for way too much buck.
I was honestly hoping to consider replacing my 2012 Mini with one of
these, but I think I'll keep it until it dies of its own accord. If I
can't upgrade it past Mojave when that time comes, so be it. It has
served me very well in six years, and I've never found anything to
surpass its durability. The 2018 Pro just doesn't cut it, again in my
unhumble opinion. You'd pay way too much for way too little.
I would seriously consider an older machine, but not too much older,
since Mac hardware seems to be good for only about seven years, after
which the operating system tells you that you can't upgrade it any more.
I went through this once already with a 2009 iMac, and I know I'm facing
the same thing next year with my Mini, but I'd want a machine with a lot
better real performance than simply adding an overrated processor, an
SSD and the latest DDR4 memory gives the current models.
Just my two dents' worth.
On 10/24/2018 7:04 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote:
Definitely wait till next week, then you will have a complete picture of what's
available.
Sarai D Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of Matt
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 2:46 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: What mac to buy?
Hi folks.
I'm waiting for the 30th, for apples event, where there might be new macs.
In the mean time, I was thinking of buying the mac mini, uping the
processer to the I7, 16 gigs of ram, and the 512 gig SSD.
I was also looking at the macbook air, with the i7, and the 512 gig ssd.
I've played with a macbook air, and like the overall voiceover experience.
I do want to play with logic, or either main stage, in the future.
The mini or the air, from what I understand, hasn't been updated sents
2014.
So, I await the 30th.
This would be my first mac, and wondered what people thought?
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