The new MacBooks are so bad....

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CAN NOT PUKE: Nov 26, 2017; by FactsAreUseless

the keyboard is so bad. What the heck were they thinking? The keys barely go in when you press. This means theres no good laptops anymore. holy crap

# ? Aug 11, 2018 06:20

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slave to my cravings: Mar 1, 2007; Got my mind on doritos and doritos on my mind.

I agree

# ? Aug 11, 2018 06:23

LordoftheScheisse: Jan 16, 2016

Are these still the same models that the space key spontaneously pops off of? That they finally acknowledged was a problem after like 2 years? lol

# ? Aug 11, 2018 06:25

slave to my cravings: Mar 1, 2007; Got my mind on doritos and doritos on my mind.

LordoftheScheisse posted:

Are these still the same models that the space key spontaneously pops off of? That they finally acknowledged was a problem after like 2 years? lol

That�s a feature you are using it incorrectly

# ? Aug 11, 2018 06:25

The Dennis System: Aug 4, 2014; Nothing in Jurassic World is natural, we have always filled gaps in the genome with the DNA of other animals. And if the genetic code was pure, many of them would look quite different. But you didn't ask for reality, you asked for more teeth.

Buy a $400 Chromebook OP.

# ? Aug 11, 2018 06:42

HugeGrossBurrito: Mar 20, 2018

you deserve this for not wearing the hat op

# ? Aug 11, 2018 06:47

ferroque: Oct 27, 2007

are you telling me i can't run silverligjt on this piece of junk

# ? Aug 11, 2018 06:53

Mr. Meagles: Apr 30, 2004; Out here, everything hurts

are there still laptops with the little nub in the middle of the keyboard I can sensually rub like it was a nipple?

# ? Aug 11, 2018 06:54

SCheeseman: Apr 23, 2003

Tom Gorman posted:

are there still laptops with the little nub in the middle of the keyboard I can sensually rub like it was a nipple?

Many lenovo laptops still have clitmice

# ? Aug 11, 2018 07:15

mst4k: Apr 18, 2003; budlitemolaram

Its the greatest laptop ever made if you are a developer w/ high limit credit cards

# ? Aug 11, 2018 07:17

Rasta_Al: Jul 14, 2001; she had tiny Italian boobs.
Well that's my story.; Fun Shoe

At least Steve Jorbs had a vision and the chutzpah to ensure poo poo was quality. poo poo human being... definitely.

# ? Aug 11, 2018 07:29

Rad-daddio: Apr 25, 2017

All laptops suck, and if you buy a laptop for gaming like I had to(need to be portable for work stuff also) then you are a failson to gaming and should turn in your cheeto chopsticks.

# ? Aug 11, 2018 07:36

NihilismNow: Aug 31, 2003

SwissCM posted:

Many lenovo laptops still have clitmice

Also still in use on some HP's (zbook range).
Which are better laptops than macbooks, get this they actually have ports and they don't wait 3 years to refresh the range.

# ? Aug 11, 2018 07:37

Indy: Mar 30, 2005; Hey guys, what's up?

Lol if you use a MacBook, why?

# ? Aug 11, 2018 08:28

Sophy Wackles: Dec 17, 2000; > access main security grid
access: PERMISSION DENIED.

2011 was the last year macbooks were good since you could still change all the parts out and upgrade stuff.

# ? Aug 11, 2018 08:34

a hole-y ghost: May 10, 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kihGm4KfY7k&t=25s

# ? Aug 11, 2018 08:36

buglord: Jul 31, 2010; Cheating at a raffle? I sentence you to 1 year in jail! No! Two years! Three! Four! Five years! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!; Buglord

My 2013 MacBook Pro is still as quick and nice as the day I bought it which is something I adore about it. But also a family member bought it for me for college so I didn�t really buy it. If it broke today I�m not sure I�d replace it because I realized I�m significantly more productive on a windows desktop with a bigger monitor.

I�d probably get a mid range chrome book if I was just going to use it for word processing and typical media consumption again.

# ? Aug 11, 2018 09:35

etalian: Mar 20, 2006

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUaJ8pDlxi8

# ? Aug 11, 2018 11:11

Chumbawumba4ever97: Dec 31, 2000; by Fluffdaddy

A friend texted me the other day that he was going to purchase one of the new MacBooks, but he found they removed the HD recovery port, meaning all your data is gone if your motherboard ever dies (and the motherboards on MacBooks aren't known for, uh, not dying). So he swore off MacBooks permanently. I told him to get a ThinkPad, T series and he's going to.

Coincidentally, I just received my Thinkpad T25 (25th Anniversary Edition) laptop to replace my 9 year old T420, and a few things struck me as pretty amazing when I took off the back cover to upgrade the RAM from 16GB to 32GB. Not only does this laptop have an external battery (something that is getting more rare by the day), but it has an internal battery as well. On top of that, the internal battery is extremely easy to replace. Suck it, Crapple.

Here's some pics from when I opened it to double the RAM:

The desk is in my garage so no, I don't care that it's scratched.

So not only are both batteries incredibly easy to replace, but there's space and ports for TWO hard drives, a spot for an extra stick of RAM (remember when you could upgrade RAM?), 3 USB ports, full-sized HDMI and RJ-45, thunderbolt, memory card reader, and more. I can even choose a classic-style dock where I just plop it down on the $35 dock I got off eBay instead of buying some $300 thunderbolt bullshit that I have to plug in like a jackass every time.

If the motherboard ever dies, I can actually retrieve my data. The keyboard does not die from a spec of dust; in fact this keyboard is the classic-style "switch" and not the Chiclet bullshit. If EITHER of the TWO batteries ever die, the laptop does not get thrown in the trash.

Oh and best of all........A MATTE loving SCREEN. Even though it's a touchscreen, they still knew nobody wants that glossy trash that used to be exclusive to poo poo-tier laptops in the mid 2000s.

And yet it somehow manages to do all of this while still having great battery life, and while remaining thin and light (like me). The trackpad is great for gestures and scrolling, and as always, the trackpoint nub is the greatest mouse pointer known to man.

My final thought of the day; the T470 and T480 are almost identical except they have Chiclet keyboards, so if the keyboard isn't a big deal to you, you can go with those over the 25th Anniversary Edition. Because the T series Thinkpads aren't made by sadomasochists in Cupertino, you can do all of the things mentioned above re: actually owning the hardware you buy.

Thinkpad. Supremacy.

# ? Aug 11, 2018 11:59

kazr: Jan 28, 2005

Uncle at Nintendo posted:

A friend texted me the other day that he was going to purchase one of the new MacBooks, but he found they removed the HD recovery port, meaning all your data is gone if your motherboard ever dies (and the motherboards on MacBooks aren't known for, uh, not dying). So he swore off MacBooks permanently. I told him to get a ThinkPad, T series and he's going to.

Coincidentally, I just received my Thinkpad T25 (25th Anniversary Edition) laptop to replace my 9 year old T420, and a few things struck me as pretty amazing when I took off the back cover to upgrade the RAM from 16GB to 32GB. Not only does this laptop have an external battery (something that is getting more rare by the day), but it has an internal battery as well. On top of that, the internal battery is extremely easy to replace. Suck it, Crapple.

Here's some pics from when I opened it to double the RAM:

The desk is in my garage so no, I don't care that it's scratched.

So not only are both batteries incredibly easy to replace, but there's space and ports for TWO hard drives, a spot for an extra stick of RAM (remember when you could upgrade RAM?), 3 USB ports, full-sized HDMI and RJ-45, thunderbolt, memory card reader, and more. I can even choose a classic-style dock where I just plop it down on the $35 dock I got off eBay instead of buying some $300 thunderbolt bullshit that I have to plug in like a jackass every time.

If the motherboard ever dies, I can actually retrieve my data. The keyboard does not die from a spec of dust; in fact this keyboard is the classic-style "switch" and not the Chiclet bullshit. If EITHER of the TWO batteries ever die, the laptop does not get thrown in the trash.

Oh and best of all........A MATTE loving SCREEN. Even though it's a touchscreen, they still knew nobody wants that glossy trash that used to be exclusive to poo poo-tier laptops in the mid 2000s.

And yet it somehow manages to do all of this while still having great battery life, and while remaining thin and light (like me). The trackpad is great for gestures and scrolling, and as always, the trackpoint nub is the greatest mouse pointer known to man.

My final thought of the day; the T470 and T480 are almost identical except they have Chiclet keyboards, so if the keyboard isn't a big deal to you, you can go with those over the 25th Anniversary Edition. Because the T series Thinkpads aren't made by sadomasochists in Cupertino, you can do all of the things mentioned above re: actually owning the hardware you buy.

Thinkpad. Supremacy.

Mods? Can we get the gay nerd shilling to make Apple look better by comparison out of here?

# ? Aug 11, 2018 12:02

bitmap: Aug 8, 2006

Uncle at Nintendo posted:

Thinkpad.

The real rear end workhorse in an ocean of bullshit

# ? Aug 11, 2018 12:11

Remulak: Jun 8, 2001; I can't count to four.; Yams Fan

Aha, I did the MacBook pro to Lenovo swap too, 'pro' should mean MORE possibilities for connectors, ram, storage, etc. Plus Bash / Ubuntu on Windows 10 Is close enough to get work done, something that was not true of cygwin.

# ? Aug 11, 2018 12:12

Blast of Confetti: Apr 21, 2008; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Uncle at Nintendo posted:

A friend texted me the other day that he was going to purchase one of the new MacBooks, but he found they removed the HD recovery port, meaning all your data is gone if your motherboard ever dies (and the motherboards on MacBooks aren't known for, uh, not dying). So he swore off MacBooks permanently. I told him to get a ThinkPad, T series and he's going to.

Coincidentally, I just received my Thinkpad T25 (25th Anniversary Edition) laptop to replace my 9 year old T420, and a few things struck me as pretty amazing when I took off the back cover to upgrade the RAM from 16GB to 32GB. Not only does this laptop have an external battery (something that is getting more rare by the day), but it has an internal battery as well. On top of that, the internal battery is extremely easy to replace. Suck it, Crapple.

Here's some pics from when I opened it to double the RAM:

The desk is in my garage so no, I don't care that it's scratched.

So not only are both batteries incredibly easy to replace, but there's space and ports for TWO hard drives, a spot for an extra stick of RAM (remember when you could upgrade RAM?), 3 USB ports, full-sized HDMI and RJ-45, thunderbolt, memory card reader, and more. I can even choose a classic-style dock where I just plop it down on the $35 dock I got off eBay instead of buying some $300 thunderbolt bullshit that I have to plug in like a jackass every time.

If the motherboard ever dies, I can actually retrieve my data. The keyboard does not die from a spec of dust; in fact this keyboard is the classic-style "switch" and not the Chiclet bullshit. If EITHER of the TWO batteries ever die, the laptop does not get thrown in the trash.

Oh and best of all........A MATTE loving SCREEN. Even though it's a touchscreen, they still knew nobody wants that glossy trash that used to be exclusive to poo poo-tier laptops in the mid 2000s.

And yet it somehow manages to do all of this while still having great battery life, and while remaining thin and light (like me). The trackpad is great for gestures and scrolling, and as always, the trackpoint nub is the greatest mouse pointer known to man.

My final thought of the day; the T470 and T480 are almost identical except they have Chiclet keyboards, so if the keyboard isn't a big deal to you, you can go with those over the 25th Anniversary Edition. Because the T series Thinkpads aren't made by sadomasochists in Cupertino, you can do all of the things mentioned above re: actually owning the hardware you buy.

Thinkpad. Supremacy.

eh, nah

# ? Aug 11, 2018 12:18

Mozi: Apr 4, 2004; Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die; Nap Ghost

I got a brand new MacBook Pro and I agree with the op

# ? Aug 11, 2018 12:35

Big Beef City: Aug 15, 2013

Uncle at Nintendo posted:

A friend texted me the other day that he was going to purchase one of the new MacBooks, but he found they removed the HD recovery port, meaning all your data is gone if your motherboard ever dies (and the motherboards on MacBooks aren't known for, uh, not dying). So he swore off MacBooks permanently. I told him to get a ThinkPad, T series and he's going to.

Coincidentally, I just received my Thinkpad T25 (25th Anniversary Edition) laptop to replace my 9 year old T420, and a few things struck me as pretty amazing when I took off the back cover to upgrade the RAM from 16GB to 32GB. Not only does this laptop have an external battery (something that is getting more rare by the day), but it has an internal battery as well. On top of that, the internal battery is extremely easy to replace. Suck it, Crapple.

Here's some pics from when I opened it to double the RAM:

The desk is in my garage so no, I don't care that it's scratched.

So not only are both batteries incredibly easy to replace, but there's space and ports for TWO hard drives, a spot for an extra stick of RAM (remember when you could upgrade RAM?), 3 USB ports, full-sized HDMI and RJ-45, thunderbolt, memory card reader, and more. I can even choose a classic-style dock where I just plop it down on the $35 dock I got off eBay instead of buying some $300 thunderbolt bullshit that I have to plug in like a jackass every time.

If the motherboard ever dies, I can actually retrieve my data. The keyboard does not die from a spec of dust; in fact this keyboard is the classic-style "switch" and not the Chiclet bullshit. If EITHER of the TWO batteries ever die, the laptop does not get thrown in the trash.

Oh and best of all........A MATTE loving SCREEN. Even though it's a touchscreen, they still knew nobody wants that glossy trash that used to be exclusive to poo poo-tier laptops in the mid 2000s.

And yet it somehow manages to do all of this while still having great battery life, and while remaining thin and light (like me). The trackpad is great for gestures and scrolling, and as always, the trackpoint nub is the greatest mouse pointer known to man.

My final thought of the day; the T470 and T480 are almost identical except they have Chiclet keyboards, so if the keyboard isn't a big deal to you, you can go with those over the 25th Anniversary Edition. Because the T series Thinkpads aren't made by sadomasochists in Cupertino, you can do all of the things mentioned above re: actually owning the hardware you buy.

Thinkpad. Supremacy.

I work for ... let's say more than a decent sized business and we're a Lenovo shop. 90% of my users have laptops, with the T420/430 going obsolete a few years ago. I do light repairing, imaging, and supporting of the current stuff.

Let me just say that based on my years of experience and your write up:
"Heh. Hehe. Hehehe!"

# ? Aug 11, 2018 12:48

Captain Yossarian: Feb 24, 2011; All new" Rings of Fire"

HugeGrossBurrito posted:

you deserve this for not wearing the hat op

# ? Aug 11, 2018 12:51

BV: Oct 23, 2005; NO ITS FUNNY. FUCK YOU. TIA

Big Beef City posted:

I work for ... let's say more than a decent sized business and we're a Lenovo shop. 90% of my users have laptops, with the T420/430 going obsolete a few years ago. I do light repairing, imaging, and supporting of the current stuff.

Let me just say that based on my years of experience and your write up:
"Heh. Hehe. Hehehe!"

Does this mean you agree or disagree?

# ? Aug 11, 2018 12:54

etalian: Mar 20, 2006

SwissCM posted:

Many lenovo laptops still have clitmice

lol

# ? Aug 11, 2018 12:57

Sancho: Jul 18, 2003

Windows Subsystem for Linux is not that bad these days. The T series also make good hackintoshes if you want to go full retard

# ? Aug 11, 2018 14:18

90s Solo Cup: Feb 22, 2011; To understand the cup
He must become the cup

The T420/T430 is the GOAT

# ? Aug 11, 2018 14:45

Tinestram: Jan 13, 2006; Excalibur? More like "Needle"; Grimey Drawer

Big Beef City posted:

I work for ... let's say more than a decent sized business and we're a Lenovo shop. 90% of my users have laptops, with the T420/430 going obsolete a few years ago. I do light repairing, imaging, and supporting of the current stuff.

Let me just say that based on my years of experience and your write up:
"Heh. Hehe. Hehehe!"

They�re so bad we started calling them Lenogos

# ? Aug 11, 2018 14:46

The Walrus: Jul 9, 2002; by Fluffdaddy

Balliver Shagnasty posted:

The T420/T430 is the GOAT

gently caress that thing, so so many hours of my life wasted to the computer hanging while excel calculates or autosaves.

# ? Aug 11, 2018 14:54

The Walrus: Jul 9, 2002; by Fluffdaddy

What's that you say? A major corporation shouldn't be doing most of their work in 30mb excel binary files while using twelve year old hardware? Yes you are probably correct.

# ? Aug 11, 2018 14:55

RabbitWizard: Oct 21, 2008; Muldoon

HugeGrossBurrito posted:

you deserve this for not wearing the hat op

# ? Aug 11, 2018 14:59

Homo Simpson: Oct 21, 2014; by Smythe; Lipstick Apathy

Uncle at Nintendo posted:

A friend texted me the other day that he was going to purchase one of the new MacBooks, but he found they removed the HD recovery port, meaning all your data is gone if your motherboard ever dies (and the motherboards on MacBooks aren't known for, uh, not dying). So he swore off MacBooks permanently. I told him to get a ThinkPad, T series and he's going to.

Coincidentally, I just received my Thinkpad T25 (25th Anniversary Edition) laptop to replace my 9 year old T420, and a few things struck me as pretty amazing when I took off the back cover to upgrade the RAM from 16GB to 32GB. Not only does this laptop have an external battery (something that is getting more rare by the day), but it has an internal battery as well. On top of that, the internal battery is extremely easy to replace. Suck it, Crapple.

Here's some pics from when I opened it to double the RAM:

The desk is in my garage so no, I don't care that it's scratched.

So not only are both batteries incredibly easy to replace, but there's space and ports for TWO hard drives, a spot for an extra stick of RAM (remember when you could upgrade RAM?), 3 USB ports, full-sized HDMI and RJ-45, thunderbolt, memory card reader, and more. I can even choose a classic-style dock where I just plop it down on the $35 dock I got off eBay instead of buying some $300 thunderbolt bullshit that I have to plug in like a jackass every time.

If the motherboard ever dies, I can actually retrieve my data. The keyboard does not die from a spec of dust; in fact this keyboard is the classic-style "switch" and not the Chiclet bullshit. If EITHER of the TWO batteries ever die, the laptop does not get thrown in the trash.

Oh and best of all........A MATTE loving SCREEN. Even though it's a touchscreen, they still knew nobody wants that glossy trash that used to be exclusive to poo poo-tier laptops in the mid 2000s.

And yet it somehow manages to do all of this while still having great battery life, and while remaining thin and light (like me). The trackpad is great for gestures and scrolling, and as always, the trackpoint nub is the greatest mouse pointer known to man.

My final thought of the day; the T470 and T480 are almost identical except they have Chiclet keyboards, so if the keyboard isn't a big deal to you, you can go with those over the 25th Anniversary Edition. Because the T series Thinkpads aren't made by sadomasochists in Cupertino, you can do all of the things mentioned above re: actually owning the hardware you buy.

Thinkpad. Supremacy.

Holy poo poo man...ITS JUST A COMPUTER!

# ? Aug 11, 2018 15:05

Skeleton Ape: Dec 21, 2008

The Walrus posted:

What's that you say? A major corporation shouldn't be doing most of their work in 30mb excel binary files while using twelve year old hardware? Yes you are probably correct.

Pft. Yeah let me know when this stops happening

# ? Aug 11, 2018 15:11

Skeleton Ape: Dec 21, 2008

I got a Dell... something or other at work recently. It has a bunch of full size ports, a clit mouse, card slots, matte screen, etc., and it came with a dock so I can plop it down on my desk and instantly be connected to my monitors and a real keyboard/mouse. It's OK.

# ? Aug 11, 2018 15:13