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  • Re: Apple Macs

    From JIMMY ANDERSON@1:116/18 to NIGHTFOX on Thu Feb 18 14:06:00 2021
    Nightfox wrote to Tracker1 <=-

    I had a 2012 17" MacBook for a little while. I thought it was good overall, but I wouldn't say I was overly impressed with it compared to other laptops. I don't think the screen was above average, and I
    didn't really care for the lack of physical buttons for the trackpad.
    As for the trackpad itself, I wouldn't call it "the best touchpad on
    any laptop" - I didn't really see anything spectacular about it that
    set it apart.

    My current unit is a MacBook Air "new model" -- no buttons on the
    trackpad, but it does have 'variable touch' - like a newer iPhone
    screen too...




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  • From JIMMY ANDERSON@1:116/18 to DREAM MASTER on Thu Feb 18 14:09:00 2021
    Dream Master wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    I thought Apple stopped making 17" laptops?

    They have stopped. This was around 2012 or so.

    They now make the 16" MBP, which is a powerhouse for a MBP and I think
    it is overkill for a daily driver. If I were doing graphic or audio workloads, I could definitely see getting that instead of a 13" MBP (or the rumored 14" that's coming out later this year).

    I have retiring teachers all the time ask me what Mac to get - they see
    the price of the Pro and assume it's 'better,' but for email, FB,
    Amazon, eBay, pictures. :-) Way overkill!




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