The truth about Apple Engineering?

[Grave]

Build a PC yourself and it is not overpriced.

 

[svart-hvitt]

APPLE QUICK FIX THROTTLE PROBLEM IN NEW MBP

https://www.macrumors.com/2018/07/24/2018-macbook-pro-throttling-bug-fix/

 

[Dialectic]

Can't speak for latest Mac OS but I am amazed at the load Win 10 presents just to boot up. You need a very powerful computer to just run a basic install of 10 and not have it be slow as molasses. There must be a ton of background processes running or some confused arse code behind the whole thing.
In the end though it looks like the days of home computing as we knew it are over. For the day to day emailing, faceplant, websurfing, etc; most now are using a telephone. Hummm, kind of a circular technology. LOL

You can have good, efficient, cost-effective home computing if you have the cajones to install a lightweight distro of Linux. Yes, desktop Linux was rough for a long time, but no more. It now works fine for all basic home/office tasks and installs on any decently fast machine in less than 15 minutes.

 

[Sal1950]

You can have good, efficient, cost-effective home computing if you have the cajones to install a lightweight distro of Linux. Yes, desktop Linux was rough for a long time, but no more. It now works fine for all basic home/office tasks and installs on any decently fast machine in less than 15 minutes.

Absolutely, For 90% of the home desktop users a Linux distro install of something like PCLOS or Mint will make a monkey out of Win 10.

 

[amirm]

APPLE QUICK FIX THROTTLE PROBLEM IN NEW MBP

https://www.macrumors.com/2018/07/24/2018-macbook-pro-throttling-bug-fix/

So they did not run any performance checks before releasing the product???

 

[Dialectic]

Absolutely, For 90% of the home desktop users a Linux distro install of something like PCLOS or Mint will make a monkey out of Win 10.

I prefer LXLE.

 

[svart-hvitt]

So they did not run any performance checks before releasing the product???

Norwegian tester finds the throttle problem is solved:

https://www.tek.no/artikler/test-macbook-pro-13-med-touch-bar-2018/442480

(Run the text in Google translate).

He finds, however, more fan activity than in previous MBPs, and the graphics are slower than in older model!

No doubt, something is cooking in Apple. But profits are rising, so who cares.

 

[restorer-john]

Absolutely, For 90% of the home desktop users a Linux distro install of something like PCLOS or Mint will make a monkey out of Win 10

The issue is, however, 90% of home users are really only using... (I overheard this in a big box store the other day) :

"No, I don't need any RAM or storage, I want it to 'do' Google, Facebook, Instagram and e-mail (emphasis on the e) and 'me' internet banking and Amazon. Can it do that?"

I cringed.

In fact I said to my partner, selling them a computer is irresponsible, a bit like a bar serving someone already intoxicated or a car to someone with no license....

 

[Wombat]

The issue is, however, 90% of home users are really only using... (I overheard this in a big box store the other day) :

"No, I don't need any RAM or storage, I want it to 'do' Google, Facebook, Instagram and e-mail (emphasis on the e) and 'me' internet banking and Amazon. Can it do that?"

I cringed.

In fact I said to my partner, selling them a computer is irresponsible, a bit like a bar serving someone already intoxicated or a car to someone with no license....

Most of us fit that description. Remove Facebook, Instagram, Amazon(I use Ebay mostly) and internet banking for me. Handy for information, forum, news and photography stuff.
For personal(computer) use most people could be happy with a pre XP machine. Planned obsolescence is becoming useless in value terms.

Computers have become modern 'white-goods' for the masses and their 'phones do it all anyhow - who needs a computer to share mundanities?