A place to discuss all things related to the MacBook Pro. Share desk stations, stickers, advice, software, or ask for help
Other MacBook laptops are also welcome in /MBPg/ (e.g. MacBook, MacBook Airs).
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If you're looking for purchase advice, READ THE BUYERS GUIDE FIRST. Then post, stating budget and requirements (e.g. size and performance).
Recommended models:
13'' late 2013 - mid 2015 MacBook Pro
15'' late 2013 - mid 2015 MacBook Pro
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Why MacBook Pro? (also applies to other MacBooks)
>Used machines, if patient, can be found for cheap
>Excellent keyboards - tactile feel and quiet.
>Great durability: chassis uses an aluminum unibody for unparalleled quality feel
>Iconic design: most distinguishable notebook
>Docking stations that easily turns your laptop into a desktop
>Best trackpad ever made on a notebook
>Excellent GNU/Linux & *BSD support. Native UNIX machine out of the box.
>Free presentation, word, spreadsheet, audio, video, PDF, music and TV utilities built in
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Used MacBook buyers guide:
http://appletoolbox.com/2016/05/buying-used-macbook-tips/
Helpful links and resources:
http://help.apple.com/macOS/Sierra/new-to-mac/
http://help.apple.com/macbookpro/late-2016/
sent ;)
>>59388803
>2006-2015
>trackpad impossible to click near upper edge
>extremely loose near bottom edge
>overall flimsy diving board piece of shit
>even applel admitted it's shit and went back to solid non-click touchpads
>still has no real buttons
>relies on pressure sensitive gimmick bullshit
>if you press too lightly or too hard it does something completely different than what you intended
>shit tier 1mm travel chiclet kb
>OSX is a steaming pile of shit with horrendous battery management
>applel's solution is to cram in a massive heavy 95WHr battery to make up for it
>even XXXTREME GAMER cancer like razer blade with 4X the CPU/GPU power and 70WHr battery matches it in battery life in same tasks
>gets BTFO by 55WHr Yoga 2 in battery life in same tasks
>the battery takes up the space where a cooling system would've been in a laptop not designed by the world's thinnest and lightest gay hipsters
>overheats constantly from abysmal crippled cooling system
>throttles to 800mhz due to chronic overheating problems
>retina meme for "pros" have have <70% aRGB
>gloss mirror coating impossible to use with overhead lighting
>blurry as shit retina meme scaling
>shitbook air even worse with glossy 1366x768 TN eye cancer
>systemic battery explosion problems for over a decade
>2016+
https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/03/2016-macbook-pro-thunderbolt-compatibility-issues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYVjIjBMx6o
>can't use any existing TB3 devices
>can't use USB and wifi at the same time
>ultra shit tier zero travel kb
>keyboard louder than WWII cricket
>memetouch emojibar
>no USB-A
>no escape
>soldered ram
>soldered SSD
>tamper tape on battery screws
>applel falls for their own thin meme and uses 54WH battery
>2 hour battery life
http://www.howtogeek.com/198043/how-to-merge-folders-on-mac-os-x-without-losing-all-your-files-seriously
>it's 2017 and moving files around in finder will STILL cause massive data loss
>macshit is good
Can we finally put an end to this meme?
>>59389029
I appreciate what you're doing because I fucking hate Macs..... But you need to correct the part of the pasta which says the MacBook Air has a 1366x768 screen res. It actually has a slightly less shit 1440x900 panel. Just wanted to point this out because the Macfags might try to use it as an argument
>>59389293
https://support.apple.com/kb/SP713?locale=en_US&viewlocale=en_US
>>59389029
its ok let people buy what they want stop being autistic
Do the fonts still look like absolute dogshit if you connect a Macbook to an external non-HiDPI screen?
>>59389800
Doesnt look as good as retina obviously, but still leaps better than how windoze renders fonts.