iMac Pro
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Mac from the IT side is not something I like to use. I work on a Windows PC for all of that. Though the only issue I am currently having is a Screen Connect one that keeps things difficult, if not for that I would be fully on Mac.
Now on the Social Medi/Marketing side of my world. Mac all the way. All the things I use work better on the Mac (yes I have tried to run every single one on the PC side as well), there are usually many less steps on the Mac side then the PC side for what I do. Again before someone crucifies me, I work in a VERY different world than all of you so the tools needed are not what you all use.
For the record, Mint drove me nuts so I went back to a Windows PC way too many things that didn't work there that I needed (it was years ago and I think it would be better now that there is the full O365 ecosystem).
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I've not used this latest generation of MacBooks. they look like a copy of the Asus, which is a step in the right direction.
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@Minion-Queen said in iMac Pro:
Now on the Social Medi/Marketing side of my world. Mac all the way. All the things I use work better on the Mac (yes I have tried to run every single one on the PC side as well), there are usually many less steps on the Mac side then the PC side for what I do. Again before someone crucifies me, I work in a VERY different world than all of you so the tools needed are not what you all use.
Mac is the ultimate PC, it's the only pure PC. You mean Windows. But you've not compared to something like Korora.
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At the new job they use a lot of Apple products, and while nice and shiny. The need to have a adapter for everything is the thing that boggles my mind to no end.
I can get a shiny laptop in silver (WITH A DOCK) so that people don't have to dick around with cords all day long.
But whatever, its what the business wants to spend for.
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@scottalanmiller said in iMac Pro:
@Francesco-Provino said in iMac Pro:
@scottalanmiller said in iMac Pro:
@Francesco-Provino said in iMac Pro:
Of course I never need to fight against macbook hardware in mac os x. This thing alone has paid me back a lot more than the 2-300 euros of acquisition price difference.
That's nowhere near the price difference here. Here I'm getting Macs for $5K that are competing against $1K machines. The difference in cost is staggering.
"Here", where? A baseline macbook 12 or 13 should be fine for any sysadmin stuff, and much more. iMac Pro of course makes no sense as I said before.
Regular MacBook wasn't able to run our test environments, so we needed the Pros. And they weren't up to snuff at all compared to just about anything else.
Mmh, seems like a workflow issue… I don't run anything heavy on my laptop, I just use a few VMs when I need it but anything serious go to the servers (both on-permise and cloud).
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Looks like the MacBook Pro and Air are gone now? there is only one model on their website.
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@scottalanmiller said in iMac Pro:
Looks like the MacBook Pro and Air are gone now? there is only one model on their website.
They have the MBP still
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@scottalanmiller said in iMac Pro:
Looks like the MacBook Pro and Air are gone now? there is only one model on their website.
About halfway down the page.
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When I had the job that had the Macs, I literally asked for a Chromebook as it would have made me much more efficient. And now that I have one, my Asus C201 little Chromebook is definitely far more polished and usable than the Mac had been two years ago. Sturdier, more polished, better battery life... totally different machines of course. But one is much more well designed for its purpose, the other was just... built to be marketed.
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For anyone using an older MBP, like @JaredBusch , what is your average battery life like? Mine sucks, and have to keep it plugged in most of the time. I'm considering getting a new battery for it.
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@DustinB3403 said in iMac Pro:
@scottalanmiller said in iMac Pro:
Looks like the MacBook Pro and Air are gone now? there is only one model on their website.
They have the MBP still
Not on their website, I went to the list.
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@fuznutz04 said in iMac Pro:
For anyone using an older MBP, like @JaredBusch , what is your average battery life like? Mine sucks, and have to keep it plugged in most of the time. I'm considering getting a new battery for it.
I feel like it was around four hours for me. I'm not sure though. It was decent considering what all it was running.
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@scottalanmiller said in iMac Pro:
@DustinB3403 said in iMac Pro:
@scottalanmiller said in iMac Pro:
Looks like the MacBook Pro and Air are gone now? there is only one model on their website.
They have the MBP still
Not on their website, I went to the list.
About halfway down the page.
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@scottalanmiller said in iMac Pro:
Asus C201
I would trade it any day for an iPad pro with keyboard.
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@fuznutz04 said in iMac Pro:
For anyone using an older MBP, like @JaredBusch , what is your average battery life like? Mine sucks, and have to keep it plugged in most of the time. I'm considering getting a new battery for it.
I get about 4-6 hours that is with heavy usage.
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@Francesco-Provino said in iMac Pro:
@scottalanmiller said in iMac Pro:
Asus C201
I would trade it any day for an iPad pro with keyboard.
Ha, only because you've not used one. SO much better.
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@DustinB3403 said in iMac Pro:
@scottalanmiller said in iMac Pro:
@DustinB3403 said in iMac Pro:
@scottalanmiller said in iMac Pro:
Looks like the MacBook Pro and Air are gone now? there is only one model on their website.
They have the MBP still
Not on their website, I went to the list.
About halfway down the page.
Ah, their Google links go to a page that doesn't list it at all. Even when I went to the specs list, it wasn't there.
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@Francesco-Provino said in iMac Pro:
@scottalanmiller said in iMac Pro:
Asus C201
I would trade it any day for an iPad pro with keyboard.
I LOVE My Ipad Pro. I can use that pretty much all day long 8-10 hours battery life.
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@scottalanmiller said in iMac Pro:
@Francesco-Provino said in iMac Pro:
@scottalanmiller said in iMac Pro:
Asus C201
I would trade it any day for an iPad pro with keyboard.
Ha, only because you've not used one. SO much better.
I had an iPad air (before it was stolen) for 1.5 years and it was very great. Unbelievable battery life. Never had a problem.
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@Francesco-Provino said in iMac Pro:
@scottalanmiller said in iMac Pro:
Asus C201
I would trade it any day for an iPad pro with keyboard.
In the last decade of laptops, I have to say that the C201 is overall the best one - best quality and build, most useful. The Mac was the worst. With HP and other Asus falling in between. None were bad, but the Apple certainly had the least to "shine".
