What does /g/ think about this? Im thinking of either getting or the macbook air 11 but in open to suggestions
>>51595679
It depends of your needs.
10/10 aesthetics
Shit/10 everything else
>>51595679
Only one port on the entire machine, which will usually be filled by the charger.
Can't even plug a usb stick or external hard disk in without an expensive Apple dongle.
Shitty keyboard that is almost impossible to type on.
At least go for the Air - the "Macbook" is dreadful.
>one usb-c port
have fun giving a presentation on low battery, since you can't connect to a projector AND plug in your laptop
>>51595679
It's close to flawless, if you're looking for a portable laptop and don't need the power of a desktop replacement nor mind the lack of ports.
I am pretty happy with mine for sure.
>macbook air 11
Stop right there. It's inferior to MB is any way, saving few bucks for a shitty screen and bit more ports isn't worth it.
The only somehow viable alternative for maximal portability is some Core M Asus, which is few hundred bucks cheaper and overall pretty okay. Though you would have a much worse trackpad.
>>51595749
>Shitty keyboard that is almost impossible to type on.
It's different from the ones in other Macbooks but pretty awesome in it's own way. Just takes time to get used to the shorter travel, on the other side it feels less swallow, more click-y and precise.
>>51595679
if you are wealthy and you want a really posh enjoyable to use facebook machine then they are brilliant. macbook air 11 is shit.
>>51595750
>15 hours of battery
>ever low
hmm ok?
>>51595892
It's more like 9h on non silly brightness settings, senpai.
>>51595882
>you need to be wealthy to buy a 1000 bucks consumer laptop
How is the weather in Africa, brah?
>>51595785
>saving few bucks for a shitty screen and bit more ports isn't worth it.
I agree with the screen bit. Not so much the extra ports bit.
Considering that there isn't even an "normal" USB port on the Macbook I'd get the Air without ever thinking twice about it. It will just be a better computer when taking into consideration that you can plug a mouse in or an external HDD for time machine backups
>>51595945
most people who post on /g/ are teenagers or college students. just because you have 1000 bucks in your bank account doesn't mean you can afford to be buying a 1000 dollar laptop. have you ever heard of a thing called personal finance
>>51595836
That just means you're okay with eating shit.
>>51595679
That one port thing is bullshit. It's like Windows 8's and Gnome 3's design, like "lets maek everythin simble :)", but in the end it's not even simpler, it just lacks features and is shit. Also the processor has throttling issues. I think you'd be better of buying a good convertible laptop/tablet with Windows.
>>51595882
OP here, well I want some of the Apple suite software and I already have a desktop windows computer, but I also want it to be portable at the same time
>>51595749
Battery lasts forever
USB C is an open standard, buy adapter on amazon for $5
>>51596088
Well I already have a windows computer but I want the Apple software
>>51595999
Well, it obviously depends on what you're planning to do with it too. Just given the crappy screen, I'd say 11 Air is simply not viable given the price and one would be better off with the 13 one, that has other pros or some Windows alternative.
Also
>using mouse
>on Apple laptops
Why.
>>51596032
>have you ever heard of a thing called personal finance
If 1000 bucks break the bank, you're either extremely poor for first world standards and/or suck at financing.
Given that OP talks about ultrabooks, he/she is probably not that poor, since even the most shitty ones are around 700 bucks and if going up to 1400 makes a difference for you … you shouldn't even consider the 700 bucks option, since objectively both are overpriced and offer premium features one can live without.
Or tl;tr version: Poor fags should get some used Chinkpad.
>>51596174
Mac Mini bruh
:^)
>>51596157
>Apple suite software
don't expect to do any real work on a core m laptop.
>>51596157
What kind of software? You don't want to use iMovies on the MB.
>>51596194
Do you suggest any monitors?
I have one
Is gud
I'm a dev and designer
I use it for working remotely
Battery lasts all day
Amazon sells cheap adapters
Keyboard is great
Retina you can hack to run insane res (many apps out there)
Gold computer master race
>>51596225
Any lcd monitor
>>51596206
Mostly garage band and access to imessages and facetime because I want to start making tracks with garageband and then go to better softwt and I don't have an ios device
>>51596225
For a nice monitor get a dell ultrasharp, it's what I usually recommend.
>>51596290
I'll think about this with the Mac mini
>>51596273
Ah, don't worry then. That stuff works perfectly fine.
>>51596244
What res are you using, anon? 1920x1200 seems to hit the balance between workspace and visibility for me.
>>51596244
5 rupees have been deposited into your paypal
PS
Keyboard is godlike for how thin
Retina screen w/ 2304x1440 res you can hack to be scaled to anything up to native
Amazing thin case
Dat battery life
Built in speakers use alien technology
>>51596310
But also I'm worried about the price compared to a macbook 11 which is better in terms of processor and ports
>>51596310
I change around depending on what I'm doing but yeah I use 1900 while coding
>>51596179
Because the mouse is still a better input device for work no matter how good the trackpad might be.
Regardless, not being able to plug in an external HDD or any kind of USB accessory is what kills the 12" MacBook for me.
Yeah, there is an accessory but it is just not good enough a solution
>>51596364
Macbook 11 has more ports but worse screen, keyboard, track pad and case.
You can buy adapters online for USB C. Don't buy the Apple one, it's for norms who don't know any better.
>>51596364
Consider that the base Air 11 got 4GB/128GB SSD though, MB got twice as much (and a much faster SSD too), so the price difference isn't THAT huge.
Also the screen on Air 11 was okay back in 2012, these days it's just shit compared to others. At least the 13" Air got better battery life and 16:10 screen, although the resolution is crap.
If ports is a huge issues for you despite adaptors/having desktop PC, rather pick the 13" Air.
>>51596364
have you actually seen the macbook 11 in person? it feels so cheap and the screen is bad. its apples biggest rip off
It's a nice netbook. It would be a good machine for light note taking or web browsing. It's not great, though. The keyboard is awful and the one port is a major problem.
It's competitive with some $300 netbooks. It's better than some and worse than others.
>>51595679
I had my heart set on the new Dell XPS but after reading some reviews on Reddit it seems like there are quality control issues and that Dell have been misleading with regard to battery life.
I will wait for the new rMBPs to be released in the new year. It seems like there are no good laptops on the market at the moment.
>>51596455
>clearly never used it for longer than five minutes if at all
>>51596455
Tell me where I can get a $300 netbook woth a screen that isn't a liece of shit.
>>51596393
> can't use universal USB C port
Are you retarded?
I have 2 USB 3 devices plugged in and Ethernet right now
>>51596441
Well now I weighing the new macbook vs the macbook 13
>>51595679
Ha, /g/aaaay
>>51596489
The screen is one of the advantages of the Macbook. The god-awful keyboard and lack of ports are huge flaws, though. As I said, it is decent competition to $300 netbooks.
>>51596455
Uhh you are full of shit
The keyboard is the best laptop keyboard I've ever used and I'm one of the mechanical keyboard autists
>>51596495
Well, to dumb it down...
MB
>glorious screen
>weight
>size
13" Air
>over one workday battery life
>better CPU
>ports without having to carry adaptors around
>>51595999
I agree. Even if Apple had included an extra USB Type C port this wouldn't be that much of an issue. An extra port goes a long way. Also, nice trips.
>>51596534
This. Also the motherfucking speakers.
>>51595679
It depends, do you like eating chunky shit, or creamy shit?
I already have a cellphones, plus I don't have any babies in the house.
>>51596534
It has five whole micrometers of travel! Amazing!
>>51596534
>0.001mm travel
>good keyboard
0/10
Mactards don't even try anymore.
Anything you could bitch about with the single USB C port is moot when you consider Bluetooth, wiffi, and cheap standardized adapters available online
The future is here quit plugging shit in
Are you also sad it didn't come with a DVDRW?
>>51596564
Creamy
>>51596201
I mean, for word processing and light browsing it shouldn't be that much of an issue.
Decent CPU for a netbook.
Decent battery life for a netbook.
Shitty keyboard, even for a netbook.
Good screen.
Insulting lack of ports.
It's a Facebook machine for $1,000. You'd have to be retarded to buy it.
>>51596584
Not sure if that's accurate but I said laptop keyboard
Compare to the wiggly inaccurate chinklet shit on everything else
Godlike
>applel
>>51596603
>The future is here quit plugging shit in
No, the future is not here. Five years from now we might not have to deal with wires, but right now we do. Macfags will have to put up with no connectivity until then.
>>51596617
Can you name a better Facebook machine? For most people who aren't poor spending $1000 on a Facebook machine means nothing.
>>51596581
>>51596584
People who actually used it and reviewers say it's good, sorry if the world doesn't work according to your autism.
>>51596628
>wiggly inaccurate chinklet shit
So the macbook.
>>51596562
My fucking mind was blown
No idea how they get that sound from them
Also they are coated in gold and act as wiffi antennae
>>51596640
(OP) well I don't want a Facebook machine either because I may do some light gaming basically I want a good all around computer
The resolution is a embarrassingly low.
>>51596628
>Compare to the wiggly inaccurate chinklet shit on everything else
It's still worse. They have a decent amount of travel. The Macbook keyboard has so little travel you may as well use a touchscreen.
Comparing it to $300 netbooks with crappy chiclet keyboards, it's merely bad. Comparing it to computers in the same price range, it's downright insulting.
>>51596642
>reviewers who received a free review unit and threatened with never getting an early review unit again if they say anything bad didn't say anything bad about it
Fuck off moron.
>>51596640
Macbook Air.
>>51596609
I write code on mine
I wouldn't try to use it to edit video, but don't act like it can only handle Facebook or something, it's a great piece of hardware
>>51596678
Compared to older macbooks with more travel, it's embarrassing.
>>51596678
it's a completely new concept. i like it personally.
>>51596393
That is not the fucking point mate.
You can use the stupid adapter and be fucking fine.
But what will you do when that single port breaks? Absolutely fucking nothing.
Want to make a backup or at least save something before computer runs out of battery?
You better have a good internet connection because you won't be plugging any kind of media storage into the fucking machine.
>>51596704
Sorry. Shit screen.
>>51596678
Everyone has opinions but I feel like you've never used it if the best argument you have is the travel meme
>>51596682
Find a single in-depth review by anybody professional who agrees that it's a shitty keyboard.
>>51596722
>muh extremely unlikely scenarios
>>51596722
What do you do when your eyes fall out of your head?
Human race is meme species
>>51596724
And the Macbook has shit everything else.
The Air is uniformly OK. The screen is not shit. It's just not good. The Macbook has a good screen, but the rest of the machine is so awful that the screen is wasted.
>>51596744
Find a single apple product review that says anything seriously critical. It'll be the last apple review on their site with the way apple threatens news outlets with blacklisting. And gullible fucking morons like you keep lapping it up.
>>51596668
Now light gaming is not the best idea, although depends on what you mean with it exactly. Than 13" Air would be preferable.
Or just get a fucking rMBP which is overall close to perfect if you don't mind the extra weight/size.
>>51596783
>professional reviewers don't agree with my uneducated opinion on a piece of hardware I never used
>THEY ARE ALL BIASED
>>51596733
>travel meme
The single most important quality of a keyboard is a meme?
Next you'll be telling me that the Macbook is a fast machine and that everyone who says otherwise is just falling for the CPU, GPU, RAM, subjective experience, and benchmarks meme.
>>51596744
>delusional retard actually reads any applel reviews
>>51596779
Anything with a shit screen is automatically disqualified from being usable, no matter what the other specs have. Even if the Macbook Air weighed 1 lb, had a 8 core 10ghz processor, and 50 hours of battery life, as long as it still has that shitty TN panel it will forever be an unusable piece of junk.
>>51596779
I feel like the new macbook is the replacement for the air
>>51596783
Lots of them do. You don't get black listed. There are even idiots who try to break the hardware, they just run shit blogs with zero readers.
>>51596802
Well it seems I might be going with the 13" macbook because I kinda do care about size and power because I have to carry it around all the time
>>51596744
Except it is not unlikely at all considering you will be using only that port for most of everything. including charging.
Which brings me to the next point. No Mag-Safe, so more chances of breaking the port.
>>51596802
You're literally a fucking moron. It's public knowledge, but you're too much of a shit eating deluded fantard to accept that anything could be wrong with any apple product, even one that's complete total shit.
Thinking of getting the Mac Book Pro for development purposes myself.
>>51596803
Is not fast but the cpu is powerful enough for 100% of what I do when not on my actual desktop at my office
Not everyone needs a core i7
Don't be an idiot
Why would anyone pay so much for such an underpowered and terribly crippled computer?
>>51596809
And somehow the shit everything else is just peachy? You arbitrarily decide that the screen is the only thing that matters so you can ignore the fact that literally every other component of the Macbook is unusably bad?
>>51596806
>a mactard will defend this
>>51596819
At least get the retina
The 13 non retina is garbage
>>51596849
>development on appleshit
Enjoy working on your js.js industry disrupting product in Starbucks. Real development is done in Visual Studio.
>>51596888
>at least eat shit from you hands, the ground is dirty
>>51596852
It's retarded to pay $1000 for a machine that wimpy. The only reason to skimp on the hardware is to save money, and you aren't saving any money by getting this machine.
>>51596871
What other flaws? You said there were a bunch of flaws bit haven't listed any.
>>51596827
Magsafe was a meme
But there are at least 3 companies already making magnetic breakaway cables for USB C
One is even literally a magsafe adapter
>>51596341
>thin
>good
Fuck thin laptops
>>51596906
> implying cpu is the only deciding factor on a portable
The fucking thing is near weightless
>>51596806
Reading comprehension -1. Try again.
>>51596827
Just how can you manage that? I never ever heard of anybody who was retarded enough to fuck up a port.
>>51596890
Decent trolling. 6/10
>>51596867
http://www.welfareinfo.org/apply/
Good luck, friend.
>>51596931
Welcome in 2015, time traveler.
>>51596917
Shit CPU.
Shit GPU.
Worst keyboard I've ever used.
One port.
Impossible to repair or upgrade.
Super expensive.
>>51596940
>The fucking thing is near weightless
Are you a manlet? Terrified a normal sized laptop might ruin your trap aesthetics? What a faggot
>>51596945
>mactard gets btfo by /g/
>u-ur poor!
>actually thinks $1000 is a lot of money
>>51596535
I've been comparing between the air&the pro, considering the regular MacBook has a worse processor and battery life and less ports I don't see its point in the market.
Could someone explain it to me?
>>51596872
> purposely breaks hardware Bane style
> uninvited from press circuit shows
Show me one tech co that seriously wouldn't do the same
>>51596945
No fuck off I actively avoid thin laptops I'm ok with the extra weight I just can't stand them same with phones too I put big cases on my phone so its not thin shit
>>51596945
>http://www.welfareinfo.org/apply/
You should probably apply for it yourself if you think owning fruit themed children's toys that any burger flipper can afford makes you rich.
>>51596959
Perfectly fine for browsing the internet.
Perfectly fine for browsing the internet.
People have different perferences. I typed 150wpm without any problems when using it at Best Buy
Why would you need more than one port for browsing the internet?
Makes it lighter and thinner, which is important for a mobile device.
Most people aren't poor.
>>51596940
I never said the CPU is the only deciding factor. I said that this thing has a CPU which is unbearably shitty for the price.
ANY factor can be a deal-breaker all on its own if it's bad enough. This piece of crap has several different flaws which are all individually fatal.
>>51596986
>a mactard defended this
>>51596979
>the fucking thing is damn near weightless
That's about it
>>51597020
Now I know you're talking out of your ass. The CPU is perfectly fine for what it is designed to do. It's not some 10 lb 3 inch thick gaymen laptop.
>>51596979
They aren't the same family of CPUs
The Intel M is low voltage and can perform the same
Looking strictly at numbers isn't really fair
I have the Macbook, Win 10 installed on Bootcamp partition for work software and games. Can run Fallout 4 on max no problem and still get a decent framerate.
>>51596986
Literally EVERY other phone manufacturer that had their phones bent after the fact for sake of comparison.
Apple knows for a fact all of their products are utter shit that only morons would buy and need to pull stunts like that to prevent bad press. If they actually made good products to begin with they wouldn't need to damage control this hard.
>>51597065
Define decent please
do people actually use the ports as much as they claim to? I barely have to use the ports for more then an external monitor and very rarely a usb stick.
>>51597006
>Most people aren't poor.
Then they could spend the same $1,000 on something that isn't a steaming pile of crap. If they're willing to go into the $1,000 price range, you can do vastly better than a netbook.
>>51596918
Except it wasn't.
>>51596945
Magsafe is actually half decent at preventing damaged ports and portables because it would (supposedly) break away before the damage occurred.
On the new Macbook though, if you trip on a cable it just might break something
>>51597096
Show me another laptop that is a better machine for doing basic internet browsing and other light tasks.
>>51597053
>The CPU is perfectly fine for what it is designed to do.
To be a >$1,000 netbook? Sure, but that's not something that's in any way worthwhile.
>>51597089
50-60fps as standard.
>>51597106
Any other $1000 laptop.
>>51596964
>he walks around with his 17" alienware
>>51596975
>>51597000
>faggots complain about 1000 bucks
>not poor
Why the fuck would you even mention the price, like it matters for anybody.
>>51596979
Portability. Also it's perfect for easy workloads aka. everything a laptop is for and the battery lasts a day without problems. Ports are unnecessary for their intended market and if you happen to need them, there is Amazon.
>>51597096
Name a more portable machine with similar display at a similar price point.
>>51597100
I used laptops with and without macsafe, I know tons of idiots who can't treat their hardware right for shit but never, ever heard of anybody being retarded enough to break a port.
>>51597107
I probably spend way more time on my laptop browsing the internet than my $1000 desktop for doing heavy workload tasks every day. How is that not a worthwhile investment?
>>51597090
I've yet to use my adapters for my macbook outside of testing them
Reasons to not buy a macbook
- it'll be your only computer
- you are a gaymen and muh gayumz
- you are poor
- you edit video or compile giant projects
- you have a tiny penis and cpu/ram specs is how you compensate
>>51597120
>mactoddler defending his toy laptop this hard
This thread is gold.
>>51597117
Name just one. Lighter than 1kg. At least 1080p screen. Same or better battery life. (Let's ignore the shitty Windows trackpads to make it easier for you)
>>51597117
*tips 1366x768 5 pound laptop with 3 hours of battery life*
>>51597096
But it's not a steaming pile of crap. It's at worst serviceable for performance hungry tasks. They just take longer.
>>51596945
>http://www.welfareinfo.org/apply/
I'm guessing you think that having money to afford stupid shit means that you SHOULD spend your money on stupid shit.
You must be one of those "new rich", probably a nigger too.
>>51597115
Holy shit really?
>>51597158
>posted from my 800mhz shitbook that's scalding my thighs :^)
>>51597149
Oh, swell. So you arbitrarily decide that everything the Macbook does competently is all that matters.
Typical Macfag. Apple can't make a good keyboard or include multiple ports, so they brainwash their users into thinking those features don't matter.
>>51597176
Yeah, it does Battlefield 4 at 4K 120fps too.
>>51597176
Come on mate, of course not, I don't even own a Macbook.
Why do Mac users resort to their ability to afford something that isn't worth its price as an argument for their horrible investment?
Mactards are fucking pathetic.
>>51595729
This
>>51596164
Sure buy adapters and have dongles hanging off the machine all day, completely ruining the main point of the machine, it's aesthetic and portability.
>>51597149
Name one Macbook that doesn't throttle to 800mhz doing anything other than facebook.
>>51597229
Why do Mac haters resort to complaining that the products cost too much
>>51597046
Yea I found that odd actually. Shouldn't the Air be the lightest? I always thought the MacBook should be the mid range model in both weight& processing power& ports.
>>51597229
Are you saying that spending around $1000, which is 1% of an average yearly salary, on a laptop that you will use for hours every day over many years, is a poor investment?
>>51597251
Likely because it's not bad enough that you're getting shafted on an inferior product, but that you're being charged way in excess at the same time. What is so hard for you to understand about that?
>>51597244
What else do people use their laptops for? 90% is browsing.
If that's it then why not get a Macbook.
>>51597197
Not brainwashed, I just don't plug in a ton of shit when I'm at a meeting or coding remotely
If I need to, it's fucking USB C and anywhere but 3rd world nations sells adapters
3/10 trollop
>>51597176
sadly OS X has never been optimized for gaming.
I don't get apple why do they ignore the prosumer and gaming market.
>>51597149
Thinkpad X1 Carbon.
>>51597197
This things are why people want the MB. They don't want a fat, oversized gaymer laptop. They don't want a wannabe laptop like Surface. Just a portable machine with a battery life that lasts a day, which barely weights anything and has a great screen. Why is it so hard to see past your autism?
>>51597120
Then start working on a computer repair shop. I give you 1 week before a retard comes in because he managed to break the unbreakable.
I've seen broken USB ports because people tried to jam USB sticks the wrong way or tripped on a wire.
>>51597271
If all you use your computer for the majority of the time is light browsing, then for the love of all that is holy get a damn chromebook. If you have no issue with Mac OS X then clearly you won't have an issue with ChromeOS.
>>51597261
>which is 1% of an average yearly salary
Are you fucking 13 years old? Good GOD, man. Learn a little bit about money.
The median salary in the US is $40k.
>>51597261
No. But if you're going to spend $1000 on a computer that you will use for hours every day, you would have to be complete fucking moron to spend it on a mac.
>>51597055
>low voltage
Then why does it have worse battery life?
>performs the same
Is that a fact?
>>51597261
But the product is still overpriced, compared to other laptops with same/superior specs and less hardware/software limitations?
I'll repeat the question, why do people spend more money on something that isn't worth it? }
I'm starting to believe the answer would be "just because", in that case I guess there's no point arguing over technical specifications.
>>51595679
Is this the laptop thread?
I bought this for $700
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Z4UC0F4
did I fuck up?
>>51597335
Why? Can you name another laptop that's as light as the Macbook and has a decent screen?
>>51597259
They might be phasing out the air line
>>51597351
>not a Mac
You fucked up.
>>51597270
It's circular logic bro
Mac hater: they cost too much!!!
Mac lover: yeah if you're poor
Mac hater: why did you act as if price is important!!
Mac lover: you brought it up faggot
Mac hater: lol richfag must be new money lololol I'm 15
>>51597288
>2.877 lbs
Noticeable heavier. Noticeable bigger. 100 bucks more expensive for same RAM/SSD capacity.
>>51597350
Different people value specs differently. Screen and portability are the most important for me, and the Macbook is the best in those specs.
>>51597355
>i'm so mentally handicapped i need apple to tell me after they copy other laptops so i know that class of laptop exists
>>51597305
> USB C
> wrong way
>>51597335
a laptop is about portability it's not a desktop replacement or a workstation.
splitting hairs over stats that equate to at most 5% differences.
are you expecting a 4k gaming station that lasts 10+ hours on battery for 1k?
>>51597402
>posting 11 year old comparions
Ebic :^). This will sure be useful when I get a time machine to the past.
Good god, I'm a Microsoft dicksucker and what on earth is that horrifying thing on the left? Why is so much space wasted? Why is the screen so far away from the keyboard? I'd much rather use that G4.
>>51597355
>literally too retarded to type alternative + product into google
Didn't really expect much from braid dead mactards, but honestly, why the fuck are you retards even on /g/?
>>51597446
>I can't find something better, I should call the other guy retarded instead!
>>51597446
this desu senpai
Macfags are too stupid to know what they want and have to be herded like sheep and told they want something. Even when that something they want has been around years before Apple "invented" it.
>>51597502
>huge brick has longer battery life
>>51597376
Damn, you must be weak as fuck, I don't think you need a laptop, you should be spending that money on protein and vitamins bro.
>>51597418
>Mention USB ports
>Make no mention of them being type-C
>Someone still manages to make it about type-C even though it clearly is not.
>>51597475
>i can't use google, so i'll just say the macbook is the best just like apple told me!
>>51597519
Glad you agree that there is no viable alternative.
>>51597376
>100 bucks more expensive for same RAM/SSD capacity.
You're so full of shit. The cheapest Macbook model is $1300. The X1 Carbon with 256 GiB SSD and 8 GIB RAM is $1100.
And I thought performance didn't matter for a web browsing machine?
>>51597502
>adding a thick tumor battery at the bottom gives better battery life
Who would have thought.
>macbook
>>51597517
>3.6 pounds
>huge brick
Macfags, everyone!
If that's a huge brick, the Air is still a pretty big brick.
>>51595679
Get a Thinkpad X1 Carbon you cockmongler.
>>51597524
The whole fucking thread is about the macbook. It only has USB C ... Are you autist or are you dancer?
>>51597568
4.5 lbs with the extra battery
>>51597547
I checked the Lenovo site and it was 1550 there.
Also
>implying RAM is not important for a web browser machine
>implying SSD size is not important for everything
Besides, it's over 300 gram more, might as well get a rMBP.
>>51597568
> the Air is still a pretty big brick
It is. Hence the MB is so great.
>>51597574
Don't want windows laptop sorry
This seems like the appropriate thread to ask. I've had macs in the past, but have been building my own machines since my first Cyrex 66mhz back in the day when I was like 7 or 8. I've been in the military for a few years and am getting out and going back to school.
I like nice things, and the price doesn't necessarily matter but I don't want to dole out money like a retard. I'm looking for something thin and light to carry for 12-16 hours a day for university and won't mind the daily jostle of a rather harsh urban bike ride on my mountain bike. Stairs, ledges, and there are a few rooftops I hot on the way some days for fun.
Anyway, I was looking at the Macbook originally which is why I came into this thread. It seems to have everything I'd be after and that screen is very nice. I'm also looking at a Lenovo X1 Carbon. What do you guys think between the two? Any other suggestions? I'd like to stay under $2k but I think that should be plenty. Already have a solid desktop setup I just built and an older Lenovo Y580 for mobile gaming. Thanks for the input.
>>51597567
> not buying a useful adapter with more than one fucking port on it
I've had 4 things plugged in while charging before. I was copying data between thumb drives
>I want a sports car
NO, BUY THIS HUGE ASS TRUCK
>but I want a fast and slick car
NO, YOU CAN TRANSPORT 5 TONS WITH MY TRUCK
>nigga, I want a sports car
>>51597608
One other thought. If I can find something around $2k that has decent battery life, reasonable weight, and a dedicated GPU that will surpass the Y580s overclocked to fuck GTX660m I'll consider that too. Consolidating devices is good, and my little sister is getting into gaming so I'd just give the Y580 to her this xmas.
>>51597539
I don't care about the laptop you buy, whatever man, is just a fucking laptop LMAO, chances are you'll just use it to watch anime.
I'm just concerned about your health.
>>51597502
Same windows dicksucker here, come up, 25% heavier, hella thicker, ugly as cheap plastic look with an old ass VGA port?
You can't really think that's a viable alternative to someone who likes the apple aesthetic can you?
>>51597640
YOUR SPORTS CAR COSTS TOO MUCH. MY TRUCK CAN CARRY 8 STRONG DUDES AND A LOAD OF PLYWOOD
>>51597662
>someone who likes the apple aesthetic
Being gay is a mental disability.
>>51597607
So are you saying that the only reason why you buy Mac is because you want Mac OS X, or because you just don't want windows? Ubuntu is a hella cheaper and viable alternative to both Windows and Mac OS X for someone who doesn't give a shit about things that don't involve the web.
>>51597603
>I checked the Lenovo site and it was 1550 there.
So you're too retarded to click the "customize" button? Macfags, everyone!
>implying RAM is not important for a web browser machine
I didn't say that. YOU did. YOU said that performance is irrelevant.
If we're taking performance into account, the Carbon also wins handily on CPU and GPU.
>Besides, it's over 300 gram more, might as well get a rMBP.
Brilliant. So it beats the Macbook in every area except weight, so you decide weight is the only thing that matters. A while ago the screen was the only thing that mattered, but I guess you changed your mind.
>>51597713
I don't want linux and I don't want a windows LAPTOP I already have a windows desktop that I love and I want a Mac laptop for os x suite
>>51597640
More like:
>I want a sports car.
Nigger, that's a $150,000 golf cart. THIS is a sports car.
>But the golf cart is so much smaller! Weight is all that matters in a sports car!
>>51595729
Mac is like the dumb blonde of computing.
>macbook
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/former-apple-worker-37-jailed-for-causing-15000-worth-of-damage-to-luxury-flat-by-storing-excrement-and-urine-there-for-three-months-34237410.html
>A former Apple worker was jailed for 12 months for causing €15,000 worth of damage to a luxury Cork flat by storing his excrement and urine in bottles, bags and boxes around the property over a three month period.
>>51597746
So, then yeah, you essential only want Mac OS X, and the only legal way to do that would be to buy a product from Apple, so really you only do have a choice between their laptops and that's it, right?
>>51596045
>>51597759
> implying 1.1ghz Intel M < 4ghz Pentium 4
> implying I need anything more than a golf cart to get between my ocean view mansions in the first place
>>51597810
Yeperino
>>51597603
>I checked the Lenovo site and it was 1550 there.
Jesus Christ, retard. It's $950 base, $1100 with the RAM and SSD upgrade, and $1200 if you add a 1440p screen.
And that's if you match the Macbook. The Thinkpad has way more customization options, meaning that you can save quite a bit of money by skimping on what doesn't matter to you.
>>51597820
>>51597851
Then personally I would go with a Macbook Pro, but that's just because I like to have more ports, and I like how they look a whole lot better.
But from the sounds of things, you seem like you more or less know for sure what you want. I assume you checked the other apple laptops and that the Pro didn't have an appeal to you?
>>51597823
>implying I need anything more than a golf cart to get between my ocean view mansions in the first place
So you're spending more than you need to for an inferior product. Got it.
Get a cheap, bad machine or get an expensive, good one. Getting an expensive, bad machine is crazy.
meh
i'd say get a rMBP
its still slim as fuck, and a lot more powerful
worst macbook 2bh
get the pro, or at least the 13" air instead
>>51597759
Jesus, you are literally autistic. It was an example a child would understand.
Let's try again.
A wants to buy a golf cart.
B tries to sell a truck to A.
You are being B.
Simple enough yet?
>>51597891
>he thinks 1k is noticeable money for normal people
>>51597890
A bit to heavy I want something under 3lbs
ITT: MACS ARE EXPENSIVE.
NO THEY ARE NOT LOL ARE U POOR?
MACS ARE DUBM
NO LOL MACS ARE P COOL I USE MINE TO DO SERIOSU BUSINESS
NO MACS ARE FOR GAY FAGZ
LOL WHAT?
GAYMES!!!!
I AM A PROFESSIONAL ADULT
U CAN GET A GIANT BRICK IBM LAPTOP FOR LESS MONEYZ
>>51597938
Ahhhh that kills me OP. They cost the exact same thing and the MBP is so much better.
http://www.apple.com/mac/compare/results/?product1=macbook&product2=macbook-pro-retina-13
Is there a reason you prefer something under 3lbs? Do you carry around your laptop a lot and just find the weight too much?
>>51597969
I have to carry it throughout the day until like 8 in my backpack
>>51597903
>>51597906
>>51597890
>mbp
>20lb overheating piece of shit
>ever
>>51597990
Then I would for sure go with the air. You get nearly the same stuff, but with more ports, weighs less, and better battery life for a cheaper price.
http://www.apple.com/mac/compare/results/?product1=macbook&product2=macbook-air-13
>>51598029
>Update
Shit, I'm wrong, it's actually a pound heavier. Whoops.
>>51598029
>$1000
>1366
ayylmao
>>51598029
Thanks anon I'll probably get that
What is the current best Windows or Linux alternative to the macbook air?
Last time I checked there were things like the zenbook that had outright broken software.
>$999
>for this
How mentally retarded does someone have to be to buy a Mac?
>>51596164
Batteries don't last forever.. unless you were exaggerating...
Only fagots use women's accessories like makbooks. Install gentoo, change yourself and do your best!
>>51598056
The two prices are $999 and $1299 anon if you're in the U.S.
>>51598053
Eh its in between and its lower than 3 lbs for 300 less
Just get the fucking rMBP already, OP. Yes, it's a bit heavier but should serve all your needs without problems nor any other downsides (like Air having a mediocre screen)
>>51598090
About this much.
>>51598090
Yeah why do that when you can get a Thinkpad for twice the price?
>>51598149
>8lb 800mhz piece of shit
>for any price other than free
Why do you insist on consuming excrement from your hands?
>>51597995
>overexaggerating
damn /g/, you sure showed them mactards!
>>51598149
No its heavy I have to walk around with this thing in my bag for 8 hours I don't really care about retina
>>51598242
>i want a good laptop but i'm too lazy to look for one, so i'll just keep looking at shit ones that apple tells me to buy
0/10 thread.
>>51597920
>Simple enough yet?
Simple and dead wrong. The X1 Carbon is exactly the same category and just plain better.
>>51598275
I looked for one I asked /g/ for pros and cons on two Apple laptops, it then turned into a windows vs Mac argument and resulted in the automatic offtopic get rMBP I know what I want now so in just watching the thread unfold
>>51598275
The reason I wanted dot compare the two laptops is cause I wanted something light and thin not the MBP
>>51598280
>over 30% heavier
>same category
Just admit to make shit up because you have a hate boner for Apple, please. It would be damn scary if you were really this ignorant.
Being so retarded you can't type 3 words into google should be grounds for euthanasia.
http://www.laptopmag.com/best-laptops
>>51598029
>>51598090
> nearly the same stuff
the screen fucking sucks
get the 12" macbook
>>51598530
>the screen fucking sucks
>eat shit from your hands
>>51595679
My mother has one. For her needs (youtube, surfing, skyping) it is perfect.
I have to admid, I love the keyboard (I am using a black mechanical for my desktop)
BUT... its performance is where you are afraid of putting it in your mind: low, very low. PDFs scolling smoothly? lol nope
Wanna compile something? Make a coffee and better drink it, too.
Want to stream some music while working on something other: prepare to charge in 30 mins.
So, it is very portable, is has a nice screen and a very nice keyboard, it looks kinda sexy. But especially the last two points are extremly dependent on the user's point of view....
>>51598351
>2.9 pounds isn't an ultraportable
Face it, faggot. They are in the same weight class. The X1 Carbon beats the Macbook every way except weight, and the weight is very close.
A few minutes ago, screen quality was the only thing that mattered. Now weight is the only thing that matters. Next you'll be saying that the competition MUST be made of aluminum or it's shit.
This is what Macfags always do. Someone presents a machine that crushes the Mac in almost every single way, but is slightly worse in one area. Then the Macfag says that one area is ALL that matters and, even though the Mac is shit in every other way, it wins on this area.
>>51598692
Thank you for the ACTUAL feedback
>>51598736
/thread
>>51598692
>My mother eats shit from her hands
You really should take her to see a doctor.
>>51595749
agreed on keyboard. tried it out in an apple store a while ago, its like tapping on a desk that gives slightly
>>51597149
Toshiba Chromebook 2?
>>51598917
Can you install another OS on that?
If so, that looks like a winner. It's a literal $300 netbook that beats the Macbook at light web browsing.
>>51598987
You can run Ubuntu or Debian alongside ChromeOS, or overwrite it. Installing ANY OS you want requires a bit more fiddling but if you're using Linux you should be able to figure it out.
>>51596201
this is bullshit. I run virtualbox with gentoo on mine. Laptop is awesome as fuck,
light weight
silent
high res screen
king of trackpads
fast storage
kick ass speakers
oh and the one port thing? Its the future deal with it...
/sunglasses on..
>>51599221
>I run virtualbox with gentoo on mine
WOW
It's fuking nothing.
>>51599450
for dev stuff really, shows cpu is up to it though.
another pov concerning the single port is cellphones, they only have one charge via it...
>>51599554
>shows cpu is up to it though
My phone can run a VM of gentoo
>>51599554
We don't really have any devices we regularly plug into our phones that don't use Bluetooth.
>>51599554
Just running a VM is not impressive, particularly with something as lightweight as Gentoo. I can run a Windows 7 VM on my T400, and that's a super wimpy machine by modern standards.
Try running a heavy OS. Try running multiple VMs. Try doing serious 3D work. It will fail miserably on any of those.
