Thinking of buying a MacBook Pro for the build quality. I'm curious what /g/ thinks of these overall
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>>53121828
>not a thinkpad
why bother
also shill thread general
>>53121884
>shilling for thinkpad this hard
>>53121954
>shilling for $200 laptop
vs
>shilling for $1500 laptop
>>53121968
>being this poor that you have to buy inferior thinkpads
Also do you really think apple even needs shills at this point?
>>53122231
>inferior
citation needed
>>53121828
for the billionth time this thread again. JUST BUYY THE RETINA
>>53121828
I had a macbook pro. Good machine. I had just one problem: could not change the battery. Do not get a macbook unless you live near an Apple store, because they will have to change that battery. Same goes for hard drives and ram.
>>53121828
>the charger breaks eventually
>the audio port breaks eventually
>the computer stays together though, i guess theres that.
muh viruses
>>53122620
>being unable to get a new charger
>being unable to fix an audio port
Wow, those are some real big issues
>>53122681
muh games
>>53122231
>not installing Gentoo
Don't post in any thread until you have done so. You have no opinion.
>>53121884
>thinkpad
As much as I love my thinkpad, the trackpoint is shit and honestly not worth the $1000 I paid for it when a few more would have gotten me a MBP.
Also the battery really isn't as good as people make it sound. Maybe that's Windows 10, but I don't like it. I'd take OSX as long as I can still play Hearthstone, do my assignments, and netflix/porn/4chan.
>>53122925
>Something dies
Thinkpad: I`ll replace that in 30 minutes.
Mac: I`ll have to buy another one.
>>53121828
>macshit
>build quality
Pick one.
>>53122925
>i dont like having a functional computer
>>53123001
> something dies
>>53123043
It does function, probably better than any Thinkpad I've ever owned.
>>53122925
That picture needs to die, that is a fucking E-Series Thinkpad, everyone knows they're shit.
>>53121828
>soldered ram
>can't upgrade anything
>gets hot because of the aluminium case, can't use in the summer without getting 3rd degree burns
>>53123107
Ah, how I hate not being able to upgrade parts for my laptop!
Change the ram? Do that all the time bro! Gotta have all that ram to run my text editors and image viewers!
>>53123101
No it's not, it's a Lenovo ThinkPad Helix 3698
I am a web developer who uses a macbook pro for work, hooked up to a 4k monitor. I also have a full beard and I wear checkered shirts. I'm trying to get a standing desk, lose weight, and find a qt asian girlfriend to complete the stereotype
Macbook pro has a nice UX all round, even the unboxing is 'an experience'. Good build quality and attention to detail as you would expect, IOS is easy to use, the only thing that fucks me up is the command key since I'm used to holding ctrl for everything, but you get used to it.
The charger cable fell out one morning when I shuffled it around my desk, and I carried on working all day without noticing until about 4pm when I looked at the time and also saw the battery was on red. The battery apparently lasts for over 10 hours even while running a 4k monitor at full resolution.
Its nice but I wouldn't buy one for personal use due to my own tight-ass frugality.
It seems like you're already set on getting one OP. Don't start Mac threads on /g/. It just turns into thinkpad macbook shit flinging.
>>53121828
I have one (MBP Retina 13" late 2013) that I got primarily because of work but I've grown super fond of it. It's solidly constructed, stable, reliable and meets my needs well.
They're expensive but worth it IMO.
>>53123166
>even the unboxing is 'an experience'
>battery life lasts longer if you turn off the screen completely
Just kill yourself now.
Only buy one if you are prepared to never buy anything else afterwards.
Nothing really competes.
>>53123206
>macshit
>800mhz and 100*C+
>screen laminate peels off
>random keys on keyboard die after a year
>reliable
stale b8
>>53123244
Macs won't let you go clamshell mode unless you plug the power in. The best you can do is turn the brightness off. Oh yeah and it also won't go to an external display without forcing the dedicated gpu which doesn't make any sense either
>>53123343
>all these stale memes
Nah, b8 harder
>>53123388
>macshit
>reliable
Nah, shill harder.
>>53123388
My 2011 macbook had its sd card reader break after 4 uses. Now all it does is scratch the leads on the card and not read anythihg.
Oh yeah, and if the battery runs out and the thing goes into hibernate mode, when it wakes up the mouse and keyboard won't work even after plugging an external one in so I have to do a hard reboot.
Don't buy one. The build quality is actually pretty much the same as other ultrabooks with windows on them. The problem is people will label you as a homosexual if they see you with it. My gay friend has a shitload of apple products. But if you are a homo then disregard what I said, but make sure to carry around a laptop cable lock with you in your purse at all times if you go outside with your macbook.
>>53123482
>but make sure to carry around a laptop cable lock with you in your purse at all times if you go outside with your macbook.
>>53121828
Decent build quality as always, well, getting slightly worse because Apple has been prioritizing thinness over structural integrity a little more each generation, but not to a point where it hurts much, yet. The software quality is going down the tubes in a severe sort of way. Apple just doesn't care to fix longstanding problems in OS X and they keep adding useless features nobody asked for.
The Surface line is the only viable macbook alternative in terms of built quality that I enjoy right now.
Late 2013 rMPB & x220 owner here.
The MacBook was worth every penny, however is it worth £1000 more than my thinkpad cost me? Probably not.
If you can comfortably afford the MacBook do it, if the money is a stretch or you're financing it. Just get a thinkpad or elitebook.
>>53123482
this. macbooks aren't cool anymore. Steve jobs is dead and the company's ceo is gay.
>>53121828
Enjoy your overpriced Facebook simulator, OP.
>>53123614
Shit you must have bought your x220 new because my 2011 mbp cost $2300 and that was before I put an ssd and 16gb of ram in a year later. My x220 cost $350
>>53121828
I've had two Macbook Pro's. First one was from 2010, the current one is from 2015. I've been very satisfied with both of them and am now a lot more comfortable with OS X than Windows.
>>53122523
on my mid 2010 all of that is replaceable.
>>53123343
Literally none of these things has happened. B8 harder.
>>53123137
this, my base model 15 inch came with 16GB of RAM and now I can't upgrade :c, should have bought a Thinkpad with 4GB, at least it's upgradeable up to... 16GB?
>>53123681
The battery is just as replaceable on the new ones. You just have to remove the glue
>>53123693
>>53123709
What is wrong with your brain? The ram is now already maxed out so you don't have to spend hundreds of dollars to have apple drop in generic crucial shit. But have fun paying $400 for an ssd upgrade.
>>53123748
> $400 for an ssd upgrade
Why would I want an SSD upgrade? the moment I paid for the machine I knew 256GB of PCIe SSD is more than enough for me.
In 5 years I will upgrade my whole laptop so no point for slowly upgrading shit since technology moves on and you can't upgrade GPU's or CPU's to new gen on old sockets on ANY laptop ever anyways...
This upgradeability meme is just poorfags excuse for being too poor to afford and already maxed out machine.
Just buy a used Elitebook on Ebay and put OSX on that shit.
>>53123859
>256GB
Fuck off poorfag.
>>53121828
This is not just any shill. This is an Apple shill.
>>53123929
better than your 1TB 5200rpm HD
>>53123964
>HDD
Fuck off poorfag, and take your poorfagbook with you.
>>53124002
I bet you have a sata ssd
>>53122231
They have transcendended in being shills we call them sheepel now.
>mfw i just bought a g952
>256GB NVMe
I had never owned an SSD of any kind, can honestly say that it is pretty fucking amazing.
Will get another one when and if I ever need more space.
>>53123929
You're the first person I've ever heard of rip someone for using a pci ssd...
>>53123001
You've never actually repaired either, have you?
>>53125911
what makes you say that?
>>53124470
>we call them sheepel now.
The "we" being the 90% who buy Windows because everyone else does.
Not sheeple, though.
>>53121828
The touchpad is god tier.
Other than that, it's overpriced as fuck.
And Mac OS is confusing as fuck to get used to coming from Windows.
>>53121828
Time to head home, Anon.
>>53122231
if someone can afford both but choose the cheaper one, how does that make someone poor?
if someone works minimum wage and saves up and skips meals to buy a 1500 dollar laptop, how is that someone not poor?
>Get Mac mini
>hook to TV
Tadah, you got a Mac pro but without a screen that will fuck up or the keyboard that will fill up with your semen
Seriously though the build quality is pretty rickety. Go check for yourself at the Apple store.
>>53121828
The retina Macbook Pro is likely to get an update in the middle of March. There's a lot of talk about them updating the processors and the GPU.
If you're absolutely set on getting a rMBP, wait it out a little longer because the new ones will be out. Then, you can either get the latest model or get the older model for cheap.
>>53128725
its confusing if you're literally mentally retarded
>>53131228
this and/or you could buy a refurbished 2014 model for literally 800 dollars
just buy a mac anon I still have a 2012 retina works like a charm compared to my chinkpad which is already failing
not even worth fixing probably gonna donate it fuck that computer
>>53131251
>have to press the option key to cut and paste something
no, kouhai, its shitty design
>>53123680
>First one was from 2010
>>current one is from 2015
>>5 years later
>>am now a lot more comfortable with OS X than Windows.
>>53121828
>Thinking of buying a MacBook Pro for the build quality
EliteBook is the answer
>>53131395
http://store.hp.com/us/en/mdp/business-solutions/elitebook-700--12#!&Tab=features
>touch screen 1080p
>>vomits internally
get a razer blade u noob
>got a like-new mid-2012 non-retina Macbook Pro from Best Buy for $600
>upgraded it to 16GB for $66 and a 240GB SSD for $80
>boots to OSX in 18 seconds and Xubuntu in 10
>mfw
>>53123924
Is this a good hackintosh machine?
>>53132386
>OSX in 18 seconds
>SSD
Why is OSX such a colossal pile of shit?
Just get a 2011 mbp. They aren't very expensive and work fine.
>>53132386
>non-retina
Enjoy your literal piece of shit
>>53134277
>mac
Enjoy your literal piece of shit
>tfw own a Macbook Pro
>tfw I just use it to do work and watch youtube videos
>tfw I don't feel like I have to make threads talking about how good/bad it is
>tfw I don't shitpost about it on a bulgarian beer-drinking board
>>53133252
Well, why does Xubuntu take ten? Sounds like he bought a horrible SSD.
I have a Xubuntu VM that boots in less than that.
>>53132386
>>53134926
Windows 8.1 boots in like 3 seconds from my 850 PRO, and my rig is about 5 years old.
>Just proves my point the macs are overpriced peices of shit
>lel
>>53121828
I had a top of the line 2013 model and it overheated like a bitch when doing any gpu work, it go so damn hot u couldnt type on it. Apple had to replace the fans like 4 times.
Sold it.
>>53134995
>jumps into thread about Mac with 3rd party hardware
>uses that as confirmation of his prior bias against Macs
Retard.
By the way, good job getting cucked by Samsung. Can't wait to see what variety of performance problems the 850 series develops after a year or two.
>>53121954
>shilling for used laptops
>>53132386
Cool. You're going to get another year out of that for sure!
I've been thinking about getting a Macbook but the 5 year life span thing is disheartening
>>53122925
> It looks better so it must be easier to replace something
Top fucking kek Computer illiterate
Also you silly kek should take a picture from the inside of a txxx's series not a fucking E-Series. I love those magfacs, not knowing a single thing from hardware and software.
>>53135497
I have one from 2007 and the lifespan is more like 3-4 years. After 5 years, you're definitely going to be out of luck.
I also had a PowerBook and only 1 month after I bought it, Apple discontinued support for PowerPC completely. That laptop was obsolete before I even carried it out of the store.
Beautiful hardware but shit company. Shame that Sony got rid of their Vaio lineup.
