Comments on: When it comes to the Mac, Apple is making it reeeeeaaally hard to be a fanboy

By: James

James — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 15:15:56 +0000

Sierra has been a pretty great update for both my iMac and my aging MacBook Pro. As for updates to the iMac, I think it’s likely to see some fairly significant updates, but nothing that would make you regret buying an iMac right now. The current 27″ 5K Retina iMac is an awesome workhorse, in my opinion.

By: Inhab

Inhab — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 19:19:44 +0000

Totally agree with you. I was also holding back from buying a new iMac, hoping that something exiting would come up. Not only it didn’t but seeing the panorama with the new MBP i just decided to go ahead and my new iMac now because I don’t expect much advantage in the forecoming model next year. And wath about Sierra? I didn’t even bothered upgrading.

By: Theo Belk

Theo Belk — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 12:42:40 +0000

Yes, the 2013 Mac Pro is a disgrace. I’ve actively discouraged clients from buying them. Unless you’re a hard core video editor, there’s not much reason to pay premium prices for old hardware with insufficient internal storage. Even if you are a video editor, it might be better to look at a platform with more options. That last statement says a lot for the state of Apple. I’ve spent 25 years using, promoting and supporting Apple products.

I believe the Mac Pro will go the way of the Xserve before too long. Apple’s excuse will be that few people are buying them. And few people buy them because they’re too limited and expensive.

I think this trend started many years ago with he surprise discontinuation of the Xserve RAID. It was a popular option and actually less expensive than most alternatives at the time. Then the Xserve itself disappeared. Pro software disappeared or got crippled with little regard for user needs. OS X Server went from an enterprise-grade system that was challenging Exchange to a $20 toy. Even the Mac Mini is now a neutered and disposable little chihuahua.

Far beyond skating to where the puck will be, Apple is skating off the rink to some other venue entirely. Obsessed with thin devices at all costs, Apple is just not listening.

By: James

James — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 11:50:05 +0000

To be fair, I think Apple is “skating to where the puck will be” instead of where it is.

The problem is that none of their pro-level hardware has been updated in years. So this being the only option for modern hardware, we’re finding it a bit too modern.

By: theobelk

theobelk — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 16:26:43 +0000

Can’t disagree at all. My 2010 MacBook pro is struggling. Its only lasted this long because I installed faster SSDs. The max 8GB of RAM is the final straw. As a tech and developer, I need access to USB A, thunderbolt, ethernet and even Firewire ports. Now my new laptop is going to need a cluster of stupid dongles or hubs just to maintain the same functionality. The new finger pad thing is ok, but no compensation for the lost functionality.

Apple is deaf to the criticism and tries to pass off changes like this as “courage.” They seem to think they know better than we do how we should do our jobs.

By: Greg Holkan

Greg Holkan — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 15:38:42 +0000

It seems that Apple is slowly pushing their entire line in the direction of an app-ified experience. I really have no interest in an iOS style experience when I’m trying to get work done. The fact that Mac Pros haven’t been updated at all in about 3 years is insane.

I’m currently pretty heavily invested in the Mac/Apple Ecosystem, but if this keeps up, I’m going to be forced to jump ship for the PC. The hardware isn’t keeping up with the software anymore.