I really do. The old ones are SO much better…
Thanks to TechRestore and Google Images for the image…sorry if i stole it – i’m only using it for anger purposes.
I hate the new machines because:
-motherfucking GLOSSY screens only. i dont think so. a HUGE reason why i got the old macbook pro is because it offered a matte option, not fucking glossy. i have SO much hatred against glossy…i refuse to own a machine that uses a glossy display.
-the black casing/border around the display. im sorry, but that looks so cheap and completely unprofessional. what the FUCK apple this is supposed to be the macbook PRO not the fucking regular macbook. unfortunately, this is the way apple is going (or went with in the case of the imacs and macbook airs, as well as their cinema displays now) – glass and aluminum.
-apple decides to be secretive about the mbp. the weight actually went UP from last years model…isnt apple all about reducing the footprint? actually the laptop got deeper, wider, and a bit heavier. the battery has gone down from 60Whr to 50Whr (i guess its offset to the fact that it has a overall lower power consumption, etc), and eliminating firewire 400. why? a LOT more people used firewire 400 over 800 (yes i realize there is an adapter or a straight up 9 pin to 6/4 pin firewire but…thats just another cable you need).
- black keys. im not sure how i feel about them, because they are the new mba/mb keys…at least they are backlit…oh wait the high end macbook has backlit keys as well. fuckers.
-apple decides to upgrade the regular macbooks (specs and looks) and make it more in-line with the pro. im sorry, but isnt the macbook supposed to be just a cheapo-consumer version of the pro WITHOUT some of the pro features? aside from looks, the macbook also gained a MUCH better gpu AND the backlit keyboard, so really, the only thing now that apple did to differentiate the macbooks from the macbook pros is just…firewire. yes, the macbooks do NOT have firewire anymore, while the macbook pro does. im sorry apple, thats just being absolutely stupid. MANY MANY people use the firewire (including my dad when he had his black macbook) port on it. idiotic move.
-trackpad. okay its glass, thats nice and all, but…4 finger gestures? really apple? 4 fucking finger gestures? you guys should have just made a 20 fingered gesture, oh wait you cant…i do have a 1 finger gesture for you and its a big FUCK you.
-apple has also reduced the student discounts as well. originally, the mbp is 1999 and 2499, and with the student discount, it turns to 1799 and 2299. thats all fine, but now the “new” discount makes the mbp 1899 and 2399…for what? its not like the specs are anything thats groundbreaking – we’ve all seen them in other laptops, so what gives apple? and what the hell about selling the old plastic white macbook with a slightly faster processor for 999 and selling the “new” macbooks for 1299 and 1599? cheapasses.
bottom line is that apple is playing the microsoft game here. they introduce “new” products, but secretly omit features and do things that upset its pro customers (think vista, and its fucking 6-7 versions). they are catering more and more to consumers and just blatantly ignoring its pro customers (getting rid of the matte option, omitting firewire on the macbook). phil schiller clearly sums up why apple is so…fucking arrogant and stupid:
Q: Concern about the glossy screens. Are you going to offer another option?
A: Steve Jobs: We’re going all glass — we won’t offer another version. Phil: You offset the reflection by the brightness, and consumers love it. One of the great things about a notebook is you can turn it however you want!
turn it however you want? what the hell does that mean? its going to be fucking reflective ANY fucking way you put it. consumers love to turn down the brightness to offset the reflection? then what was the point of the LED screen? god i hate that comment. it pisses me off everytime i read it.
since this is the direction that apple is heading towards with all of their products, meaning catering to consumers and forgetting about the “pro” users, than they can go to hell for all i care. that refurb old-gen macbook pro is looking better and better..
at least they make good music players and a good o/s.
