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CultCast #256 - Why we’re canceling our MacBook Pro order

61 min • 4 november 2016

This week: we’ve canceled our MacBook Pro order! It’s true, and we’ll you why... Plus: we compare new MacBook Pro’s performance to older models and similarly priced machines; Apple call it quits on external displays; and, the end of an era—one of Mac’s most iconic features gets retired.

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Professional Mac Users' Complaints List Grows After 'Disappointing' Apple Event

http://www.macrumors.com/2016/11/02/professional-mac-users-complaints-grow-apple-event/

It seems like everyone’s pissed!

This week’s notes and links

Hiked prices really make you think about what you’re getting, especially compared to how much better it is to what you already have (or what’s available on the market).
Raw Power differences/Speed increases in new MBP (compared to 2012 model)
We specs aren’t everything as Apple optimizes everything.
Felix Schwarz on twitter
CPU
- Only ~30% increase in Geekbench Single and MultiCore increases if buying the same speed processor you have no.

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CultCast #256 - Why we’re canceling our MacBook Pro order

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