Damn I really need to upgrade. Makes me feel like mine is ancient history
My laptop is fast - but I don't own that.
My desktop - still rockin' the AMD Phenom II X6.
Damn I really need to upgrade. Makes me feel like mine is ancient history
My work MBP is 5 years old. I don’t want to “upgrade” to the newer ones. I’ll stick with the one I have for as long as I can get away with. I don’t care for the usb-c ports, and only a couple of them. I like the magsafe power port. I wish my mbp had an ethernet port, but Apple decided long ago that I don’t need one. Other than that, I’m still happy with it.If your MBP is i9, I'll give you $1000 for the useless thing
your surface is a 4th gen processor, the work laptop is a 7th. Intel's currently available processors are 8th gen. Clock for clock, a newer generation will be faster that previous.This all got me curious:
Currently rocking a MS Surface Pro @ 1.9/2.5 GHz i5 4300U
work laptop is 2.6/2.71 GHz i5 7300U
I don't even know if that is fast or slow any more. Seems to do what I need well enough. Though, I could use more storage.
My work MBP is 5 years old. I don’t want to “upgrade” to the newer ones. I’ll stick with the one I have for as long as I can get away with. I don’t care for the usb-c ports, and only a couple of them. I like the magsafe power port. I wish my mbp had an ethernet port, but Apple decided long ago that I don’t need one. Other than that, I’m still happy with it.
Damn I really need to upgrade. Makes me feel like mine is ancient history
i7 and i9 have both have a max TDP of 45 W. I was only pointing out that laptops can dissipate that much heat if properly designed.
Thunderbolt 2 to Ethernet adapter and your problems are solved/just beginning
My laptop is fast - but I don't own that.
My desktop - still rockin' the AMD Phenom II X6.
If it still does what you need, it ain't broke
You have only to wait, sooner or later the provider of your OS will do something that forces a hardware upgrade
MicroRipoff used to be clearly ahead on the churn, but lately OS has been coming up fast in the outside lane
I get by. When I'm in the office I use a USB hub. I have two monitors, so the Thunderbolt ports are used. There are only two USB 3.0 ports, so if I didn't use the hub, I'd use up one for the keyboard (I don't like the ***** ass little wireless one Apple offers), and one left for the Ethernet adapter. I don't mind that setup, but I'd really rather have a dedicated Ethernet adapter.
Really though, I wish Apple would make the 17" MBP again with updated hardware. That thing was big and heavy, but a freaking tank. Loved the larger screen. Didn't mind the weight. For a work/developer laptop, who cares about small/skinny? The only portability I need is the ability to take the thing to and from the office.
Here's the thing. Most non .NET developers I know use a Mac, so you'd think Apple would make a model for us. Nope. They wanna pretend they're stark industries. Well, if they want to keep the developer market they need to shape up. With Windows 10 having the new linux command line, I've seen more developers switch to Windows because Apple keeps producing retarded non-productive gimmicks like that ghey ass touch bar. Oh. And don't get me started on that spastic new keyboard. My son likes his though, but then he also likes the Cubs, so...
I got an amd athlon x4, nowhere near the Intel stuff that’s out now. Seeing the VR stuff has me wanting to build a new one in the next year or so
And that relic runs GTA V?
Actually ya. And I don’t have to turn settings all the way down. But I usually play it on Xbox, only have 1 buddy that plays pc so kinda boring alone.
You know, it probably plays GTA V better than GTA IV, which was horribly coded and relied too much on CPU horsepower.