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by nottaylorswift 1703 days ago
If it has the Apple logo you'll be fine.

Seriously though, the Intel 16 inch MBP or the M1X 16 inch due to be released in a few days are the best choice hands down, if you can afford it.

Sounds like you could also benefit from an iPad Pro M1 plus pencil and LTE, which I can't recommend enough.

I would say since 2015, the premium laptops have improved further still, the display and battery life specs are outstanding and unprecedented.

But the cheap ass laptops like what Lenovo make after buying the Thinkpad name from IBM, are even more flimsy and a really bad deal all round. You want an M1X device, get that and load Linux if you need it. You can use a VM or native for some distros
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andrei_says_ 1703 days ago
For me what matters is that it runs macOS reliably. I’m spoiled by its ergonomics and I run Adobe and other graphics intensive software which doesn’t run on Linux.

My 2015 MacBook pro still runs. I’m not looking forward to giving up the USB ports, the MagSafe, the hdmi and sdcard ports.

That said, I'm excited about the new generation - if I can use one laptop for coding, image processing and video editing, that would be worth my money.

Unfortunately the mass produced engineering disasters that Apple has become synonymous with (the keyboard fiasco, the short display cable, the insane repair prices) have diminished my trust with the company.

Most likely I’ll still give them my money.

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crooked-v 1703 days ago
> I’m not looking forward to giving up the USB ports, the MagSafe, the hdmi and sdcard ports.

Rumors are that the ones being announced on the 18th will bring back most or all of those, along with getting rid of the Touch Bar.

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nottaylorswift 1703 days ago
The keyboard issues are fixed. The 2019 16 inch MBP is the best laptop I ever used and I feel very privileged to have the opportunity.

Apple is expensive there's no getting around that. They have the best product on the market, it can't have been easy to design and manufacture, and they want to paid what it's worth. On the other hand, it is in fact worth every penny. Enjoy your new machine. I recommend the larger display models.

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google234123 1703 days ago
Intel 16 inch is NOT good. Runs too hot and throttles.
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mcculley 1702 days ago
Will the new MBP get an LTE modem?
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