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CultCast #256 - Why we’re canceling our MacBook Pro order
About this episode
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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On the show this week
Professional Mac Users' Complaints List Grows After 'Disappointing' 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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