Apple's 6-Core MacBook Pro Actually Performs Worse Than 2017 Model
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The other problems seem silly though. It really would be nice if they would just make them as big as they need to be to perform well. My t430 doesn't way any more then a macbook plus a water bottle. Carrying a pound less won't change my life. The thin-ness of macs seems mostly about looks, imo.
It was an absolute lifesaver when I used to carry around two: one for general purpose computing, and a second dedicated to a certain work function. For a while the second was a Thinkpad, but it rapidly became a second MBP!
Hell, I carried around the two MBPs and a MBA for a while.