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Zephyrekson Apple introduces 8-core MacBook Pro

Lenovo standard customer support sucks ass. Pay a little more and they route you to IBM support (at least in Canada). Those people are godly. Next business day, go to your home, fix whatever you want, accidental damage, whatever, all covered.

I love those guys.

Zephyrekson Apple introduces 8-core MacBook Pro

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-MacBook-Pro-15-2018-2-6-...

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Huawei-MateBook-13-i7-8565U-Ge...

Samsung PM981s (and really Samsung SSDs in general) tend to trounce the competition, but IIRC the XPS 13 uses some mediocre SK Hynix SKU.

Zephyrekson Apple introduces 8-core MacBook Pro

You can configure that on windows using tpfancontrol. Should be similar on Linux. Tweak the fan curve to whatever the hell you want.

You can even turn the fan higher than Lenovo lets it (but it might fuck your fan over... Oops)

Zephyrekson “A company is copyright-claiming every video I have ever made”

What's the alternative? YouTube footing the bill for copyright lawsuits?

Zephyrekson Linux touchpad like a Macbook: progress and a call for help

Having used the Macbook trackpad... I don't understand the hype. As a trackpad, it's brilliant. But so what? On a table, I'd much rather use a mouse. The weirdly inaccurate precision, odd acceleration, and clumsy movement makes the trackpad feel off. There's no acceleration sweetspot and there's no sensitivity sweetspot that I could find.. On my lap, I don't usually have enough space to use a trackpad over say a trackpoint.

It's a great solution, but it just doesn't solve any problem I have. I'd rather have a scroll wheel.

Zephyrekson Blackmagic eGPU – Thunderbolt 3 external graphics processor

Sounds like you bought the cheapest underpowered PSU on the market. Buy EVGA, and buy more than your system will ever consume. You don't want to cheap out on the thing powering everything else.

Just copy a build off of Reddit or pcper. You don't need to think, just click buy!

Zephyrekson Blackmagic eGPU – Thunderbolt 3 external graphics processor

Just upgrade the GPU. Most of your problems are solved.

Upgrade the RAM at the start of a new spec and you'll be fine. CPU/mobo go hand in hand, but you're rarely going to need to upgrade that anyway.

Zephyrekson Blackmagic eGPU – Thunderbolt 3 external graphics processor

No matter what, sending it back to the internal display is going to mean a significant performance hit. There's only so much bandwidth in a TB3 connection.

Zephyrekson Blackmagic eGPU – Thunderbolt 3 external graphics processor

Compare the HP EX920 (1TB for $300 on sale) to the SSD in the... 15" MBP 2017, or something.

HP EX920: http://www.legitreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/hp-ex...

Apple: https://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/Notebooks/Apple/MacB...

Same AS SSD benchmark.

Now you can argue that since SSD performance increases with size, maybe that's why. Then prove it.

Zephyrekson Blackmagic eGPU – Thunderbolt 3 external graphics processor

If happy computing includes trips to the Apple Store every few months because the keyboard got stuck... Again... Maybe. If happy computing means no physical escape or function keys... Maybe. If happy computing means no warranty after 3 years... Maybe. If happy computing means no accidental damage warranty whatsoever... Maybe. If happy computing means an oleophobic coating that will almost definitely fail at least once over the lifetime of the device... Maybe. If happy computing involves not being able to access the data on that 4TB SSD when the laptop bricks itself, necessitating constant backups... Maybe. If happy computing involves knowingly spending double the price of the storage and the RAM otherwise because Apple knows that you won't be able to replace them... Maybe.

But hey, it's thin and light and aluminum, so all is forgiven, right? Don't get me wrong, the MBP is a pretty gorgeous device, but it's pretty hilarious to say that all is good and well just because it's thin and light and aluminum.