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What is TCR mac laptop to buy?

My 8 year old MacBook Pro is on the way out. What is the CR...
Coral office
  04/22/18
I never use the Touch Bar for a damn thing other than adjust...
Walnut institution
  04/22/18
i have a 2017 macbook pro without touchbar. 16gb RAM and 500...
Hairraiser dragon native
  04/22/18
Why? Fuck. Ansolutely loved my 2010 MacBook Pro 15 inch. ...
Coral office
  04/22/18
Get the MacBook.
lascivious drab gunner candlestick maker
  04/22/18
no usb port. had to buy a $70 dongle. no HDMI port to conne...
Hairraiser dragon native
  04/22/18
Wtf. Do no Macs have USB ports now? I thought at least the...
Coral office
  04/22/18
They have USB-C ports.
Walnut institution
  04/22/18
What is the difference between that and a regular USB port?
Coral office
  04/22/18
They are smaller.
Walnut institution
  04/22/18
that's what I have it's 180 15" MBP with 16GB and S...
Tan Odious Theater Stage
  04/22/18
Agree with all of this. There's also no disc drive, which I ...
Honey-headed fiercely-loyal volcanic crater
  04/22/18
Do any laptops still come with disc drives? It seems very r...
Walnut institution
  04/22/18
I guess not but as someone with kids, the option would be ni...
Honey-headed fiercely-loyal volcanic crater
  04/22/18
Lots do, but it is clearly on the way out. Basically like fl...
Gold hissy fit
  04/22/18
Whichever one comes with the biggest complimentary buttplug
Gold hissy fit
  04/22/18
(low T poaster) get an xps 13
saffron swashbuckling incel
  04/22/18
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Buck-toothed International Law Enforcement Agency
  04/23/18
lol there are literally only two options
high-end church building
  04/22/18
ok this is what i thought. dont they pretty much just come i...
beady-eyed navy potus
  04/22/18
MacBook MacBook Air MacBook Pro 13" without touch bar...
Walnut institution
  04/22/18
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Bateful citrine tank indirect expression
  04/22/18
15" with touchbar
Fishy bbw
  04/22/18
Lenovo Thinkpad T Series
Thriller Center
  04/22/18
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Talking ladyboy
  04/23/18
Chinese Malware Edition
Bright station
  04/23/18
Pro, no touch bar
Fuchsia School Jap
  04/23/18
...
crimson headpube
  04/23/18
Pretty much this
canary disgusting lodge
  04/23/18
But how do you come out to your parents?
Gold hissy fit
  04/23/18
I objectively make and have enough money for this but can't ...
Coral office
  04/23/18
The only winning move is not to play.
Bright station
  04/23/18
If you don't want to wait for the 2018 models, then get a 20...
green exciting weed whacker dilemma
  04/23/18


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Date: April 22nd, 2018 10:52 PM
Author: Coral office

My 8 year old MacBook Pro is on the way out. What is the CR current model? Air? MacBook? Pro, with or without touch at? Touchnar seems kind of gimmicky.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897439)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 10:55 PM
Author: Walnut institution

I never use the Touch Bar for a damn thing other than adjusting the volume and screen brightness, but it's been a really good laptop (MBPro).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897464)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 10:54 PM
Author: Hairraiser dragon native

i have a 2017 macbook pro without touchbar. 16gb RAM and 500gb SSD. i hate it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897453)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 10:56 PM
Author: Coral office

Why? Fuck. Ansolutely loved my 2010 MacBook Pro 15 inch. I'm not a tech person; just want browsing/Streaming/word processing with fast performance that doesn't degrade over time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897468)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 10:59 PM
Author: lascivious drab gunner candlestick maker

Get the MacBook.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897478)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 11:06 PM
Author: Hairraiser dragon native

no usb port. had to buy a $70 dongle.

no HDMI port to connect to an external monitor. see dongle.

apparently connecting a monitor and peripherals through the dongle kills the motherboard. i had to take it in twice already to apple store.

they crammed everything into a smaller body, leading to inferior heat dissipation than the older model. so the fan kicks in every time i try to do something, and often when i'm not doing anything at all. it is very loud.

the keyboard jams easily.

i wish i could trade it for the 2015 macbook pro.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897529)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 11:21 PM
Author: Coral office

Wtf. Do no Macs have USB ports now? I thought at least the pro would have it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897632)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 11:22 PM
Author: Walnut institution

They have USB-C ports.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897634)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 11:23 PM
Author: Coral office

What is the difference between that and a regular USB port?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897639)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 11:26 PM
Author: Walnut institution

They are smaller.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897657)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 11:23 PM
Author: Tan Odious Theater Stage

that's what I have it's 180

15" MBP with 16GB and SSD, has USB and HDMI

no discrete GPU but I have a desktop PC if I really want to play a game that needs it which is rare



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897640)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 11:37 PM
Author: Honey-headed fiercely-loyal volcanic crater

Agree with all of this. There's also no disc drive, which I find obnoxious. The USB-C ports are by far the worst part though. So many times I go to plug in a printer or something and then I have to find the damn connector.

Also do NOT pop the keys off to clean them. You have to have the whole top case replaced. The keys are not removable anymore.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897742)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 11:48 PM
Author: Walnut institution

Do any laptops still come with disc drives? It seems very rare now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897836)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 11:53 PM
Author: Honey-headed fiercely-loyal volcanic crater

I guess not but as someone with kids, the option would be nice. Everything has to be purchased separately now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897871)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 11:54 PM
Author: Gold hissy fit

Lots do, but it is clearly on the way out. Basically like floppy drives were on laptops in the early 2000s.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897887)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 10:57 PM
Author: Gold hissy fit

Whichever one comes with the biggest complimentary buttplug

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897472)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 11:03 PM
Author: saffron swashbuckling incel

(low T poaster)

get an xps 13

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897510)



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Date: April 23rd, 2018 3:43 AM
Author: Buck-toothed International Law Enforcement Agency



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35898600)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 11:09 PM
Author: high-end church building

lol there are literally only two options

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897540)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 11:23 PM
Author: beady-eyed navy potus

ok this is what i thought. dont they pretty much just come in different sizes?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897638)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 11:24 PM
Author: Walnut institution

MacBook

MacBook Air

MacBook Pro 13" without touch bar

MacBook Pro 13" with touch bar

MacBook Pro 15"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897641)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 11:56 PM
Author: Bateful citrine tank indirect expression



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897908)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 11:54 PM
Author: Fishy bbw

15" with touchbar

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897881)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 11:57 PM
Author: Thriller Center

Lenovo Thinkpad T Series

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35897917)



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Date: April 23rd, 2018 2:45 AM
Author: Talking ladyboy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35898519)



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Date: April 23rd, 2018 4:07 AM
Author: Bright station

Chinese Malware Edition

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35898622)



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Date: April 23rd, 2018 12:28 AM
Author: Fuchsia School Jap

Pro, no touch bar

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35898109)



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Date: April 23rd, 2018 2:44 AM
Author: crimson headpube



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35898515)



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Date: April 23rd, 2018 2:47 AM
Author: canary disgusting lodge

Pretty much this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35898522)



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Date: April 23rd, 2018 3:10 AM
Author: Gold hissy fit

But how do you come out to your parents?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35898560)



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Date: April 23rd, 2018 11:38 PM
Author: Coral office

I objectively make and have enough money for this but can't bring myself to spend 3 grand on a computer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35905866)



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Date: April 23rd, 2018 4:03 AM
Author: Bright station

The only winning move is not to play.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35898619)



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Date: April 23rd, 2018 11:20 AM
Author: green exciting weed whacker dilemma

If you don't want to wait for the 2018 models, then get a 2016 MBP for $1k less than the 2017. Very minor differences.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1294034-REG/apple_z0sh_mlh429_bh_macbook_pro_15_inch_with.html

$2100

2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 Quad-Core

16GB of 2133 MHz RAM | 512GB PCIe SSD

15.4" 2880 x 1800 Retina Display

AMD Radeon Pro 460 GPU (4GB GDDR5)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3956903&forum_id=2#35899719)