I realize this type of thread probably belongs on 'Mac Rumors' but nevertheless I thought it was fairly intresting to see that the next macbook is reportedly to have a touchscreen display ( I believe to replace the FKeys) if I understand it correctly, but more importantly it will have TouchID, USB-C, and Thunderbolt 3.
http://gizmodo.com/macbook-pros-will-reportedly-get-an-oled-touchscreen-ab-1778416014
For me personally though, in the end if this thing has an AMD card (again) I'm out... As being a shareholder, and a HUGE supporter of Nvidia there is a reason why their stock ticker has more then doubled in the last single year where as AMD also has doubled but the MAIN difference is that AMD's has doubled from $2 to $4 (Whopptiedooo) while Nvidia has gone from $20 to $45.
AMD can keep the console game business cause it's doing so well for them....
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Would be an interesting idea if the rumored notebook also has a display that folds all the way back (a "tablet mode", if you will). Personally don't see the point of tocuh screens on traditional clamshell laptops.
Should be a decent touch screen too, since Apple already has a fair bit of experience in the ipod/iphone/ipad area as far as such tech goes. Just scale it up to 13" and above. -
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^ I thought chiropractors mostly brought in business from insurance fraudsters?
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Oh Hell No, i absolutely loathe touchscreens (on my laptops atleast). I never found the appeal of a touchscreen laptop, seems like a lot of unnecessary poking
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You know oddly enough, where touchscreen or 'Display' I have a feeling it's going to come down to the software or GUI if you will in terms of how well it is integrated/implemented. If they do it well and do it right then I suppose anything is possible. But again I think it's more about UI and experience then the actual hardware, but that's just me. For starters I'm not incredibly sold on Force Click but I'm open for other implementations.
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Apple would never cannibalize their iPad pro sales by introducing a touch rMBP. Would make absolutely no sense to buy an ipad pro at that point.
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^ Never say never... Although unlikely at this time you never know what Apple will come up with... Touch enabled rMBP makes no sense in the clamshell format, I wouldn't be surprised if in some lab down deep in Apple's facilities someone is looking at touch optimized OS X / Hardware combinations...
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Eh, I'd say never do free work for a company (in this case, R&D). Best case is they ignore you and/or steal your idea, worse is they threaten you legally.
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That said, Apple's been on a bit of a hiring spree as of late. Actually have one of my friends hired by them for their engineering department and she seems to love it there in CA. So I suppose it wouldn't hurt to throw your resume back at them if you're still looking. -
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Touchscreen Macbook Pro?
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by darkloki, May 25, 2016.