Now that the "euphoria" has passed and the dust has settled, how about analyzing the news from WWDC 2012? Particularly, the one that caught my attention the most I even voted in the poll, and you? it was the MacBook Pro with Retina display.
Unfortunately I still haven't had the chance to put my hands on him, but this is definitely a lady machine! If we take the MC976LL model, it definitely has a professional-looking configuration. But then, why is your “concept” wrong? To explain it better, take the Mac Pro as an example.
Although "abandoned" by Apple, Ma said that we will have news related to it only in 2013, the Mac Pro is the perfect example of a professional machine: in addition to having specifications worthy of the name, it is completely customizable / expandable, essential characteristics for a professional.
Suppose someone who works with video editing decided to buy a Mac Pro to work with. In order not to spend a lot of money like that, at once, she went there and bought the basic Quad-Core version, without customizing, paying R $ 9,800.
The machine works perfectly in the first months and for freelas initials, until that person closes a superb contract! Only she will have to edit a lot of heavy stuff in a short amount of time. What does she do? Buy another 8GB of RAM, plus two 1TB HDDs, plus a 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770 card and give the machine a great boost! Perfect, isn't it? At least I think. When I say perfect, I don't mean specifications, but the concept of a professional being able to improve the features of his tool whenever he wants, when he needs it without having to buy a new computer.
As I said, the new MacBook Pro (Retina) is a machine lady, but it sins by name. In my view, it is far from the professional concept that Apple even uses in its real “professional” model. Of course, everyone wants a light and thin notebook, but those are secondary characteristics for a professional. For those looking for this, Apple already offers a great product: the MacBook Air!
In my view, a professional notebook needs to be powerful and, at the same time, customizable / expandable. Of course, it can’t be like the Mac Pro, but it can’t be like the Air. There’s a middle ground, and it definitely doesn’t fit the next generation of the MacBook Pro. far from pleasant features for a professional. I don't think a professional gives it up to gain ~ 500gr in weight and ~ 0.6cm in thickness. Taking into account the scenario described by me earlier, he does not answer.
In my view, a MacBook Pro should make it possible to change the RAM, SSD and battery, yes, at the end of the world, for Apple, to design a computer with a removable battery, even though its domestic line is not (and does not need to be ) like this. Taking into account these characteristics, the ideal line of Apple notebooks, for me, would be like this:
- MacBook Air: 11 ″ and 13 ″ same current features.
- MacBook: 13 ″ and 15 ″ same features as MacBook Pro with Retina display.
- MacBook Pro: 15 ″ and 17 ″ Retina display, expandable SSD, expandable RAM and removable battery.
- Note: all models would have Retina display, of course!
"Ah, but Apple already killed the MacBook!" Yes, and what? Bring it back! Do we not have three lines of desktops (Mac mini, iMac and Mac Pro, two being domestic and one professional)? What is the problem of having the same, in the notebook line? Only then will we have a real professional notebook.
Agree or disagree? Leave your opinion in the comments!
