First, they have not released a new Mac Pro for about 20 years. I think my cellphone can do more complex arithmetic.
Second, they are no longer releasing macbook pros in the 17in flavour. This is ridiculous. I need the extra real-estate when I'm editing and doing graphics. Programs like After Effects are cluttered with Menus and a bigger work area saves the day, especially if we're traveling and doing remote edits.Thirdly, they are no longer adhering to Environmental Standards due to a design choice.
What is this design choice you may ask yourself? Why, it's stupid, that's what it is.
Apple being a big ol Baby
Check out this link to give a brief overview of the issue.
Primarily, Apple doesn't want us, the average joe user to have any control over the products we buy. We must adhere to their "Secret Garden" or GTFO.
Let's go over the Stupid Choices By Apple List. Or how I like to call the SCAL
1)Their batteries are soldered and or glued in. Meaning, if my battery fails, I need to give it to some Apple "Genius" (ughh) and wait 19 weeks not working because of their ridiculous design feature. Will Apple pay me or should I just buy a PC?
2)Ram Soldered in and Proprietary. Gha??? So, lets say I order an 8 gig mac and realize, you know, i would like to buy my own ram and upgrade on my own time so I don't have to wait for it to be special ordered from some factory in Thailand. here I go opening it up...oh..wait..look. The RAM... Can not be removed. WTF
Throws Mac into wall. There... now I can remove it.
3)Limited Size. 15" eh.... So, for us power users that use more programs than your shitty FCPX and Aperture, we are SOL? I need square footage. I guess I need to buy a better monitor, which isn't an apple display.
4)Inability to upgrade anything. I used to work on the old Power Macs before they went into those lucite cases. Let me tell you what it was like to replace a drive. Hell. It was terrible. I cut my finger twice trying to remove the layers and layers of metal brackets and impossibly short wires to just get at a single thing. It was a mess. People complained so they made their systems more open and easy to access. Drive bays that popped out. Ram that could be removed Easily. Even the Current Macbook Pros have features I can upgrade. HDD to SSHDD, RAM, New Battery. Whatever.
Now... I can't do shit all.
Screw you Apple.
Tomorrow, I'm going to get an Alienware or higher end laptop with twice your specs for half your price and run your OS, cuz... well its still better than Windows...for now.
Crap, where did I leave my iPad?
