Take the previous design, you know the one from late 2012 to 2015.
If you must (sigh), take out the SD card, HDMI, USB A, MagSafe and replace with USB-C. I don't know who suggested this, but whatever.
Don't add in a touch bar. Don't add in an over sized touchpad. Leave the keyboard alone. The layout of the model is amazing.
I purchased a late 2012 in Jan '13. It's been my daily driver for 5 years now, without a single issue and it's an amazing piece of equipment. It allows me to just get on with my work, rather than focusing on the issues with the OS (looking at you Windows 10).
Want to make the product much better? Upgrade:
- the screen to 4k
- the memory to 32GB
- the SSD speed and give me options of 1TB and 2TB.
- the CPU to the latest i7 and more cores the better.
Listen, you can even charge $5k for the privilege. I don't care at this point. My needs for it just working and allowing me to work without the issues of running Windows 10 are the only things that matter to me.
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Ok, I understand. We are negotiating here.
- $6k...
- $7k...
- $8k...
- $9k...
- $10k... ?
Sure, I'll pay $10k for a PRO laptop. One that lasts 5+ years. I'm happy to depreciate it over a period of time, because for me. It's not an ACCESSORY. It's a workhorse!
I really hope someone at apple listens. You guys had an awesome laptop. Then you made it crappy.
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I'm literally praying to "Lord Jobs" on the other side, that I don't run into any issues for at least another 3 years and Mojave is my last OS it seems. I'm STILL on El Capitan!