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If the Easter Bunny was a day late, would that make you hopping mad?
The best way to improve Windows is run it on a Mac.
The best way to bring a Mac to its knees is to run Windows on it.
~ my brother Jeff
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I see you're trying to egg on OG.
/ravi
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Not hiding anything.
The best way to improve Windows is run it on a Mac.
The best way to bring a Mac to its knees is to run Windows on it.
~ my brother Jeff
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So I want this[^] to proceed. Please.
I've used Macbook Airs for years, then switched to the Macbook Pro and immediately regretted it because the keyboard is beyond awful and I get about 2 hrs battery life (That's from full charge, running only VS, but working steadily). I'd get easily 5-6 on a Macbook Air.
I desperately wanted the Surface Pro 6 or Laptop 2 to be great but they stuck with proprietary 1980-style chargers, and for me it's USB-C or nothing. Once you get used to plugging in a single cable for your charging, video, USB and sound it's hard (and regressive) to go back to multiple cables.
So given that the iPad Pro is USB-C, is faster than 92% of laptops currently on the market, is crazy thin and light and doesn't require me to remove it from my backpack at airports, I want it as my primary development machines which means I need Visual Studio on it.
Please.
I've been waiting for the "perfect" laptop for over 20 years now, and I honestly do think it won't happen. We'll move over to using tablets or even phones as our primary device and laptops will go the way of desktop PCs. Maybe Qualcomm will make a Snapdragon chip that can compete with an i7 and then things will get interesting.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote: We'll move over to using tablets or even phones as our primary device and laptops will go the way of desktop PCs.
I'm not sure.
I've tried writing code on a tablet - the Nexus 7 and the WookieTab - and it's been a miserable experience, all because of the keyboard. You think the Macbook Pro KB is bad? Try it on tablet! Particularly if you are a touch (or even a fast multi finger) typist it's a major exercise in frustration.
And while predictive input on Android is great for letters, posts, SMS, and email it elephants your code like nobody's business. Just the auto capitalisation after a "." is enough to drive you to the arms of a "proper keyboard" ...
I don't think we'll move to tablet / phone until we find a better input method - and the first person to suggest "voice input" should be defenestrated...
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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OriginalGriff wrote: defenestrated
I've been thinking of moving away from windows for a while now...
Speaking of typing on a tablet, the iOS thing where it constantly selects random words while you're typing which causes you to type over words or whole sentences is mind boggling.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Don't you move away from the window very rapidly when you have been defenestrated?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Actually, the tablet concept is great: just use any Bluetooth keyboard you want. I get along great with this. I only use the onscreen keyboard in meetings, traveling in some type of vehicle, etc. If I am planted in a singular location to do work, I've got a Bluetooth keyboard I like.
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I'd go back to the new MacBook Air.
I'd rather be phishing!
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Quite right, it won't happen.
Because perfect differs from person to person. So every manufacturer tries to create the best compromise for their aiming group. Which is at best, acceptable for part of your use.
That's why I've learned to love the docking station.
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As long as it's a USB-C docking station
(Oh, and to make it easier for everyone they don't need to make a laptop that's perfect for everyone.
Perfect for me is good enough  )
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Mine is to old, but the next generatin actually is.
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But will it be rack-mountable?
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Sounds like it is Backpack mountable!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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To the soapbox with you!
*sigh* It seems so easy in concept, but execution is always lacking.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Chris Maunder wrote: Maybe Qualcomm will make a Snapdragon chip that can compete with an i7 and then things will get interesting.
Yep... Your phone will melt in your hand!
All these iAnythings make me miss my Altair. 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Chris Maunder wrote: I've been waiting for the "perfect" laptop for over 20 years now,
Taking this where I tend to take most things, I think the only hope you have for a perfect laptop will be found in a bar, complete with dancer.
Cheers cheers cheers!
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Some things I just can't afford.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote: to plugging in a single cable for your charging, video, USB and sound it's hard (and regressive) to go back to multiple cables
USB 3.0 offers only 5V at 500 mA (USB 2.0) to 900 mA (USB 3.0). That's 2,5 W - 4.5 W. That's not very much when it comes to charging batteries. Your battery will most probably need a higher voltage and also a slightly higher current, both which USB can't deliver.
Just for comparison: I charge my 5000 mAh batteries with about 25V and 5A (= 125 W) and it still takes an hour.
Edit: The battery of a Macbook Pro is rated at 10.9V, 5500 mAh. USB is a little underpowered for that.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
modified 2-Nov-18 16:40pm.
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His computer has a USB-C connector. (USB 3.1+)
It can transfer a minimum of 60W, and optionally more depending on the cable
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I too wish Apple would narrow the development gap between their iPad and Mac products.
I'm playing around with MonoGame and considering an Apple version of my game. Regrettably, as I understand it, I need to purchase a Mac for this task. I wouldn't mind getting an iPad, which would serve other purposes, but I have no other use for a Mac.
Oh well...if I can figure out the minimum required Mac, maybe I'll pick up a dinosaur off eBay.
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Or is a hackintosh still an option?
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Maybe...not sure. Though, in case I ever decide to throw it onto their App Store, I don't think I want to risk the licensing cops coming after me 
From what I understand, you can pick up a used Mac cheap enough...simply don't want to go through the hassle for a single-purpose (for me) device.
Originally, I hoped I could purchase a legit macOS license and run it in a VM...oh well, wishful thinking.
I guess I've been spoiled by Android. Simply fire up an emulator for free or purchase a device that is almost free. Sometimes I wonder if Apple is actively discouraging independent developers.
modified 2-Nov-18 18:23pm.
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Yeah, I looked into it about fifteen years ago. At the time, I probably would have gone with a Mac mini.
But then I found work using C#.
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Eric Lynch wrote: I guess I've been spoiled by Android. Simply fire up an emulator for free or purchase a device that is almost free.
You get what you pay for.
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