For non-gaming multithreaded processes, AMD is starting to take a lead. Stop blaming Apple design philosophy and its issues on their hardware vendors lol.Īctually, core-for-core, they don't. I'd kinda like to see it to see if they can do substantially better than Intel who everyone is pooping on right now, but the path is not without plenty of hurdles. The buzz is a move to in-house ARM processors post 2020, make of that what you will. Both of which is damn important in a laptop. If anything it'll make them dump Intel even faster, they've caused so many problems for Apple in the 2018 year.Īs much as AMD processors has come along in the last few years, they still draw more power and generate more heat than the Intel counterparts.
a desktop "workstation" lol.īut then again, the average users of these devices won't know a difference since they won't do anything demanding enough to push the CPU to the throttling point. Hell, thermal throttling exists on the iMac Pro. If it's a small issue without a lot of press coverage or hard to understand/notice for their average user, they don't give a shit. They still haven't fixed the soldering issue resulting in dead phones from design issues in the iPhone 6 (entire bending issue exacerbated the hardware flaw) that their current phones still share a a good portion of their interior design with. Hopefully the Thermal Issues will force apple to make some changes. I really wish the press would have given Apple a lot more grief about ruining the MBP. The throttling concerns will be tested and addressed! Making sure we're addressing it actually held up the review a bit, we were originally shooting for Friday but now plan on running the review Monday.
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I'd gladly wait a few extra days for the review if it contained a section where it got tested for throttling with both pro apps and stress tests/benchmarks.
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Regarding the full review, is Ars planning to do their own thermal throttling testing? I hope so, it would be nice to see another source to confirm or deny-it still seems like the issue is potentially over-hyped. Keep an eye out for Ars' full review of the new 15-inch MacBook Pro, with hands-on detail about the new butterfly keyboard, in the coming days. Also, according to MacRumors' report, third-generation keyboards that feature this membrane will not be offered as replacements in the repair program. It's worth noting that the 2018 MacBook Pros are not included in Apple's keyboard repair program. Admitting to fixing the problem with a keyboard redesign could hurt Apple, as it may be a sign of a larger problem. To address those complaints, Apple launched a repair program that lets users get their keyboards fixed for free.Īpple maintains that the sticky-key problem wasn't widespread, but the company was hit with a few class-action lawsuits because of it. AdvertisementĪ number of MacBook and MacBook Pro users have complained about the sticky-key problem over the past few years, which causes keys to get stuck or become unresponsive due to dirt, dust, crumbs, or other debris obstructing the butterfly mechanism. But iFixit hypothesized that this silicone membrane was indeed designed to stop dust and debris from getting under the keys after the site discovered the membrane during its teardown of the new 13-inch MacBook Pro. Upon debuting the new MacBook Pro models, Apple insisted that the new keyboard was designed for a quieter typing experience and it was not designed to fix "sticky-key" issues. However, it does link to another document entitled Butterfly Mechanism Keycap Replacement MacBook Pro (2018), which references the membrane under the keycaps as a method of stopping debris from entering the keyboard. The US version of the document doesn't mention the membrane specifically. Repair documentation and service videos will be available when keycap parts begin shipping." "The procedure for the space bar replacement has also changed from the previous model.
"The keyboard has a membrane under the keycaps to prevent debris from entering the butterfly mechanism," state the Canadian and European versions of the document.
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