[Skip the first paragraph if you don’t want to read about how terrible the new MBP is.]
I just received the 2021 16” MBP M1 Max super computer that I ordered two months ago. I hate it. I mean, I really hate it. The keyboard and trackpad are unusable and I’m not about to carry around an external keyboard and mouse for a laptop this big and heavy and which is supposed to be, you know, a ''laptop'', which by definition should be usable ''on your lap''. Unfortunately, Apple no longer makes laptops with actual keyboards (just flat things with flat keys that barely move when you touch them) and normal sized trackpads (why in the world would they design a trackpad so big that it’s impossible not to touch it when typing?).
I will be left with my Late 2013 15” Retina i7 2.3 GHz with 16GB RAM and a 500GB SSD. The model number is either ME293xx/A or ME294xx/A. I was replacing because it can no longer keep up with Lightroom Classic or various video editing apps, not to mention a Parallels VM. What I need to know is what is and is not upgradeable on my actually-a-laptop? I tried looking through the forums, but I’m honestly so tired and frustrated that I would appreciate it if someone could just give me the information I need. Since I’ll be returning the ridiculously expensive non-laptop I just bought, I’ll have plenty of money for upgrades that might otherwise be cost-prohibitive.
Thanks for your help.
[Skip the first paragraph if you don’t want to read about how terrible the new MBP is.]
I just received the 2021 16” MBP M1 Max super computer that I ordered two months ago. I hate it. I mean, I really hate it. The keyboard and trackpad are unusable and I’m not about to carry around an external keyboard and mouse for a laptop this big and heavy and which is supposed to be, you know, a ''laptop'', which by definition should be usable ''on your lap''. Unfortunately, Apple no longer makes laptops with actual keyboards (just flat things with flat keys that barely move when you touch them) and normal sized trackpads (why in the world would they design a trackpad so big that it’s impossible not to touch it when typing?).
I will be left with my Late 2013 15” Retina i7 2.3 GHz with 16GB RAM and a 500GB SSD. The model number is either ME293xx/A or ME294xx/A. I was replacing because it can no longer keep up with Lightroom Classic or various video editing apps, not to mention a Parallels VM. What I need to know is what is and is not upgradeable on my actually-a-laptop? I tried looking through the forums, but I’m honestly so tired and frustrated that I would appreciate it if someone could just give me the information I need. Since I’ll be returning the ridiculously expensive non-laptop I just bought, I’ll have plenty of money for upgrades that might otherwise be cost-prohibitive.
Thanks for your help.
[Skip the first paragraph if you don’t want to read about how terrible the new MBP is.]
I just received the 2021 16” MBP M1 Max super computer that I ordered two months ago. I hate it. I mean, I really hate it. The keyboard and trackpad are unusable and I’m not about to carry around an external keyboard and mouse for a laptop this big and heavy and which is supposed to be, you know, a ''laptop'', which by definition should be usable ''on your lap''. Unfortunately, Apple no longer makes laptops with actual keyboards (just flat things with flat keys that barely move when you touch them) and normal sized trackpads (why in the world would they design a trackpad so big that it’s impossible not to touch it when typing?).
I will be left with my Late 2013 15” Retina i7 2.3 GHz with 16GB RAM and a 500GB SSD. The model number is either ME293xx/A or ME294xx/A. I was replacing because it can no longer keep up with Lightroom Classic or various video editing apps, not to mention a Parallels VM. What I need to know is what is and is not upgradeable on my actually-a-laptop? I tried looking through the forums, but I’m honestly so tired and frustrated that I would appreciate it if someone could just give me the information I need. Since I’ll be returning the ridiculously expensive non-laptop I just bought, I’ll have plenty of money for upgrades that might otherwise be cost-prohibitive.
Thanks for your help.