Be that as it may, I'd sacrifice some battery life to have the option of 32GB of RAM.
The moment you need to start running Windows VMs on top of OSX along with Visual Studio, SQL Server, etc., that 16GB limit becomes incredibly aggravating.
Battery life is an especially crappy excuse when you consider that most of the time I'm running on outlet power - it's very rare that I don't have access to a power point for 5 - 6 hours at a time.
And lest we forget, this is a machine called the MacBook Pro. Pro, as in, for the use of professionals. And professionals need more system RAM. Hello Apple, are you getting this?
I'd also like an option for a 2TB SSD and more (not less) ports, particularly USB, because I don't want to have to carry around a pile of dongles everywhere with me that all too easily become lost. Remember: the machine is called the MacBook PRO.
Or you know, they could just remove a non necessary component eating a lot of power - like that powerhungry screen they added on top of the keyboard no-one asked for.
A lot of these fights seem to revolve around the word Pro. I'm a professional: I've worked with computers and software my whole life, and I am very good at it.
I don't think I'll particularly need 32GB of RAM or USB ports on my laptop. Does this mean I'm not a true professional? Real men need 32GB and USB?
That said, I'd probably opt for 32GB and a bit more weight.
That's a fair point and it wasn't my intent to start a "real men need X" style of discussion. Nevertheless, VMs, and particularly Windows VMs with VS and the rest - at least on the kind of systems I always seem to end up working with - are resource hungry. I'm not suggesting that 32GB is for everyone, but I'd at least like the option available knowing that I might be trading some battery life by selecting it.
(Worth knowing about the 2TB option - thanks for the tip. I refreshed last year when 1TB was the top end. Fortunately I think the drive is still user-upgradeable.)
And I'm not disputing that. Different people have different needs. What I'm suggesting is the option of 32GB. That way at least you have a choice, and can make it according to what's more important of you.
The moment you need to start running Windows VMs on top of OSX along with Visual Studio, SQL Server, etc., that 16GB limit becomes incredibly aggravating.
Battery life is an especially crappy excuse when you consider that most of the time I'm running on outlet power - it's very rare that I don't have access to a power point for 5 - 6 hours at a time.
And lest we forget, this is a machine called the MacBook Pro. Pro, as in, for the use of professionals. And professionals need more system RAM. Hello Apple, are you getting this?
I'd also like an option for a 2TB SSD and more (not less) ports, particularly USB, because I don't want to have to carry around a pile of dongles everywhere with me that all too easily become lost. Remember: the machine is called the MacBook PRO.