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> I still have 8GB or RAM and still have a 128GB SDD Well that could have been 32GB and 2TB in the 2018 if you wanted?
Apple charges ridiculous prices for SSDs and RAM.
You expected something else?
Apple’s Latest Macs Have a Serious Audio Glitching Bug
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#282I am / was heavily invested in Apple hardware as well (MacBook Pro, iPhone, iPad). I recently switched to an Android phone, because the price-point of buying a new iPhone is just not justifiable any more. Android feels a bit spammy, but overall it does what I need it to do. I will stick with Android for now. I was looking at the iPad Pro recently, because I could need a second screen when I’m working e.g. from a co-w…
In my experience I spend most of my time in a terminal emulator or a web browser. Windows runs Docker these days, so theoretically you could avoid toolchain annoyance. Windows also has Firefox. But, YMMV (written from a macbook)
Could be an option. But then I have to take care of two operating systems instead of one. Maybe WSL will be worth a shot after the next update of Windows 10. So far I did not hear too much good about it.
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Reliable low-latency audio is the reason why musicians buy Macs. Linux isn't an option, because the proprietary software we need generally isn't available for Linux. Windows is massively problematic because of the Deferred Procedure Call mechanism - badly written device drivers can steal priority from the audio device driver, causing dropouts and glitches in audio playback and recording. If you're going to use a Wind…
This. And I think everyone who works with pro audio is stuck with, "Well, where else are we supposed to go?" We'd switch platforms tomorrow if we thought we had a better option. It's also important to understand the context. We spend thousands of dollars on near-field monitors, cables, interfaces, and other kinds of external hardware. If it's a fully rigged up studio, we're talking millions. The "Apple tax" is not re…
> I own plugins that are more expensive than the laptop I use to run them.
For anyone curious about this statement, allow me to introduce you to Vienna Symphonic Library. It's the industry standard virtual orchestra, it's used by the vast majority of professional composers and a license for the complete library costs $14,332. We're not talking about a desperately price-sensitive market.
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#284Apple appears to be coming to some sort of head at this point. This is speaking as someone heavily invested in Apple products and shares. Their iPhones have reached a peak, where it appears people are no longer willing to pay so much for them. They are too damn expensive, with nothing to justify their costs. I am one of the morons who upgraded to the XS, but only because I needed the 512GB storage. If not for the inc…
Great post. If you don't mind me asking what do you store on your phone that takes up 512GB? I've always wondered what people store on their phones that takes up the room. I know I am definitely in the minority, but my iPhone SE with 32 GB never gets full now that I use Google Photos to backup the images and delete them from the phone whenever it gets full.
I have tons of podcasts set to auto-download new episodes, and the file sizes on episodes can get pretty big. On my old 32gb phone I was constantly having to go through and prune podcasts as I don't auto-delete them since I'll often re-listen.
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#285From the article: "Issues with the way the new chip synchronizes timing causes dropouts and glitches in the audio stream. (It seems basically all USB 2.0 audio interfaces will be impacted. This of course unfortunately leads users to blame their interface manufacturer, but the fault lies with Apple.)" As someone who works with a lot of pro audio gear on the Mac, I can say that it's hard to describe what a show stopper…
I'm still using firewire.
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I am sure the brokers who arrange the buy backs love them - all that nice $ Personally id rather have the dividend myself - that's real cash in my account not some vague if we spend x billion the share price might go up.
They did that too. >Apple said Tuesday it has returned $275 billion in total capital to shareholders since 2012. ... Apple said it would be increasing dividends 16 percent to 73 cents per share. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/01/apple-buybacks-q2-2018.html
The lead in that article is "plan to return $100 billion to shareholders in a massive stock buyback,"
Id rather have my share of that $100 Billion that as a special dividend - than some woo woo share buyback.
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God, happy to see I’m not the only one with repeating keys issues in my MacBook Pro. Seriously, it’s maddening. It has halved my typing speed.
Apple will fix you keyboard free of charge, i got mine replaced by apple two weeks ago and had zero issues ever since. https://www.apple.com/support/keyboard-service-program-for-m...
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#288What is happening with Macs? My butterfly keyboard repeats keys. This easily halves my typing speed. (Or rather "Itt easily halves my ttyping speed") Yesterday my machine got stuck booting with a black screen after running out of battery with the backlight turned off. Also, the keyboards have gone from making virtually no sound to making loud clicking sounds. I have also had a glitch where the sound gets distorted.
Jony Ive.
Form over Function. I'd bet that most OSX devs probaby use an iMac now.
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#289Have had many issues with USB2 RME pro audio interfaces and recent Macs, the most serious of which RME was able to overcome (for us) in the v3.13 driver.
More of a long term problem is the fact that USB C/TB3 is a totally unsuitable connector for professional use. It's far too prone to coming out of the port through lack of locking mechanism, insufficient friction. On MBPs the ports also wear very quickly.
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#290Apple appears to be coming to some sort of head at this point. This is speaking as someone heavily invested in Apple products and shares. Their iPhones have reached a peak, where it appears people are no longer willing to pay so much for them. They are too damn expensive, with nothing to justify their costs. I am one of the morons who upgraded to the XS, but only because I needed the 512GB storage. If not for the inc…
I'm mainly frustrated by the lack of advancement in the Macbook Pro line. I have a 2014-ish MacBook Pro and accidentally got water on the keyboard. It works fine with an external keyboard. Instead of paying 400 dollars to get the keyboard working again I chose to buy a refurbished Macbook Pro from 2017. What was super frustrating was that the specs are almost the same after a three year gap. I still have 8GB or RAM a…
Lol my 2011 MBP has 16 gb ram and a 128gb ssd... and a 17" matte screen!